Pirates Wrap Preseason with Exhibition Rout, 107-50

Friday, November 5

South Orange, N.J.

12:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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St. Thomas Aquinas (Exh.)

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St. Thomas Aquinas

Seton Hall

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Pirates Wrap Preseason with Exhibition Rout, 107-50

11/5/2021 3:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Hall pulls away from STAC with a 42-9 second quarter.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio), Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) and Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) all had at least 17 points as the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 107-50, in exhibition action on Friday.

Jackson led the way for the Pirates with a game-high 18 points on the strength of four made three-pointers. Both Espinoza-Hunter and Park-Lane poured in 17 points. Espinoza-Hunter had five made three-pointers, while Park-Lane added seven assists and five steals.

Two other Pirates making their game debuts with The Hall, Curtessia Dean (Monroe, La.) and Katie Armstrong (Collegeville, Pa.), also scored in double-figures. Dean had 13 points to go with seven rebounds, while Armstrong had 10 points and nine rebounds.

LP going end-to-end for a layup AND ONE!!

She tallied 17 points with game-highs of seven assists and five steals!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/1d036geE4N
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 5, 2021

The Story:
Seton Hall got off to a slow start, and trailed the Spartans after one quarter, 16-14. The Pirates went 0-for-9 from three-point range in the opening 10 minutes and started the game just 1-for-13 from the floor.

The second quarter, however, was a much different story, after St. Thomas Aquinas scored the first bucket to give them an 18-14 advantage, the Pirates took off on a game-changing 39-5 run, which included separate 15-0 and 14-0 bursts. A made three-pointer by Jackson, the Pirates' eighth of the quarter, with two seconds before the buzzer, sent The Hall into halftime up, 56-25.

The Hall outscored STAC, 42-9, and were 73.7% from the floor, including 8-for-11 from three-point range in the game-defining second quarter.

Seton Hall kept the throttle down to open the second half. After the Spartans scored the first basket, the Pirates went on 19-0 run, and a layup by Espinoza-Hunter gave them a commanding 74-27 lead. From there, the lead never got less than 40 points and The Hall went on for the easy victory.

Ooooh... Amari Wright with the crossover and score!! Pretty move.

She finished with eight points and five assists!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/2jKjCrEX3V
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 5, 2021

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 37-for-74 (50.0%) from the floor for the game, while St. Thomas Aquinas was 20-for-61 (32.8%). The Hall was 16-for-36 (44.4%) from three-point range, while the Spartans were 6-for-17 (35.3%).
Jackson finished with a game-high 18 points on the strength of four made three-pointers. She also had five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
The Hall out-rebounded STAC, 53-to-32, which included a 19-to-12 edge on the offensive glass. The Hall scored 14 second-chance points, compared to nine for the Spartans.
Espinoza-Hunter had 17 points on the strength of five made three-pointers.
Seton Hall was 17-for-20 (85.0%) from the free-throw line, while St. Thomas Aquinas was just 4-for-12 (33.3%).
Park-Lane had 17 points on an efficient 6-for-9 shooting from the floor to go with game-highs of seven assists and five steals.
The Pirates had 24 assists on 37 field goals and just 12 turnovers, while STAC had nine assists on 20 baskets with 20 turnovers.
Dean had 13 points and seven rebounds.
The Hall had 33 points off 20 STAC turnovers, while STAC had only eight points off 12 Pirate turnovers.
Armstrong finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had eight points, five assists, two steals and only one turnover.
Ariel Cummings (Toledo, Ohio) tied for the team lead with nine rebounds.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will open the 2021-22 regular season on Tuesday, November 9 when it hosts Mount St. Mary's in newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium. The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for subscribers at FloSports. Tickets are available by calling 973-275-HALL (4255). Tip-time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.