Pirates Shock No. 23 UNLV, 84-54, for Fourth Straight Win

Saturday, December 16

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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#23 UNLV

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UNLV

Seton Hall

Pirates Shock No. 23 UNLV, 84-54, for Fourth Straight Win

12/16/2023 4:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Hall collects its largest victory over a ranked opponent in program history.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team scored the first nine points of the game and never looked back, routing the previously undefeated, No. 23 UNLV, 84-54, for its fourth straight victory on Saturday.

The Lady Rebels entered the contest with one of the highest-octane offenses in the country, averaging 84.0 points per game, but struggled mightily with the Pirates' physicality and were dominated in the paint. The 30-point Seton Hall victory is the highest in program history over a ranked opponent.

The Hall's defense held No. 23 UNLV to season lows in points (54), field goals made (18), rebounds (25) and shooting percentage (.300).

Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) collected a double-double with game-highs of 23 points, on an efficient 8-for-11 shooting, and 11 rebounds. Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) and A'Jah Davis (DeKalb, Ill.) also reached double-figures in scoring.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall's defense was smothering early, holding UNLV, a team that entered today's contest averaging 84 points per game, without a point for the first 4:48. By the time the Lady Rebels collected their first made field goal The Hall had a 15-2 lead with only 1:28 left in the first quarter. In one of their best defensive quarters in recent memory, The Hall held the Lady Rebels to just 3-for-15 shooting and took a 17-8 lead into the second quarter.

UNLV cut The Hall's lead to nine with 8:51 left in the second quarter, but the Pirates then held the Lady Rebels to just one field goal over the next 6:11. Satterfield scored in the post to cap an 11-1 run and give The Hall a commanding 35-14 advantage with 3:41 to go before halftime. A UNLV three-pointer cut their deficit to 35-20 with 2:15 before the break, but the Pirates closed the half with a 7-1 run to take a 42-21 lead into halftime.

The Lady Rebels had no answer for The Hall in the paint in the first half as the Pirates outscored UNLV, 26-to-8 in the post. That advantage grew to 42-to-20 by the game's end.

UNLV got The Hall's lead down to 15 points with 6:30 left in the third quarter, but they never got closer. Seton Hall methodically added to its lead and took a 68-44 advantage into the fourth.

When you beat the 23rd-ranked team in the country by 30 points...@MarchMadnessWBB @BIGEASTWBB pic.twitter.com/8L5ZGHEXs6
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 16, 2023

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 32-for-57 (56.1%) from the floor for the game, while UNLV was 18-for-60 (30.0%). The Hall was 5-for-12 (41.7%) from three-point range, while the Lady Rebels were 7-for-21 (33.3%).
Baines had a game-high 23 points on an efficient 8-for-11 shooting from the floor and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. She also had a game-high 11 rebounds and two assists.
The Hall out-rebounded UNLV, 44-to-25, which included a 9-to-8 edge on the offensive glass.
Gray had 14 points and was 2-for-6 from three-point range.
Seton Hall was 15-for-17 (88.2%) from the free-throw line, while UNLV was 11-for-15 (73.3%).
Satterfield had 11 points and was perfect from the floor, going 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line.
Seton Hall forced 16 turnovers, while the Lady Rebels forced 18.
Davis had 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
The Pirates had 42 points in the paint, compared to just 20 for UNLV.
Freshman Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) finished with eight points, two rebounds and two steals.
Makennah White (Farrell, Pa.) had six points and a season-high nine rebounds.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 8-3 on the season and has won four in a row, while UNLV suffers its first loss of the season, dropping to 9-1.
This was the first-ever game between Seton Hall and UNLV.
The victory is Seton Hall's seventh over a ranked opponent in the Anthony Bozzella era. It's the third in the last two seasons.
Seton Hall's 30-point victory is the highest over a ranked opponent in program history.
The Hall's defense held No. 23 UNLV to season lows in points (54), field goals made (18), rebounds (25) and shooting percentage (.300).
The Pirates improve to a perfect 7-0 in Walsh Gymnasium this season.
Seton Hall has shot better than .400 from the field in all 11 of its games so far this season.
The Pirates improve to 123-46 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 64-12 against non-conference opponents at home.
Baines' double-double is her second of the season and the ninth of her career.
All eight of Seton Hall's victories this year have come by at least 11 points. The Hall's average margin of victory in its eight wins is a staggering 28.3 points per game.
Seton Hall collected season-highs in points (84), made field goals (32) and field goal percentage (.561).

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 20 when it opens BIG EAST Conference play in Washington, D.C. against Georgetown. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Tip-time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. ET.