Lewis, Pirates Stymie Hoyas with Big Second Half, 61-47

Friday, January 31

Washington, D.C. / McDonough Arena

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

13-8,6-4Big East

Georgetown

4-17,1-9Big East

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Lewis, Pirates Stymie Hoyas with Big Second Half, 61-47

1/31/2020 10:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senior Alexis Lewis (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) had a team-high 18 points, including 13 in the second half, as the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Georgetown, 61-47, at McDonough Arena on Friday.

Seton Hall trailed by as many as eight points early, and was tied with Georgetown at the half, but outscored the Hoyas 21-9 in a game-changing third quarter.

Lewis finished with 18 points on the strength of four made three-pointers to go with 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double. Junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) also registered a double-double with 10 points and a team-best 11 rebounds.

The Story:
Seton Hall started the game cold from the field, missing 10 of its first 12 shots and allowing Georgetown to grab an early 12-4 advantage. Although the Pirate defense shut down the Hoyas, their offense didn't see a significant improvement prior to halftime. A made three-pointer by freshman McKenna Hofschild (Prior Lake, Minn.) cut The Hall's deficit to 18-17, and after five minutes of back-and-forth basketball, a three-pointer by Jasmine Smith (Houston, Texas) sent Seton Hall into the locker room tied with the Hoyas, at 25.

Trailing 28-25 early in the third quarter, Seton Hall went on an 11-0 run. Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) converted on a breakaway layup to give the Pirates their first lead of the game with 8:31 left in the third quarter, and a jumper by Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) two minutes later put them on top, 36-28.

Lewis connected on three-pointers in back-to-back possessions to extend The Hall's run to 17-3. Her second gave the Pirates a 44-31 lead with 2:31 left in the third quarter and sent the Hoyas to a timeout.

The lead got as high as 18 points, 61-43 on a three-pointer by Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) with just over a minute left in the contest.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 21-for-62 (33.9%) from the floor for the game, while Georgetown was 18-for-66 (27.3%). The Hall was 10-for-35 (27.8%) from three-point range, while the Hoyas were 7-for-27 (25.9%).
Lewis had a team-high 18 points on the strength of four made three-pointers. She also had 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The Hall edged Georgetown in rebounding, 45-to-43. Although the Hoyas had a 13-to-11 edge in offensive boards, the Pirates had a 14-to-10 advantage in second-chance points.
Elmore finished with 10 points to go with a team-high 11 rebounds and career-high four blocks.
Seton Hall was 9-for-10 (90.0%) from the free-throw line, while Georgetown was 4-for-4 (100.0%). Neither team took a free-throw until the 6:41 mark of the third quarter.
Samuels had 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a team-best four steals.
Seton Hall forced 14 turnovers, while Georgetown forced 11.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 13-8 overall and 6-4 in the BIG EAST, while Georgetown falls to 4-17 overall and 1-9 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 39-29 all-time against Georgetown and swept the 2019-20 season series.
After going nearly four seasons without having two players record double-doubles in a game, Seton Hall has now done it in two straight games.
The Hall had 17 assists on 21 made field goals. It's 80.9% assist rate is its highest of the season.
Samuels scored in double-figures for the 12^th time this season and the 46^th time of her career, most among Seton Hall active players.
With 11 points tonight, Samuels surpassed 1,100 points for her career.
Seton Hall improves to a perfect 13-0 when connecting on more field goals than its opponent.
Elmore scored in double-figures for the 17^th time in 21games this season, which leads Seton Hall. She now has 31 such games in her career.
Seton Hall went 4-4 in the month of January.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, February 2 when it travels to Villanova. The game will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network, 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.