Our preseason projections have Armando Bacot leading North Carolina over Duke for the ACC title​

By Gary Parrish

QUEENS, N.Y. - Carnesecca Arena


PREVIEW
Seton Hall returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 12 with a mid-week BIG EAST contest in Queens, N.Y. against St. John's. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The contest will be streamed live on ESPN3 and will be available via Live Stats.

LAST WEEK
Seton Hall continued to surprise this weekend with a split in a pair of home BIG EAST matches. Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had a match-high 21 kills to go with a career-high 17 digs and the Pirates outlasted DePaul, 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 16-25, 15-13), on Friday.

The Hall won the first two sets in convincing fashion, before dropping sets three and four. The Pirates then turned it back on for a strong effort in set five for the victory. The Hall has now played five sets in four of its first five BIG EAST matches so far this year and has three victories to show for it. Walsh topped 20 kills for a third straight match, finishing with 21 kills and a career-high 17 digs. Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) also had a double-double, finishing with 23 assists and 13 digs.

In a matchup between two teams combining for only one loss in BIG EAST Conference play, The Hall fell to No. 18 Marquette, 3-0 (16-25, 18-25, 16-25) on Saturday. Walsh led the Pirates with nine kills, while Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a team-best 11 digs.

WHO'S IN THE BIG EAST TOP-5

• Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) is fourth in attack percentage with .337
• Walsh is fifth with 3.47 kills per set
• Freshman Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) is tied for third in the BIG EAST with 28 service aces
• Subasili is fourth averaging 1.09 blocks per set
• Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with a .343 hitting percentage.
• Holland ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 4.30 digs per set.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
Seton Hall and St. John's will meet for the 38th time in history on Wednesday. The Red Storm own a slim 19-18 lead in the all-time series, and have dominated in recent years. The Pirates swept the Red Storm in their last meeting, but St. John's had won the prior seven matches in a row.

St. John's struggled in 2021, finishing with a 15-17 final record and a 6-12 mark in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm finished tied with Seton Hall for seventh place in the conference.

This year, St. John's was picked to finish in fifth place in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference according to the preseason coaches' poll. The Red Storm returns reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year Rachele Rastelli, who was their lone representative on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. The Red Storm also return a member of the BIG EAST Freshman Team, Giorgia Walther.

St. John's has looked good so far this year, entering its Seton Hall matchup with a 13-6 record overall and a 4-2 mark in BIG EAST play. The Pirates have a tall order playing in Carnesecca Arena as the Red Storm is 9-1 at home this year. St. John's has won 10 of their last 12 matches, and split their contests last weekend. The Red Storm was swept by Marquette on Friday, but bounced back to sweep DePaul Saturday. Walther and Rastelli currently rank second and third in the BIG EAST in kills per set.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will next travel to Indianapolis on Friday, Oct. 14 for a contest at Butler. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live and available to FloSports subscribers.

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Graduate student Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) shot one of the finest single-rounds in Seton Hall women's golf history and is currently the individual leader after two rounds of the Pirate Collegiate Classic.

Fouratt started her day with five birdies and nine pars to fuel a 1-under-par, 71, in round one. In the afternoon, however, she took her game to a new level. Fouratt had just one blemish, a bogey on hole No. 11, otherwise she was spectacular. She had five birdies, 11 pars and an eagle on the par-5, No. 9 hole, in route to a 6-under-par, 66. It's the second-lowest par-72, single-round score in Seton Hall history.

Fouratt enters Tuesday's final round as the individual leader in the clubhouse with a 7-under-par, 71-66-137. She leads Georgetown's Gabriella Gilrowski by two strokes with 18 holes to play.

Collectively, the Pirates had their two best rounds of the fall season on Monday, despite having to play with only four players because of illness. The day started with a 10-over-par, 298, and finished with an even-par, 288. The Hall's 288 is tied for the fifth-lowest par-72, single-round score in program history.

Entering Tuesday's final round, the Pirates are in third place at 10-over-par with a 298-288-586, and trail a pair of team leaders, East Carolina and High Point, by only three strokes. Georgetown, Seton Hall's lone BIG EAST competition, is currently 20-over-par entering round three.

Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy) also had a tremendous Monday and shouldn't be overshadowed by her teammates success. The junior had four birdies in round one on her way to an even-par, 72. In round two, she too hand only one blemish, a bogey on No. 5. Otherwise, Zavagli had four birdies and 13 pars in route to a career-low 3-under-par, 69. She's tied for fourth among 63 individual golfers.

Sophomore Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain) had three birdies in round one on her way to a 6-over-par, 78. In round two, she shaved off four strokes to finish with an impressive 2-over-par, 74. Through two rounds, she's tied for 26th with an 8-over-par, 152.

Senior Ludovica Busetto (Padova, Italy) used a birdie and 12 pars to fuel a 5-over-par, 77, in round one, and had two birdies in the afternoon on her way to a 7-over-par, 79. She's currently tied for 40th with a 12-over-par, 77-79-156.

Tournament Details:
PIRATE COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
Host: East Carolina University
Location: Greenville, N.C.
Course: Greenville Country Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,072 yards
Dates: October 10-11, 2022


THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host East Carolina, the field includes 10 other schools: The Citadel, High Point, Marshall, Nova Southeastern, Queens University, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Towson and UNC Greensboro. Fellow BIG EAST competitor, Georgetown, is also in the field.

THE FORMAT:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

THE SCHEDULE:
The teams will play 36 continuous holes on Monday and 18 final holes on Tuesday. Split tee times for rounds one and two will begin from 8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

THE RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Golfstat.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.

First bad team outing of the year






JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Junior Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) is just 1-over-par and has paced the Seton Hall men's golf team through two rounds of the Georgetown Intercollegiate at Liberty National.

Sun had four birdies and nine pars in round one in route to a 1-over-par, 73. In the afternoon, he shaved that stroke off for an even-par, 72. Entering Tuesday's final round, Sun is tied for 15th place with a 1-over-par, 73-72-145. He trails the individual leader, Columbia's Nathan Han by seven strokes.

As a team, The Hall shot an 8-over-par, 296, in the morning, but slipped to a 16-over-par, 304, in the afternoon. Through 36 holes, the Pirates are in 11th place in a very strong field with a 24-over-par, 296-304-600. Georgetown, the lone other BIG EAST school in the field, is four strokes behind The Hall in 12th place.

Sophomore George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) also had four birdies and nine pars in the morning, but had two problematic holes in the afternoon and had to settle with a 6-over-par, 78. Through two rounds, he's tied for 36th with a 7-over-par, 73-78-151.

Freshman Jack Bosworth (Simsbury, Conn.) had a rough opening round, but bounced back in a big way in the afternoon. Bosworth used five birdies and eight pars in the afternoon to shave 11 strokes off his first-round score with an even-par, 72. He's currently tied for 48th place with an 11-over-par, 83-72-155.

Both Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) and Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) are tied for 55th place at 15-over-par after struggling in the afternoon. O'Brien shot a 5-over-par, 77, in round one, but fell to a 10-over-par, 82, in round two. Xie had five birdies in the morning in route to a 1-over-par, 73, but dropped to an uncharacteristic 14-over-par, 86, in round two.

Tournament Details:
GEORGETOWN INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Georgetown University
Location: Jersey City, N.J.
Course: Liberty National Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,387 yards
Dates: October 10-11, 2022


THE COURSE:
Our 18-hole Championship Golf Course reflects the detailed expertise of 1992 U.S. Open Champion Tom Kite and renowned golf course architect Bob Cupp, who collaborated on the design. Kite & Cupp's parkland links style layout of Liberty National is dramatic and yet traditional, taking into account the site's cultural heritage, aesthetic principles, and elements of light and shadow. Golfers enjoy magnificent views of the Statue of Liberty, the New York Harbor, Manhattan Skyline, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

In twice hosting PGA Tour events – and with more tournaments on the horizon - Liberty has not only brought prestige to New Jersey but also revenue and a sense of community. Liberty has helped New Jersey stand shoulder to shoulder with its neighboring states as a hub of business and culture while also providing a link to this land's unique history. On the shoreline of Liberty is a pathway to our nation's humble beginnings, and where immigrants first gazed upon a beautiful statue and dared to dream.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Georgetown, the field includes 10 other schools: Boston College, Campbell, Columbia, Duke, Loyola (MD), Miami (OH), Michigan, Penn State, Princeton, and Yale.

