Pirates Host 2022 WNIT Foe Columbia in Walsh, Thursday

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY – Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (2-1) vs. COLUMBIA (2-1)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Thu., Nov. 17	7:00 PM				@SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Thursday, November 17 when it hosts its second-straight Ivy League opponent, Columbia, in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed by the Pirate Sports Network and available to FloHoops subscribers with Chris Markowitz and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Jon Heite and Louie Paculli will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

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

PROMOTION
Thursday night will feature "Bozzella's Bonanza!!" All students in attendance will have a chance to win over $1,000 worth of giveaways including an XBOX Series S, a Phillips Bluetooth speaker and hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards!!

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, 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 FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
Senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had a season-high 25 points, but the Pirates suffered its first loss of the season, a 62-58 loss to Princeton on Monday.

The Pirates out-shot Princeton by a large margin, 42.6% to only 29.6%, but The Hall committed 21 turnovers and was beaten on the glass, particularly down the stretch. The Tigers grabbed three offensive rebounds in the final minute as the Pirates were trying to rally.

Park-Lane played all 40 minutes and had a game-high 25 points on 9-for-21 shooting. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) was a third Pirate to reach double-figures in scoring. She had 10 points.

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Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Lions: Seton Hall leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: Seton Hall 78, Columbia 75 (F) – March 29, 2022 (WNIT)

SCOUTING COLUMBIA
Friday's contest will be only the fourth meeting all-time between Seton Hall and Columbia with the Pirates winning all three of the prior games. Their most recent game had a great deal of added significance. The Hall defeated Columbia on the road in the quarterfinals of the 2022 WNIT, 78-75, on March 29, 2022.

Columbia is coming off one of their finest seasons in program history. The Lions finished with a final record of 25-7 overall and 12-2 in Ivy League play. The lost in the Ivy League championship to top-seeded Princeton and their season came to an end with the aforementioned loss to Seton Hall in the WNIT. The Lions scored victories over Holy Cross, Old Dominion and Boston College before succumbing to the Pirates.

This year, the Lions are picked to finish second in the Ivy League per its preseason coaches' poll. They also opened the season ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 25 in the WBCA Poll. Junior Abbey Hsu was named to the preseason watch list for the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award. The 2022-23 Lions return over 96 percent of their total scoring, rebounding and minutes from last season.

Columbia opened the season with a convincing 77-69 road victory at Memphis on Nov. 7. The Lions followed it up with a victory at Delaware on Thursday. Columbia suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday, a 74-63 setback to Vanderbilt. Four Lions are currently averaging in double-figures in scoring through three games and are led by Hannah Pratt's 15.3 points per game.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands for three games at the 2022 Paradise Jam. The Pirates will open the event on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24 when it faces VCU. Game time is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. ET. All three contests that week will be broadcasted by ESPN3 and WSOU FM.