Catalon Sets Record; Pirates Down Xavier, 72-47 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had a double-double and set the Seton Hall women's basketball single-game record for steals as the Pirates down...
23. Seton Hall 72, Xavier 47 (F) WBB Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
23. Seton Hall 72, Xavier 47 (F) WBB Box Score
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had a double-double and set the Seton Hall women's basketball single-game record for steals as the Pirates downed Xavier, 72-47, in Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.
Catalon finished with a program-record 11 steals, a record that was set by Pirates' Hall of Famer Phyllis Mangina with 10 steals against Saint Peter's on Jan. 19, 1978, and matched by Ozelina Gorham three years later. Overall, Seton Hall's 23 team steals are the highest by any BIG EAST team in conference play so far this season, and are one shy of the program team record.
The Hall ran away from Xavier in the second half thanks largely to the Pirates' full-court pressure. The Musketeers committed 33 turnovers for the game, including 20 in the second half.
Catalon finished with 17 points and 11 steals for the first double-double of the year for any Pirate. Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) had 16 points and four rebounds. Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) finished with 13 points, five rebounds and three steals.
THE STORY:
Leading 8-7, The Hall went on a 9-0 run to grab a 17-7 advantage with 1:39 left in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Xavier again cut their deficit to just one point, 20-19, but the Pirates answered with a 7-0 spurt, and a layup by Joniyah Bland Fitzpatrick (New London, Conn.) gave them a 27-19 lead with 3:10 before halftime. Seton Hall took a 31-25 lead into the break. It was a physical first half with the teams combining for 23 personal fouls.
In the third quarter, the Pirates' defense was relentless. The Hall forced 15 turnovers in the third quarter alone, with Catalon grabbing seven of her 11 steals in the game-defining quarter. Xavier cut its deficit to seven points, 39-32, with 5:37 left in the third quarter, but the Pirates closed out the quarter with an 11-4 run to take a 50-36 advantage into the fourth.
In the fourth, the lead grew to as many as 26 points as The Hall pulled away.
THE NUMBERS:
- Seton Hall was 26-for-53 (49.1%) from the floor for the game, while Xavier was 17-for-38 (44.7%). The Hall was 4-for-14 (28.6%) from three-point range, while the Musketeers were 8-for-14 (57.1%).
- Catalon had a game-high 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the floor and 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line. She also had a program-record 11 steals.
- The Hall out-rebounded Xavier, 29-to-26, which included a 9-to-6 edge on the offensive glass and a 8-to-2 advantage in second-chance points.
- Masonius tallied 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting and four rebounds.
- Seton Hall was 16-for-22 (72.7%) from the free-throw line, while Xavier was 5-for-11 (45.5%).
- Eads finished with 13 points, five rebounds and three steals.
- Seton Hall forced a season-high 33 turnovers, while the Musketeers forced 17. The Hall had a 37-to-13 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
- Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had six points, a game-high eight assists and four steals.
- The Pirates had 12 fast-break points, compared to just two for Xavier.
- Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) tallied five points, a game-high eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
- Seton Hall improves to 17-6 overall and 9-3 in BIG EAST play, while Xavier drops to 6-18 overall and 1-12 in conference play.
- The Hall is now 22-3 all-time against the Musketeers and has won the last 12 games in the series.
- It's the 19th time in 23 games that the Pirates have forced more turnovers than their opponent.
- The Pirates improve to 138-51 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 65-38 against BIG EAST opponents at home.
- Catalon set Seton Hall's single-game record with 11 steals today. The prior record of 10 was set by Phyllis Mangina against Saint Peter's on Jan. 19, 1978, and matched by Ozelina Gorham three years later.
- The Pirates' 33 forced turnovers are the most in a single-game against a BIG EAST opponent in the head coach Anthony Bozzella era. Furthermore, Seton Hall forced at least 20 turnovers today for the 13th time this season.
- Seton Hall finished with a season-high 23 team steals today, which is one shy of the program record. The Pirates collected at least 10 steals for the 15th time this season.
- Seton Hall's 23 steals today are the most by any BIG EAST team against a conference opponent so far this season.
- With four steals today, Wright moved past former Pirate Kathy O'Reilly into eighth place on Seton Hall's career list with 199.
- Xavier is Seton Hall's 14th opponent held to 55 points or fewer this season. The Pirates are a perfect 14-0 in those games.
- With 16 points and four rebounds today, Masonius surpassed the 1,200-points and 700-rebounds marks for her career.
- Today is the 100th career game played for Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio).
- Catalon's double-double is the first of her career, and the first by any Seton Hall player so far this season.
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, February 12 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host BIG EAST rival Marquette. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 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.
