Pirates Host Local Rival St. John's, Wednesday

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (6-3, 4-2) vs. ST. JOHN'S (4-7, 1-5)

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Jan. 20

1:00 p.m. ET

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THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 20 when it hosts local BIG EAST rival St. John's 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 Kim Adams on the call. 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. Live stats will also be available.

LAST GAME
Graduate student Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) scored a game-high 24 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team downed Butler, 83-68, Sunday in Walsh Gym for its fourth win in five games.

The Hall drained 15 three-pointer in the game and used an 18-4 run in the first quarter to grab a sizeable lead early. Although Butler cut the lead to just one point before halftime, the Pirates maintained their advantage and cruised in the second half.

Espinoza-Hunter continued her assault from three-point range, draining 6-of-7 shots to fuel her 24-point outburst. For the game she was 9-for-12 from the floor and had a career-high eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

Senior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) scored 18 points off the bench on 8-for-13 shooting to go with five rebounds, four steals, three assists and three blocks. Junior Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) tied her career-high with 13 points and had five rebounds.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Red Storm: St. John's leads, 48-33
Last Year's Meetings:
St. John's 77, HALL 76 (F) – February 22, 2020
St. John's 82, HALL 66 (F) – January 21, 2020

LAST YEAR AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
Last year, St. John's swept the home-and-home series against Seton Hall with an 82-66 victory over The Hall at Walsh Gym on Jan. 21 and a 77-76 win in Carnesecca Arena on Feb. 22.

In their most recent matchup, three Pirates recorded double-doubles, but the Pirates fell in the waning seconds of a back-and-forth contest, 77-76.

The Hall led by one with the ball with 10 seconds remaining, but the Pirates' inbounds pass was knocked away, and in the ensuing scrum on the floor, St. John's Kadaja Bailey was fouled. She went to the line and made both free-throws with four seconds left to hand the victory to the Red Storm.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
The Red Storm is coming off a successful 19-12 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. Like Seton Hall, St. John's season ended with a semifinal loss in the 2020 BIG EAST Championship.

This year, St. John's is predicted to finish fourth in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll. Leilani Correa and Qadasha Hoppie were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

St. John's has had an up-and-down season so far and enters its contest against Seton Hall with a 4-7 record overall and a 1-5 mark in BIG EAST play. After a five game losing streak, the Red Storm defeated St. Bonaventure and Butler. Since however, they've fallen at DePaul, 101-84, and most recently to Marquette on Sunday, 72-61. Hoppie led the team with 15 points. Correa notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, January 23 when it hosts BIG EAST rival Xavier in Walsh Gym. 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.