PIRATES HEAD TO XAVIER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT

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CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (9-7, 1-4 BIG EAST) continues BIG EAST action on Wednesday night with a road contest at Xavier (8-7, 1-3 BIG EAST). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.

All-Time vs. Xavier: 7-1, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: SHU 71, XU 62 - January 27, 2017

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

• The Pirates are back in action for their fourth road game through the first six games of league action
• Donnaizha Fountain scored her 1,000th career point on Jan. 5 against Providence, becoming the second Pirate this season to hit the milestone
• Fountain is top-10 in the BIG EAST in both scoring (14.4 ppg, ninth) and rebounding (6.9 rpg, sixth)
• The Hall is shooting a league-best 41.1 percent from 3-point range through five conference games

FACING XAVIER >>

• The Hall is 7-1 all-time against Xavier in a series dating back to the Musketeers joining the BIG EAST for the 2013-14 season
• The Pirates are 3-1 on the road in the series, last winning at XU in 2015-16
• Last season the two sides split the regular season series, with each team winning at home
• In two games against XU last year Kaela Hilaire averaged 18.0 points which included a 20-point performance at the Cintas Center
• The Hall won the first six games in the series before a setback at XU last season, rebounding with a 71-62 victory at home

BUTLER RECAP >>

• The Hall fell on the road on Sunday afternoon, falling to Butler by a score of 66-48 at Hinkle Fieldhouse
• The Pirates led by four at the half and went up six early in the third quarter, but a 16-2 Butler run to end the frame gave BU a 10-point lead after three
• The Hall was plagued by an ice-cold shooting second half, going 5-of-28 (17.9 percent) from the floor in the third and fourth quarters
• JaQuan Jackson was the lone Pirate in double-figures with 10 points, while Nicole Jimenezwent for eight and five assists off the bench
• The Pirates managed nine steals on the day, led by three each from Jackson and Taylor Brown

WHAT'S AHEAD >>
The Pirates are at home over the weekend, hosting Villanova and Georgetown on Friday and Sunday.

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PESKY DEFENSE LEADS THE HALL TO WIN AT XAVIER
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CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (10-7, 2-4 BIG EAST) used a tenacious defensive effort to notch a 62-51 win at Xavier (8-8, 1-4) on Wednesday night at the Cintas Center. The Pirates forced 25 turnovers in the win and totaled 16 steals.

Donnaizha Fountain (Roxbury, Mass.) led The Hall on the offensive end in the win with 17 points and tied for the game-high with seven rebounds. Fountain was one of three Pirates in double-figures, joined by Taylor Brown (Paterson, N.J.) and JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) who each scored 10.

The Pirates led for more than 35 minutes in the contest, but didn't open up a double-digit lead until late in the fourth quarter. The Hall took a three-point lead to the halftime break and was up five after three quarters.

Turning Point
The Musketeers pulled within four early in the fourth quarter, cutting the Seton Hall lead to 51-47 with a 3-pointer at the 7:18 mark of the final frame. The Hall answered emphatically, getting a 3-pointer from Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) and back-to-back buckets from Fountain and Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) to rattle off a 7-0 run and go up 58-47 with 4:53 to play. The Hall was able to maintain that lead through the rest of regulation, holding Xavier to nine points in the decisive fourth quarter.

Inside The Numbers

• The Pirates shot 47.3 percent from the floor, connecting on 26-of-55 field goals in the triumph
• Conversely, The Hall held the Musketeers to 37.0 percent (17-46) shooting
• The Pirates won the turnover battle 25-18 and out-scored XU 22-14 off turnovers
• Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia) had four of SHU's 16 steals, while Jackson added three
• The Hall out-scored Xavier 30-20 in the paint and 6-2 in fast break points
• Jimenez led SHU with six assists and Butina had five

News and Notes

• The Pirates improve to 8-1 all-time against Xavier and 4-1 on the road in the series
• The Hall notched double-digit steals for the eighth time this season
• The 16 steals were the most in a BIG EAST game for The Hall this season
• In both of SHU's BIG EAST wins, they have held their opponent to 56 points or fewer
• Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) tied for the team-high with seven rebounds and two blocks

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back in action at home on Friday night when they play host to Villanova for a 7 p.m. tip at Walsh Gym.

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