Cooks, Park-Lane Shine as Pirates Cage Bulldogs, 84-55

Tuesday, February 22

South Orange, N.J.

2:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-6,2-3Big East

Butler

1-12,0-4Big East

Butler

Seton Hall

Photo by: Matt Kipp

Cooks, Park-Lane Shine as Pirates Cage Bulldogs, 84-55

2/22/2022 5:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Cooks goes for a career-high 35 points, while Park-Lane breaks Seton Hall's record with 18 assists.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) scored a career-high 35 points and junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) set a new single-game assists program record as the Seton Hall women's basketball team routed Butler, 84-55, on Tuesday afternoon.

Cooks was nothing short of brilliant, scoring 35 points on an efficient 15-for-20 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range. She also had 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Park-Lane collected her second-straight double-double with 17 points and a record-shattering 18 assists, with only two turnovers. The Pirate point guard bested her own record of 15 set last year at Xavier.

Seton Hall never trailed and pulled away with a 13-4 run to start the second quarter.

The Story:
Seton Hall began the game just 1-for-8 from the field, but its defense held Butler to just one field goal in the game's first 9:16. Five different Pirates scored in the first quarter, leading to a 14-7 score after the first 10 minutes.

The Pirates' offense started heating up in the second quarter as The Hall started the frame with a 13-4 run. The run featured back-to-back made three-pointers by Park-Lane and was capped by a trifecta from Skylar Treadwell (Martinsburg, W.Va.), which gave the Pirates a commanding 27-11 lead with 6:59 to go before halftime. Cooks made one of two free-throws with 53 seconds left before the break to give Seton Hall its largest lead of the half, 39-18. The Pirate defense held Butler to just 30.0% shooting and forced eight turnovers in the first half.

The Pirates kept up the pressure in the third quarter, with Cooks scoring 14 of the Pirates' 20 points. Butler cut their deficit to 17 points twice in the third quarter, but that was the closest they'd get for the reminder of the game.

This dime to Curtessia Dean gives Lauren Park-Lane 16 assists today, a new Seton Hall single-game record!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/hwiVEKgoms
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) February 22, 2022

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 35-for-69 (50.7%) from the floor for the game, while Butler was 22-for-60 (36.7%). The Hall was 12-for-28 (42.9%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 5-for-27 (18.5%).
Cooks had a career-high 35 points to go with 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. She was 15-for-20 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range.
The Hall out-rebounded Butler, 39-to-32, which included an 11-to-10 edge on the offensive glass.
Park-Lane had 17 points and a program-record 18 assists with only two turnovers. She was 3-for-7 from downtown.
Seton Hall was 2-for-3 (66.7%) from the free-throw line, while Butler was 6-for-8 (75.0%).
Junior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) pulled down double-digit rebounds for a second-straight game, finishing with a team-best 12.
Seton Hall forced 14 turnovers, while Butler forced just six.
Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) had 12 points and a team-best four steals.
Curtessia Dean (Monroe, La.) finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

That's 35!!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/48tCwK7AKT
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) February 22, 2022

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 15-11 overall and 10-8 in BIG EAST games, while Butler drops to 1-24 overall and 0-16 in conference play. The Pirates have now won seven of their last eight games.
The Pirates improve to 14-5 all-time against Butler and have now won eight straight games in the series.
For the third straight year, the Pirates have guaranteed a .500 or above season in BIG EAST play.
Park-Lane set a new Seton Hall single-game record with 18 assists today. She bested the mark of 15 she set last year on Feb. 24, 2021 at Xavier.
After not having any Pirate score more than 33 points since the 2014-15 season, Espinoza-Hunter and Cooks have now scored 35 points in back-to-back games.
Cooks' double-double is her team-leading eighth of the season, while Park-Lane's double-double is her fifth of the season and the sixth of her career.
The Pirates improve to 103-40 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era and 53-32 in Walsh against BIG EAST teams.
With 18 assists today, Park-Lane passed former Pirates Ka-Deidre Simmons and Shakena Richardson into second place on Seton Hall's single-season list with 191. She needs just four more to set the single-season record, set by Ka-Deidre Simmons during the 2014-15 season.
Seton Hall improves to 5-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
The Pirates' committed only six turnovers today, a season-low.
Cooks' 15 made field goals ties the Seton Hall single-game record she tied earlier this year when she scored 32 points against DePaul on Jan. 30.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 25 when it travels to Chicago for a BIG EAST showdown at DePaul. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloSports subscribers.