Pirates Fall at St. John's, 68-57

Tuesday, February 13

Queens, N.Y. / Carnesecca Arena

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

14-11,6-8Big East

St. John's

15-11,9-5Big East

Seton Hall

St. John's (NY)

2/13/2024 9:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

Kae Satterfield and Savannah Catalon score 12 points apiece to lead The Hall.

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team led at halftime, but shot only 32 percent from the field in the second half and fell at St. John's, 68-57, in Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday.

It's the first time this season that the Pirates have lost despite leading at the half (13-1). St. John's took the lead with an 11-0 run early in the third quarter and never trailed again.

Savannah Catalon (Burleston, Texas) and Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) led the Pirates with 12 points apiece. Satterfield also had a team-high nine rebounds.

THE STORY:
Baines connected on a baseline jumper to tie the score at eight, but then The Hall went without a made field goal for the next 4:57, allowing St. John's to go on a 10-0 run and take an 18-10 lead. A made jumper by Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) ended the run, but the Pirates trailed 20-12 after 10 minutes.

Down 32-27, the Pirates went on an 8-0 run, and a three-pointer by Baines with 3:16 left in the second quarter gave them their first lead of the game. The Hall shot 71 percent in the second quarter and took a 37-34 lead into halftime. Catalon found her offensive touch, scoring nine points on 4-for-6 shooting in the second alone.

Trailing 39-34, St. John's scored five points on one possession due in large part to an intentional foul call. The Red Storm extended their run to 11-0 to take a 45-39 lead and force a Seton Hall timeout with 6:50 left in the third quarter.

In the fourth, an acrobatic layup by Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) cut St. John's lead to 52-51, but St. John's answered with a 10-0 burst to take a 62-51 advantage with only 2:53 left in the game. The Pirates were held scoreless for 5:54 during the Red Storm run in the final quarter. Catalon hit a three-pointer to cut the Pirates' deficit to eight, but they couldn't get closer.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 23-for-54 (42.6%) from the floor for the game, while St. John's was 24-for-52 (46.2%). The Hall was 5-for-16 (31.3%) from three-point range, while the Red Storm were 3-for-7 (42.9%).
Satterfield had 12 points on the strength of 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line to go with a team-high nine rebounds.
St. John's out-rebounded The Hall, 36-to-25, which included an 8-to-4 edge on the offensive glass.
Catalon had 12 points and was 2-for-3 from three-point range.
Seton Hall was 6-for-7 (85.7%) from the free-throw line, while St. John's was 17-for-20 (85.0%).
Hagans finished with nine points to go with four assists and two steals.
Seton Hall forced 17 turnovers, while the Red Storm forced 15. St. John's had a 23-to-19 advantage in points-off-turnovers.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 14-11 overall and 6-8 in conference games, while St. John's improves to 15-11 overall and 9-5 in the BIG EAST.
The Hall is now 39-50 all-time against St. John's and splits the 2023-24 season series.
Despite becoming a full-time starter only this year, with six assists tonight, Wright moved into a tie for 16^th place on Seton Hall's career list with 267 assists. Her 143 assists this year is already tied for 10^th most all-time for a single-season.
For the 18^th time in 25 games, Seton Hall forced more turnovers than its opponent.
It's the 14^th time Seton Hall has led at the half, but the first time it's lost when leading at the half.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, February 17 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host BIG EAST rival DePaul. Fans are encouraged to come early and experience the BIG EAST Road Trip fan fest. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Matt Ambrose and Phil Stern on the call. Tip-time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.