Pirates Face Creighton for Senior Day Showdown, Sunday

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Pirates Face Creighton for Senior Day Showdown, Sunday - Seton Hall University Athletics

Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, February 20 when it hosts Creighton at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium on Senior Day. Tip time is scheduled for 1...

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SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium SETON HALL (14-10, 9-7) vs. CREIGHTON (19-7, 14-4) Date Time Live Video Live Audio Live Stats Twitter Sun., Feb. 20 1:00 PM LIVE STATS @SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, February 20 when it hosts Creighton at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium on Senior Day. Tip time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.

** INDOOR MASK REQUIREMENT **
For those interested in attending Seton Hall's home contests at Walsh Gym... please note... All individuals (vaccinated and unvaccinated) are required to wear a mask at all indoor, nonresidential, on-campus University settings, except when alone or dining.

PROMOTION
It's Seton Hall Senior Day and the celebration of National Girls & Women in Sport Day.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers with Matt Ambrose and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net with Michael Daly and Christian Gardner on the air. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is now also airing a post-game "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 FloSports, 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 FloSports is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
Four Pirates scored in double-figures and the Seton Hall women's basketball team rallied to defeat Providence, 62-52, behind a strong fourth quarter for its sixth straight victory.

Junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) scored 13 of her 14 points in the game's final 7:49 and the Pirates used a 10-1 run to turn a four-point fourth quarter deficit into a five-point lead.

Graduate student Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) scored a game-high 17 points to go with six rebounds and four assists. Senior Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) notched her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while junior Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) turned in 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting.

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Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bluejays: Creighton leads, 13-5
Earlier this Season:
Creighton 83, Seton Hall 60 (F) – January 14, 2022 (D.J. Sokol Arena)

Last Season:
Creighton 83, Seton Hall 76 (F) – March 6, 2021 (Mohegan Sun Arena)
Creighton 77, Seton Hall 76 (F) – February 13, 2021 (Walsh Gymnasium)

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST CREIGHTON
Junior Curtessia Dean recorded season-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds, but the Pirates fell at Creighton, 83-60, on Jan. 14.

Dean had 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor, nine rebounds and three assists. Graduate student Katie Armstrong was another Pirate to reach double-figures in scoring. She finished with 10. Danielle Robinson had a season-high eight points in a season-most 14 minutes.

Down 14 points, the Pirates went on a 12-4 run, and a layup by Cooks with 6:53 left in the first half cut The Hall's deficit to just six points, 30-24. Creighton, however, held the Pirates to just one made field goal over the final 4:12 of the half and their lead ballooned to 49-34 at the break. The Bluejays shot 64.7% from the field in the opening half.

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
The Bluejays are coming off a 10-12 abbreviated 2020-21 season. They defeated Georgetown and Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Tournament before falling to Marquette in the semifinals. Creighton defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the WNIT before their season came to an end with a second-round loss to Northern Iowa.

This year, Creighton is predicted to finish sixth in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Bluejays return six of their seven top scorers from last season, including BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection Emma Ronsiek and senior Tatum Rembao.

Creighton enters Sunday's contest winners of three straight with a 19-7 overall record and a 14-4 mark in BIG EAST play. The Bluejays have clinched a first-round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament. Most recently, they defeated St. John's, 107-59, in Queens on Friday.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, February 22 for its third game in five days when it hosts Butler at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers.

 

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I'm on my way Go Pirates.

 

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19-7 84 OT 0:00 14-10 84 Team Names 1 2 3 4 OT T Creighton 24 16 20 18 6 84 Seton Hall 18 19 24 17 6 84

 

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20-7 97 FINAL 14-11 91 Team Names 1 2 3 4 OT OT2 T Creighton 24 16 20 18 6 13 97 Seton Hall 18 19 24 17 6 7 91

 

[Seton75]

Brutal

 

[silkcitypirate]

Again the refs come into play to ruin a great game One ref calls a foul with 1 sec left in the game.Creighton ties the score. NOT exceptable Put your whistle you know wear.And let the players decide the game.

 

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Pirates Fall in Double-OT Despite 35 from Espinoza-Hunter​

97 Creighton 20-7,15-4 Big East 91 Seton Hall 14-11,9-8 Big East Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 OT 2 F Creighton 24 16 20 18 6 13 97 Seton Hall 18 19 24 17 6 7 91

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Despite a spirited team-wide effort and a career-high 35 points from Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.), the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell in a double-overtime thriller, 97-91, to Creighton on Senior Day, Sunday.

Junior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) muscled her way for a layup with 2:37 left in double-overtime to give The Hall a 91-89 lead, but Creighton was able to take advantage with Espinoza-Hunter fouled out and Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) lost with an injury, and finished the game on a 9-0 run.

