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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2022
SETON HALL (2-2) vs. VCU (1-3)
ST. THOMAS, USVI – USVI Sports & Fitness Center – 3:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN3
Radio: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
Live Stats: SHUpirates.com
THE GAMES
Seton Hall will head on the road for the Thanksgiving weekend, playing three games at the 2022 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Hall will face VCU on Thursday, Nov. 24 at 3:15 p.m. ET. It will then take on Wisconsin on Friday, Nov. 25, followed by Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 26.
MEDIA
All three Seton Hall games of the Paradise Jam will be carried by ESPN3 with Brad Wells and Kevin Lehman on the call. As usual, the games will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Will Swankie and John Makuch will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.
WSOU is now also airing a postgame “Hall Line” show following its women’s basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.
LAST GAME
Senior Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) erupted for 20 points and 10 rebounds, but The Hall fell to Columbia, 83-76, in Walsh Gymnasium on Thursday.
The Hall fell behind early thanks to Columbia's hot shooting and struggled to catch up for most of the contest. Each time the Pirates cut their deficit to seven or fewer, the Lions hit a run-breaking shot. Seton Hall finally broke through late and took the lead with only 1:30 remaining, but Columbia ended the game with a 9-0 run.
After a disappointing debut, Baines broke out against Columbia with 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) had 13 points, five assists and three steals and Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) totaled 11 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Rams: Seton Hall leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: Seton Hall 70, VCU 67 (F) – March 21, 2022 (WNIT)
SCOUTING VCU
Thursday’s contest will be only the fifth meeting all-time between Seton Hall and VCU with the Pirates winning three of the prior four games. Their most recent game had a great deal of added significance. The Hall defeated VCU in Walsh Gym in the second round of the 2022 WNIT, 70-67, on March 21, 2022.
VCU is coming off a strong 2021-22 season that saw a 16-12 final record and a 9-5 mark in conference play. The Rams lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament to top-seeded Dayton, and ultimately fell to Seton Hall in the second round of the WNIT after an opening round victory over Stony Brook.
This year, the Rams are picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10 Conference per its preseason coaches’ poll. Sarah Te-Biasu was named to the Preseason First Team. VCU returns three of the five players that started the WNIT game against Seton Hall last March, but doesn’t have leading scorer Taya Robinson anymore. Robinson erupted for a game-high 27 points, 14 rebounds and five assists against The Hall.
VCU enters the Paradise Jam with a 1-3 record. Since defeating Lafayette in the season opener, they've lost three straight. Most recently, the fell at Charlotte, 55-47, on Sunday. Te-Biasu currently leads the team with 12.5 points per game.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Badgers: 0-0
Last Meeting: First Meeting
SCOUTING WISCONSIN
Friday’s contest will be the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Wisconsin in women’s basketball.
Wisconsin is coming off a difficult season that saw a final overall record of just 8-21 and a 5-13 mark in Big Ten play. The played two teams local to Seton Hall last year, falling to NJIT at home by 12 points and defeating Rutgers on the road by four points. The Badgers season came to an end with an opening-round loss to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.
This year’s team returns four of five starters, but also has a new look with seven true freshmen and two redshirt-freshmen on their roster. Wisconsin also brought in 2021-22 Patriot League Player of the Year Avery LaBarbera who averaged 16.5 points per game last year at Holy Cross.
Wisconsin enters the Paradise Jam with a 3-2 record after defeating Milwaukee, North Florida and Bradley and falling to Kansas State on Nov. 11, and most recently, Illinois State on Sunday. The Badgers fell, 62-57, in Normal, Ill., with Serah Williams leading the way with 16 points and eight rebounds. Three Badgers are currently averaging double-figures in scoring with Williams at a team-best 14.2 points per game. Maty Wilke is averaging 14.0 ppg.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bulldogs: Series tied 1-1
Prior Meetings:
Seton Hall 70, Georgia 51 – December 28, 2014 (Walsh Gym)
Georgia 70, Seton Hall 52 – December 6, 2015 (Athens, Ga.)
SCOUTING GEORGIA
Saturday’s contest will be only the third meeting all-time between Seton Hall and Georgia with each team winning a game at home by almost the same score. The Hall walloped Georgia, 70-51, on Dec. 28, 2014 in Walsh Gym, but the Bulldogs returned the favor the following year, 70-52, in Athens. The teams haven’t played since that matchup.
Georgia is coming off an impressive 2021-22 season that saw a 21-10 final record and a 9-7 mark in conference play. Although the Bulldogs lost in the opening round of the SEC Tournament to Alabama, they earned an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the marquee event, Georgia routed Dayton, 70-54, in the opening round, but lost to Iowa State in the second round. Jenna Staiti, Que Morrison and Mikayla Coombs all earned All-Southeastern Conference postseason honors.
This year the Bulldogs will be under the leadership of new head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and she’ll oversee an SEC-leading 10 newcomers. The Bulldogs' roster features five returners, five graduate transfers, four freshman and a sophomore transfer. One of the graduate transfers, Diamond Battles, is the 2022 American Athletic Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Year and was named preseason second-team All-SEC. Battles, one of the top graduate transfers in the nation, helped lead UCF to an unprecedented run in 2022.
Georgia enters the Paradise Jam with a perfect 5-0 record having defeated their opponents by an average of 22.2 points per game. Most recently, the Bulldogs passed their toughest test with a 66-52 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday. Four players are currently averaging in double-figures in scoring, led by Battles who is tallying 13.4 points per game. Brittany Smith is averaging 12.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest.
