Pirates Thwart Creighton with Blazing Start, 82-70

Friday, January 17

South Orange, N.J.

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

11-7,4-3Big East

Creighton

12-5,4-2Big East

Creighton

Seton Hall

1/17/2020 2:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Five players reached double-figures in scoring and the Seton Hall women's basketball team began the game with a 19-2 run to defeat Creighton, 82-70, on Kids Day at a sold-out Walsh Gymnasium on Friday.

The Pirates shot a blistering 61.1% from the floor in the first quarter, which included 7-for-10 shooting from three-point range, in a game they never trailed.

Senior Alexis Lewis (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) played all 40 minutes for the Pirates, leading the team with 18 points on an efficient 8-for-12 shooting from the field. She also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded three steals.

Freshman Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had the best game of her young career, tallying a career-high 15 points to go with four assists and just one turnover at the point guard position. Senior Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.), Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) and Barbara Johnson (Toronto, Ontario) all also reached double-figures in scoring.

The Story:
Seton Hall led the game wire-to-wire charging out of the gates on fire from long-distance. The Pirates connected on their first six three-pointers and a trifecta by Samuels gave them a commanding 22-4 lead to begin the game. In the second quarter, the Pirate lead grew to as many as 24, before The Hall took a 48-27 lead into halftime.

The Pirates were 9-for-14 from three-point range in the first half, compared to just 1-for-12 for Creighton. Overall, The Hall had one of its best halves of the season, firing at a 58.1% clip for the first 20 minutes.

Creighton made a run in the second half, and out-shot the Pirates after halftime, but couldn't cut their deficit to fewer than eight points.

Seton Hall started the game 6-for-6 from three-point range, and never looked back. Here's a look at all six trifectas!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/ZJqlzI0yeF
— Seton Hall WBB (@SHUWBB) January 17, 2020

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 29-for-55 (52.7%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 23-for-57 (40.4%). The Hall was 9-for-18 (50.0%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 10-for-30 (33.3%).
Lewis had a team-high 18 points on an efficient 8-for-12 shooting from the field. She also had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
The Hall edged Creighton in rebounding, 31-to-30. Creighton had more offensive rebounds, 14-to-11 and more second chance points, 17-to-12.
Samuels had 16 points to go with five rebounds and four assists.
Seton Hall was 15-for-19 (78.9%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was a perfect 14-for-14 (100.0%).
Park-Lane scored a career-high 15 points, which included 3-for-5 shooting from three-point range. She also had four assists and only one turnover.
Seton Hall forced 15 turnovers, while Creighton forced 12. The Pirates had a 14-to-6 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Elmore was approaching triple-double territory with 13 points and team-highs of nine rebounds and six assists.
Johnson had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists.
Sophomore Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) had a big game off the bench with a career-high eight points to go with three rebounds. She also connected on her first career three-pointer, a buzzer-beater to close the first quarter.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton falls to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in conference play.
Seton Hall improves to 5-9 all-time against the Bluejays.
Seton Hall improves to 80-28 in home games under head coach Anthony Bozzella and 34-23 in BIG EAST contests.
Elmore scored in double-figures for the 16^th time in 18 games this season, which leads Seton Hall. She now has 30 such games in her career.
Lewis reached double-figures in scoring today for the 11^th time this season, which is second-most on the team.
Samuels scored in double-figures for the ninth time this season and the 43^rd time of her career, most among Seton Hall active players.
Seton Hall improves to a perfect 11-0 when connecting on more field goals than its opponent.
The Hall had 20 assists in a game for the second time this season. The other time was the season opener, recording 23 against Sacred Heart.
Seton Hall had five players reach double-figures in scoring for the second time this season.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, January 19 when it hosts Providence in Walsh Gymnasium. The game will be a BIG EAST Digital Network broadcast, and of course will be provided on the radio by 89.5 FM WSOU and wsou.net. Tip-time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.

Don't miss Alexis Lewis and Coach Anthony Bozzella in this post-game interview!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/EHLlXzhgTY
— Seton Hall WBB (@SHUWBB) January 17, 2020