Pirates Host Bryant in Walsh Gym, Saturday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, November 16 when it hosts non-conference rival Bryant. Tip time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024
BRYANT (3-0) at SETON HALL (2-0)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium
4:30 p.m. ET
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(Ryan Johnston & Phil Stern)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(CJ Weipz & Nick DiBlasi)
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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | BRYANT
THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, November 16 when it hosts non-conference rival Bryant. Tip time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and will be available for FloCollege subscribers with Ryan Johnston and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. CJ Weipz and Nick DiBlasi will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.
WSOU is also airing a postgame "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 FloCollege, 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 FloCollege is normally $29.99 per month.
LAST GAME
Graduate students Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) and Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) each scored 17 points as the Pirates picked up its second lop-sided victory to start the season, 67-44, over Fordham in Walsh Gym on Tuesday.
The Hall trailed for only the first 1:47 of the contest despite not having a great shooting night. Seton Hall shot only 35.5 percent from the floor, compared to Fordham's 39.5 percent. The Pirates, however, forced 24 turnovers, and committed only 11.
Masonius, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Week, flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Lops had 17 points, four rebounds and drilled a pair of three-pointers. Although she didn't have a great shooting night, sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) drew six charges defensively. Another defensive star, Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had five steals.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bulldogs: Seton Hall leads, 2-0
Last Meeting:
Seton Hall 73, Bryant 45 (F) – November 12, 2023 (Walsh Gym)
AGAINST BRYANT
Seton Hall and Bryant will meet for the third time in history on Saturday with the Pirates having won the first two meetings by an average margin of victory of 32.0 points per game. Most recently, The Hall routed the Bulldogs, 73-45, on November 12 of last season in Walsh Gym.
SCOUTING BRYANT
Bryant is coming off a 15-15 season a year ago, which included an 8-8 mark in America East Conference play. The Bulldogs won three of their final four regular season games, but saw its campaign come to an end with a 56-51 loss to Binghamton in the America East Tournament quarterfinals.
Mia Mancini was named the 2023-24 America East Rookie of the Year and also made the All-America East Rookie and Third Teams. Mariona Planes Fortuny earned a spot on the All-America East First Team, and Nia Scott made the All-America East Rookie Team.
This year, the Bulldogs were picked to finish fourth in the nine-team league according to the preseason coaches' poll. Mancini was named a Preseason All-Conference selection.
Bryant enters Saturday's contest with a perfect 3-0 record having defeated Merrimack, Bridgewater State and Central Connecticut State by an average margin of victory of 16.3 points per game. Most recently, the Bulldogs defeated CCSU, 59-48 on the road on Tuesday. Brigham currently leads Bryant with 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, November 18 when it plays its first true road contest of the year at Cincinnati. Tip time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by ESPN+. 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the game.
