Codio, Pirates Fall Short Against Creighton, 72-66

Sunday, February 1

South Orange, N.J.

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

15-7,9-4Big East

Creighton

10-12,6-7Big East

Creighton

Seton Hall

2/1/2026 6:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Jordana Codio (Winter Garden, Fla.) scored a game-high 20 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell to Creighton, 72-66, in historic Walsh Gymnasium on Sunday.

Trailing by two possessions for most of the game, the Pirates went particularly cold from the field at the worst time, going scoreless for the first 6:12 of the fourth quarter and allowing the Bluejays to increase their lead to 12 points. The Hall was able to cut its deficit to three, but ultimately ran out of time.

The loss is Seton Hall's first against an opponent other than No. 1 Connecticut since Dec. 19.

Codio had 20 points, and six rebounds to lead The Hall. Junior Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had 15 points and three steals. Shailyn Pinkney (East Hartford, Conn.) was a third Pirate to score in double-figures. She finished with 11 points and four rebounds.

THE STORY:
A made three-pointer by Valenzuela gave The Hall an early 7-5 lead, but Creighton answered with a 9-0 run to grab a 14-7 advantage with 3:31 left in the first quarter. The Hall got beaten badly on the glass in the first 10 minutes, 16-to-7, which included six offensive rebounds for the Bluejays. Creighton took a 21-15 lead into the second quarter.

The Pirates rebounded better in the second, but Creighton made four three-pointers and maintained its six-point lead into the halftime break. The Bluejays shot 44.4 percent from the floor in the opening half and drained six three-pointers.

Trailing 60-55 entering the fourth quarter, the Pirates were held scoreless for the first 6:12, allowing Creighton to build a commanding 67-55. A made three-pointer by Pinkney spearheaded a 9-0 burst for The Hall to cut its deficit to 67-64 with 1:25 remaining. The Bluejays made five of six free-throws in the final 32 seconds to ice the game.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 21-for-65 (32.3%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 26-for-61 (42.6%). The Hall was 5-for-25 (20.0%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 8-for-28 (28.6%).
Codio had a game-high 20 points on 6-for-15 shooting, including 8-for-11 from the free-throw line, with six rebounds.
Creighton out-rebounded the Pirates, 44-to-39, but Seton Hall had a 12-to-10 edge on the offensive glass and a 15-to-7 advantage in second-chance points.
Catalon finished with 15 points with three steals.
Seton Hall was 19-for-23 (32.3%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was 12-for-15 (80.0%).
Pinkney had 11 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Seton Hall forced 13 turnovers, while the Bluejays forced nine.
Mariana Valenzuela (Mazatlan, Mexico) finished with six points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
Ja'Kahla Craft (Elk River, Minn.) came off the bench to score six points and grab a career-high nine rebounds.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 15-7 overall and 9-4 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 10-12 overall and 6-7 in conference play.
The Pirates are now 7-24 all-time against Creighton and split the season series. The Hall has now dropped 10 of the last 11 games to the Bluejays.
With three steals today, Catalon moves into a tie with former Pirate Jadis Rhoden for 11^th place on Seton Hall's career list with 182.
Three made three-pointers today gives Catalon exactly 100 for her career.
With 20 points today, Codio surpassed the 300-points mark for her career.
With four rebounds today, Pinkney reached the 200-rebounds milestone for her career.
Codio's 20-point game is the third of her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will be back in action on Saturday, February 7 when it makes the short trip to Queens, N.Y. for a clash with local BIG EAST rival St. John's. Tip-time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. It will be streamed live on ESPN+.