Pirates Run Away from UMES in Second Half, 78-54

Saturday, December 2

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-3,0-0Big East

Maryland Eastern Shore

4-4,0-0MEAC

UMES

Seton Hall

12/2/2023 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

The Hall outscored the Hawks, 46-to-26, in the second half.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) and Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) scored 17 points apiece and the Seton Hall women's basketball team pulled away from Maryland Eastern Shore in the second half for a 78-54 victory on Saturday.

After trailing by only four at the half, The Hall routed the Hawks in the second half, outscoring them, 46-to-26, and shooting 63.3 percent from the floor.

Baines finished with 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting and collected five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Catalon had a career-high 17 points on a highly-efficient 6-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-4 from three-point range.

Senior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with eight points, a game-high 10 assists and three steals with only two turnovers.

Savanna Catalon closed out the first quarter with a buzzer-beating jumper!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/JkfnLpCEjX
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 2, 2023

THE STORY:
Leading 7-3, The Hall went on a scoring drought over the next 5:33, which included six turnovers. In that time, UMES went on a 12-0 run to grab a 15-7 advantage with 2:14 left in the first quarter. The Pirates closed out the first 10 minutes with a burst of their own, and a jumper by Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) as time expired cut The Hall's deficit to 19-17.

Trailing 24-22, The Hall went on a 10-2 burst, and a jumper by Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) gave it a 32-26 advantage with 2:35 to go before the break. The Hall held the Hawks without a made field goal over the final 4:11 of the first half and took a 32-28 lead into the locker room.

Seton Hall opened the third quarter with an 8-1 run to grab a commanding 40-29 advantage. Leading 40-34, The Hall went on a 12-3 burst, and a jumper by Baines put it in front, 52-37, with 1:43 left in the third.

Up 54-43, the Pirates took off again, going on a 16-1 run, and a three-pointer by Catalon gave them an insurmountable 70-44 advantage.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 31-for-57 (54.4%) from the floor for the game, while UMES was 21-for-53 (39.6%). The Hall was 6-for-21 (28.6%) from three-point range, while the Hawks were 5-for-14 (35.7%).
Baines had 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting with five rebounds, three assist and three steals.
The Hall out-rebounded UMES, 35-to-29, but the Hawks had a 12-to-9 edge on the offensive glass.
Catalon had a career-high 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-4 from three-point range.
Seton Hall was 10-for-12 (83.3%) from the free-throw line, while UMES was 7-for-16 (43.8%).
Wright had eight points on 4-for-4 shooting to go with a game-high 10 assists, three steals and only two turnovers.
Seton Hall forced 24 turnovers, while the Hawks forced 17. The Hall had a 22-to-19 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Satterfield had eight points on 4-for-5 shooting with six rebounds.
The Pirates had 12 fast-break points, compared to none for UMES. They out-scored the Hawks in the paint, 40-to-22.

PSN's Sydney Babik caught up with Savannah Catalon post-game.#HALLin pic.twitter.com/l9g6fdhQfS
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 2, 2023

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 5-3 on the young season, while UMES drops to 4-4.
This was the first-ever meeting between Maryland Eastern Shore and Seton Hall.
Seton Hall has shot better than .400 from the field in all eight of its games so far this season.
Baines has also now scored in double-figures 28 times in her career and in five straight games.
Wright has collected at least six assists in six straight games.
Graduate student Brazil Harvey-Carr (Camden, N.J.) made her Seton Hall debut.
The Pirates improve to 120-46 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 61-12 against non-conference opponents at home.
With seven points tonight, Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) surpassed the 600-mark for her career.
With six rebounds tonight, A'Jah Davis (DeKalb, Ill.) reached the 1,100-mark for her career.
All five of Seton Hall's victories this year have come by at least 11 points. The Hall's average margin of victory in its five wins is 25.0 points per game.
Wright reached double-figures in assists for the second time this season. She now has a BIG EAST-leading 58 assists on the season.
Seton Hall's 54.4 percent shooting from the floor today is a season-high.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Dec. 8 when it hosts Central Connecticut State at historic Walsh Gymnasium. The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Tip-time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.