Strong Team-Wide Effort Propels Pirates Past Saint Peter's, 88-39

Tuesday, November 4

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Saint Peter's

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Saint Peter's

Seton Hall

Strong Team-Wide Effort Propels Pirates Past Saint Peter's, 88-39

11/4/2025 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Jordana Codio (Winter Garden, Fla.) had a career-high 20 points as the Seton Hall women's basketball team routed Saint Peter's, 88-39, in the 2025-26 season-opener Tuesday in Walsh Gym.

Although Saint Peter's had the first lead of the game, the Pirates immediately responded with a game-changing 22-0 run. The Hall took a 50-19 lead into the half despite only six combined first-half points by superstar guards Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) and Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.).

Codio had 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting, while Bishop was an efficient 6-for-8 from the floor, including 2-for-3 from three-point range. In all, 10 of the 13 available Pirates scored.

Freshman Zahara Bishop (Minneapolis, Minn.) had 15 points on an efficient 6-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-3 from three-point range. Sophomore Ja'Kahla Craft (Elk River, Minn.) finished with a career-high 13 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter.

THE STORY:
Saint Peter's started the scoring with a three-pointer, but The Hall squelched the Peacocks offense for the next 8:01, going on a remarkable 22-0 run, highlighted by 12 points from Codio and six from Bishop. Seton Hall held Saint Peter's to just 21 percent shooting in the first 10 minutes and took a 25-8 lead into the second.

Already up 39-19, The Hall closed the half with an 11-0 run, and a layup by Rust, with 58 seconds left before the break gave it a commanding 50-19 lead at halftime.

The Peacocks didn't score until nearly four minutes into the third quarter as The Hall built its lead to 56-19. Seton Hall closed the third quarter with another 9-0 burst and took a 71-25 advantage into the fourth. The Pirates scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to finish off the rout.

Jordana Codio with the steal and the score!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ @ESPN pic.twitter.com/4jkA80Zz4o
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 5, 2025

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 34-for-70 (48.6%) from the floor for the game, while Saint Peter's was 15-for-56 (26.8%). The Hall was 9-for-28 (32.1%) from three-point range, while the Peacocks were 4-for-28 (14.3%).
Codio had a game-high 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting and three rebounds in only 16 minutes.
The Hall out-rebounded Saint Peter's, 52-to-31, which included a 21-to-12 edge on the offensive glass and a 20-to-6 advantage in second-chance points.
Bishop had 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-3 from three-point range.
Seton Hall was 11-for-15 (73.3%) from the free-throw line, while Saint Peter's was 5-for-8 (62.5%).
Craft had 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting to go with four rebounds.
Seton Hall forced 24 turnovers, while the Peacocks forced 14. The Hall had a 34-to-14 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Mariana Valenzuela (Mazatlan, Mexico), playing in her first game at Seton Hall, had eight points and eight rebounds.
The Pirates had 30 fast-break points, compared to none for Saint Peter's.
Catalon had only five points, but also tied for the team lead with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. She was also a team-best +41.
Eads tallied six points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Cam Rust (Wakefield, R.I.), also playing in her first Seton Hall game, had nine points, two rebounds and three assists.

Jordana Codio with the steal and the score!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ @ESPN pic.twitter.com/4jkA80Zz4o
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 5, 2025

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall opens the season with a victory for the 15^th consecutive season.
The Pirates improve to 19-3 all-time against Saint Peter's and have now won 10 straight games in the series.
Seton Hall's victory today is the 800^th in program history.
Bishop, Codio, Rust Valenzuela, Natalia Hall-Rosa (Randolph, Mass.), Jada Snow (Bear, Del.) and Ari Woodard (Oviedo, Fla.) all made their Seton Hall debuts.
Seton Hall's 49-point victory is its largest margin of victory in a season-opening game since defeating Wagner by 55 to begin the 2018-19 season.
All 13 available Seton Hall players saw action, and 10 scored.