Pirates Net Villanova in BIG EAST Semifinals, Sunday

Sunday, March 8

Mohegan Sun Arena / Uncasville, Conn.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

#2 Villanova

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Pirates Net Villanova in BIG EAST Semifinals, Sunday

3/8/2026 10:03:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026
#3 SETON HALL (19-11) vs. #2 VILLANOVA (24-6)
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Mohegan Sun Arena
5:00 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: Peacock / NBCSN
(John Fanta & Kim Adams)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Joe Morales & Ryan Nelke)
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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | VILLANOVA

THE GAME
Seton Hall will continue play in the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament when it takes on No. 2 seeded Villanova in the semifinals on Sunday, March 8. Tip time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed on Peacock and simulcast on NBCSN with John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Joe Morales and Ryan Nelke will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is also airing a post-game "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

LAST GAME
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.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Wildcats: Villanova leads, 53-26
Earlier This Year:
Villanova 82, Seton Hall 52 (F) – Feb. 26, 2026 (Walsh Gymnasium)
Villanova 72, Seton Hall 55 (F) – Dec. 19, 2025 (Finneran Pavilion)

AGAINST VILLANOVA
Seton Hall and Villanova will resume their long rivalry with a second game in only 10 days. The Wildcats swept the Pirates in the season series and have now won seven of the last eight games in the series. All-time, Villanova has dominated the matchup with a 53-26 record. This will be the fifth time the teams have met in the BIG EAST Tournament with the Wildcats having won three of the prior four games. Most recently, Villanova bounced The Hall from the 2022 tournament in the semifinals.

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST VILLANOVA
Villanova swept the 2025-26 season series from Seton Hall in convincing fashion. With five players marked as "out" to start the game, the undermanned Pirates couldn't bounce back from a nightmarish second quarter and fell to Villanova, 82-52, in Walsh Gymnasium on Feb. 26.

The game was lost for the Pirates in the second frame as Villanova out-scored The Hall 21-6 and held them without a made field goal for the final 8:46 before halftime. Villanova's Jasmine Bascoe scored 22 points in the first half, matching Seton Hall's team total in the first 20 minutes. Zahara Bishop (Minneapolis, Minn.) had a team-high 19 points to go with five rebounds.

Back on Dec. 19, the Pirates fell behind late in the first half and couldn't recover in a 72-55 loss at Villanova. The game was lost for The Hall in the final five minutes of the first half when Villanova connected on five of seven three-pointer attempts in the final 4:14. Nova's Ryanne Allen was 5-for-6 from three-point range in the first half alone. Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) led the Pirates with 12 points to go with four rebounds. Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had 11 points and six rebounds.

SCOUTING VILLANOVA
Picked to finish fourth in the BIG EAST this season, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll, Villanova greatly outperformed its expectations, finishing a clear second with a 23-6 overall record and a 16-4 mark in conference play. Jasmine Bascoe won the BIG EAST scoring title at nearly 20 points per game and was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST Team. Brynn McCurry was named BIG EAST Most Improved Player.

UP NEXT
With a victory over Villanova, Seton Hall will continue play at the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament, advancing to the final against either No. 1 seed UConn or No. 5 seed Creighton. The contest will be tipped at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9 and streamed live on Peacock. 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the game.