Sizzling Pirates Win Fifth Straight Behind Park-Lane's 33 Points

Sunday, February 13

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Villanova

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Villanova

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Sizzling Pirates Win Fifth Straight Behind Park-Lane's 33 Points

2/13/2022 4:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Pirates snapped Villanova's nine-game win streak and move over .500 in BIG EAST play.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) erupted for a career-high 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Seton Hall women's basketball team snapped Villanova's nine-game win streak with a convincing 72-60 victory on Sunday.

The Pirates' victory is their fifth in a row and climbs them over .500 in BIG EAST play for the first time this season. The Hall used a 12-0 run between the first and second quarters to take the lead and never trailed again. The win also comes on a day that Pirates Katie Armstrong (Collegeville, Pa.) and Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) collected the 1,000^th point of their respective careers.

Park-Lane was brilliant, going for a career-best 33 points on an efficient 11-for-15 shooting, which included 4-for-6 from three-point range and a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. She scored 15 of the Pirates' 22 fourth quarter points. Park-Lane also pulled down six rebounds and dished out four assists.

Cooks notched a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) was a third Pirate to reach double-figures in scoring. She narrowly missed a double-double with 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals.

The Story:
Seton Hall started cold from the floor to start the game, connecting on just one of their first nine shots from the floor as Villanova built an early 11-5 lead. The Wildcats lead grew to as many as eight points, 19-11, with 1:34 left in the quarter before The Hall began to rally. In a run that started at the end of the first and stretched for nearly four minutes into the second, the Pirates scored 12 consecutive points. A layup by Espinoza-Hunter with 6:38 left capped the run and gave Seton Hall a 23-19 lead.

Leading 28-27, the Pirates took off again, going on a 10-0 run, highlighted by three-pointers on back-to-back possessions from Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) and Espinoza-Hunter, to take a 38-27 advantage. Villanova's Maddy Siegrist scored at the buzzer to end the run, but the Pirates took a 38-29 lead into the break. Seton Hall shot 57% from the field in the second quarter, out-scoring the Wildcats, 23-10.

In the third quarter, Villanova cut their deficit to seven points, 42-35, but the Pirates responded with an 8-0 burst to extend their lead to 50-35 with 3:13 left in the quarter. The Wildcats scored the last five points of the quarter to cut into their deficit, but the Pirates carried a 50-41 lead into the fourth.

In the final quarter, Park-Lane took over. With 8:05 left in the contest, Villanova cut The Hall's lead to just six points, 52-46, but the Pirates answered with a 13-3 run to give them their largest lead of the game, 65-49 with just 3:21 left to play. Eleven of the 13 points during the spurt came from Park-Lane on the strength of a pair of three-pointers and a three-point play.

LAUREN. PARK. LANE. UNCONSCIOUS!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/YUHZrjN2Ks
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) February 13, 2022

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 26-for-54 (48.1%) from the floor for the game, while Villanova was 22-for-65 (33.8%). The Hall was 7-for-16 (43.8%) from three-point range, while the Wildcats were 8-for-32 (25.0%).
Park-Lane had a career-high 33 points on 11-for-15 shooting, 4-for-6 from three-point range and 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. She also had six rebounds and four assists.
The Hall out-rebounded Villanova, 38-to-35, but the Wildcats had a 12-to-5 advantage on the offensive glass and a 14-to-7 lead in second-chance points.
Cooks had a double-double with 18 points to go with 10 rebounds and two assists.
Seton Hall was 13-for-15 (86.7%) from the free-throw line, while Villanova was 8-for-11 (72.7%).
Espinoza-Hunter tallied 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
Both teams committed just nine turnovers in a mostly-clean game.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 13-10 overall and 8-7 in BIG EAST games, while Villanova drops to 17-7 overall and 11-4 in conference play. The Pirates snapped Villanova's nine-game win streak.
Seton Hall improves to 25-46 all-time against Villanova and earns a split of the 2021-22 season series.
With two points today, Armstrong reached the 1,000-point milestone of her career.
With 18 points today, Cooks surpassed 1,000 points for her impressive career.
Seton Hall improves to a perfect 12-0 this season when out-shooting its opponent.
The Pirates improve to 101-39 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era and 51-31 in Walsh against BIG EAST teams.
Park-Lane's 30-point game is her third of the season and fourth of her career. It's her 10^th 20-point game this season and the 16^th of her career.
Cooks' double-double is her team-leading sixth of the season.
With four assists today, Park-Lane passed Phyllis Mangina and tied Christine Koren for fifth place on Seton Hall's single-season list with 155.
Seton Hall improves to 4-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
Seton Hall is now 5-0 in the month of February for the first time since the 1979-80 season.
The Pirates committed only eight personal fouls today, tied for the fewest all season (at Creighton on Jan. 14).

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 18 when it returns to newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium to host Providence. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloSports subscribers.

Check out the post-game interviews with Lauren Park-Lane and Coach Tony Bozzella!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🏀 pic.twitter.com/DhKWKDDE4z
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) February 13, 2022