Pirates Wrap Up Regular Season at St. John's, Monday

QUEENS, NEW YORK - Carnesecca Arena

SETON HALL (13-6, 11-5) vs. ST. JOHN'S (7-13, 4-11)

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March 1

7:00 p.m. ET

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THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, March 1 when it wraps up the 2020-21 regular season in Queens against St. John's. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be nationally televised on FS1 with the dynamic duo of 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. Danny LeMoine and Dalton Allison will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

LAST GAME
Senior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) erupted for team-highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Seton Hall women's basketball team picked up a convincing road victory over Villanova, 67-55, on Saturday.

Seton Hall led for the majority of the game and never trailed after the first quarter. A 9-0 burst early in the third quarter proved to be the difference-maker as the Pirates won their fourth game in a row.

Elmore was brilliant, scoring a team-high 21 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the floor and 8-for-10 from the free-throw line. She also pulled down 16 rebounds and dished out four assists. Sophomore Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) also had a huge game, going for 20 points and dished out five assists. Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) added 16 more points and grabbed seven rebounds in 40 minutes played.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Red Storm: St. John's leads, 48-34
Earlier This Season:
HALL 87, St. John's 64 (F) – January 20, 2021 (Walsh Gymnasium)

Last Year's Meetings:
St. John's 77, HALL 76 (F) – February 22, 2020 (Carnesecca Arena)
St. John's 82, HALL 66 (F) – January 26, 2020 (Walsh Gymnasium)

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
Andra Espinoza-Hunter and Desiree Elmore combined for 56 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team earned their fourth straight win, an 87-64 victory over St. John's on Jan. 20.

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.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
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, 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 enters the contest with Seton Hall with a 7-13 overall record and a 4-11 mark in BIG EAST play. Since the teams last played, the Red Storm have gone 3-5. Most recently, they fell at home to Georgetown, 62-58, in overtime. Unique Drake led the team with 22 points.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will begin post-season play on Thursday, March 6 at the BIG EAST Championship at Mohegun Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The Hall has earned a first-round bye, and will automatically play in the quarterfinals. The Pirates can only be either the No. 3 seed or No. 4 seed. If they are the No. 3 seed, they will play the winner of the No. 6/11 seed game at 9:00 p.m. If they are the No. 4 seed, they will play fifth-seeded Villanova at 3:00 p.m.

The contest will be televised nationally by FS2. The game will also be available on the radio at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.