Craft, Pirates Exorcise Blue Demons, 96-74

Saturday, February 14

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

17-8,11-5Big East

DePaul

6-21,3-13Big East

DePaul

Seton Hall

2/14/2026 5:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

Craft breaks Seton Hall's single-game efficiency record by going 11-for-11.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Ja'Kahla Craft (Elk River, Minn.) scored a career-high 26 points and had the most-efficient game in Seton Hall history as the Pirates downed DePaul, 96-74, in Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Pirates never trailed in this one, dominating both sides of the floor from the very start. Seton Hall scored 20 of the first 23 points in the game and never looked back. The Hall shot 64.4 percent from the field for the game, its highest percentage since shooting 66.7 percent against Boston College on Feb. 19, 1994.

Craft turned in an all-time performance in only her third career start. The sophomore was a perfect 11-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-4 from three-point range and doubled her previous career-high in points. She breaks Seton Hall's record for single-game shooting efficiency with a minimum of 10 attempts.

Jordana Codio (Winter Garden, Fla.) and Mariana Valenzuela (Mazatlan, Mexico) both registered double-doubles. Codio had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Valenzuela collected 13 points and tied her career-high with 13 rebounds. Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had 17 points, while Ari Woodard (Oviedo, Fla.) making her first career start, had five points, five rebounds and a game-high 11 assists.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall was firing on all cylinders to start the game, connecting on eight of its first 10 shots to build an early 20-3 lead and forcing a DePaul timeout less than three minutes into the contest. The Pirates held DePaul scoreless for a stretch of 5:43 in the first quarter and took a commanding 25-10 lead into the second. The Hall shot 73.3 percent from the floor in a dominant first quarter.

The Hall didn't let up in the second quarter and closed the half with a 19-3 run over the final 6:02. Seton Hall shot a staggering 66.7 percent from the floor, including 7-for-9 from three-point range, and took a 49-16 lead into halftime. Craft registered a new career-high with 16 points in the first half alone. The Pirates held DePaul to just 15.8 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes.

The Pirates led 72-43 after three quarters, and The Hall took off again in the fourth. A layup by Zahara Bishop (Minneapolis, Minn.) gave the Pirates their largest lead of the game, 85-48, with 7:26 left in the contest. The Hall pulled their starters shortly afterward.

A PERFECT GAME 😮@JakahlaCraft went 11 for 11 from the field and 4-4 from behind the arc in @SHUWBB win over DePaul! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/XqSiwOwWjc
— BIG EAST WBB (@BIGEASTWBB) February 14, 2026

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 38-for-59 (64.4%) from the floor for the game, while DePaul was 29-for-84 (34.5%). The Hall was 11-for-17 (64.7%) from three-point range, while the Blue Demons were 10-for-30 (33.3%).
Craft had a career-high 26 points on 11-for-11 shooting, including 4-for-4 from three-point range with four rebounds
The Hall out-rebounded DePaul, 43-to-33, but the Blue Demons had a 20-to-8 edge on the offensive glass and a 22-to-10 advantage in second-chance points.
Codio had 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting to go with 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks in a strong all-around performance.
Seton Hall was 9-for-11 (81.8%) from the free-throw line, while DePaul was 4-for-8 (50.0%).
Valenzuela had 13 points on the strength of 3-for-5 shooting from three-point range and tied her career-high with 13 rebounds. She also had two assists and two blocks.
Seton Hall forced 12 turnovers, while the Blue Demons forced 22.
Catalon had 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting, to go with three rebounds and three assists.
Woodard finished with five points, five rebounds and a career-high 11 assists.
Senior Messiah Hunter (Hopewell, Va.) came off the bench to score a career-high eight points on 3-for-4 shooting.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 17-8 overall and 11-5 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul drops to 6-21 overall and 3-13 in conference play.
The Pirates improve to 13-24 all-time against DePaul and has now won six straight in the series.
Seton Hall shot 64.4 percent from the field, which is the third-best in a single-game in program history and the highest since shooting 66.7 percent against Boston College on Feb. 19, 1994. It's 64.4 percent is the highest ever against a BIG EAST opponent.
Craft broke Seton Hall's single-game record for shooting efficiency with at least 10 shot attempts. She was a perfect 11-for-11 from the floor.
It's the 13^th time this season that The Hall has out-rebounded its opponent, improving to 12-1 in those games.
Seton Hall's victory guarantees a winning season in BIG EAST play.
The Hall improves to a perfect 13-0 when out-shooting its opponent.
Woodard's 11 assists today are the most for any Pirate so far this season.
Seton Hall improves to 151-59 in home games under head coach Anthony Bozzella, and 74-44 against BIG EAST opponents in Walsh Gym.
With 17 points today, Catalon has surpassed the 900-points milestone for her career.
Seton Hall has now pulled down at least 40 rebounds in a single-game 10 times this season. The Hall accomplished the feat only six times all of last year.
With seven points today, Bishop has surpassed the 200-points milestone for her career.
Valenzuela's double-double is the third of her career, and Codio's is her first.
Seton Hall improves to 10-5 all-time on Valentine's Day.
The Hall's 96 points scored are a season-high.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will be back in action on Wednesday, February 18 when it heads to Cincinnati, Ohio to take on BIG EAST rival Xavier. Tip-time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. It will be streamed live on ESPN+.