Pirates End Homestand with Xavier, Saturday

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (7-3, 5-2) vs. XAVIER (4-4, 1-3)

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Saturday,
Jan. 23

1:00 p.m. ET

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THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, January 23 when it hosts BIG EAST rival Xavier 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 Sean Saint Jacques and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Rony Jerez and Michael Daly 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 56 points and the Pirates earned their fourth straight win, an 87-64 victory over St. John's on Wednesday.

St. John's led for 18 seconds after scoring the first bucket of the game, but the Pirates answered with 10 straight points and never trailed again in a comfortable victory.

Espinoza-Hunter erupted for a career-high 30 points on 12-for-26 shooting and collected eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. Elmore tied her career-high with 26 points on 12-for-16 shooting to go with a game-high nine rebounds and two steals.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Musketeers: HALL leads, 12-3
Last Year's Meetings:
HALL 69, Xavier 59 (F) – February 28, 2020
HALL 83, Xavier 61 (F) – December 31, 2019

LAST YEAR AGAINST XAVIER
Last year, Seton Hall swept the home-and-home series against Xavier with an 83-61 victory at the Cintas Center on New Year's Eve and a 69-59 win in Walsh Gym on Feb. 28.

In their last game, four Pirates scored in double-figures as the Pirates overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Xavier, 69-59, on Feb. 28 for its 10th BIG EAST victory of the season.

Alexis Lewis had a game-high 21 points, despite on off-shooting night from three-point range. She also had a game-high 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.

Trailing 41-40 in the third quarter, the Pirates went on a 7-0 run, and a layup by Elmore gave them a 47-41 advantage with 3:20 left in the period. After the Musketeers cut their deficit to five points, 49-44, The Hall went on an 8-1 run that spilled into the fourth quarter, and a three-pointer by Lewis gave it its largest lead of the game, 57-45, with 8:45 left to play in the game.

SCOUTING XAVIER
The Musketeers are coming off a dreadful 3-27 season overall and a 2-16 mark in BIG EAST play. Their victories came in their opener against Utah, at Georgetown on Jan. 10 and at home against Providence on Feb. 21.

This year, Xavier is predicted to finish ninth in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll. A'riana Gray was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

To date, the Musketeers have already surpassed their win total of a year ago. They enter Saturday's contest with a 4-4 record overall and a 1-3 mark in BIG EAST play. After starting the season with three straight wins, they've dropped four of their last five. They're coming off a pause and haven't played since a 53-50 loss to Creighton on Jan. 3.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 27 when it travels to Milwaukee, Wis. for a game at Marquette. Tip-time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and shown on FloHoops.com.