Pirates Rally from 21 Down to Stun Georgetown, 57-49

Wednesday, December 20

Washington, D.C. / McDonough Arena

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

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Pirates Rally from 21 Down to Stun Georgetown, 57-49

12/20/2023 2:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Hall now enters its Christmas break winners of five straight.

WASHINGTON – The Seton Hall women's basketball team rallied from a 21-point deficit early in the contest to stun Georgetown, 57-49, in its first BIG EAST game of the season on Wednesday.

The Hall trailed 21-2 after the first quarter, a program record for points futility in a single-quarter, but turned it on over the final three quarters, outscoring the Hoyas, 55-to-28. The Hall out-rebounded Georgetown, 19-to-15 in the second half, after being out-rebounded 16-to-4 in the first quarter alone.

Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) scored a team-high 14 points to go with six rebounds. Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) added nine points, six rebounds and two steals. Makennah White (Farrell, Pa.) had another strong outing off the bench with eight points and two steals.

THE STORY:
The Hall started the game cold from the field, missing its first seven shots. The Pirates didn't score their first points of the contest until the 2:13 mark of the first quarter, and by that time, Georgetown had gotten off to a 14-0 start. The Hoyas held Seton Hall to just 1-for-11 shooting in the opening quarter, but more alarming was the fact that The Hall was out-rebounded 16-to-4 in the first 10 minutes. Seton Hall trailed 21-2 after one quarter, setting a program record for fewest points in a single quarter.

The Pirates looked like a different team to start the second quarter, scoring 10 of the first 14 points and forcing the Hoyas to take an early timeout. After missing their first nine three-pointer attempts, Baines connected from deep to cut The Hall's deficit to 29-15 with 1:42 left before halftime. The Hoyas eventually took a 31-17 into the break.

Down 34-20, The Hall scored seven straight to cut its deficit in half, and back-to-back layups by Satterfield on consecutive possessions made it a 34-27 game with 6:48 left in the third. Trailing 38-27, the Pirates went on a massive 12-0 run, and a three-pointer by Brazil Harvey-Carr (Camden, N.J.) with 57 seconds left in the third gave them their first lead of the game, 39-38.

After a back-and-forth start to the fourth quarter, the Pirates took over late. Down 47-44 with 4:52 left to play, The Hall closed the game with a 13-2 run, including the final nine points of the game. Satterfield fueled the Pirates' late run with a number of "hustle" plays and added five points down the stretch.

MASSIVE three-pointer by Brazil Harvey-Carr and the Pirates take their first lead of the game!!! It's a 12-0 run!!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/oLe563EKDv
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 20, 2023

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 18-for-53 (34.0%) from the floor for the game, while Georgetown was 17-for-50 (34.0%). The Hall was 4-for-20 (20.0%) from three-point range, while the Hoyas were 4-for-18 (22.2%).
Baines had 14 points and six rebounds.
Georgetown out-rebounded The Hall, 40-to-29, which included a 13-to-9 edge on the offensive glass.
Gray finished with 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Seton Hall was 17-for-22 (77.3%) from the free-throw line, while Georgetown was 11-for-14 (78.6%).
Satterfield tallied nine points, six rebounds and two steals.
Seton Hall forced 21 turnovers, while the Hoyas forced 10. The Hall had a 21-to-5 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
White had eight points, two rebounds and two steals.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 9-3 on the season and has won five in a row, while Georgetown drops to 9-2 and has a seven-game win streak snapped.
The Hall improves to 45-30 all-time against Georgetown.
The Pirates are now 19-23 all-time in BIG EAST Conference openers and 7-4 during the Anthony Bozzella era. Today's game was the first time The Hall opened BIG EAST play against Georgetown since Jan. 3, 2004, a 57-46 victory at McDonough Arena.
All nine of Seton Hall's victories this year have come by at least eight points. The Hall's average margin of victory in its nine wins is a staggering 26.0 points per game.
The Pirates are a perfect 6-0 in the month of December.
Seton Hall reunited with Mya Bembry today. The former Pirates' forward is playing her final year at Georgetown. She played in 91 games for The Hall the last three seasons collecting over 400 points and 500 rebounds.
Seton Hall's two points in the opening quarter set a program record for fewest in a single quarter.
The Pirates forced at least 20 turnovers in a single game for the sixth time this season.
Seton Hall's 15 steals are a season high.
With six rebounds tonight, Baines surpassed the 600-mark for her career.
With four assists tonight, Wright surpassed the 200-mark for her career.
This was the first time this season that The Hall hasn't shot over 40 percent from the field. It shot 41 percent, however, over the final three quarters.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 30 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to take on BIG EAST rival Providence. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Tip-time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.