Pirates Drop Contest at Creighton, 78-66

Sunday, February 16

Omaha, Neb. / D.J. Sokol Arena

2:00 PM

Seton Hall University

16-10, 9-6BE

Creighton

16-9, 8-6BE

Seton Hall

Creighton

2/16/2020 4:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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OMAHA, NEB. – Freshman Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) had team-highs of 19 points and eight rebounds, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell at Creighton, 78-66, on Sunday.

Jackson was brilliant, scoring her 19 points on an efficient 7-for-9 shooting, which included four made three-pointers. Her eight rebounds are a career best.

The game was close throughout, but Creighton drained seven three-pointers on 10 shots in the fourth quarter to pull away.

The Story:
Freshman Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) connected on a pair of free-throws to give The Hall a 24-21 edge with 4:50 left in the first half. Creighton responded however, with a 9-0 run, and back-to-back three-pointers by Jaylyn Agnew gave the Bluejays a 30-24 with only 1:44 left before the break. Not to be outdone, a three-point play by Femi Funeus (Plantation, Fla.) and a three-pointer by Park-Lane tied the score at 30.

Creighton took a 34-32 lead into halftime of a very close game. Neither team had a lead of greater than three points until the Bluejays went on their run late in the second quarter. The Pirates trailed by only two at the half despite being out-shot, 50.0%-to-33.3%. The Hall made up for their shooting with hustle. The Pirates out-rebounded the Bluejays by seven and held an 8-to-1 advantage on the offensive glass.

The Bluejays began the second half with an 8-2 run to grab a 42-34 advantage with 7:20 left in the third quarter. The Pirate deficit got as high as nine points twice in the third quarter, before a three-pointer by Jasmine Smith (Houston, Texas) closed the quarter with a three-pointer, sending The Hall into the fourth down six.

Seton Hall didn't have an answer for Creighton's long-distance shooting in the fourth. The Bluejays made eight field goals in the final period, and seven were from beyond the three-point arc.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 24-for-59 (40.7%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 26-for-56 (46.4%). The Hall was 8-for-21 (38.1%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 16-for-33 (48.5%).
Jackson had 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting, which included four made three-pointers. She also had a team-high eight rebounds.
The Hall out-rebounded Creighton, 34-to-31, which included an 11-to-7 advantage on the offensive boards and a 14-to-6 lead in second-chance points.
Smith matched her season-high with nine points a trifect of made three-pointers. She also pulled down three rebounds.
Both teams were exactly 10-for-11 from the free-throw line (90.9%).
Park-Lane finished with seven points and six assists with only two turnovers.
Seton Hall forced 11 turnovers, while Creighton forced 10 in a mostly clean game.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall drops to 16-10 overall and 9-6 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 16-9 overall and 8-6 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 5-10 all-time against Creighton and splits the 2019-20 season series.
With six assists today, senior Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) surpassed the 200-assist mark for her career.
Park-Lane finished with six assists and two turnovers today. She now has eight games this season of at least five assists and two or fewer turnovers.
Creighton's 16 made three-pointers today are by far the most by a Seton Hall opponent this season. The prior high was 12 made by DePaul on Feb. 9.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, February 22 when it makes the short trip to Queens, N.Y. for a BIG EAST contest against St. John's. 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 2:00 p.m. ET.