THE FORMAT:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

THE SCHEDULE:
The field will play three rounds over two days, with 36 continuous holes being played Monday and 18 holes being played on Tuesday. The tee time for Monday is 8:30 a.m. and it will be a shotgun start.

THE RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Golfstat.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.

Long for a pat summerall sunday 4pm cbs promo for murder, she wrote

Didnt Orr choose John Allen over Gordon? Guy seems like a class act.

Gary Cohen didn’t mince words when giving his thoughts about Buck Showalter opting to check Joe Musgrove’s ears for a banned substance.

The Mets manager asked the umpires to do just that in the bottom of the sixth inning as Musgrove had allowed just one hit with the Padres leading 4-0 at the time. Musgrove’s spin rates were way up from their norm and chatter started on social media about his ears appearing shinier than normal. The check did not go far as Musgrove was cleared and allowed to stay in the game, an eventual 6-0 win in Game 3 of the wild-card series that ended the Mets’ season at Citi Field on Sunday.


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Cohen, who was not calling the game with it being on ESPN, did not agree one bit with Showalter asking for Musgrove to be checked in that situation.

“Let me phrase this the right way,” Cohen, the Mets television voice, said on the SNY postgame show. “Buck Showalter is completely in his rights to ask the umpires to check a pitcher for foreign substances. It’s up to umpires then to decide whether it’s an appropriate thing to do.


Gary Cohen wasn’t a fan of the Mets’ decision.Charles Wenzelberg/
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“I thought that considering the circumstances, 4-0, sixth inning, season on the line, it smacked of desperation and it was fairly embarrassing I thought for Buck to do that in that spot. It was not necessary. As it turned out, Musgrove was not cheating. If you’re going to pull a stunt like that, you better be right and Buck wasn’t right.”

Whether Showalter truly believed Musgrove was cheating or if it was some gamesmanship to get him out of sync, the move didn’t work and the Mets are headed into the offseason.

He came so close to being a Pirate

Former NBA player Ben Gordon arrested for striking 10-year-old son at LGA airport​

By Larry Celona and Allie Griffin



Ben Gordon was taken into custody right before his flight after police say he allegedly hit his 10-year-old son at LaGuardia airport.
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Former NBA player Ben Gordon was arrested at LaGuardia airport Monday for allegedly hitting his 10-year-old son, sources said.

Gordon was awaiting a flight to Chicago when Port Authority cops barred him from getting onto the plane and cuffed him over the alleged abuse at 8:45 p.m., law enforcement sources told the Post.

His son was escorted by an aunt and taken to Long Island Jewish Children’s Hospital for evaluation, the sources said.

Gordon, a shooting guard who once played for the Chicago Bulls, was being processed at the Port Authority police station house. Charges against him are pending.

Police sources said two Port Authority officers received minor injuries while making the arrest, though it’s not immediately clear how or where they were injured.

Gordon, who won the Sixth Man of the Year award as a rookie, has been arrested several times in the past.

He was arrested for an alleged assault and robbery in 2017. He was also nabbed for driving with a forged license plate and setting off fire alarms inside his LA pad when there was no fire.

Gordon, 39, grew up in Mount Vernon and went to Mount Vernon High School before starring at UConn and winning a national championship in 2004.

Found her interview with sammy the bull over the summer compelling...this though is phenomenal,

https://www.app.com/story/sports/co...-trip-kansas-anchors-loaded-slate/9820515002/

Huge OOC game for us. What great visability

It was no secret that former Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard had issues with his locker room. And also no secret that his best teams often policed themselves. It was not in Willard's personality to be face to face confrontational and because of that he preferred to often turn a blind eye to issues that most coaches would have to some degree met head on.

That is no longer a problem with the man who has replaced him, Shaheen Holloway. Quite the opposite. Holloway's fingerprints will be on all aspects of the program. And that includes what goes on off the court. But even with that thought in mind leadership among the players is important and that doesn't always mean from the best or most talented players.

Case in point. The two most physically gifted players, both upperclassmen, are Tyrese Samuel and Tray Jackson. In a perfect world you would want them to lead the locker room. But neither has the personality to do that. Both are well liked but well liked doesn't mean either is a leader. That either has the quality necessary to be the extension behind the scenes of the head coach.

