Pirates Fall Against Stout Marquette Defense

Wednesday, January 26

Milwaukee, Wis. / Al McGuire Center

8:00 PM

Seton Hall University

8-9,3-6Big East

Marquette

14-5,7-3Big East

Seton Hall

Marquette

1/26/2022 10:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Espinoza-Hunter has 13 points to lead The Hall in the setback.

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team faced the top-ranked defense in the BIG EAST Conference and fell to Marquette, 62-43, at the Al McGuire Center on Wednesday.

Marquette entered the game allowing just 54.7 points per game, 18^th fewest in the nation, and limited the Pirates to just 43 points and 28.1% shooting from the floor. The Hall was also out-rebounded 54-to-25.

Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) led the Pirates with 13 points to go with four rebounds and two steals. Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had 11 points, five assists and two steals.

The Story:
Junior Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) opened the game with a steal and a three-point play and Park-Lane followed with a driving layup to give the Pirate an early 5-2 lead. Marquette, however, responded with a 9-0 run to grab an 11-5 advantage with 4:11 left in the first quarter. The Pirates were only 3-for-16 in the opening quarter, but trailed by only six, 13-7, after a low-scoring first 10 minutes.

A pair of free-throws by Curtessia Dean (Monroe, La.) cut The Hall's deficit to 17-14, but then the Marquette defense held the Pirates scoreless for the next 5:13. During that time, the Golden Eagles went on an 8-0 run to take a 25-14 advantage. They went into halftime up 27-16. The Hall shot just 23.1% from the floor in the first half and were 0-for-6 from three-point range.

Marquette scored 18 of the first 25 points of the third quarter to take a commanding 45-22 lead with 4:27 left before the fourth. The Pirates bounced back with a 7-0 spurt, highlighted by Espinoza-Hunter's third made three-pointer of the game to cut their deficit to 45-29 with 1:56 left in the third quarter.

In the fourth, the Pirates twice cut their deficit to 14 points, but alas, couldn't get closer.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 16-for-57 (28.1%) from the floor for the game, while Marquette was 24-for-59 (40.7%). The Hall was 4-for-17 (23.5%) from three-point range, while the Golden Eagles were 3-for-10 (30.0%).
Espinoza-Hunter had a team-high 13 points to go with four rebounds and two steals.
Marquette out-rebounded The Hall, 54-to-25, which included an 18-to-7 advantage on the offensive glass and a 12-to-4 lead in second-chance points.
Park-Lane finished with 11 points, five assists and two steals.
Seton Hall was 7-for-10 (70.0%) from the free-throw line, while Marquette was 11-for-16 (68.8%).
Dean had seven points and a team-high five rebounds.
Seton Hall forced 15 turnovers, while Marquette forced 12.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 8-9 overall and 3-6 in BIG EAST games, while Marquette improves to 14-5 overall and 7-3 in conference play.
Seton Hall drops to 10-17 all-time against Marquette and earns a split of the season series with the Golden Eagles. The Pirates are now 0-12 all-time at the Al McGuire Center.
The Pirates have re-scheduled postponed home games against Xavier and Butler for February 16 and 22 respectively.
Senior Sidney Cooks had 53 family and friends in attendance as she hails from nearby Kenosha, Wis.
Seton Hall allowed 54 rebounds tonight, a season-high for a Pirate opponent.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, January 30 when it returns to newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium to host DePaul. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. The contest will be televised nationally on FS1.