Codio's Heroics Send Pirates to Semifinals, 63-61

Saturday, March 7

Mohegan Sun Arena / Uncasville, Conn.

9:30 PM

Seton Hall University

19-11,12-8Big East

#6 St. John's

22-11,11-9Big East

St. John's (NY)

Seton Hall

Jordana Codio and teammates celebrate after defeating St. John's in the BIG EAST Tournament on March 7

Photo by: Ben Solomon

3/8/2026 1:17:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Senior Jordana Codio (Winter Garden, Fla.) erupted for a career-high 35 points to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a thrilling 63-61 victory over St. John's in the quarterfinals of the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena late Saturday night.

The victory sends the third-seeded Pirates into the semifinals for a second straight year where they'll meet second-seeded Villanova at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

The Hall's lead ballooned to as many as 13 points in the second quarter before St. John's rallied and kept it largely a two-possession game the rest of the way. The Pirates' defense late kept the Red Storm from taking the lead despite seeing their lead shrink to just one point on three separate occasions in the fourth quarter.

Codio was brilliant shooting 13-for-26 from the field, including 6-for-9 from three-point range for a career-high 35 points, falling just a single-point shy of Lauren Park-Lane's Seton Hall BIG EAST Tournament record. Junior Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had 12 points, five rebounds and four steals.

THE STORY:
Both teams came out of the gate on fire from the field. No one was hotter than Codio, who scored 12 of Seton Hall's first 14 points. St. John's shot 57 percent from the floor in the first 10 minutes, but The Hall forced seven Red Storm turnovers and brought a 16-14 lead into the second.

Leading 19-16, The Hall went on a 10-0 run, highlighted by made three-pointers by Codio and Catalon on back-to-back possessions, to give it a commanding 29-16 lead with 5:19 to go before halftime and send St. John's to a timeout. A driving layup by Ari Woodard (Oviedo, Fla.) put The Hall up 36-27 with 2:31 before the break, but St. John's closed the half with a 5-1 burst to cut their deficit to 37-32 at halftime.

After a punch-counterpunch third quarter, The Hall took a 53-47 lead into the fourth. A made pull up jumper by Codio gave Seton Hall a 58-50 lead with 7:12 left in the game, but St. John's answered with a 7-0 run to cut their deficit to just one point, 58-57, with 4:32 remaining. Still down one, St. John's had a chance to win the game late. Coming off a timeout, the Red Storm used some clock and then Shaulana Wagner missed a shot with three seconds left. Codio grabbed a highly contested rebound and was fouled. She made the second shot extending The Hall's lead to two points with one second left, and St. John's couldn't get a shot off in time.

Have a first quarter, Jordana Codio!!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/MqxJgtFFqQ
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) March 8, 2026

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 24-for-53 (45.3%) from the floor for the game, while St. John's was 23-for-45 (51.1%). The Hall was 9-for-20 (45.0%) from three-point range, while the Red Storm were 8-for-19 (42.1%).
Codio had a career-high 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting, including 6-for-9 from three-point range. She also had three rebounds and two steals.
St. John's out-rebounded The Hall, 28-to-21, but the Pirates had a slim 7-to-6 edge on the offensive glass.
Catalon, playing with a mask to protect her face, finished with 12 points and team-highs of five rebounds and four steals.
Seton Hall was 6-for-8 (75.0%) from the free-throw line, while St. John's was 7-for-9 (77.8%).
Woodard had nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Seton Hall forced 22 turnovers, while the Red Storm forced 13. The Hall had a massive 31-to-7 advantage in points-off-turnovers.

That's what an All-Defensive Team player does!!

The steal and the score from Catalon... IT'S A 10-0 RUN!! TIMEOUT ST. JOHN'S!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/SmmswYg9En
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) March 8, 2026

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 19-11 overall and advances to the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals, while St. John's falls to 21-11 and is eliminated from the Tournament.
The Pirates improve to 42-52 all-time against St. John's and avenge a regular season sweep by the Red Storm.
The Hall is now 30-41 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament games. It has now won its first game in the tournament in five straight years.
Codio's 35 points are the second most in a single-game in BIG EAST Tournament history for a Seton Hall player. Lauren Park-Lane set the record in 2023 with 36 against Creighton.
With two made free throws today, Catalon moves into a tie with Leslie Fairbanks for ninth place on Seton Hall's single-season list with 120.
This was the 10^th time this season that Seton Hall has forced at least 20 turnovers and the 12^th time that it has collected at least 10 steals.

UP NEXT:
With the victory, Seton Hall will advance to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament on Sunday, March 8 and face No. 2 Villanova at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tip-time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. It will be streamed live on Peacock and simulcast on NBCSN.