Pirates Face Butler in Final Road Contest, Friday

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Hinkle Fieldhouse

SETON HALL (17-11, 10-8) vs. BUTLER (10-17, 5-13)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Fri., Feb. 24	7:00 p.m.				@SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Feb. 24 when it travels to Indianapolis for its final BIG EAST regular season road trip of the year at Butler. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Matt Ambrose and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Mike Federico and Chris Kiely will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is now also airing a post-game "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) and Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) registered double-doubles to lift the Piraets to a 72-59 victory over Xavier on Senior Day, Saturday in Walsh Gym.

A 9-0 run early in the third quarter enabled the Pirates to pull away. The victory improves Seton Hall to 10-8 in the BIG EAST, its fourth straight year with double-digit wins in conference games.

Park-Lane notched her second straight double-double and fourth of the season with a game-high 20 points on an efficient 9-for-15 shooting to go with 10 assists. Baines tallied her third double-double in 2022-23 with 19 points on 9-for-14 shooting with 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals.

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Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bulldogs: Seton Hall leads, 16-5
2022-23 Meetings:
Seton Hall 79, Butler 45 (F) – December 31, 2022 (Walsh Gym)

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST BUTLER
Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) and Park-Lane tallied 19 points apiece and The Hall turned a four-point deficit after the first quarter into a convincing 79-45 victory over Butler in Walsh Gym on New Year's Eve.

The Hall used a game-changing 16-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second to take the lead for good. The Pirates have now won nine of their last 10 games.

Cooks was perfect on Saturday, going 8-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three-point range for 19 points to go with a team-best eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in only 20 minutes. Park-Lane had 19 points to go with a game-high eight assists against just one turnover. Baines had a strong all-around game with 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting with five rebounds and four assists.

SCOUTING BUTLER
This year, the Bulldogs were picked to finish tied for ninth in the BIG EAST Preseason coaches' poll. Butler lost three starters to graduation, but added a talented freshman crop and a First Team All-MVC transfer from Valparaiso, as well as a pair of transfers from IUPUI, including All-Horizon League selection Rachel McLimore.

This season, the Bulldogs have already far exceeded their 2021-22 success and enter the weekend with a 10-17 record overall. They're currently playing some of the best basketball they've played all season, having won three straight entering Friday. Most recently, the Bulldogs routed Xavier, 60-43, on Tuesday. McLimore leads Butler with 11.6 points per game. The Bulldogs are currently allowing their opponents to shoot 44.6% from the field this season, which ranks worst in the BIG EAST. They're also last in turnover margin.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will close out the 2022-23 regular season when it hosts local BIG EAST rival Villanova on Monday, Feb. 27. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be nationally televised on FS1. Chris Kiely and Joe Walls will describe the action for WSOU FM.