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Pirates Open BIG EAST Tournament with DePaul, Friday - Seton Hall University Athletics

Seton Hall will begin play at the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament, presented by JEEP, on Friday, March 8. The No. 7 seeded Pirates will face No. 10 seeded DePaul a...

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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024
2024 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT, presented by JEEP
#10 DE PAUL (12-19) vs. #7 SETON HALL (16-13)
** FIRST ROUND **
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Mohegan Sun Arena
1:30 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: BIG EAST Digital Network on FloHoops
(John Fanta & Kim Adams, Meghan Caffrey on sidelines)

LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Ryan Henry & Ryan Johnston)

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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | DE PAUL

THE GAME
Seton Hall will begin play at the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament, presented by JEEP, on Friday, March 8. The No. 7 seeded Pirates will face No. 10 seeded DePaul at 1:30 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with the immortal duo of John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call and Meghan Caffrey on the sidelines. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Ryan Henry 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.

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.

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Here is the seeding for the BIG EAST Tournament, presented by JEEP…
1. Connecticut
2. Creighton
3. St. John's
4. Villanova
5. Marquette
6. Georgetown
7. SETON HALL
8. Butler
9. Providence
10. DePaul
11. Xavier

IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Seton Hall is 27-38 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Pirates have won their last two first round games. The Hall hasn't lost in the first round since a 76-51 setback to St. John's in the 2019 event. The last time the Pirates played DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament, The Hall fell to the top-seeded Blue Demons, 83-80, in Chicago in 2020. The Hall is 0-4 all-time against DePaul in the tournament.

LAST GAME
Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had a game-high 23 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team lost to No. 23 Creighton, 72-65, on Senior Day in Walsh Gymnasium on Sunday.

The Pirates led at the half, but an 11-0 third-quarter run by Creighton proved to be the difference-maker as The Hall couldn't draw even afterward. Seton Hall was just 12-for-21 from the free-throw line which made its comeback attempts more difficult.

With the loss, the Pirates will be the No. 7 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and will face No. 10 seed DePaul in the first round on Friday at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

In addition to Baines, Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) and Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) also scored in double-figures. Hagans had a season-high 16 points to go with five rebounds and two assists. Satterfield had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Blue Demons: DePaul leads, 24-7
2023-24 Meeting:
Seton Hall 91, DePaul 78 (F) – February 17, 2024 (Walsh Gymnasium)

AGAINST DE PAUL
Seton Hall and DePaul will square off on Friday for the 33rd time in history. The Blue Demons have largely dominated the series, winning 24 of the prior meetings, but the Pirates have won three of the last four contests, including their lone regular season meeting this season. The Hall is 0-4 all-time against DePaul in in the BIG EAST Tournament.

FIRST MEETING THIS YEAR
All five Seton Hall starters reached double-figures in scoring as the Pirates defeated DePaul, 91-78, in an offensive outburst on Seton Hall vs. Cancer Day in Walsh Gym, on Feb. 17.

The Hall used an 8-0 run, just minutes into the contest, to take the lead and never trailed again. Seton Hall pulled down 45 rebounds, a season-high in BIG EAST play, and shot 46.5 percent from the field.

Seton Hall had five players reach double-figures in scoring for the first time in over two years. Savannah Catalon (Burleston, Texas) and Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) tied for the team lead with 21 points apiece. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) collected a season-high 15 points on the strength of 3-for-4 from three-point range. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) and Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) finished with 13 points apiece.

SCOUTING DE PAUL
DePaul closed out the 2023-24 regular season with a 12-19 overall record and a 4-14 mark in BIG EAST play, earning the No. 10 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Blue Demons haven't won in a month and enter the event with a six-game losing streak. Most recently, Villanova's Lucy Olsen beat the Blue Demons with a buzzer-beating game-winner on March 3.

The Blue Demons are still one of the higher scoring teams in the BIG EAST, ranking fourth with 65.6 points per game, but they're giving up 73.6 points per game, which ranks second-most in the conference.

Anaya Peoples leads the Blue Demons with 15.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in conference play. She had 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in DePaul's loss to Seton Hall on Feb. 17.

UP NEXT
With a victory, Seton Hall will advance to the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals and meet Creighton for the fourth year in a row. The Hall would face the No. 2 seeded Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be nationally televised on FS2 with John Fanta, Kim Adams and Meghan Caffrey on the call. Ryan Henry and Ryan Johnston will continue to carry the WSOU broadcasts.

 

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Baines, Catalon Net All-BIG EAST Honors - Seton Hall University Athletics

The BIG EAST Conference announced on Thursday that Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Savannah Catalon ...

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Baines, Catalon Net All-BIG EAST Honors​

Azana Baines is named to the BIG EAST First Team, while Savannah Catalon earns All-Freshman Team.
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced on Thursday that Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas) earned BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors.

