Pirates Host #23 Marquette, Tuesday on FS1 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, January 9 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium to host BIG EAST rival No. 23 Marquette. Tip time is scheduled for...
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024
#23 MARQUETTE (13-2, 2-2) at SETON HALL (10-5, 2-2)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium
8:30 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: FS1
(John Fanta & Kim Adams)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Joe Morales & Ryan Johnston)
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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | MARQUETTE
THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, January 9 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium to host BIG EAST rival No. 23 Marquette. Tip time is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.
MEDIA
The game will be televised nationally with John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Joe Morales and Ryan Johnston will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.
WSOU is also airing a post-game "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.
LAST GAME
Freshman Savannah Catalon (Burleston, Texas) had a game-high 17 points to lift the Pirates to their second BIG EAST road victory of the season, a 64-50 victory over Butler on Saturday.
After shooting just 5-for-39 from three-point range in its last two games, The Hall broke out from downtown against the Bulldogs, going 12-for-22 (55%). Butler was also impressive from deep, hitting 10 three's, but netting only nine two-point field goals.
The Pirates' defense was what we've come to expect, holding Butler to just 50 points. It's the eighth consecutive game that The Hall has held its opponent under 55 points.
Catalon had 17 point on the strength of 5-for-8 shooting from three point range. Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) finished with 16 points, 11 of which came in the second half. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) added 13 more on an efficient 5-for-7 shooting, including 3-for-3 from downtown.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Golden Eagles: Marquette leads, 18-11
2022-23 Meetings:
Marquette 80, Seton Hall 61 (F) – Jan. 22, 2023 (Al McGuire Center)
Seton Hall 82, #24 Marquette 78 (F) – Dec. 4, 2022 (Walsh Gymnasium)
AGAINST MARQUETTE
Seton Hall and Marquette will meet for the 30th time in history on Tuesday with the Golden Eagles owning an 18-11 all-time series lead. The teams split the season series last year with The Hall defeating then-No. 24 Marquette, 82-78, in Walsh Gym on Dec. 4, and the Golden Eagles getting revenge in Milwaukee, 80-61, on Jan. 22. The Pirates are 9-5 all-time against Marquette at home.
SCOUTING MARQUETTE
Marquette went 21-11 overall last year and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST standings with a 13-7 league mark. MU defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament, but fell in the semis to top-seeded Connecticut. The Golden Eagles made their second NCAA Tournament in the last three years and have averaged nearly 22 wins per season under Megan Duffy. They fell in the opening round of the NCAAs to South Florida, 67-65.
MU returns leading scorer Jordan King and No. 2 rebounder Liza Karlen but will have a big hole to fill with the graduation of Chloe Marotta, who was second on the team in scoring and tops in rebounding. The Golden Eagles added a number of key pieces in the offseason, including Lehigh transfer Frannie Hottinger, who was the 2023 Patriot League Player of the Year. Lee Volker (Duke), Abbey Cracknell (Gulf Coast State College) and Bridget Utberg (Central Michigan) join Hottinger as the four new faces coming to Marquette by transfer.
The Golden Eagles were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST this year according to the preseason coaches' poll. King was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, while Karlen was an Honorable Mention.
Marquette is off to another strong start in 2023-24 and enters Tuesday's contest with a 13-2 overall record and a 2-2 mark in BIG EAST play. The Golden Eagles had won 12 straight to open the year, but suffered back-to-back losses to Connecticut and St. John's last week. Most recently, they routed Xavier, 81-52, on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, January 13 when it travels to Cincinnati to take on BIG EAST rival Xavier. Tip time is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. The contest will be nationally televised on FS1 with John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. Ryan Henry and Michael Bellifemini will carry the broadcast for WSOU FM.
