Baines Breaks Out, but Pirates Fall to Columbia, 83-76

Thursday, November 17

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Baines Breaks Out, but Pirates Fall to Columbia, 83-76

11/17/2022 10:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Azana Baines goes for team-highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds, but Columbia ended the game on a 9-0 run.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) erupted for 20 points and 10 rebounds, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell to Columbia, 83-76, in Walsh Gymnasium on Thursday.

The Hall fell behind early thanks to Columbia's hot shooting and struggled to catch up for most of the contest. Each time the Pirates cut their deficit to seven or fewer, the Lions hit a run-breaking shot. Seton Hall finally broke through late and took the lead with only 1:30 remaining, but Columbia ended the game with a 9-0 run.

After a disappointing debut, Baines broke out against Columbia with 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) had 13 points, five assists and three steals and Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) totaled 11 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.

THE STORY:
Columbia began the game on fire from the field, connecting on five of their first six three-pointer attempts. After a layup by Cooks, the Lions went on a 13-2 run to take a 21-8 lead with 5:06 left in the opening quarter.

Every time the Pirates began to cut into the Columbia lead the Lions hit a timely three-pointer in the first half to keep The Hall at an arm's length. Columbia was 8-for-16 from three-point range in the first half, while the Pirates were just 1-for-8. The Lions took a 38-27 lead into the halftime break.

Trailing 47-35, The Hall went on a 7-0 run fueled by five points for Cooks with 7:01 to play in the third. Columbia, however, responded with three-pointers from Abby Hsu on back-to-back possessions to boost their lead back to 11. In the fourth, the Pirates made their move. Down 66-56, The Hall went on a 12-2 run, and a layup by Cooks gave the Pirates their first lead of the game, 71-70, with 2:54 to go. A minute and a half later with the score tied at 74, Baines found Hagans streaking down the court, and she scored to put The Hall up, 76-74, with 1:30 to go. Columbia, however, finished the game with a 9-0 run.

Azana Baines putting Columbia in the spin cycle!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🏀 pic.twitter.com/Uu1MGVQriv
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 18, 2022

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 30-for-63 (47.6%) from the floor for the game, while Columbia was 28-for-60 (46.7%). The Hall was 5-for-18 (27.8%) from three-point range, while the Lions were 12-for-25 (48.0%).
Baines had a game-high 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting to go with a team-high 10 rebounds.
Columbia out-rebounded The Hall, 38-to-31, including a 10-to-6 edge on the offensive glass and an 13-to-8 advantage in second-chance points.
Cooks finished with 15 points, five rebounds and two assists, but was mired in foul trouble.
Seton Hall was 11-for-12 (91.7%) from the free-throw line, while Columbia was 15-for-19 (78.9%).
Hagans had 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting to go with five assists and three steals.
Seton Hall forced 17 turnovers, while Columbia forced only 11. The Pirates had an 18-to-11 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Allesch had a season-high 11 points on the strength of 3-for-3 shooting from three-point range. She also had three rebounds.
Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) had strong minutes off the bench with four points and seven rebounds.
Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) finished with nine points, five assists and three rebounds.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 2-2 on the young season, while Columbia improves to 3-1.
The Pirates are now 3-1 all-time against Columbia.
Cooks has now reached double-figures in scoring in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Hagans has now opened her Seton Hall career with four straight double-digit scoring games.
Despite a 2-2 record, Seton Hall has out-shot its opponent in all four games so far this season.
On Monday, Cooks was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after averaging 23.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game during the opening week.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Thursday, November 24 when it begins play at the 2022 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Hall will take on VCU at 3:15 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by ESPN3 and you can hear Will Swankie and John Makuch provide the action at 89.5 FM WSOU.