Pirates Fall Behind Early; Drop Contest at Creighton

Friday, January 14

Omaha, Neb. / D.J. Sokol Arena

7:30 PM

Seton Hall University

6-7,1-4Big East

Creighton

11-4,6-1Big East

Seton Hall

Creighton

Pirates Fall Behind Early; Drop Contest at Creighton

1/14/2022 9:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Curtessia Dean had season-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds in the setback.

OMAHA, NEB. – Junior Curtessia Dean (Monroe, La.) recorded season-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell at Creighton, 83-60, on Friday.

Dean had 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor, nine rebounds and three assists. Graduate student Katie Armstrong (Collegeville, Pa.) was another Pirate to reach double-figures in scoring. She finished with 10.

Danielle Robinson (Newark, N.J.) had a season-high eight points in a season-most 14 minutes.

The Story:
Park-Lane had a driving layup to tie the game at 10 early in the first quarter, but Creighton responded with a 14-0 run to grab a 24-10 lead with 1:35 to go in the opening frame. The Bluejays took a 26-12 lead into the second quarter. Creighton, the BIG EAST leader in three-pointers made per game, were just 0-for-1 from downtown in the opening quarter, but damaged The Hall inside as 22 of the Bluejays' 26 points were scored in the paint.

Down 14 points, the Pirates went on a 12-4 run, and a layup by Cooks with 6:53 left in the first half cut The Hall's deficit to just six points, 30-24. Creighton, however, held the Pirates to just one made field goal over the final 4:12 of the half and their lead ballooned to 49-34 at the break. The Bluejays shot 64.7% from the field in the opening half.

Creighton opened the third quarter with a 16-3 run, which all but dispatched any hopes for a Pirate comeback. The Bluejays were 4-for-6 from three-point range in the first 4:00 of the second half to build a commanding 65-37 advantage.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 21-for-61 (34.4%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 35-for-63 (55.6%). The Hall was 4-for-18 (22.2%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 8-for-25 (32.0%).
Dean recorded season-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds to lead the Pirates in both categories.
Creighton narrowly out-rebounded The Hall, 36-to-34, but the Pirates had an 11-to-5 advantage on the offensive glass and an 11-to-4 lead in second-chance points.
Armstrong finished with 10 points and three steals.
Seton Hall was 14-for-22 (63.6%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was 5-for-7 (71.4%).
Robinson and Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) finished with eight points apiece.
Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) had seven points and seven rebounds.
Seton Hall forced 16 turnovers, while Creighton forced 17.
Creighton out-scored The Hall in the paint, 48-to-26.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 6-7 overall and 1-4 in BIG EAST games, while Creighton improves to 11-4 overall and 6-1 in conference play.
Seton Hall drops to 5-13 all-time against Creighton and has now lost four straight in the series.
With three assists tonight, Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) moved past former Pirate Kaela Hilaire into ninth place all-time with 322 career assists.
This was Seton Hall's first game in 2022. Its last game was at Villanova on Dec. 31.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, January 16 when it remains on the road for a contest at Providence. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers.