Pirates Open BIG EAST Tournament with DePaul, Friday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall will begin play at the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament, presented by JEEP, on Friday, March 8. The No. 7 seeded Pirates will face No. 10 seeded DePaul a...
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024
2024 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT, presented by JEEP
#10 DE PAUL (12-19) vs. #7 SETON HALL (16-13)
** FIRST ROUND **
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Mohegan Sun Arena
1:30 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: BIG EAST Digital Network on FloHoops
(John Fanta & Kim Adams, Meghan Caffrey on sidelines)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Ryan Henry & Ryan Johnston)
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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | DE PAUL
THE GAME
Seton Hall will begin play at the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament, presented by JEEP, on Friday, March 8. The No. 7 seeded Pirates will face No. 10 seeded DePaul at 1:30 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with the immortal duo of John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call and Meghan Caffrey on the sidelines. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Ryan Henry and Ryan Johnston 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.
STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Here is the seeding for the BIG EAST Tournament, presented by JEEP…
1. Connecticut
2. Creighton
3. St. John's
4. Villanova
5. Marquette
6. Georgetown
7. SETON HALL
8. Butler
9. Providence
10. DePaul
11. Xavier
IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Seton Hall is 27-38 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Pirates have won their last two first round games. The Hall hasn't lost in the first round since a 76-51 setback to St. John's in the 2019 event. The last time the Pirates played DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament, The Hall fell to the top-seeded Blue Demons, 83-80, in Chicago in 2020. The Hall is 0-4 all-time against DePaul in the tournament.
LAST GAME
Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had a game-high 23 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team lost to No. 23 Creighton, 72-65, on Senior Day in Walsh Gymnasium on Sunday.
The Pirates led at the half, but an 11-0 third-quarter run by Creighton proved to be the difference-maker as The Hall couldn't draw even afterward. Seton Hall was just 12-for-21 from the free-throw line which made its comeback attempts more difficult.
With the loss, the Pirates will be the No. 7 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and will face No. 10 seed DePaul in the first round on Friday at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8 at Mohegan Sun Arena.
In addition to Baines, Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) and Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) also scored in double-figures. Hagans had a season-high 16 points to go with five rebounds and two assists. Satterfield had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Blue Demons: DePaul leads, 24-7
2023-24 Meeting:
Seton Hall 91, DePaul 78 (F) – February 17, 2024 (Walsh Gymnasium)
AGAINST DE PAUL
Seton Hall and DePaul will square off on Friday for the 33rd time in history. The Blue Demons have largely dominated the series, winning 24 of the prior meetings, but the Pirates have won three of the last four contests, including their lone regular season meeting this season. The Hall is 0-4 all-time against DePaul in in the BIG EAST Tournament.
FIRST MEETING THIS YEAR
All five Seton Hall starters reached double-figures in scoring as the Pirates defeated DePaul, 91-78, in an offensive outburst on Seton Hall vs. Cancer Day in Walsh Gym, on Feb. 17.
The Hall used an 8-0 run, just minutes into the contest, to take the lead and never trailed again. Seton Hall pulled down 45 rebounds, a season-high in BIG EAST play, and shot 46.5 percent from the field.
Seton Hall had five players reach double-figures in scoring for the first time in over two years. Savannah Catalon (Burleston, Texas) and Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) tied for the team lead with 21 points apiece. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) collected a season-high 15 points on the strength of 3-for-4 from three-point range. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) and Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) finished with 13 points apiece.
SCOUTING DE PAUL
DePaul closed out the 2023-24 regular season with a 12-19 overall record and a 4-14 mark in BIG EAST play, earning the No. 10 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Blue Demons haven't won in a month and enter the event with a six-game losing streak. Most recently, Villanova's Lucy Olsen beat the Blue Demons with a buzzer-beating game-winner on March 3.
The Blue Demons are still one of the higher scoring teams in the BIG EAST, ranking fourth with 65.6 points per game, but they're giving up 73.6 points per game, which ranks second-most in the conference.
Anaya Peoples leads the Blue Demons with 15.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in conference play. She had 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in DePaul's loss to Seton Hall on Feb. 17.
UP NEXT
With a victory, Seton Hall will advance to the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals and meet Creighton for the fourth year in a row. The Hall would face the No. 2 seeded Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be nationally televised on FS2 with John Fanta, Kim Adams and Meghan Caffrey on the call. Ryan Henry and Ryan Johnston will continue to carry the WSOU broadcasts.