Game Pirates Fade Late Against No. 14 DePaul, 86-76

Sunday, February 9

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

15-9,8-5Big East

#14 DePaul

22-3,12-1Big East

DePaul

Seton Hall

Game Pirates Fade Late Against No. 14 DePaul, 86-76

2/9/2020 4:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) had a team-high 19 points off the bench, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell late to No. 14 DePaul, 86-76, in Walsh Gym on Sunday.

Jackson scored 19 points on the strength of three made three-pointers to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) finished with 18 points on an efficient 6-for-8 shooting to go with five rebounds, four assists and a team-high three steals.

Junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) filled the stat sheet on Sunday, going for 13 points with team-highs of seven points and six assists.

The loss was only the second in the last seven games for Seton Hall.

The Story:
Both teams came out of the starting block on fire from the floor. The teams combined to make eight three-pointers in the first quarter. A three-pointer by Alexis Lewis (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) tied the score at 18, but DePaul responded with a 7-0 spurt, and ultimately ended the first quarter up, 27-21.

A jumper by Jackson with 3:36 left before halftime cut The Hall's deficit to four points, 40-36. The Pirates however, struggled to contain DePaul's Chante Stonewall, and the Blue Demon senior scored the final six points of the half for DePaul to send them into the locker room with a 50-40 advantage. DePaul shot 55.9% from the floor in the first half and got 24 points from Stonewall.

Jackson jump-started the Pirates' offense in the second half, scoring five quick points to begin the third quarter and sending DePaul to an early timeout. Down three with under 5:00 left in the third, Samuels scored on a put-back to cut The Hall's deficit to one, and then on the next possession, Elmore found Samuels again underneath, who scored to give The Hall the lead, 57-56, with 4:01 left in the period. A 7-2 burst put DePaul back in front, and they took a 64-61 lead into the fourth.

After trading baskets for much of the early moments of the fourth quarter, Jackson found Jasmine Smith (Houston, Texas) on a fast-break bucket to cut Seton Hall's deficit to just one, 72-71, with 6:05 left to play. DePaul however, responded by connecting for three-pointers on back-to-back possessions to jump their lead back up to seven. The Hall never got closer than five points over the game's final four minutes.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 27-for-57 (47.4%) from the floor for the game, while DePaul was 32-for-69 (46.4%). The Hall was 9-for-22 (40.9%) from three-point range, while the Blue Demons were 12-for-37 (32.4%).
Jackson had a team-high 19 points on the strength of three made three-pointers. She also had three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
DePaul out-rebounded The Hall, 47-to-24, which included a 16-to-2 advantage on the offensive boards and a 16-to-1 lead in second-chance points.
Samuels tallied 18 points on an efficient 6-for-8 shooting to go with five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Seton Hall was 13-for-18 (72.2%) from the free-throw line, while DePaul was 10-for-15 (66.7%).
Elmore finished with 13 points and team-highs of seven rebounds and six assists.
Seton Hall forced 16 turnovers, while DePaul forced 15.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 15-9 overall and 8-5 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul improves to 22-3 overall and 12-1 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 5-21 all-time against DePaul.
With 18 points tonight, Samuels passed former Pirate Gloria Bradley into 15^th place on Seton Hall's all-time scoring list. She now has 1,168 career points.
Seton Hall allowed DePaul to hit 12 three-point attempts today, a season-high for a Pirate opponent. The previous season-high was 11 registered by DePaul in Chicago on Jan. 10.
Elmore scored in double-figures for the 19^th time in 24 games this season, which leads Seton Hall. She now has 33 such games in her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 14 when it travels to Providence. 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 11:30 a.m. ET.