Espinoza-Hunter was brilliant scoring 35 points on the strength of 6-for-8 shooting from three-point range. She also had five rebounds. Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) played all 50 minutes, netting 24 points to go with five rebounds and a game-high 12 assists.

Bembry also had a double-double with 10 points and a team-best 13 rebounds in a career-high 43 minutes.

The Story:
Trailing 24-18 after the first quarter, the Pirates scored the first 12 points of the second frame. Espinoza-Hunter scored eight of the Pirates' 12 points during the run, including a pair of three-pointers, which game The Hall a 30-24 advantage with 5:52 left before halftime. The Bluejays bounced back with a 9-2 run to reclaim the lead with 2:44 left in the second, and took a 40-37 lead into the break.

In a mostly evenly-played third quarter, the Pirates scored six straight late, and a three-pointer by Park-Lane with 1:19 left gave them a 61-56 lead. Creighton scored the last four points of the third frame, however, to cut their deficit to just one entering the fourth quarter.

Down 63-61, Seton Hall went on a 10-2 run, and another trifecta by Park-Lane put The Hall in front, 71-65, with 6:14 left in regulation. Back came the Bluejays with an 8-2 spurt to tie the game at 73 with 3:50 to go. Trailing 78-76 with 1:38 left, Park-Lane sank a pair of free-throws to tie the game at 78 and ultimately send the game into overtime.

In the first extra session, Creighton's Tatum Rembao hit one of two free-throws to give the Bluejays an 83-81 lead with 18 seconds left. Then, with just six seconds to go, Park-Lane hit a floater and was fouled, sending Walsh Gym into a frenzy. Her ensuing made-free throw gave the Pirates an 84-83 lead, but Creighton's Rachael Saunders was fouled with just 1.2 seconds left. She made only one of two free-throws, and after a Pirates turnover and an over-turned would-be half-court game-winner by Creighton, the game went into a second overtime.

In the sixth period of the game, Park-Lane again struck for a three-point play to put the Pirates in front. A minute later, a layup by Bembry gave The Hall a 91-89 lead with 2:37 to go, but it was the last bucket of the game for The Hall. Creighton closed out the contest with a 9-0 run.

Inside the Numbers:

• Seton Hall was 36-for-79 (45.6%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 33-for-77 (42.9%). The Hall was 10-for-24 (41.7%) from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 13-for-40 (32.5%).
• Espinoza-Hunter had a career-high 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting, including 6-for-8 from three-point range. She also had five rebounds and two assists in 49 minutes.
• Creighton edged the Pirates in rebounding, 46-to-43, which included a 15-to-12 advantage on the offensive glass.
• Park-Lane notched a double-double with 24 points, 12 assists, and five rebounds in 50 minutes played.
• Seton Hall was 9-for-11 (81.8%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was 18-for-23 (78.3%).
• Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) had 15 points to go with five rebounds and three blocks.
• Seton Hall forced 12 turnovers, while Creighton forced 13, in a relatively clean game.
• Bembry tallied a double-double with 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting to go with a team-best 13 rebounds.

News & Notes:

• Seton Hall drops to 14-11 overall and 9-8 in BIG EAST games, while Creighton improves to 20-7 overall and 15-4 in conference play. The Pirates had their six-game win streak snapped.
• The Pirates fall to 5-14 all-time against Creighton and have now lost five straight in the series.
• Espinoza-Hunter's 35 points is the most scored by a Pirate since Tabatha Richardson-Smith tallied 35 against DePaul on Jan. 18, 2015.
• Espinoza-Hunter's 35-point outburst is her first 30+ point game of the season and the second of her career. She reached at least 20 points for the 11th time this season and the 18th time since joining Seton Hall.
• Both Espinoza-Hunter and Jackson moved past the 700-point mark for their Seton Hall careers.
• With 12 assists today, Park-Lane became only the fifth player in Seton Hall history to reach 400 for her career.
• This was Seton Hall's first double-overtime game since falling to Rutgers in the WNIT on March 27, 2014.
• Park-Lane's double-double is her fourth of the season and the fifth of her career, while Bembry tallied her second double-double of the season and career.
• Park-Lane's 20+ point game is her 11th of the season and the 17th of her career.
• With six made three-pointers today, Espinoza-Hunter moved into a tie with Cecilia Lindqvist for 10th place all-time. She now has 109 made three-pointers.
• Seton Hall celebrated Senior Day and honored four players, Espinoza-Hunter, Katie Armstrong (Collegeville, Pa.), Danielle Robinson (Newark, N.J.), as well as former Pirate Femi Funeus, prior to today's contest.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, February 22 when it faces BIG EAST rival Butler at historic Walsh Gymnasium for its final regular season home game of the year. Game time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloSports subscribers.