Pirates Host Iona in 2023-24 Season-Opener, Tuesday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall University Athletics
Iona (0-0) at SETON HALL (0-0)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Walsh Gymnasium
7:00 p.m.
LIVE VIDEO: Pirate Sports Network on FloHoops
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
THE GAME
Seton Hall will open the 2023-24 season when it hosts local non-conference rival Iona at historic Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available to FloHoops subscribers with Chris Markowitz 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. Ryan Henry and Louie Pasculli 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.
PROMOTION
For our season-opener, we'll have a free Team Poster giveaway. It's also "Bozzella Mozzarella" night!! All Seton Hall students can take advantage of FREE mozzarella sticks!!!
STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, 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 FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.
LAST GAME
All 12 players scored at least four points as the Pirates downed St. Thomas Aquinas, 79-38, in exhibition action in Walsh Gymnasium on Thursday.
The Pirates' offense took a little time to get started, but once it did, it didn't stop. The Hall used a 17-2 run in the first quarter to pull away from the feisty Spartans.
Freshman Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) had a game-high 12 points to go with three assists and a game-high five steals. Last year's defensive dynamo Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had four steals to go with eight points and three assists. Newcomer A'Jah Davis (DeKalb, Ill.) pulled down eight rebounds in only 13 minutes.
Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Gaels: Seton Hall leads, 15-0
Last Meeting:
Seton Hall 89, Iona 37 (F) – December 8, 2019 (Hynes Center)
AGAINST IONA
Seton Hall has dominated the all-time series against the Gaels, owning a 15-0 record. The Pirates routed Iona in their last meeting, an 89-37 victory in New Rochelle on Dec. 8, 2019. The Hall last hosted the Gaels on Nov. 21, 2006, which resulted in a 75-50 victory for the Pirates.
SCOUTING IONA
Iona is coming off a strong 2022-23 season, which featured a 26-7 final record and an 18-2 mark in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels easily won the MAAC Tournament title and qualified for the NCAA Tournament before falling in the opening round to third-seeded Duke. Juana Camilion was named MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Head coach Angelika Szumilo enters her first season for the Maroon & Gold, after four years at Fairleigh Dickinson. The Knights owned a 72-45 record during Szumilo's tenure and captured back-to-back Northeast Conference regular season titles in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
This year, the Gaels were picked to finish seventh in the 11-team league according to the preseason coaches' poll. The Gaels return seven players from the championship squad including top returning scorers in graduate Natalia Otkhmezuri, junior Judith Gomez and sophomore Noa Givon. Iona welcomes four transfers including graduate student Sierra DeAngelo and junior Ella Fajardo, two former players for Szumilo at FDU. Five first-year players will make their Iona debut this season.
UP NEXT
Seton Hall will next return to action when it travels to Columbia for a non-conference game on Friday, Nov. 10. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The contest will be available on ESPN+. Joe Matthews and Judaea Ingram will describe the action for WSOU FM.