Looking back readers here know that this reporter has sung the praises of Derrick Gordon, the epitome of a great leader. No player in the Willard era did a better job ensuring that his teammates kept their focus all year long, No player commanded the respect that Gordon did. Not because of his talent. He was at best a bench player. But because of his will, his work ethic and his refuse to lose attitude.

Now jumping forward who on the current team has those attributes?

The most obvious player is St Peter's transfer KC Ndefo. He knows Holloway better than any of his teammates. Knows what he wants and how he wants to get there. Add to that the fact that there are few players in the country who play harder every second they are on the court.

Ndefo also has the personality of a leader. He is bright, articulate and wants to lead. Plus he's a 5th year player, so add experience to the equation.

There are other candidates as well.

Jamir Harris for example. Harris has a strong A type personality. He like Ndefo doesn't shy away from doing what must be done on and off the court. But that strong personality at times conflicts with his head coach. Hinted at by Holloway recently telling SHU beat reporter Jerry Carino that he is not happy with his backcourt.

That could be an issue with another potential leader as well, Al-Amir Dawes. He has a similar personality to Harris. And a similar work ethic. Tough as nails he probably is a little more in tune with his head coach than Harris is.

Two other players have the qualities to lead and both play hard and have the respect of their teammates. Femi Odukale and Dre Davis. This reporter has spoken to Odukale and it's clear immediately that he commands your attention. Isn't afraid to communicate his POV and do so effectively.

As for Davis, unfortunately I never got a chance to speak to him as he missed the two NIL events this summer due to his girlfriend's pregnancy. With Davis I can only pass on what I have been told second hand. And that is he is a tough kid who plays hard, and by hard I mean Ndefo type hard. That has caught the eye of his teammates and the coaching staff. They love him but even more importantly they respect him.

So bottom line, choosing a leader for this team is difficult. Every single player profiled above, with the exception of Harris, has never played a second for the Hall. And even Harris is suiting up for the Pirates for only his second year. That makes it tough with limited to no access for anyone to choose a leader for the Pirates. In short in that situation best anyone can do this early is make an educated guess, And know that the guess is based on second hand information. On speaking to the players for just a few minutes. On watching from afar on TV.

So take this with a grain of salt but gun to my head and first impression from speaking to him I see the 6-6 transfer student from St Peter's KC Ndefo as the most likely player to assume the mantle, to be this season's Derrick Gordon, to be the team's locker room voice.

Yet with that said maybe no one particular player commands the team off the court. Maybe a combination of the noted Pirates above earns the trust to have his voice heard when the time arises. That possibly exists when there is no clear leader on a team with so many new players. But I think the adage too many cooks spoils the broth is relevant here. Too many voices cause confusion. So it's probably going to take time before any one player stands alone, stands louder that any other. And that as noted will be KC Ndefo.

10. New York Giants 4-1 (14)​

OK, the Giants are for real. Before overcoming a 14-point first-half deficit for a 27-22 win against the Packers their fast start seemed like the product of beating up bad teams. You can’t say that anymore. Saquon Barkley is pretty much the entire offense, but the unheralded defense just keeps excelling with backups plugged in for injured starters.

15. New York Jets 3-2 (19)​

Cornerbacks Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed locked up Dolphins speedsters Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Gardner got his first career interception and knocked starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater out of the game on a blitz to start the game. The Jets rushed for five touchdowns for just the third time in franchise history in a 40-17 rout.

South Orange, N.J. - Single-game tickets for the 2022-23 Seton Hall men's basketball season at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Single-game prices start at $30 with 15 games to choose from, including Seton Hall's annual matchups against BIG EAST foes Providence (Dec. 17), St. John's (Dec. 31), Connecticut (Jan. 18), Marquette (Jan. 21), Xavier (Feb. 24) and Villanova (Feb. 28) as well as the Gavitt Tip-Off Games contest against Iowa on Nov. 16.

The full schedule features a wide variety of options that offer all Pirates fans the opportunity to visit The Rock and cheer on The Hall, including seven weekend games and five weeknight games that start at 7 p.m., or earlier.

