Happy New Year! Pirates Usher 2023 with Dominant Win

Saturday, December 31

South Orange, N.J.

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

11-4,4-1Big East

Butler

6-8,1-4Big East

Butler

Seton Hall

Happy New Year! Pirates Usher 2023 with Dominant Win

12/31/2022 7:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Both Sidney Cooks and Lauren Park-Lane go for 19 points in Seton Hall's 79-45 victory over Butler.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Both Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) and Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) tallied 19 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team turned a four-point deficit after the first quarter into a convincing 79-45 victory over Butler in Walsh Gym on New Year's Eve.

The Hall used a game-changing 16-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second to take the lead for good. The Pirates have now won nine of their last 10 games.

Cooks was perfect on Saturday, going 8-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three-point range for 19 points to go with a team-best eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in only 20 minutes. Park-Lane had 19 points to go with a game-high eight assists against just one turnover. Senior Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had a strong all-around game with 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting with five rebounds and four assists.

THE STORY:
For the second straight game, Seton Hall came out of the gate on fire from the field. A three-pointer from Park-Lane got the scoring started and back-to-back turnaround jumpers by Cooks put The Hall up, 7-0. Trailing 9-4, Butler responded with a 16-2 run to grab a 20-11 advantage with 1:52 left in the first quarter.

The Pirates closed the first quarter with five straight points and opened the second with 11 more. A three-pointer by Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) extended The Hall's run to 16-0 and gave it a 27-20 lead with 8:25 to go before halftime. The Hall outscored Butler, 19-to-8, in the second quarter and took a 35-28 lead into the break.

Seton Hall's defense was brilliant to start the second half, holding Butler scoreless for the first 6:01. During the Bulldogs' drought, the Pirates went on a 14-0 run, and a layup by Baines gave The Hall a commanding 49-28 lead with 5:06 left in the third. In the fourth quarter, the Pirates outscored Butler 18-to-6, and cruised to the convincing victory.

Azana Baines with one of the best passes of the year!! #HALLin @MarchMadnessWBB @BIGEASTWBB pic.twitter.com/c8agnegREv
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 31, 2022

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 28-for-52 (53.8%) from the floor for the game, while Butler was 19-for-63 (30.2%). The Hall was 12-for-21 (57.1%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 6-for-24 (25.0%).
Cooks had a 19 points on 8-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-3 from three-point range. She also had a team-best eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
The Hall out-rebounded Butler, 37-to-33, but Butler had a 15-to-7 edge on the offensive glass.
Park-Lane finished with 19 points to go with a game-high eight assists, three rebounds and only one turnover.
Seton Hall was 11-for-12 (91.7%) from the free-throw line, while Butler was 1-for-3 (33.3%).
Baines had 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting to go with five rebounds and four assists.
Seton Hall forced 11 turnovers, while Butler forced nine. The Pirates had a 11-to-6 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) had eight points and five rebounds.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 11-4 overall and 4-1 in the BIG EAST, while Butler falls to 6-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play. The Pirates have now won nine of their last 10 games.
The Pirates are now 4-1 in BIG EAST Conference play for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
The Hall is now 16-5 all-time against Butler and has won 10 straight against the Bulldogs.
The Hall improves to 111-42 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 54-31 against BIG EAST opponents at home.
Seton Hall improves to 11-0 this season when leading at the half.
With 19 points tonight, Cooks surpassed the 1,500-points mark for her career.
With six points tonight, Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) surpassed the 500-points mark for her career.
The Pirates improve to 11-2 this year when out-shooting their opponent and 10-2 when shooting better than 40.0% from the field.
Seton Hall hasn't lost this season when out-rebounding its opponent (7-0).
The Pirates went 7-1 in the month of December.
The Hall improves to 7-2 all-time when playing on New Year's eve and 4-1 during the Anthony Bozzella era.
With four made three-pointers today, Park-Lane moved into a tie with former teammate Mya Jackson for fifth place on Seton Hall's career list with 148.
Butler is the sixth opponent Seton Hall has held to under 60 points this season. The Pirates have won all six games.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 4 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium to host local BIG EAST rival St. John's. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. It'll also be available on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.