Baines, Pirates Edged at DePaul, 94-89

Wednesday, February 15

Chicago, Ill. / Wintrust Arena

8:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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DePaul

14-13,7-9Big Ea

Seton Hall

DePaul

2/15/2023 10:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE - DU (.pdf)

Baines erupted for a career-high 27 points, while Sidney Cooks collected her 1,000th in a Pirate uniform.

CHICAGO – Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) scored a career-high 27 points, and Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) added 21 more, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell at DePaul, 94-89, on Wednesday.

In a game of runs, DePaul had the latest one, an 11-2 spurt that turned a five-point deficit into a four-point lead with just 1:33 left in the contest. The Blue Demons were able to ice the game late on the free-throw line as they were 17-for-18 from the stripe for the game.

Baines had 27 points on an efficient 11-for-15 from the floor to go with six rebounds.

Cooks had 21 points, her fifth straight game reaching at least 21, to go with six rebounds. She also became only the 25^th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in a Seton Hall uniform. Senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) tallied a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 11 assists.

THE STORY:
DePaul raced out to a 7-0 start with all seven points scored by Aneesah Morrow, prompting an early Seton Hall timeout. Down 14-8, The Hall went on an 8-0 run, and a jumper by Cooks gave The Hall its first lead of the game, 16-14 with 4:49 left in the first. The Pirates shot 68.8% in the opening quarter, but led by just two, 26-24, after the first 10 minutes.

The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair with neither team grabbing a lead greater than three points. Both teams shot better than 50.0% in the first half with rebounding and turnovers virtually even. The teams were tied at 41 at the break.

A jumper by Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) gave The Hall a 45-43 lead early in the third, but DePaul responded with a 9-0 run to give them a 52-45 advantage with 7:27 left in the quarter. The Pirates battled back to tie the score at 54, but DePaul took off again with a 9-2 run to grab a 63-56 lead with 2:50 left in the third. In the final two minutes, The Hall closed the quarter with an 11-3 run, and Cooks' step-back three-pointer sent them into the fourth up, 67-66.

The Hall opened the fourth with four quick points by Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) to give it a 71-66 lead. DePaul battled back to cut their deficit to just one, but then The Hall took off again and a jumper by Cooks in the lane put The Hall back up, 81-76, with 4:30 to play. DePaul answered with an 11-2 run to grab an 87-83 lead with just 1:33 to go. The Pirates cut their deficit to just two on a bucket by Baines with 30 seconds left, but the Blue Demons were able to ice the game on the free-throw line.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 37-for-65 (56.9%) from the floor for the game, while DePaul was 33-for-70 (47.1%). The Hall was 5-for-9 (55.6%) from three-point range, while the Blue Demons were 11-for-25 (44.0%).
Baines had a career-high 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting to go with six rebounds and three assists.
DePaul out-rebounded The Hall, 37-to-30, including a 16-to-8 edge on the offensive glass and an 20-to-12 advantage in second-chance points.
Cooks finished with 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting, including 3-for-3 from three-point range to go with six rebounds.
Seton Hall was 10-for-11 (90.9%) from the free-throw line, while DePaul was 17-for-18 (94.4%).
Park-Lane had 16 points and a game-high 11 assists.
Both teams had 12 turnovers each.
Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) finished with 10 points, on the strength of 2-for-4 from three-point range, to go with five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 16-11 overall and 9-8 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul improves to 14-13 overall and 7-9 in conference play.
The Hall is now 7-24 all-time against the Blue Demons.
With 19 points tonight, Cooks became the 25^th player in program history to record 1,000 career points in a Pirates' uniform. Most impressively, she did it in less than two full seasons.
This was only the third time this season that Seton Hall has lost despite out-shooting its opponent (17-3).
Park-Lane's double-double is her third of the season and 11^th of her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, February 18 when it hosts Xavier on Senior Day. Tip is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloHoops subscribers. It'll also be available on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.