Pirates Host Local Rival St. John's, Wednesday

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (7-7, 2-4) vs. ST. JOHN'S (5-10, 1-4)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Wed., Jan. 19	7:00 PM			LIVE STATS	@SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 19 when it hosts local BIG EAST rival St. John's in Walsh Gym. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

** INDOOR MASK REQUIREMENT **
For those interested in attending Seton Hall's home contests at Walsh Gym... please note... All individuals (vaccinated and unvaccinated) are required to wear a mask at all indoor, nonresidential, on-campus University settings, except when alone or dining.

PROMOTION
It's Burgers & Basketball Night!! The first 100 Seton Hall students in attendance will receive a free burger from BGR in South Orange!!

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers. John Fanta, Kim Adams and Meghan Caffrey are on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net with Jorie Mickens and Jonathan Heite on the air. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is now also airing a post-game "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloSports, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloSports is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
Junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had a season-high 30 points, and Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) recorded her 1,000th 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.

vs.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Red Storm: St. John's leads, 49-35
Earlier this Season: St. John's 88, Seton Hall 75 (F) – December 5, 2021

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
Junior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) collected her first career double-double and Lauren Park-Lane had a team-high 23 points, but the Pirates fell at St. John's, 88-75, on Dec. 5.

The Red Storm used a 7-0 run to end the first quarter and take an eight-point lead into the second, and that proved to be the difference. The teams played mostly even basketball for the final three stanzas. St. John's shot 58.9% from the field for the game, by far a season-high for a Pirate opponent, and were only called for one foul over the game's first 31:09.

Bembry made her first start of the season and matched her career-high with 14 points in the first half alone. She pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds and played a career-most 38 minutes. Park-Lane had a team-high 23 points and a game-high seven assists with just one turnover. Sidney Cooks had 17 points, four rebounds and a career-high five assists.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
The Red Storm are coming off a disappointing 8-15 season during a pandemic-abbreviated 2020-21 season. St. John's defeated Xavier in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament, but their season came to an end with a 77-41 loss to UConn in the quarterfinals.

This year, St. John's is predicted to finish seventh in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll. Leilani Correa was unanimously named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

St. John's enters Wednesday's contest with a 5-10 overall record and a 1-4 mark in BIG EAST play, with their lone win coming over the Pirates. The Red Storm have lost six straight games and most recently dropped a pair of road contests at Creighton and at Providence last weekend. Leilani Correa currently leads the BIG EAST averaging 20.5 points per game.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, January 21 when it travels to Storrs, Conn. for a contest at Connecticut. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will televised by SNY.