Pirates Edged by Creighton in Quarterfinal Battle, 72-65

Saturday, March 9

Uncasville, Conn. / Mohegan Sun Arena

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

17-14,8-10Big East

#2 Creighton

25-4,15-3Big East

Seton Hall

Creighton

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Pirates Edged by Creighton in Quarterfinal Battle, 72-65

3/9/2024 10:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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UNCASVILLE, CONN. – In an even battle that went down to the wire, the Seton Hall women basketball team was edged by second-seeded Creighton, 72-65, in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun on Saturday.

The game was yet another Seton Hall/Creighton classic and was a one possession game throughout the entirety of the second and third quarters. The Hall trailed by three entering the fourth, and the Bluejays scored the first five points of the quarter to take their largest lead of the game. The Pirates never found the equalizer.

Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) had a team-best 15 points. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) finished with 14 points. Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) had 11 points and five rebounds.

THE STORY:
Trailing 14-10, The Hall went on an 8-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Brazil Harvey-Carr (Camden, N.J.) to give it an 18-14 lead and prompt an early Creighton timeout. The Bluejays bounced right back, however, and scored the last five points of the quarter to take a 19-18 lead into the second. Gray found her range early, hitting a trifecta of three-pointers to lift the Pirates through the first 10 minutes.

The second quarter was evenly played with the Pirates taking a 34-33 lead into the break. The Hall shot 45 percent from the floor in the first half and was 5-for-7 from downtown. Creighton made five trifectas as well, but on 15 attempts.

The game remained a one-possession lead throughout the third quarter, until Creighton went on a run to start the fourth. Leading by three entering the final stanza, the Bluejays scored the first five points to grab a 58-50 lead with 8:57 left to play. Twice down the stretch, The Hall cut its deficit to only three points. Down seven with 49 seconds left, the Pirates turned over Creighton twice with full-court pressure and it resulted in a pair of layups by Baines to bring the Pirates to within three, 68-65. On the third attempt to turn over Creighton, a foul was called and Creighton ultimately was able to ice the game on the free-throw line.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 25-for-58 (43.1%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 21-for-51 (41.2%). The Hall was 8-for-15 (53.3%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 7-for-24 (29.2%).
Gray had 15 points on the strength of 3-for-6 shooting from three-point range.
Creighton out-rebounded The Hall, 35-to-29, which included an 8-to-6 edge on the offensive glass and a 7-to-2 advantage in second-chance points.
Baines had 14 points and two rebounds.
Seton Hall was 7-for-8 (87.5%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was 23-for-27 (85.2%).
Satterfield had 11 points to go with five rebounds.
Seton Hall forced eight turnovers, while the Bluejays forced nine. Points-off-turnovers were even 8-to-8.
Freshman Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) had seven points, four rebounds and a game-high seven assists.

THE NOTES:

With the loss, Seton Hall is eliminated from the BIG EAST Tournament and its record drops to 17-14, while Creighton improves to 25-4 overall and advances to the semifinals.
The Hall is now 6-20 all-time against Creighton and drops to 1-4 in the BIG EAST Tournament against the Bluejays.
This was the fourth consecutive season that Seton Hall and Creighton met in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals.
Despite becoming a full-time starter only this year, with three assists tonight, Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) moved past Shantel Brown and Pam Cerruti into 13^th place on Seton Hall's career list with 282 assists.
Wright's single-season assist total is now up to 158. Today, she tied Kathy O'Reilly for sixth place on Seton Hall's single-season list.
Seton Hall had a season-low one steal tonight.
Seton Hall lost by the exact same score, 72-65, against Creighton on March 3 in Walsh Gym.