Eads, Pirates Handle Bulldogs in Hinkle, 69-49

Sunday, December 29

Hinkle Fieldhouse / Indianapolis, Ind.

2:00 PM

Seton Hall University

10-3,2-0Big East

Butler

10-5,0-2Big East

Seton Hall

Butler

Photo by: Justin DiPietro

12/29/2024 4:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Freshman Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a convincing, 69-49, victory in Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Pirates used a 10-0 run just moments into the contest to take the lead for good.

Eads collected a career-high in points for a fourth consecutive game. She was 10-for-19 from the floor and also had four steals.

In all, five Pirates scored at least eight points. Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) tallied nine points and four rebounds. Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio) had nine points, four rebounds and three assists. Savanna Jones (Eden Prairie, Minn.) had a career-high eight points and four rebounds.

THE STORY:
Trailing 4-2 early, the Pirates went on a 10-0 run, and a stepback jumper by Masonius, gave them a 12-4 advantage with 2:22 left in the opening quarter. Seton Hall's defense held the Bulldogs to just 2-for-14 shooting in the first 10 minutes and took a 12-6 lead into the second.

The Seton Hall offense erupted in the second quarter with the Pirates connecting on 11 of their 15 shots for 73.3 percent, including 2-for-3 from three-point range. The Hall methodically increased its lead throughout the second and took a 38-25 advantage into the locker room. The Pirates shot 56.7 percent from the floor in the first half, compared to just 26.9 percent for the Bulldogs. The Hall, however, committed 11 turnovers and was called for 12 fouls Butler took 14 free throws in the first 20 minutes compared to just three for the Pirates.

Lops connected on a corner three-pointer to give The Hall its largest lead of the game, 58-36, with 8:45 left to play in the contest. Butler answered with a 9-2 run to cut its deficit to 15 points with 6:21 left, but the Bulldogs couldn't get closer. Eads scored the contest's next seven points to put the game away.

This is becoming a regular occurrence, but Faith Masonius with another beautiful pass from the high post!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪@BIGEASTWBB @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/EWYuoMWkuo
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 29, 2024

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 28-for-63 (44.4%) from the floor for the game, while Butler was 16-for-46 (34.8%). The Hall was 5-for-17 (29.4%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 4-for-17 (23.5%).
Eads had a career-high 26 points on 10-for-19 shooting, including 3-for-6 from three-point range. She also had four steals and three rebounds.
The Hall out-rebounded Butler, 35-to-29, which included a 13-to-10 edge on the offensive glass and a 17-to-4 advantage in second-chance points.
Masonius had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Seton Hall was 8-for-9 (88.9%) from the free-throw line, while Butler was 13-for-20 (65.0%).
Lops had nine points, four rebounds and two steals.
Seton Hall forced 20 turnovers, while the Bulldogs forced 15. The Hall had a 16-to-9 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Lawson tallied nine points, four rebounds and three assists.
The Pirates had 40 points in the paint, compared to 22 for Butler.
Jones notched a career-high eight points on 4-for-4 shooting with four rebounds.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play, while Butler falls to 10-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
The Hall is now 18-6 all-time against the Bulldogs.
Eads has collected a new career-high in scoring in four consecutive games.
The Hall has now forced at least 20 turnovers in nine of 13 games this year, and in both of its BIG EAST contests.
Seton Hall has now forced more turnovers than its opponent in 12 of 13 games this season.
With nine points today, Lawson surpassed the 400-points mark for her career.
The Pirates collected at least 10 steals for the 10^th time this season.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, January 1 when it travels to Villanova. Tip time is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on FS1. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.