UP NEXT
When Seton Hall returns from the Paradise Jam it’ll head back on the road to open BIG EAST Conference play at Xavier on Friday, Dec. 2. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2022
SETON HALL (2-2) vs. VCU (1-3)
ST. THOMAS, USVI – USVI Sports & Fitness Center – 3:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN3
Radio: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
Live Stats: SHUpirates.com
THE GAMES
Seton Hall will head on the road for the Thanksgiving weekend, playing three games at the 2022 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Hall will face VCU on Thursday, Nov. 24 at 3:15 p.m. ET. It will then take on Wisconsin on Friday, Nov. 25, followed by Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 26.
MEDIA
All three Seton Hall games of the Paradise Jam will be carried by ESPN3 with Brad Wells and Kevin Lehman on the call. As usual, the games will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Will Swankie and John Makuch will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.
WSOU is now also airing a postgame “Hall Line” show following its women’s basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.
LAST GAME
Senior Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) erupted for 20 points and 10 rebounds, but The Hall fell to Columbia, 83-76, in Walsh Gymnasium on Thursday.
The Hall fell behind early thanks to Columbia's hot shooting and struggled to catch up for most of the contest. Each time the Pirates cut their deficit to seven or fewer, the Lions hit a run-breaking shot. Seton Hall finally broke through late and took the lead with only 1:30 remaining, but Columbia ended the game with a 9-0 run.
After a disappointing debut, Baines broke out against Columbia with 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting and pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) finished with 15 points and five rebounds. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) had 13 points, five assists and three steals and Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) totaled 11 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Rams: Seton Hall leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: Seton Hall 70, VCU 67 (F) – March 21, 2022 (WNIT)
SCOUTING VCU
Thursday’s contest will be only the fifth meeting all-time between Seton Hall and VCU with the Pirates winning three of the prior four games. Their most recent game had a great deal of added significance. The Hall defeated VCU in Walsh Gym in the second round of the 2022 WNIT, 70-67, on March 21, 2022.
VCU is coming off a strong 2021-22 season that saw a 16-12 final record and a 9-5 mark in conference play. The Rams lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament to top-seeded Dayton, and ultimately fell to Seton Hall in the second round of the WNIT after an opening round victory over Stony Brook.
This year, the Rams are picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10 Conference per its preseason coaches’ poll. Sarah Te-Biasu was named to the Preseason First Team. VCU returns three of the five players that started the WNIT game against Seton Hall last March, but doesn’t have leading scorer Taya Robinson anymore. Robinson erupted for a game-high 27 points, 14 rebounds and five assists against The Hall.
VCU enters the Paradise Jam with a 1-3 record. Since defeating Lafayette in the season opener, they've lost three straight. Most recently, the fell at Charlotte, 55-47, on Sunday. Te-Biasu currently leads the team with 12.5 points per game.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Badgers: 0-0
Last Meeting: First Meeting
SCOUTING WISCONSIN
Friday’s contest will be the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Wisconsin in women’s basketball.
Wisconsin is coming off a difficult season that saw a final overall record of just 8-21 and a 5-13 mark in Big Ten play. The played two teams local to Seton Hall last year, falling to NJIT at home by 12 points and defeating Rutgers on the road by four points. The Badgers season came to an end with an opening-round loss to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.
This year’s team returns four of five starters, but also has a new look with seven true freshmen and two redshirt-freshmen on their roster. Wisconsin also brought in 2021-22 Patriot League Player of the Year Avery LaBarbera who averaged 16.5 points per game last year at Holy Cross.
Wisconsin enters the Paradise Jam with a 3-2 record after defeating Milwaukee, North Florida and Bradley and falling to Kansas State on Nov. 11, and most recently, Illinois State on Sunday. The Badgers fell, 62-57, in Normal, Ill., with Serah Williams leading the way with 16 points and eight rebounds. Three Badgers are currently averaging double-figures in scoring with Williams at a team-best 14.2 points per game. Maty Wilke is averaging 14.0 ppg.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bulldogs: Series tied 1-1
Prior Meetings:
Seton Hall 70, Georgia 51 – December 28, 2014 (Walsh Gym)
Georgia 70, Seton Hall 52 – December 6, 2015 (Athens, Ga.)
SCOUTING GEORGIA
Saturday’s contest will be only the third meeting all-time between Seton Hall and Georgia with each team winning a game at home by almost the same score. The Hall walloped Georgia, 70-51, on Dec. 28, 2014 in Walsh Gym, but the Bulldogs returned the favor the following year, 70-52, in Athens. The teams haven’t played since that matchup.
Georgia is coming off an impressive 2021-22 season that saw a 21-10 final record and a 9-7 mark in conference play. Although the Bulldogs lost in the opening round of the SEC Tournament to Alabama, they earned an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the marquee event, Georgia routed Dayton, 70-54, in the opening round, but lost to Iowa State in the second round. Jenna Staiti, Que Morrison and Mikayla Coombs all earned All-Southeastern Conference postseason honors.
This year the Bulldogs will be under the leadership of new head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and she’ll oversee an SEC-leading 10 newcomers. The Bulldogs' roster features five returners, five graduate transfers, four freshman and a sophomore transfer. One of the graduate transfers, Diamond Battles, is the 2022 American Athletic Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Year and was named preseason second-team All-SEC. Battles, one of the top graduate transfers in the nation, helped lead UCF to an unprecedented run in 2022.
Georgia enters the Paradise Jam with a perfect 5-0 record having defeated their opponents by an average of 22.2 points per game. Most recently, the Bulldogs passed their toughest test with a 66-52 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday. Four players are currently averaging in double-figures in scoring, led by Battles who is tallying 13.4 points per game. Brittany Smith is averaging 12.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest.
UP NEXT
When Seton Hall returns from the Paradise Jam it’ll head back on the road to open BIG EAST Conference play at Xavier on Friday, Dec. 2. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers.