Everyone seems concerned about rising crime rates on here, so I can't believe nobody shared the great news earlier this month that crime was down big time in the first quarter compared to the prior year quarter.


The article mentions some important limitations with the data, but a criminal justice analyst in the article notes that this drop jibes with other data sources they have that confirms the trend that crime is dropping. The completely rational explanation is that the surge in crime over the past few years was a temporary byproduct of the pandemic and immediately after, and not indicative of a longer term trend.

Some are claiming that this is a mirage based on lower overall voluntary crime reporting, but this short thread debunks that argument.

Login to view embedded media

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM
SETON HALL (7-10, 1-5) vs. GEORGETOWN (8-10, 1-5)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - WALSH GYMNASIUM
LIVE VIDEO: PSN on FloSports
LIVE AUDIO: WSOU FM or wsou.net
FOLLOW ALONG: StatBroadcast | Instagram | X (Twitter)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
SETON HALL (7-10, 1-5) at BUTLER (3-15, 1-5)
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - HINKLE FIELDHOUSE
LIVE VIDEO: PSN on FloSports
FOLLOW ALONG: StatBroadcast | Instagram | X (Twitter)

WEEKLY STATS REPORT: SETON HALL
2024 BIG EAST STANDINGS
2024 BIG EAST STATISTICAL LEADERS

PREVIEW
Seton Hall returns to action this week for another pair of BIG EAST Conference matches. The Hall will host rival Georgetown on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Walsh Gymnasium at 5:00 p.m. Seton Hall will then head to Indianapolis, Ind. for a match at Butler on Friday, Oct. 18. That one begins at 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
Both contests will be available for FloSports subscribers and will have Live Stats at SHUpirates.com. Wednesday's match will be able to be heard on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.

PROMOTIONS
Wednesday's game is our annual Dig Pink Match. All attendees are encouraged to wear pink to support breast cancer awareness. It's also our "Most Valuable Professor" Night.

HALL NOTES

• On Oct. 5 at UConn, Perri Lucas became only the 12th player in Seton Hall history to reach the milestone of 1,000 kills for her career.
  Seton Hall currently ranks third in the BIG EAST with 15.68 digs per set, while sophomore Rylee Nelson ranks second among all individuals with 4.62 per set.
  The Pirates are currently second in the conference with 1.65 service aces per set.
• The Pirates have two players that rank in the BIG EAST top-10 in service aces per set Asli Subasili is second with 0.45 aces per set, while Jenna Walsh is 10th at 0.33 per set.
• The Hall closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 6-5 record.
• Reagan Merk has collected a team-high seven double-doubles this season.
• Seton Hall played its first five-set match of the season on Friday, a road, come-from-behind victory at Providence.
• Maddy Klungel ranks seventh in the BIG EAST with 7.37 assists per set. She has now topped 30 assists in seven straight matches.

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
Seton Hall and Georgetown will resume their long rivalry on Wednesday when the Hoyas visit Walsh Gymnasium. Georgetown owns a slim, 24-23, all-time series lead, but the Pirates have dominated the series recently having won 14 of the last 17 meetings. Last season, the teams only played once, a 3-2 victory for the Pirates in Washington, D.C.

The Hoyas are coming off a 14-16 season in 2023, which included a 5-13 mark in BIG EAST play. They failed to qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament. Despite the lackluster season, three Hoyas were honored with postseason awards. Peyton Wilhite was named to the All-BIG EAST Team, while both Emily Wen and Kamryn Lee-Caracci earned placement on the All-Freshman Team.

This season, Georgetown was picked to finish 10th in the 11-team BIG EAST according to the preseason coaches' poll. Seton Hall was selected seventh. Although Wilhite graduated, the Hoyas return Mary Grace Goyena, who led the team with 361 kills last year, and Karis Park, who had 4.06 digs per set in 2023. Both Wen and Lee-Caracci also return for their sophomore campaigns.

Georgetown enters Wednesday's contest with an 8-10 overall record and a 1-5 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. The Hoyas' lone BIG EAST victory came on Oct. 5 when they defeated Providence in four sets on the road. Last weekend, Georgetown was edged in five sets by DePaul and fell in four sets to Xavier, both at home. Goyena currently leads the team with 2.62 kills per set.

SCOUTING BUTLER
Seton Hall and Butler will lock horns for the 21st time in history on Friday. The Bulldogs own a 13-7 all-time series lead in the prior 20 meetings. Most recently, the teams split the home-and-home series last season with The Hall losing in four sets at Hinkle Fieldhouse, but winning in five sets in Walsh Gym.

Butler is coming off a 13-16 record in 2023, which included a 7-11 mark in conference play. Although the Bulldogs finished strong with wins in three of their final four matches, they did not qualify for the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament. Jaymeson Kinley was named BIG EAST Libero of the Year and First Team All-BIG EAST, while Elise Ward was named to the All-Freshman Team.

This season, the Bulldogs were picked to finish fifth in the 11-team BIG EAST according to the preseason coaches' poll. Seton Hall was selected seventh. Butler returns 12 of 13 players from last year's roster. Mariah Grunze, Abby Maesch and Elise Ward highlighted the offense in 2023, combining for 899 of Butler's 1459 kills (61%).

The Bulldogs have under-performed so far in 2024 and enter the weekend with a 3-15 overall record and a 1-5 mark in BIG EAST play. Their lone conference victory came in their last match, a four-set victory over Providence on Sunday. Although Butler's competition has been fierce, their win over Providence was the first time they won a set in BIG EAST play having been swept by DePaul, Xavier, Creighton, Marquette and Connecticut prior to Sunday.

UP NEXT
Next week, The Hall will host a pair of BIG EAST Conference heavyweights in Walsh Gymnasium. On Friday, Oct. 25, Seton Hall will welcome Marquette for a 5:00 p.m. match. On Saturday, Oct. 26, No. 8 Creighton will visit Walsh at 6:00 p.m.

Newark, N.J. - Sophomore Joseph Butler (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) secured third place, his best finish of the season, with a 25:27.31 to help the Pirates to a second-place finish at the Metropolitan Championship Saturday morning.

Junior Stephen Beaman (Johnston, Iowa) came in less than half a second behind Butler with a 25:27.63 to finish fourth overall. This was Beaman's second top four finish in as many races.
Ninth place belonged to Junior Logan Brunozzi(Churchville, Pa.), rounding out the top ten finishers for The Hall with a 26:13.04.
Freshman Aakash Arumguam (Rockland, Calif) was the final top 20 finisher for the Pirates, completing the distance in a time of 26:33.71.

In the race for the team championship, the Pirates finished in second place with 53 points, five points shy of beating Manhattan for the team title this weekend.

The Pirates will return Friday to compete in the IC4A Championship in Bronx, N.Y.

Seton Hall #91.

Good visual: Login to view embedded media

I didn't really see these mentioned or talked about here; if there's another thread on them I missed please feel free to delete:

Pirate's Roast Coffee
Login to view embedded media
Hand-Made Pirate Ornament - Silk Road Bazaar
Login to view embedded media
There's always a lot of talk here about the cost/value ratio of some of the items offered up for sale. As much as I'd like to purchase anything with a Pirate on it, a lot of things have simply been out of my budget unfortunately. In the case of these two items, however....we're talking $19.99 each. I absolutely think majority of people can spring for $20 for a bag of coffee grinds that frankly would even look cool as a shelf display item. There's also a handmade ornament that, if you are familiar with Silk Road Bazaar, it's a great partnership and people should appreciate who is crafting these things for us.

$40 bucks total (free shipping too) and you get 2 cool SHU-themed items. This is an opportunity for the little guy to get involved. Maybe buy several and give some as holiday gifts.

Pirates remain unbeaten at home, Secure second BIG EAST win

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Goals from Rikard Cederberg and Jon Vignir Pétursson led No. 11 Seton Hall men's soccer to a 2-1 victory over Butler for the Pirates ninth win of the season.

The Pirates dominated the first half by outshooting the Bulldogs 8-1, but only one of the shots found the back of the net. The only Pirates goal from the first half came from Jon Vignir Pétursson planting the rebound from a penalty kick save in the goal from point blank range. The Pirates continued to dominate on the offensive end in the second half, outshooting the Bulldogs 6-2, and earned another goal off a strong Rikard Cederburg run. The Bulldogs pulled a goal back in the final 15 minutes, but the Pirates quashed any hope of an equalizer, securing a 2-1 victory.

With the win, The Hall moves to 9-2-1 on the season and 2-1-1 in-conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was a decidedly offensive affair in favor of the Pirates. In the 28th minute, the Pirates launched three shots from inside the box, two of which rattled off the crossbar. However, undeterred, the Pirates continued to push the ball into Bulldog territory.

In the 41st minute, Butler's Alejandro Moroso-Maza took down Tim Ströbeck in the box, handing the Pirates a penalty kick. Jon Vignir Pétursson stepped to the spot and scored off Butler goalkeeper Caleb Norris' penalty save, earning his third goal of the season. Entering halftime, the Pirates held a 8-1 advantage over the Bulldogs in shots.

The Hall continued pressuring the Bulldog's defensive stance, registering their first shot of the half after one minute. In the 66th minute, another Pirate offensive allowed Rikard Cederburg to finish a shot to the far post, extending the Pirates' lead to 2-0.

In the 78th minutes, the Bulldogs responded to the Seton Hall's goal with a goal off the foot of Josemir Gomez, cutting the score to a 2-1 Pirates lead.
The two teams exchanged red cards in the 83rd minute after a harsh slide tackle by Butler lead to a scuffle, forcing both teams to play with ten men until the game's completion.

Butler had an opportunity at the death to tie the game, but Soren Jensen ripped the ball out of the air and secured the 2-1 victory for the Pirates.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jon Vignir Pétursson scored his third goal of the season, all of which have come from penalty kick conversions or off penalty kick saves.
• Rikard Cederberg scored his second goal of the season.
• Soren Jensen registered two saves, pushing his season total to 16.
• The Pirates outshot the Bulldogs 14-3, as well as 6-3 on shots-on-goal
• Seton Hall had seven corner kicks to Butler's two.

NEWS & NOTES

• Seton Hall moves to 9-2-1, while Butler moves to 3-7-3.
• The Hall now moves to 2-1-1 on BIG EAST play.
• This was the 10th matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 2013.
• Seton Hall is now 3-5-2 all-time against Butler with a 3-1-1 record in their last five meetings.
  

UP NEXT
No. 11 Seton Hall will return to action next Saturday, October 19, when they travel to Washington, D.C., to face No. 19 Georgetown in a ranked BIG EAST matchup. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Newark, N.J. – Senior Julia Smith (Pittsgrove, N.J.) and junior Honey Strosnider (Fairfield, Pa.) ran a 18:03.18 and 18:03.76 to cross the finish line in third and fourth to help the Seton Hall women's cross country team to their first team Metropolitan Championship Saturday morning.

Smith and Strosnider continued their streak of strong performances with Smith registering her fourth consecutive top five finish, while Strosnider registered her fifth consecutive.

While the pair were the only top ten finishers for the Pirates, sophomores Caitlin Fahy (Ringwood, N.J.) and Paige Quigley (Sacramento, Calif.) placed eleventh and twelfth overall with times of 18:32.74 and 18:35.47, respectfully.

Their placements made a major difference in securing the overall, the pair generated a twelve point difference Manhattan's third and fourth finishers. The Pirates secured win with 62 points, while Manhattan finished second with 83 points.

The Pirates will return Friday to compete in the ECAC Championship in Bronx, N.Y.

Last 3 major candidates for 2 senate roles and Gov a joke

Login to view embedded media

Today in 1917 the Blessed Mother made her final appearance to the three Shepherds and to prove the miracle, the sun dipped and spun in the sky, drying out soaked clothes and muddy roads

I am posting my Media Day info and my writers on the Trove.

But here's some free stuff from reporters that were there.......

wondering the thoughts on people who have actually looked at the policies of each candidate. Both are deficient in this category but it does seem Harris at least gives us more meat on the bone with her 83 page policy deep dive


compared to trump aka "stop doing all the bad things and do all the good things" accordion web page that has very official language like "best economy in history" and "drain the swamp"

A scheme person of supreme nature

Login to view embedded media

MTG says it is manipulated and controlled...

She voted against the CR and now is telling her district to evacuate

Does anyone know what section the Seton Hall fans are sitting in?
I'm looking for single session tickets and would love to sit with Hall fans!

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) missed a triple-double by only one kill in a career-best effort, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team was edged by Xavier, 3-2 (25-14, 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 10-15), in Walsh Gym on Friday.

Klungel had 48 assists, a career-high 19 digs and nine kills, finishing one kill shy of Seton Hall's first triple-double since the 2014 season.

The Hall trounced Xavier, 25-14, in the opening set, but fell in sets two and three. The Pirates rallied for a fourth-set victory, but was outlasted in set five. Seton Hall lost despite collecting more kills, digs, blocks and having a higher attack percentage for the match.

Graduate student Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high 16 kills to go with five digs and three blocks. Senior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) had her best performance of the season, finishing with season-highs of 12 kills and a team-best six blocks.

SET 1:
The Hall came out of the gate fast and put up a .333 attack percentage in the opening set. Leading 10-8, the Pirates scored six of the next seven points, and a block by Klungel and Wallace gave them a 16-9 advantage. A kill by Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) gave The Hall a commanding 22-13 lead and it rolled to a 25-14 victory. Faith LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) had six of her eight digs in the opening set to fuel the defense.

SET 2:
A kill by Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) gave The Hall a 12-9 lead in set two, but Xavier responded with five straight points and forced a timeout. The Hall never found the equalizer. Trailing 20-15, the Pirates went on a 5-1 burst, and another kill by Loiselle cut their deficit to 21-20. The Musketeers, however, bounced back by closing out the set with five straight points.

SET 3:
The Musketeers led the third set wire-to-wire. Xavier started by scoring the first seven points and forcing an early Pirates' timeout. The Hall regrouped, and a kill by Wallace cut its deficit to 12-9. Xavier answered with a 6-0 run to extend its lead to 18-9. A kill by Loiselle cut Seton Hall's deficit to 19-15, but the Pirates couldn't get closer, and ultimately fell, 25-20.

SET 4:
Seton Hall held Xavier to only a .081 attack percentage in set four, a match low. Leading 10-9, The Hall scored five of the next six points, and a kill by Klungel put it on top, 15-10. The Musketeers cut their deficit to 22-19 late, but the Pirates scored three of the final four points to tie the match. A block by Lucas and Wallace put The Hall in set point, and a kill by Lucas was the set winner. Klungel had 11 assists, seven digs and four kills in the fourth set alone.

SET 5:
Trailing 3-2, Xavier went on a 9-1 run to take a commanding 11-4 advantage in the final set. The Hall scored four of the next five points to cut their deficit to 12-8 and forced a Xavier timeout, but the Musketeers regrouped out of the break and found the final three points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Klungel was just one kill shy of a double-double, finishing with 48 assists, a career-high 19 digs, nine kills and two blocks.
• Lucas had a team-high 16 kills to go with five digs and three blocks.
• Wallace finished with season-highs of 12 kills and six blocks.
• Loiselle had 11 kills, five digs and two blocks.
• Seton Hall recorded a .225 attack percentage for the match, while Xavier attacked at .217.
• The Pirates had 67 kills, while Xavier had 60.
• The Hall recorded 78 digs, while the Musketeers had 72.
• Seton Hall collected 10.0 blocks and Xavier had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• The Hall falls to 7-9 overall on the season and 1-4 in the BIG EAST, while Xavier improves to 5-10 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
• Seton Hall is now 4-17 all-time against the Musketeers.
• Klungel topped 30 assists in a single-match today for the sixth match in a row and the 10th time in her career.
• It's the first time this season that Seton Hall has lost despite having a higher attack percentage for the match.
• Klungel's double-double is her fifth of the season and the 11th of her career.
• Lucas reached at least 15 kills in a single-match for the third time this season and the 12th time in her career.
• The Hall falls to 1-1 this season in five-set matches.
• The Pirates had season-highs tonight in kills (67) and assists (61).
• Seton Hall had at least 10.0 blocks in a single-match for the fifth time this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 13 when they host BIG EAST rival DePaul on Kids Day. The match is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.

DELMAR, N.Y. – In only her third collegiate tournament, freshman Marta Aguilar (Casaras Malaga, Spain) claimed the individual co-championship and lifted the Seton Hall women's golf team to the team title at the UAlbany Great Danes Invitational on Sunday.

Aguliar started the day three strokes behind a pair of individual leaders, but had two birdies, 10 pars and an eagle on the par-5, No. 9 hole, to fuel a 1-over-par, 71, in the final round. Her remarkable second-round performance enabled her tie Boston University's Christy Chen for the individual championship.

Aguilar is the first Seton Hall women's golfer to claim at least a share of a tournament's individual crown since Mia Kness won the William & Mary Intercollegiate on March 19, 2019.

Seton Hall had the second-best round in the field today, an 18-over-par, 298, which enabled it to jump over two teams to win the team title by just one stroke over Boston University. For the tournament, The Hall was 41-over-par with a 303-298-601. The Pirates' lone BIG EAST competition, St. John's, finished fifth, 10 strokes off the lead.

It's The Hall's first team victory since taking home the championship at the St. John's Invitational on April 11, 2023.

Senior Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain) was even-par on the back nine to power a 4-over-par, 74, in round two. She collected her fourth career top-10 finish by tying for eighth place with an 11-over-par, 77-74-151.

Freshman Amelie Gras (Elancourt, France) was consistent throughout the two-day event, and shot a second-consecutive 5-over-par, 75. For the tournament, she tied for sixth place with a 10-over-par, 75-75-150.

Junior Anne-Sofie Ekman (Copenhagen, Denmark) had 12 pars on Sunday to fuel an 8-over-par, 78. She too, was consisted throughout the weekend, finishing with a 16-over-par, 78-78-156.

Sophomore Kasumi Tran (Swansea, Wales) rounded out the Pirates' lineup with a 10-over-par, 80, in round two. For the event, she was 17-over-par with a 77-80-157.

Tournament Details:
UALBANY INVITATIONAL
Host: University at Albany
Location: Delmar, N.Y.
Course: Normanside Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-70, 5,888 yards
Dates: October 5-6, 2024