Pirates Can't Overcome Slow Start; Fall to NC State, 75-54

Sunday, November 15

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

2-2,0-0Big East

NC State

4-1,0-0ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
NC State	16	20	18	21	75
Seton Hall	10	11	15	18	54

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11/15/2026 3:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had a game-high 18 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell to NC State, 75-54, in historic Walsh Gymnasium on Sunday.

Seton Hall had a second-straight poor-shooting performance and were badly outscored in the first five minutes of both the first and second quarters. The Hall was down by 15 points at the half, and couldn't mount a significant run in the second half.

Catalon was one of the few highlights for the Pirates today, finishing with a game-high 18 points to go with a team-best seven assists.

Seton Hall's freshman forward duo of Shamira Morton (Canton, Miss.) and Inieye Oruh (Las Vegas, Nev.) combined for 13 rebounds. Morton flashed her offensive skill for a second-straight game, finishing with six points to go with seven rebounds.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall was held to just one made field goal for the game's first 6:43, and in that time, NC State was able to build an 8-2 advantage. A pair of made free-throws by Samari Bankhead (Los Angeles, Calif.) cut The Hall's deficit to 8-6, but NC State answered with an 8-2 run to grab a 16-8 lead with 42 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Hall had a similarly slow start to the second quarter, as the Wolfpack outscored the Pirates, 10-3 in the first 5:24 to grab a 26-13 lead. A made jumper by Saniyah King (Washington, D.C.) brought The Hall to within 28-18, but NC State closed out the half with an 8-3 burst to take a commanding 36-21 into the break. Seton Hall shot just 29.6 percent from the field in the first half, compared to 53.6 percent for NC State.

The Pirates twice were able to get their deficit down to as few as 13 points in the second half, but no appreciable runs were able to get Seton Hall closer.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 21-for-54 (38.9%) from the floor for the game, while NC State was 32-for-61 (52.5%). The Hall was 5-for-24 (20.8%) from three-point range, while the Wolfpack were 7-for-19 (36.8%).
Catalon had a game-high 18 points, three rebounds and matched her career-high with seven assists.
NC State out-rebounded The Hall, 34-to-30, which included a 9-to-8 edge on the offensive glass and a 7-to-3 advantage in second-chance points.
Morton finished with six points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Seton Hall was 7-for-9 (77.8%) from the free-throw line, while NC State was 4-for-8 (50.0%).
Seton Hall forced 11 turnovers, while the Wolfpack forced 14.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 2-2 on the young season, while NC State improves to 4-1.
The Pirates fall to 2-5 all-time against NC State.
Catalon reached double-figures in scoring for the 53^rd time in 91 career games.
Today is Shakena Richardson's birthday. Richardson is Seton Hall's director of basketball operations.
Seton Hall's 15-point deficit at the half today is its largest of the season at halftime.
NC State's 52.5 percent from the floor is a season-high for a Seton Hall opponent.
The teams combined for only 20 fouls today, which is by far the fewest total for a Seton Hall game this season. The Pirates alone had 21 fouls against Fairfield on Thursday.
Seton Hall shot a season-low 38.9 percent from the floor, and totaled a season-low 54 points.