Pirates Face Butler for Second Time in Six Days, Sunday

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (5-3, 3-2) vs. BUTLER (1-7, 1-6)

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Jan. 17

1:00 p.m. ET

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THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, January 17 when it hosts BIG EAST rival Butler in Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Per COVID-19 protocols, no fans will be permitted to be in attendance.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and shown on FloHoops.com with John Fanta and Meghan Caffrey on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Michael Daly and Wilnir Louis will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

LAST GAME
Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) and Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) combined for 45 points as the Pirates defeated Marquette, 77-66, in Walsh Gym on Friday afternoon.

Seton Hall kept Marquette off the scoreboard for a stunning 8:17 in the second quarter, enabling it to go on a 14-0 run and set the tone for the remainder of the game.

For a second straight game, Espinoza-Hunter drained seven three-pointers, shooting 7-for-12 from beyond the arc. She finished with a game-high 25 points to go with five rebounds and two steals. Elmore, coming off an injury, dropped 20 points off the bench on 9-for-17 shooting. She also had a team-best eight rebounds.

Sophomore Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) and senior Jasmine Smith (Houston, Texas) also scored in double-figures. Park-Lane had 14 points and six assists, while Smith had 10 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Bulldogs: HALL leads, 11-5

This Year's Meeting: HALL 79, Butler 64 (F) – January 11, 2021 (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

Last Year's Meetings:
HALL 83, Butler 57 (F) – March 7, 2020 (BIG EAST Championship)
HALL 66, Butler 53 (F) – March 1, 2020 (Walsh Gym)
HALL 67, Butler 62 (F) – December 29, 2019 (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST BUTLER
Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) had a game-high 23 points on the strength of seven made three-pointers and the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Butler, 79-64, in Indianapolis on Monday.

The Hall used a game-defining 26-3 run spanning 8:33 of the second half to coast to a definitive road victory.

Espinoza-Hunter was 7-for-11 from three-point range and had three rebounds and two steals. Sophomore Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) finished with 18 points, narrowly missing her fourth straight game with at least 20 points. The point guard also matched a season-high seven assists and had four rebounds.

Senior Jasmine Smith (Houston, Texas) tallied a career-high 14 points off the bench and matched her career-best with six rebounds. Sophomore Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) was fourth Pirate to score in double-figures, finishing with 12 points and six rebounds.

SCOUTING BUTLER
The Bulldogs are coming off a successful 19-11 season overall and an 11-7 mark in BIG EAST play. They would've likely been a WNIT selection if the season wasn't prematurely ended. Butler ended its campaign with a regular season loss to Seton Hall at Walsh Gym before falling to the Pirates in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship. 83-57.

This year, having lost a number of starters, the Bulldogs are expected to take a step back and finish eighth in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll.

After starting the season with seven straight losses, the Bulldogs got into the win column in their last game. Butler slammed Georgetown, 58-40, on Wednesday. Genesis Parker led the way with 15 points, while Adika Okako had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 20 when it hosts local BIG EAST rival St. John's at Walsh Gymnasium. Tip-time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and shown on FloHoops.com. As usual, 89.FM WSOU will also bring you all the action on the radio.