Park-Lane Erupts as Pirates Shut Down Friars, 62-42

Sunday, January 16

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Park-Lane Erupts as Pirates Shut Down Friars, 62-42

1/16/2022 4:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Park-Lane scored a game-high 30 points and Espinoza-Hunter notched her 1,000th career point.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had a season-high 30 points, and Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) recorded her 1,000^th career point as the Seton Hall women's basketball team routed Providence, 62-42, on Sunday.

Seton Hall used their best defensive effort of the season to record their first BIG EAST road victory of the season. The Pirates forced 20 turnovers and held the Friars to just 25.9% shooting from the floor, including 0-for-11 from three-point range.

Park-Lane was brilliant, going for 30 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals in a stellar all-around game. Espinoza-Hunter finished with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Senior Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) tallied a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds to go with five blocks.

The Story:
Seton Hall started the game with stifling defense, holding Providence to just one made field goal in their first nine attempts over the game's first 8:10. During that time, the Pirates built a 14-3 lead. The Hall also forced six turnovers in the opening frame as it took a 19-10 advantage into the second quarter.

Leading 25-20, Seton Hall went on a 10-2 run, with the last seven points coming from Park-Lane, to give the Pirates a commanding 35-22 lead with 2:24 left in the second quarter. Providence scored the last five points of the half to close the gap to 35-27 at the break. The Pirates forced 15 PC turnovers in the first half and held the Friars without a made three-pointer (0-5).

Park-Lane was fouled shooting a three-pointer and made all three free-throws to give The Hall a 45-31 advantage with 4:16 left in the third quarter. Up by 11 entering the final 10 minutes, the Pirates didn't take their collective foot off the throttle, holding the Friars to just 2-for-11 shooting and just four total points in the fourth quarter.

Here's the bucket! Congratulations @andra_ehunter for 1000 Career Points!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/MHQ45u9n5a
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 16, 2022

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 24-for-64 (37.5%) from the floor for the game, while Providence was 15-for-58 (25.9%). The Hall was 6-for-21 (28.6%) from three-point range, while the Friars were 0-for-11.
Park-Lane had 30 points on the strength of four made three-pointers and 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line. She also had five rebounds, four assists and four steals with only two turnovers.
Providence narrowly out-rebounded the Pirates, 45-to-41, which included a 16-to-12 advantage on the offensive glass. Seton Hall had a 13-to-9 lead in second-chance points.
Cooks had a double-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.
Seton Hall was 8-for-11 (72.7%) from the free-throw line, while Providence was 12-for-14 (85.7%).
Espinoza-Hunter had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Seton Hall forced 20 turnovers, while Providence forced 11. The Pirates had a huge 19-to-8 advantage in points-off-turnovers.

🎥🎥 Here's a visual recap of today's big road victory...#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🏀 pic.twitter.com/cKSLughF6V
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 16, 2022

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 7-7 overall and 2-4 in BIG EAST games, while Providence drops to 8-8 overall and 3-4 in conference play.
Seton Hall improves to 42-30 all-time against Providence and has now won five straight games in the series and 17 of the last 19 meetings.
With 11 points tonight, Espinoza-Hunter reached 1,000 points for her career.
Park-Lane's 30-point game is the second of her career. It's the seventh time this season she's reached at least 20 points, and the 13^th time of her career.
Cooks' double-double is her third of the season.
With two made three-pointers tonight, Jackson moved past former Pirate JaQuan Jackson into seventh place on the Pirates' career list.
Seton Hall improves to 6-0 this season when out-shooting its opponent.
Providence's 25.9% shooting and 0-for-11 from three-point range are both season-lows for a Pirate opponent.
Providence's four points in the fourth quarter is tied for the second-fewest allowed in a single-quarter in Seton Hall history.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 19 when it returns to newly-renovated historic Walsh Gymnasium to host local BIG EAST rival St. John's. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers.