Hagans, Pirates Down Providence for Fourth Straight Win

Sunday, January 8

Providence, R.I. / Alumni Hall

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Sha'Lynn Hagans takes a jumper against UConn on Dec. 21.

Photo by: Matt Kipp

Hagans, Pirates Down Providence for Fourth Straight Win

1/8/2023 3:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Hagans goes for a career-high 22 points as the good times continue to roll for The Hall.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) erupted for a career-high 22 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Providence, 76-60, on Sunday for its fourth straight win, and the 11^th in its last 12 games.

Hagans finished with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting and was 3-for-5 from three-point range and a perfect 5-for-5 at the free-throw line. She also had six rebounds and four steals.

Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had 19 points and a game-high nine assists with only two turnovers, while Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) tallied 18 points.

THE STORY:
With the score tied at seven early, The Hall went on an 8-2 run to grab a 15-9 advantage with 3:01 left in the first quarter. The Pirates found success despite Cooks picking up her second foul just over 5:00 into the contest. The Hall took a 22-14 lead into the second quarter.

Just nine seconds into the second quarter, senior Victoria Keenan (Bethlehem, Pa.) connected on a three-pointer, her first points in over two years, and the Pirates' bench erupted. Four minutes later, a layup by Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) gave The Hall its largest lead of the half, 34-18, with 5:51 left before halftime. Providence clamped down on defense for the remainder of the half, holding the Pirates to just 2-for-11 shooting in the final 5:00, but The Hall still took a 38-26 lead into the break.

Hagans hit a three-pointer to put The Hall up, 43-29, but Providence responded with an 8-0 run to cut the Pirates' lead to 43-37 with 7:07 left in the third and prompt a Seton Hall timeout. That's when Park-Lane took over. The Pirate point guard outscored Providence 8-0, including a pair of made three-pointers, to give The Hall a 51-37 lead with 5:08 left in the quarter. The Friars made another run late in the third, cutting their deficit to just five points with 1:34 to go, but The Hall closed the quarter with a 7-0 run, capped by a thrilling four-point play as Hagans was fouled while hitting a corner three-pointer as time expired.

In the fourth quarter, the Friars cut their deficit to 10 points, but never got it to single digits.

Pretty dish from LP to Jala Jordan!! #HALLin @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/LB91pnyMTi
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 8, 2023

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 29-for-64 (45.3%) from the floor for the game, while Providence was 22-for-59 (37.3%). The Hall was 9-for-25 (36.0%) from three-point range, while the Friars were 4-for-15 (26.7%).
Hagans had a career-high 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three-point range. She also had six rebounds and four steals.
Providence out-rebounded The Hall, 43-to-30, including a 15-to-5 edge on the offensive glass and an 9-to-5 advantage in second-chance points.
Park-Lane had 19 points and a game-high nine assists with only two turnovers.
Seton Hall was 9-for-10 (90.0%) from the free-throw line, while Providence was 12-for-21 (57.1%).
Cooks finished with 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting, including 2-for-5 from three-point range.
Seton Hall forced 19 turnovers, while Providence forced 12. The Pirates had a 18-to-9 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) had a team-high eight rebounds to go with six points, three assists and three steals.

SHA'LYNN HAGANS KNOCKS DOWN THE THREE AND IS FOULED!!! HUGE play to close out the third quarter!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/fdH3TwQdTJ
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 8, 2023

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 13-4 overall and 6-1 in the BIG EAST, while Providence falls to 10-7 overall and 1-5 in conference play. The Pirates have now won 11 of their last 12 games.
The Pirates are now 6-1 in BIG EAST Conference play for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
The Hall is 44-30 all-time against the Friars and has now won the last seven games in the series.
Seton Hall improves to 13-0 this season when leading at the half.
With 19 points today, Park-Lane moved past Pirate Hall of Famer Jodi Brooks into seventh place on Seton Hall's career scoring list. She now has 1,567 career points.
With nine assists today, Park-Lane became the first player in Seton Hall history to reach 600 for her career.
Today's contest was the 100^th game played in Hagans' career.
The Pirates improve to 13-2 this year when out-shooting their opponent and 12-2 when shooting better than 40.0% from the field.
Providence is the eighth opponent Seton Hall has held to 60 or fewer points this season. The Pirates have won all eight games.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 11 when it travels to BIG EAST rival Creighton. Tip is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be televised nationally by FS1. It'll also be available on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.