Pirates Host Wagner at Walsh Gym on Friday

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (1-0) vs. WAGNER (0-0)

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Friday,
Dec. 11

7:00 p.m. ET

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THE GAME
Seton Hall will host local rival Wagner on Friday, December 11 in Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Per COVID-19 protocols, no fans will be permitted to be in attendance.

MEDIA
The game will be a Pirate Sports Network broadcast with John Fanta and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Rony Jerez and Heaven Hill will describe the action on the radio. We'll also have the obligatory live stats available as well.

LAST GAME
Both Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) and Victoria Keenan (Bethlehem, Pa.) scored at least 20 points as the Seton Hall women's basketball team tied its single-game points record in a 107-60 victory over Saint Peter's in its season-opener on Tuesday.

The inspired Pirates were playing their first game without head coach Anthony Bozzella, who continues to recover from COVID-19.

Elmore led all scorers with 25 points on an efficient 10-for-12 shooting from the floor. Keenan led an assault from long-distance, going a perfect 7-for-7 from three-point range. The Hall as a team drained 13 on the afternoon. Keenan finished with a career-high 21 points.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Seahawks: 8-2
Last Meeting: HALL 95, Wagner 40 – Nov. 6, 2018

LAST TIME AGAINST WAGNER
The Pirates cruised to a 95-40 rout over Wagner in the season opener in 2018 at Walsh Gym. Victoria Cardaci led the offensive onslaught with a game-high 21 points, tying the program record for 3-pointers in a game with seven.

Shadeen Samuels also had a big game for the Pirates as one of four players in double-figures, finishing with 18 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Inja Butina and Desiree Elmore added 12 points apiece to round out the double-digit scorers.

After Wagner opened the game with back-to-back 3-pointers, the Pirates responded emphatically with a huge 15-0 run and went up 15-9 before the game's first media stoppage. Cardaci knocked down two 3-pointers during the run and Samuels added four points. The Pirates kept up the pressure and built a 27-17 lead after a quarter. The second frame was all Pirates, as The Hall swelled its lead to 52-27 at the halftime break.

SCOUTING WAGNER
Wagner is coming off a 10-20 season in 2019-20, which included losses in eight of its final 10 games. Three starters return from last year's team including 2020-21 Preseason All-NEC selection Emilija Krista Grava, who finished just one rebound shy of a double-double in her last meeting with Seton Hall, which happened to be her first collegiate game.

Collectively, Wagner was picked to finish sixth in the nine-team Northeast Conference according to the coaches' preseason poll.

Similarly to the Pirates, COVID-19 has caused the Seahawks to get a late start to their season. Friday's contest with the Pirates will be Wagner's opener.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will likely return to action on Sunday, December 13 in Walsh Gym. At this time, its opponent is to be determined.