Catalon Named Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Seton Hall sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) was named a Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention on Tuesday. Additionally, the Pirates were pick...
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NEW YORK – Seton Hall sophomore
Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) was named a Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention on Tuesday. Additionally, the Pirates were picked to finish seventh according to the conference's Preseason Coaches' Poll.
A unanimous selection to the 2023-24 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team, Catalon was twice named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week and earned Seton Hall Freshman Female Co-Athlete of the Year. The guard appeared in 31 contests and averaged 7.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 22.8 minutes per game. Catalon reached double-figures in scoring nine times, and led the team in scoring five times. She finished third in the BIG EAST with a .866 free-throw percentage last season.
On Feb. 17, Catalon erupted for 21 points and went a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line against DePaul marking only the third time in Seton Hall history a player has made all of her free-throws with a minimum of 10 attempts.
In the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, Seton Hall had 51 points to place seventh. Connecticut, a perennial national title contender, was the unanimous choice to win their fourth-straight BIG EAST title. Creighton has been picked to finish second with 91 points, Providence is third with 71 points, St. John's is fourth at 67 points, Georgetown is fifth at 66 and Villanova is sixth at 56 points. After Seton Hall, Butler, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier round out the order.
Season tickets for all 17 women's basketball games at Walsh Gymnasium are only $75 and are on sale now! Single-game tickets are also available and can be purchased by calling the Seton Hall Ticket Office at 973-275-HALL (4255). Reminder – tickets for Seton Hall students are FREE!!
2024-25 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Connecticut (10) - 100
2. Creighton - 91
3. Providence - 71
4. St. John's - 67
5. Georgetown - 66
6. Villanova - 56
7. SETON HALL -
51
8. Butler - 46
9. DePaul - 24
10. Marquette - 23
11. Xavier - 10