Baines had a breakout campaign in her fifth and final year as a collegian in 2023-24 for the Pirates. Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll seven times, she upped her scoring and rebounding averages from 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds last year to 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds in 2023-24. A starter in every BIG EAST game, she's one of only three players in the conference to rank among the Top-12 in points, rebounds, steals and blocks.

Named to the Women's College All-Star Game Player Watch List, she reached the prestigious 1,000-points milestone against Connecticut on Feb. 7. She currently ranks 53rd on Seton Hall's career scoring list with 679 points.

Catalon was one of only four unanimous selections to the All-Freshman Team and becomes the Pirates' first since 2020. Despite starting only two games this year, she finished the regular season ranked fourth with 8.1 points per game. Also one of the team's best defensive players, she led the team in fouls drawn on defense and charges drawn this season. Twice named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, Catalon ranks third in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage at 88 percent and became only the third player in Seton Hall history to make all of her free-throws with a minimum of 10 attempts (11-for-11) in a single-game against DePaul on Feb. 17.

2023-24 BIG EAST POSTSEASON HONORS

BIG EAST Player of the Year
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, Jr., G

BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Ashlynn Shade, Connecticut, Fr., G

BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Christina Dalce, Villanova, Jr., F
Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Sr., G

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Lucy Olsen, Villanova, Jr., G

BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Graceann Bennett, Georgetown, Grad., F

BIG EAST Sixth-Woman Award
Brianna Scott, Georgetown, Jr., F

All-BIG EAST First Team
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut, Jr., G*
Aaliyah Edwards, Connecticut, Sr., F*
Lauren Jensen, Creighton, Sr., G*
Morgan Maly, Creighton, Sr., G/F
Emma Ronsiek, Creighton, Sr., F*
Kelsey Ransom, Georgetown, Sr., G
Liza Karlen, Marquette, Sr., F*
Unique Drake, St. John's, R-Sr., G*
AZANA BAINES, SETON HALL
Lucy Olsen, Villanova, Jr., G*

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Caroline Strande, Butler, Sr., G
Nika Mühl, Connecticut, Sr., G
Anaya Peoples, DePaul, Grad., G
Jordan King, Marquette, Sr., G
Olivia Olsen, Providence, Jr., F

All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Ashlynn Shade, Connecticut, Fr., G
Mackenzie Hare, Marquette, So., G
Jillian Archer, St. John's, Grad., F
Christina Dalce, Villanova, Jr., F

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Riley Makalusky, Butler, Fr., G/F
KK Arnold, UConn, Fr., G*
Ashlynn Shade, UConn, Fr., G*
SAVANNAH CATALON, SETON HALL, Fr., G*
Maddie Webber, Villanova, Fr., G*
Aizhanique Mayo, Xavier, R-Fr., G

*unanimous selection

 

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PIRATES HOLD OFF DE PAUL TO ADVANCE, 71-64

• Seton Hall was 24-for-59 (40.7%) from the floor for the game, while DePaul was 25-for-66 (37.9%). The Hall was 13-for-26 (50.0%) from three-point range, while the Blue Demons were 9-for-26 (34.6%).
• Baines had a team-high 17 points and was 3-for-4 from three-point range. She also had seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
• The Hall out-rebounded DePaul, 43-to-36, but the Blue Demons had a 12-to-10 edge on the offensive glass.
• Gray finished with 16 points on the strength of 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range.
• Seton Hall was 10-for-15 (66.7%) from the free-throw line, while DePaul was 5-for-13 (38.5%).
• Catalon had 13 points to go with three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a game-high eight fouls drawn.
• Seton Hall forced 14 turnovers, while the Blue Demons forced 18. The Hall had a slim edge, 14-to-13 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
• Satterfield tallied 10 points, a team-best eight rebounds and two assists.
• The Hall had 21 assists on 24 made field goals.

• Seton Hall improves to 17-13 overall, while DePaul’s season comes to an end with a final record of 12-20.
• The Hall is now 9-24 all-time against DePaul and has won four of the last five contests. This was the first-ever victory for Seton Hall over DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament (1-4).
• With 17 points today, Baines surpassed the 1,100-points milestone for her career.
• Despite becoming a full-time starter only this year, with five assists tonight, Wright moved into a tie for with Leslie Chavis for 15th place on Seton Hall’s career list with 279 assists.
• Wright’s single-season assist total is now up to 155. Today, she passed Phyllis Mangina and moved into a tie with Christine Koren for seventh place on Seton Hall’s single-season list.
• With 13 points today, Catalon surpassed the 200-points mark for her career.
• Seton Hall’s 13 made three-pointers are the most in a single-game since making a program-record 19 against Georgetown on Feb. 22, 2022.
• The Pirates’ 21 assists are a season-high.
• The Hall improves to 28-38 all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament and has won three straight first-round games.

UP NEXT:

Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, March 9 when it continues play at the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The No. 7 seeded Pirates will face No. 2 seeded Creighton at 7:00 p.m. in the quarterfinals. The game will be nationally televised by FS2.