SETON HALL (2-2) vs. VCU (1-3)

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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.

 

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Team Names 1 2 3 4 T Virginia Commonwealth 14 21 12 15 62 Seton Hall 17 9 13 22 61

 

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Bad lose .

 

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I don’t follow women’s basketball, but the coach got be on the hot seat, no? 2-3…3 losses to mid majors, 2 to Ivy League schools. Yikes

 

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Pirates' Rally Falls Short Against VCU, 62-61 - Seton Hall University Athletics

The Seton Hall women's basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit with just 2:43 left to play to take the lead, but was edged by VCU, 62-61, in its first

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Pirates' Rally Falls Short Against VCU, 62-61​

62 VCU 2-3,0-0 Atlantic 10 61 Seton Hall 2-3,0-0 Big East Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 F VCU 14 21 12 15 62 Seton Hall 17 9 13 22 61

Seton Hall rallied from down eight with under 3:00 minutes left to take the lead, but couldn't keep it.​

ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Seton Hall women's basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit with just 2:43 left to play to take the lead, but was edged by VCU, 62-61, in its first game at the 2022 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, USVI on Thursday.

A pair of free-throws by Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) with 27 seconds remaining gave The Hall its first lead since early in the second quarter. But VCU's Mary-Anna Asare banked in a layup with three seconds left to give the Rams the late lead. A potential game-winning turnaround jumper from Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) rimmed off as time expired.

Park-Lane led The Hall with 16 points, with 13 coming in the fourth quarter. She also had seven assists, three rebounds and two steals. Cooks finished with 14 points and five rebounds, while senior Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) had 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

THE STORY:
A free-throw by Park-Lane put The Hall up, 14-10, with 1:00 left in the first quarter, but the game's second 10 minutes belonged to the Rams. A jumper by Hagans gave the Pirates a 23-22 advantage, but then they went scoreless for the next 4:30, allowing the Rams to go on an 8-0 run and take a 30-22 lead. Cooks hit a three to cut their deficit to four, but VCU closed the half with five unanswered points to take a 35-26 advantage into halftme.

The Pirates shot just 32.3% from the field in the opening half, compared to 45.5% for the Rams.

Buckets by Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) and Cooks to open the third quarter cut Seton Hall's deficit to five points, but VCU responded with a 7-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, a 42-30 advantage with 5:12 left in the quarter.

Trailing 60-52 with 2:43 remaining in the game, Park-Lane had a driving layup and followed it with a pair of free-throws a minute later to cut VCU's lead to 60-56. After a Rams' turnover, Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) hit a clutch corner three-pointer to pull The Hall to within 60-59 with 53 seconds left. Following another VCU turnover, Park-Lane calmly hit her two free-throws to give The Hall the lead with 27 seconds left. VCU's Asare found a seam, however, on the baseline and was able to bank in winner with three seconds left.



THE NUMBERS:

• Seton Hall was 23-for-59 (39.0%) from the floor for the game, while VCU was 27-for-56 (48.2%). The Hall was 5-for-15 (33.3%) from three-point range, while the Rams were 3-for-13 (23.1%).
• Park-Lane had a team-high 16 points and seven assists to go with three rebounds and two steals.
• VCU out-rebounded The Hall, 36-to-29. Offensive rebounds were even at eight apiece.
• Hagans finished with 14 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting, including 2-for-4 from three-point range. She also had a team-high seven rebounds.
• Seton Hall was 10-for-14 (71.4%) from the free-throw line, while VCU was 5-for-6 (83.3%).
• Cooks had 14 points and five rebounds. She was also 2-for-4 from three-point range.
• Seton Hall forced 22 turnovers, while VCU forced 14. The Pirates had a 22-to-14 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
• Jordan had a solid game off the bench with a season-high seven points and a team-best three steals in only 11 minutes.

THE NOTES:

• Seton Hall drops to 2-3 on the young season, while VCU improves to 2-3.
• The Pirates are now 3-2 all-time against VCU.
• Cooks has now reached double-figures in scoring in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
• Hagans has now opened her Seton Hall career with five straight double-digit scoring games.
• The Hall falls to 2-3 all-time when playing on Thanksgiving Day.
• Hagans is the fifth different player to lead Seton Hall in rebounding in only five games this season.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on tomorrow when it continues play at the 2022 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Hall will take on Wisconsin at 1:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by ESPN3 and you can hear John Makuch and Will Swankie provide the action at 89.5 FM WSOU.