Catalon, Seniors Down DePaul for 20th Win, 76-67 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) scored a career-high 36 points to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a 76-67 victory over DePaul on...
Women's Basketball vs DePaul on 02/27/25 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Basketball vs DePaul on 02/27/25
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) scored a career-high 36 points to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a 76-67 victory over DePaul on Senior Night for its 20th victory of the season on Thursday.
On an emotional night when four graduating seniors were honored in a pregame ceremony, The Hall had to overcome a sluggish start before assuming control in the second quarter. The Pirates used an 11-0 run to take the lead and never trailed again.
Catalon finished only three points shy of Lauren Park-Lane's single-game record, going 9-for-19 from the field and a perfect 16-for-16 from the free-throw line, breaking Park-Lane's program record for most made free-throws in a single game without a miss. She also had six rebounds, three assists, three steals and drew 11 fouls.
Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) collected her first career double-double with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had her best game of the season with a season-high 13 points, a career-high eight rebounds, five assists and four steals. Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio) had 10 points and three rebounds.
THE STORY:
Catalon found Masonius with a pretty feed down low for two and the Pirates took an early 7-2 lead. DePaul answered, however, with a 11-0 run to grab an 13-7 advantage with 3:35 left in the first quarter. The Hall scored seven of the next 10 points to cut its deficit to 16-14 early in the second quarter.
Trailing 22-18, The Hall went on a 11-0 run, highlighted by back-to-back three-pointers from Catalon and Masonius, to grab a 29-22 lead with 4:01 left before halftime. Another trifecta by Catalon put The Hall up 34-27 with 59 seconds left, but DePaul's Jorie Allen scored 20 seconds later to send the Pirates into the break up five. Seton Hall dominated the Blue Demons on the boards in the first half, 25-14, including grabbing 10 offensive rebounds.
A three-pointer by Lawson with 6:39 left in the third quarter gave Seton Hall a 44-36 lead. The Pirates methodically grew the lead to as many as 14 points as Catalon nearly out-scored DePaul by herself in the quarter, 15-to-13.
Another three by Lawson gave the Pirates a 13-point cushion, 59-46, with 9:12 left in the fourth. DePaul was able to cut its deficit to only six points, but the Pirates were able to put the game away on the free-throw line. Catalon was 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter alone.
THE NUMBERS:
- Seton Hall was 22-for-57 (38.6%) from the floor for the game, while DePaul was 19-for-53 (35.8%). The Hall was 6-for-18 (33.3%) from three-point range, while the Blue Demons were 5-for-16 (31.3%).
- Catalon scored a career-high 36 points on 9-for-19 shooting from the floor and a program-record 16-for-16 from the free-throw line. She also had six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
- The Hall out-rebounded DePaul, 44-to-29, which included a 17-to-10 edge on the offensive glass.
- Masonius had a double-double with 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds.
- Seton Hall was 26-for-29 (89.7%) from the free-throw line, while DePaul was 24-for-32 (75.0%).
- Wright had a season-high 13 points, a career-high eight rebounds, five assists and four steals.
- Seton Hall forced 13 turnovers, while the Blue Demons forced 21.
- Lawson tallied 10 points and three rebounds.
- The Pirates had 27 fast-break points, compared to just 15 for DePaul.
- Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) pulled down nine rebounds.
- Seton Hall improves to 20-8 overall and 12-5 in BIG EAST play, while DePaul falls to 12-18 overall and 7-10 in conference play.
- The Hall is now 12-24 all-time against the Blue Demons and sweeps the 2025 season series. Furthermore, the Pirates have now won five of the last six meetings with DePaul.
- Tonight's victory gives Seton Hall 20 wins for the season. It's the 12th time in program history, and the fifth time during the Anthony Bozzella era.
- Catalon's 16-for-16 from the free-throw line breaks Lauren Park-Lane's 14-for-14 effort at Columbia during the 2022 WNIT run for the most made in a single-game without a miss. It also ties the Seton Hall record for most made in a single game.
- Catalon's 36-point effort is tied for the fifth-highest single-game total in Seton Hall history.
- The Pirates improve to 139-52 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 66-38 against BIG EAST opponents at home.
- With five assists today, Wright became only the sixth player in Seton Hall history to reach 400 for her career.
- With eight rebounds today, Wright surpassed the 300-rebounds mark for her career.
- The Pirates improve to 17-0 when making more field goals than their opponent.
- The Pirates collected at least 10 steals for the 18th time this season.
- With four steals today Wright moved past former Pirate Ashley Bush into seventh place on Seton Hall's career list with 208.
- Seton Hall's 44 total rebounds are a season-high.
- The Hall's 29 free-throw attempts tonight are a season-high, and DePaul's 32 free-throw attempts were the most this year by a Seton Hall opponent.
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, March 2 when it closes the 2024-25 regular season at Xavier. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloCollege subscribers. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.
