Battle of the Pirates in the Land of the Pirates, Wednesday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, November 22 when it completes play at the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. ...
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2023
East Carolina (2-2) at SETON HALL (3-2)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
11:00 a.m.
LIVE VIDEO: Pirate Sports Network on FloHoops
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
SETON HALL NOTES
EAST CAROLINA NOTES
THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, November 22 when it completes play at the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. The Pirates will face the East Carolina Pirates in the Caribbean, the land of pirates at 11:00 a.m.
MEDIA
The game will be streamed live and available to FloHoops subscribers. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Joe Matthews and Jon Heite will again describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.
WSOU is also airing a postgame "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.
STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.
LAST GAME
Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had a team-best 16 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team couldn't overcome a slow start and fell to No. 8 USC, 64-54, at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship on Monday.
The Pirates outscored the Women of Troy for the final three quarters, but were doomed by an 18-3 deficit to start the game. The Hall connected on just one of its first 12 shots from the field and had to play catch-up for the reminder of the game.
Baines had a team-high 16 point on 7-for19 shooting, including 2-for-5 from three-point range. She also had six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) collected 14 points on the strength of four made three-pointers. Senior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) found herself in foul trouble early, but still managed to dish out a match-high six assists.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Pirates: Seton Hall leads, 1-0
Prior Meetings:
Seton Hall 75, East Carolina 51 (F) – December 1, 1995 (Walsh Gym)
AGAINST EAST CAROLINA
This will be only the second meeting between Seton Hall and East Carolina in history. The Hall won the only other encounter, 75-51, in Walsh Gym on Dec. 1, 1995. The Pirates have been keeping clear of fellow Pirates since. For the record, Seton Hall has never faced Hampton University, the only other Division I school with the "Pirates" mascot.
SCOUTING EAST CAROLINA
East Carolina is coming off a magical 2022-23 season which featured a 23-10 final record, including an 11-5 mark in American Athletic Conference play. ECU won the AAC Tournament title earning it an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where it fell to Texas in the opening round. Danae McNeal was named AAC Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player, while Amiya Joyner earned Freshman of the Year honors.
East Carolina was picked to finish second among the 14 teams of the AAC according to the 2023-24 Coaches Preseason Poll. McNeal was named Preseason Player of the Year and Joyner earned Preseason First Team status. In all, the Pirates return 83.8 percent of their 2022-23 scoring production. ECU welcomes six newcomers in a class stocked with talent, including Khia Miller a top 100 recruit according to ESPN's Hoopgurlz rankings (No. 94).
East Carolina enters its contest with Seton Hall with a 2-2 record overall. They opened the season with blowout wins over Elon and USC Upstate, but fell, 55-50, at VCU on Nov. 14. Most recently, ECU lost to No. 15 Ohio State in the Bahamas, 79-55. McNeal leads the team with 17.0 points per game. Joyner is averaging 13.5 points and a team-best 8.8 rebounds per contest.
UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, November 29 when it makes the short trip to Princeton, N.J. to take on the Tigers. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ will have the live video stream. Joe Morales and Louis Pasculli will have the call for WSOU FM.