Season tickets, which start at just $195 per seat plus a $60 Priority Seat Premium, and a six-game mini-plan, which starts at $240 per seat, are also available through the Seton Hall ticket office. Current Seton Hall basketball season ticket holders can also purchase discounted single-game tickets to all games by calling the ticket office at (973) 275-4255.

Separately, single-game tickets for Seton Hall University students will go on sale the week of each game. Student season tickets are still available for purchase online for $150.

Seton Hall enters its 16th season playing at Prudential Center, New Jersey's world-class sports and entertainment venue where the Pirates are 156-69 all-time (.693), including 80-11 (.879) in non-conference games. The Hall averaged 9,629 fans in 14 Prudential Center games last season, the program's second-highest attended season since moving to Newark in 2007.

Led by head coach Shaheen Holloway '00, who returned to his alma mater in March after leading Saint Peter's to the 2022 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Seton Hall boasts a wealth of experience on the roster with five returning Pirates from last season and five transfers that combine for 13 years of Div. I basketball experience. In total, this veteran Seton Hall team has appeared in 775 career collegiate games and combined for 6,019 points, 2,971 rebounds and 1,072 assists.

The Pirates, which have finished in the top half of the BIG EAST standings in each of the last seven seasons, are coming off a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six contested.

Fans interested in premium seating options at Prudential Center for Seton Hall home games can learn more at prucenter.com/premium.

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler forward-center Jalen Thomas will be out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.

Team officials said Monday the fourth-year player is being treated by the team's medical staff and local specialists. Doctors believe Thomas can make a full recovery with medication.

The Cleveland Clinic website describes the condition as a blood clot in the lung that restricts blood flow and lowers oxygen levels in the lungs while increasing blood pressure in pulmonary arteries.

While Thomas is expected to participate in noncontact work and conditioning during his recovery, the Bulldogs don't expect Thomas to play any sooner than December.

The 6-foot-10, 230-pound Thomas transferred to Butler in May after playing three seasons at Georgia State, where he finished fifth on the school's career list for blocks (116). He was ranked among the Sun Belt Conference's top shot blockers each of those three seasons.

Butler opens its season with new coach Thad Matta when it hosts New Orleans on Nov. 7.

On the roster with no listed sophomores is a feast and famine start set up.

No word on amounts but considering LJ got 1 Bil in 2015 from them I’m guessing Bronny is probably $10M? Apparently he already had a deal with ON3 for $5MIL. Looks like he is OSU bound. No idea on Wagner deal.

Requirements for Division I tournaments could be modified, and that may include Men's and Women's March Madness

By Matt Norlander

Should the NCAA Tournaments in men's and women's basketball ever expand again, the Division I Transformation Committee will be remembered as the catalyst.

In recent weeks, the committee has been informally tossing out a potential philosophical change to how some NCAA postseason tournaments could be configured, sources told CBS Sports. In Chicago last week, committee co-chairs Julie Cromer (Ohio athletic director) and Greg Sankey (SEC commissioner) put forth to the other 31 commissioners representing the Conference Commissioners Association -- in person and for the first time -- one tangible rule change still in a rudimentary stage.

The committee is putting an idea on the table that all Division I sports could allow as much as 25% of a sport's teams to be able to qualify for said sport's NCAA bracket. In layman's terms -- and at its extreme -- this would mean college basketball's 363-school population could one day, theoretically, allow for as many as 90 teams in March Madness.

While basketball is inevitably going to receive the most scrutiny and attention on a talking point like this, sources stressed that this possible future rule change might be there to uplift sports such as baseball, lacrosse or soccer. At this stage, the appetite for "significant" expansion of basketball's NCAA Tournament is minimal, according to a variety of NCAA sources. ................

Amazing acomplishment!!! Couldn’t happen to a better guy. MUCH respect and appreciation not only for the accomplishment, but how he did it. ALL class! 🙏💪👊

What an awful game. Schiano II will not end well.

Great and unexpected win by the Giants. Jones and Barkley played at a playoff level. Lawrence becoming
a very good player.

Giants and SHU Pirates! Could be some good months coming up to look forward to. Now Jets need to keep up the momentum.

Not feeling too confidant. And, the Padres are damned good. Disappointing reg season for sd but that is over. As a dodger fan, given jake and max recently i think i prefer the mets.