Jordan, Pirates Hold On for Sixth Straight Win

Sunday, December 11

Orlando, Fla. / Addition Financial Arena

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

8-3,2-0Big East

UCF

6-2,0-0AAC

Seton Hall

UCF

Jala Jordan taking a free-throw at Rutgers on Nov. 11

Photo by: Matt Kipp

12/11/2022 6:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ORLANDO – Graduate student Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored a season-high 18 points to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to its sixth straight win, a 63-56 victory over UCF on Sunday.

The Hall built a sizable 15-point lead with 3:20 left in the third quarter, but its offense went cold early in the fourth and the Pirates had to withstand a late Knight run.

Jordan had a game-high 18 points on an efficient 7-for-10 shooting, which included three made three-pointers. She also had six rebounds. Despite an off-shooting night, Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) finished with 15 points, six assists and two steals. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall remained close with UCF in the first quarter despite battling foul trouble. The Pirates committed seven fouls in the first quarter with both Cooks and Jordan collecting two. Park-Lane and Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had layups on back-to-back possessions to send The Hall into the second quarter up 21-18.

The teams started the second quarter ice cold from the field with The Hall connecting on just one of their first eight shots and UCF going 0-for-6 in the first 4:25. A jumper by Cooks gave The Hall a 26-18 lead with 5:38 left before halftime. The hit some late shots, including a three-pointer by Hagans off a pretty feed from Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) and The Hall carried a 36-26 lead into halftime. The Pirates' defense held Central Florida to just eight points and 3-for-17 shooting in the second quarter.

Jordan caught fire in the third quarter, scoring eight points on the strength of a pair of made three-pointers. A jumper by Jordan gave The Hall its largest lead of the game, 49-34, with 3:20 left in the quarter. In the fourth, however, UCF made its run. A 9-2 run cut the Knight's deficit to 51-45 with 6:49 left to play. Still, UCF was never able to get closer than the six-point deficit.

Jala Jordan has eight points already for The Hall!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/n4ZUgcUama
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 11, 2022

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 21-for-62 (33.9%) from the floor for the game, while UCF was 21-for-64 (32.8%). The Hall was 6-for-19 (31.6%) from three-point range, while the Knights were 3-for-19 (15.8%).
Jordan had a game-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-6 shooting from three-point range, to go with six rebounds.
UCF edged the Pirates in rebounding, 47-to-43, including a 19-to-13 edge on the offensive glass and a 12-to-8 advantage in second-chance points.
Park-Lane finished with 15 points to go with six assists and two steals.
Seton Hall was 15-for-18 (83.3%) from the free-throw line, while UCF was 11-for-20 (55.0%).
Cooks had 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
Seton Hall forced 15 turnovers, while Central Florida forced 12. The Pirates had a 12-to-10 advantage in points-off-turnovers.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 8-3 overall and has now won six straight games, while UCF falls to 6-2.
The Pirates are 1-1 all-time against the Knights.
This is the third season in a row that the Pirates have had a win streak of at least six games. The last time The Hall has won seven straight was during the 2015-16 season.
Seton Hall improves to 8-0 this season when leading at the half.
With six assists today, Park-Lane moved closer to Seton Hall's career record. She now needs only seven more to pass Pirate legend Ka-Deidre Simmons for most in a Seton Hall uniform.
Seton Hall has yet to lose this season when wearing its blue uniforms. They're now a perfect 5-0.
With seven rebounds tonight, Cooks surpassed the 700-rebounds mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, December 18 when it closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule in The Bronx against local non-conference foe Fordham. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by ESPN+ and can be heard at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.