Pirates Edged in Overtime Despite Park-Lane's All-Time Effort

Saturday, March 4

Uncasville, Conn. / Mohegan Sun Arena

9:30 PM

Seton Hall University

18-14,10-10Big East

No. 3 Creighton

22-7,15-5Big East

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Seton Hall

Creighton

Pirates Edged in Overtime Despite Park-Lane's All-Time Effort

3/5/2023 1:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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The Hall falls on a Creighton putback at the buzzer in overtime despite 36 points from Lauren Park-Lane.

UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) scored 36 points, a Seton Hall record for a BIG EAST Tournament game, but the women's basketball team fell in overtime to third-seeded Creighton, 75-74, in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

With Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) mired in foul trouble and Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) slowed by an ankle injury, Park-Lane nearly willed the Pirates to victory with 36 points, a career-high eight rebounds, six assists and two steals.

The Hall led by five points with 16 seconds left in regulation, but Creighton's Morgan Maly and Emma Ronsiek hit three-pointers in the final seconds to force overtime. In the extra session, Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) scored to give The Hall a 74-73 lead with 11 seconds left, but Maly's offensive rebound and putback at the buzzer was the game-winner for Creighton.

Baines had a double-double with 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. Bembry was a third Pirate to reach double-figures in scoring. She had 10 points and six rebounds.

THE STORY:
Creighton, the BIG EAST's leader in three-pointers made per game by a wide margin, stayed true to its reputation, connecting on eight of 23 attempts in the first half alone. With the score tied at 21, Creighton went on a 9-1 run on three made three-pointers to take a 30-22 lead with 4:34 to play until halftime. Undeterred, the Pirates chipped away at the Bluejays lead and a steal and buzzer-beating layup by Park-Lane shaved their deficit to 33-31 at the break.

Baines picked up her fourth foul with 6:19 left in the third, but the Pirates' bench picked up the slack. The Hall outscored Creighton, 18-to-9 in the third quarter to take a 49-42 lead into the fourth. The Bluejays were 0-for-5 from downtown in the third.

Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored in the post with 5:54 remaining to give The Hall a 57-49 lead, but Creighton rallied with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 57 with 4:13 left. A Victoria Keenan (Bethlehem, Pa.) free-throw gave The Hall a 62-57 lead with only 16 seconds left, but Maly hit a three-pointer to shave The Hall's lead to 62-60 with 14 seconds left. After a Park-Lane free-throw, Ronsiek hit the game-tying three-pointer with just nine seconds remaining. Park-Lane's floater with one second left missed the mark.

In overtime, neither team had a lead greater than three points. A pair of made free-throws with 32 seconds left gave The Hall a 72-71 lead with 32 seconds left, but Creighton's Lauren Jensen hit a jumper with 17 seconds left to hand the lead back to the Bluejays. Baines found Bembry wide open under the basket for the go-ahead score with only 11 seconds left. On Creighton's final possession, the Pirates' defense was strong forcing a missed shot by Ronsiek, but Maly grabbed the offensive rebound and scored as time expired.

Lauren Park-Lane erupted for a new BIG EAST Tournament record for a Seton Hall player with 36 points to go with a career-high eight rebounds and six assists.

Just another legendary effort for one of the greatest Seton Hall athletes of all-time.#HALLin pic.twitter.com/aTYiV8zrJd
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) March 5, 2023

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 27-for-63 (42.9%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 28-for-66 (42.4%). The Hall was 2-for-14 (14.3%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 13-for-40 (32.5%). Creighton was just 5-for-17 after halftime though from long-distance.
Park-Lane had a game-high 36 points on 14-for-30 shooting from the floor and 7-for-10 from the free-throw line. She also had a career-high eight rebounds, six assists and two steals.
The Hall out-rebounded Creighton, 44-to-35, including a 14-to-10 edge on the offensive glass and an 10-to-7 advantage in second-chance points.
Baines had a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Seton Hall was 18-for-24 (75.0%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was 6-for-10 (60.0%).
Bembry had 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the floor and six rebounds in a season-high 42 minutes played.
It was a mostly clean game with both teams committing only nine turnovers.
Jordan had five points and six rebounds.
Keenan got the start and played a career-high 40 minutes.

Lauren Park-Lane comes up with the steal and beats the buzzer!!!#HALLin @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/633vCk2xo0
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) March 5, 2023

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall is eliminated from the BIG EAST Tournament and will now wait to find out its post-season NCAA or WNIT designation.
Seton Hall drops to 18-14 on the season, while Creighton improves to 22-7 overall and advances to the semifinals.
The Hall drops to 6-17 all-time against the Bluejays.
This was Seton Hall's first overtime game of the season. Three of Seton Hall's last five overtime games have come against Creighton.
The Pirates are now 27-38 all-time at the BIG EAST Tournament and 1-3 against the Bluejayus in the event.
With 36 points tonight, Park-Lane broke Seton Hall's scoring record for a BIG EAST Tournament game.
Tonight's effort was Park-Lane's sixth 30-point game of the season and the 11^th of her career. Furthermore, it's her 13^th 20-point game of the season and the 37^th of her career.
This only the second time this season that Seton Hall has lost despite out-rebounding its opponent (11-2).
Seton Hall's eight-point lead in the fourth quarter tonight is its largest lead surrendered in a loss this season.

UP NEXT:
Although Seton Hall has been eliminated from the BIG EAST Tournament, more postseason games await the Pirates. The Hall will wait to find out when and where it will play in the NCAA Tournament or WNIT. Selection Monday is on March 13.