Pirates Outlast Georgetown for Key Road Win, 58-52

Thursday, January 29

McDonough Arena / Washington, D.C.

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

15-6,9-3Big East

Georgetown

12-9,5-7Big East

Seton Hall

Georgetown

1/29/2026 1:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Mariana Valenzuela erupted for a game-high 19 points.

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Mariana Valenzuela (Mazatlan, Mexico) had a game-high 19 points as the Seton Hall women's basketball team rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to outlast Georgetown, 58-52, on Thursday.

Seton Hall trailed entering the third quarter, but held the Hoyas scoreless for the first 6:12 of the fourth to grab the lead for good. The Pirates improve to 9-3 in the BIG EAST and claim their fourth conference road victory of the season. Today's victory is a quad two win for The Hall.

Valenzuela had 19 points on the strength of 3-for-6 from three-point range with four rebounds. Junior Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three steals She was also 9-for-10 from the free-throw line.

Sophomore Ja'Kahla Craft (Elk River, Minn.) gave The Hall a huge boost off the bench, finishing with eight points, three rebounds and two steals in a career-high 26 minutes.

THE STORY:
A minute and 10 seconds into the game, the Pirates already outscored their first-quarter total the last time The Hall was in Washington, D.C. The Hall was outscored 21-2 in the first 10 minutes two years ago before rallying to win. A three-pointer by Catalon gave The Hall a 5-0 lead to start this one. Trailing 8-7, The Hall went on a 6-0 burst to grab a 13-8 advantage with 5:25 left in the first. Seton Hall shot 57 percent from the floor and was 6-for-8 from three-point range in the quarter and took a 22-16 lead into the second.

Georgetown scored eight of the first 10 points in the second quarter to tie the score, but The Hall closed out the half with a 7-2 burst to take a 31-26 lead into the break. In a defensive battle, the teams combined for 19 first-half turnovers.

For a second straight quarter, The Hall got off to a tough start as Georgetown opened the third with a 9-3 run to take a 35-34 lead with 5:17 left. Seton Hall, however, responded with a 7-0 run, highlighted by a made corner three-pointer by Valenzuela, to grab a 41-35 advantage with 2:47 left in the third. The Hoyas closed out the third with a 7-0 burst to take a one-point lead into the fourth.

Seton Hall held the Hoyas off the scoreboard for the first 6:12 of the fourth quarter, going on a 9-0 run to grab a 50-42 advantage with 3:48 left in the contest. Georgetown cut its deficit to five points with 32 seconds left, but The Hall was able to ice the game on the free-throw line. Catalon was 7-for-8 from the line in the fourth quarter alone.

Zahara Bishop makes the save and Savannah Catalon drains the three-pointer to give The Hall a 13-8 lead at the media break of the first quarter!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/u2aLaFMoGI
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 29, 2026

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 17-for-43 (39.5%) from the floor for the game, while Georgetown was 20-for-58 (34.5%). The Hall was 9-for-20 (45.0%) from three-point range, while the Hoyas were 7-for-29 (24.1%).
Valenzuela had a game-high 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting and 3-for-6 from three-point range. She also had four rebounds and two steals.
Georgetown out-rebounded The Hall, 35-to-26, which included a 17-to-6 edge on the offensive glass and a 20-to-7 advantage in second-chance points.
Catalon had 17 points on the strength of 9-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line, with a team-high five rebounds and three steals.
Seton Hall was 15-for-18 (83.3%) from the free-throw line, while Georgetown was 5-for-5 (100.0%).
Craft finished with eight points on 3-for-5 shooting, including 2-for-4 from three-point range, with three rebounds and two steals in a career-high 26 minutes.
Seton Hall forced 20 turnovers, while the Hoyas forced 18. The Hall had a 16-to-14 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Jordana Codio (Winter Garden, Fla.) had eight points and three rebounds.

Jordana Codio takes the ball to the basket and gets the foul!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/ir3l0kM3Tm
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 29, 2026

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 15-6 overall and 9-3 in the BIG EAST, while Georgetown falls to 12-9 overall and 5-7 in conference play.
The Pirates are now 49-30 all-time against Georgetown and have now won five in a row and 12 of the last 13 the series.
With three steals today, Catalon moves past former Pirates Geraldine Saintilus and Pam Kapuscienski into 12^th place on Seton Hall's career list with 176.
With two made three-pointers in today's game, Catalon moves past former Pirate Sandy Mitchell into 15^th place on Seton Hall's career list with 97.
This was the seventh time this season that Seton Hall has forced at least 20 turnovers.
With 19 points today, Valenzuela surpassed the 600-points mark for her career.
The Hall improves to a perfect 11-0 when out-shooting its opponent.
Today is Zahara Bishop's (Minneapolis, Minn.) 19^th birthday. Seton Hall is now 2-1 this season when playing on a player's birthday. The Hall lost on Savannah Catalon's birthday on Dec. 9, but won on Jada Eads birthday on Dec. 22.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will be back in action on Sunday, February 1 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium for a contest against BIG EAST rival Creighton. Tip-time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. It will be aired nationally on truTV.