Elmore, Pirates Bounce Back to Down Georgetown, 79-60

Sunday, January 5

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Georgetown

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Georgetown

Seton Hall

Elmore, Pirates Bounce Back to Down Georgetown, 79-60

1/5/2020 4:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) scored a team-high 21 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a convincing 79-60 victory over Georgetown on Sunday at historic Walsh Gymnasium.

Elmore came off the bench to tally 21 on an efficient 7-for-9 shooting from the floor. She also grabbed five rebounds in just over 20 minutes of action.

Senior Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) and freshman Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) also reached double-figures in scoring. Samuels had 13 points to go with four rebounds and a pair of assists, while Jackson had 12 points, two steals and a team-high five assists.

Junior Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) continued to be a beast on the boards, grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds to go with four points and two steals in only 17 minutes.

The Story:
Seton Hall held Georgetown scoreless for the first 3:15 of the game and scored the first six points to assume control early. The Pirates game-starting run ran was upped to 13-3 with a pair of free-throws by Elmore with only 2:40 left in the first quarter. The Hall then erupted for 10 points in the final two minutes of the quarter to send them into the second with a commanding 23-8 advantage.

The Pirates twice got their lead up to 19 points in the second quarter, but settled for a 39-23 lead at halftime after a largely even second period.

Already leading 43-27, The Hall went on a 7-0 burst capped by fade-away jumper from Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) to take an insurmountable, 50-27, advantage with 5:51 left in the third quarter.

Georgetown didn't get closer than 17 points the rest of the way.

The freshmen are getting the job done!! First Jackson with the three-pointer and then Park-Lane finishes off the good defense!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/b2OaNKANpZ
— Seton Hall WBB (@SHUWBB) January 5, 2020

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 31-for-69 (44.9%) from the floor for the game, while Georgetown was 21-for-52 (40.4%). The Hall was 5-for-17 (29.4%) from three-point range, while the Hoyas were 6-for-16 (37.5%).
Elmore had a team-high 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor and 6-for-7 shooting from the free-throw line. She also had seven rebounds.
The Hall out-rebounded Georgetown, 39-to-32, which included a 12-to-5 advantage on the offensive boards and a 6-to-2 lead in second-chance points.
Samuels finished with 13 points to go with four rebounds.
Seton Hall was 12-for-13 (92.3%) from the free-throw line, while Georgetown was 12-for-14 (85.7%).
Jackson had 12 points and a team-best five assists.
Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers, while Georgetown forced only 13. The Hoyas entered the game ranked 23^rd in the nation committing just 12.9 turnovers per game.
Philoxy had a game-high 10 rebounds to go with four points and two steals.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST, while Georgetown falls to 4-11 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 38-29 all-time against Georgetown and 20-10 against them in Walsh Gym.
Samuels scored in double-figures for the eighth time this season and the 42^nd time of her career, most among Seton Hall active players.
Elmore scored in double-figures for the 13^th time in 15 games this season. She now has 27 such games in her career.
Elmore led the Pirates in scoring for the eighth time this year. Seton Hall is 5-3 in those games.
Seton Hall improves to 79-28 in home games under Bozzella.
The Pirates are a perfect 4-0 on games played on Sundays this season.
Seton Hall improves to a perfect 10-0 when connecting on more field goals than its opponent.
Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers today. It's the ninth time this season that the Pirates have forced at least 20 in a game. Conversely, The Hall has committed 20 turnovers only once.
Philoxy reached double-figures in rebounds for the fifth time this season, and the 15^th time in her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, January 10 when it travels to Chicago for a showdown with No. 16 DePaul. 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 8:00 p.m. ET.