Pirates Face Rival St. John's in Queens, Saturday

QUEENS, NEW YORK - Carnesecca Arena

SETON HALL (16-10, 9-6) at ST. JOHN'S (15-11, 8-7)

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Saturday,
Feb. 22

2:00 PM ET

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THE GAME
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 local rival St. John's. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be a BIG EAST Digital Network broadcast with Jon Yardley and Sky Lindsay on the call. You can find the free video stream at Caffeine,tv or YouTube. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Wilnir Louis and Heaven Hill will describe the action on the radio. We'll also have the obligatory live stats available as well.

LAST GAME
Freshman Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) had team-highs of 19 points and eight rebounds, but the Pirates 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 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.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. St. John's: 33-47
Last Meeting: St. John's 82, HALL 68 – Jan. 26, 2020

LAST TIME AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
Seniors Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) and Alexis Lewis (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) both had double-doubles, but the Pirates fell to St. John's, 82-66, in Walsh Gymnasium on Jan. 26.

St. John's shot 62.0% from the field for the game, including a 72.7% clip in a game-defining third quarter that saw its lead grow to as many as 24 points. Samuels finished with game-highs of 24 points and 12 rebounds, including nine offensive rebounds. She also had three blocks and two steals. Lewis tallied 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds.

Trailing by 22 entering the fourth quarter, the resilient Pirates went on an incredible 16-0 run, and a three-pointer by Lewis cut The Hall's deficit to only six points, 63-57, with 6:57 left in the game. Two minutes later, with the Pirates trailing by only seven, St. John's Alissa Alston hit a three-pointer from the St. John's coaching box to beat an expiring shot clock. From there, the Hall couldn't get closer than nine points.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
St. John's is coming off a 15-16 season last year, which included a 7-11 mark in BIG EAST play. Their season came to an end in the second round of the BIG EAST Championship in an 88-57 loss to Marquette.

This year, St. John's and Seton Hall have had very similar seasons. The Red Storm enter Saturday's contest one game behind the Pirates in the BIG EAST standings with a record of 8-7. St. John's has lost three of its last four games, including a shocking upset at the hands of Providence in their last game, 54-53, on Sunday.

St. John's is led by Qadashah Hoppie, who is averaging 16.8 points per game, which ranks sixth in the BIG EAST.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 28 when it returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium for its final home weekend of the regular season. The Pirates will host BIG EAST rival Xavier at 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be a BIG EAST Digital Network broadcast, and as usual, 89.FM WSOU will bring you all the action over the radio waves.