Pirates Ready for No. 24 St. John's

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Pirates Ready for No. 24 St. John's, Wednesday - Seton Hall University Athletics

Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 4 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium for a BIG EAST contest against local rival St. John's. Tip time is scheduled

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium SETON HALL (11-4, 4-1) vs. #24 ST. JOHN'S (13-0, 4-0) Date Time Live Video Live Audio Live Stats Twitter Sat., Jan. 4 7:00 p.m. @SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 4 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium for a BIG EAST contest against local rival St. John's. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Matt Ambrose, Isis Young and Meghan Caffrey on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Mike Federico and Michael Stamm will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is now 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.

LAST GAME
Both Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) and Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) tallied 19 points and the Pirates turned a four-point deficit after the first quarter into a convincing 79-45 victory over Butler in Walsh Gym on New Year's Eve.

The Hall used a game-changing 16-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second to take the lead for good. The Pirates have now won nine of their last 10 games.

Cooks was perfect on Saturday, going 8-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three-point range for 19 points to go with a team-best eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks in only 20 minutes. Park-Lane had 19 points to go with a game-high eight assists against just one turnover. Senior Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had a strong all-around game with 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting with five rebounds and four assists.

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Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Red Storm: St. John's leads, 49-36
2021-22 Meetings:
Seton Hall 84, St. John's 79 (F) – January 19, 2022 (Walsh Gym)
St. John's 88, Seton Hall 75 (F) – December 5, 2021 (Carnesecca Arena)

LAST YEAR AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
Seton Hall and St. John's split their season series in 2021-22 with both teams winning on their home floors.

Mya Bembry collected her first career double-double and Park-Lane had a team-high 23 points, but The Hall fell at St. John's, 88-75, in their first meeting last year on Dec. 5 in Queens. The Red Storm used a 7-0 run to end the first quarter and take an eight-point lead into the second, and that proved to be the difference. Bembry matched her career-high with 14 points in the first half alone and pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in a career-most 38 minutes.

On Jan. 19, Park-Lane and Andra Espinoza-Hunter combined for 56 points as the Pirates erased a 13-point deficit to defeat St. John's, 84-79, in Walsh Gym. With the game tied, Park-Lane had a go-ahead three-point play with 40 seconds left, and then came up with a steal on the Red Storm's next possession to seal the Pirates' victory. She tallied a game-high 31 points to go with eight assists and three rebounds.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
St. John's is coming off a 12-19 season in 2021-22 featuring a 7-12 mark in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm defeated Xavier in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament, but their season came to an end with a quarterfinal loss to Villanova.

This year, the Red Storm were picked to finish seventh in the 11-team BIG EAST according to the Preseason coaches' poll. Kadaja Bailey was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. St. John's lost First Team All-BIG EAST performer Leilani Correa, but returned four starters and brought in four transfers including point guard Mimi Reid and Georgetown's Jillian Archer.

This season, St. John's has exceeded all expectations and enters Wednesday's contest as one of the few remaining undefeated teams in the country. The No. 24 Red Storm is a perfect 13-0 overall and 4-0 in BIG EAST play. Among their victories was a 66-62 win over No. 13 Creighton back on Dec. 4. Most recently, they won at Georgetown, 68-48, on New Year's Eve. Jayla Everett leads the team with 17.1 points per game. Two players, Jillian Archer and Rayven Peeples are averaging more than 8.5 rebounds per contest.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 8, when it travels to BIG EAST rival Providence. Tip time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Justin Nicosia and Michael Stamm will describe the action for WSOU FM.

 

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St. John's is a 1/2 game out of first place. SHU 1 game out. Come see some exciting basketball.

 

[Halldan1]

UConn 5-0 1.000 12-2 .857 7-0 2-2 3-0 W5 St. John's 4-0 1.000 13-0 1.000 9-0 2-0 2-0 W13 Seton Hall 4-1 .800 11-4 .733 5-2 4-1 2-1 W2 Villanova 3-1 .750 12-3 .800 3-1 7-0 2-2 W3 DePaul 3-1 .750 10-5 .667 5-3 3-1 2-1 L1 Creighton 3-2 .600 9-4 .692 2-2 7-2 0-0 W1 Marquette 2-3 .400 9-5 .643 6-2 1-2 2-1 L3 Georgetown 1-4 .200 8-6 .571 5-2 2-3 1-1 L2 Butler 1-5 .167 6-9 .400 3-5 1-4 2-0 L2 Providence 0-4 .000 9-6 .600 7-1 2-5 0-0 L1 Xavier 0-5 .000 7-7 .500 5-6 2-1 0-0 L4

 

[lloyde dobler]

No surprise to see a tweet from the coach yesterday endorsing a 90 team NCAA tournament

 

[NYC Pirate]

No excuses, go win the game. This would be a nice addition to the resume.

 

[NYC Pirate]

SHU leads 34-25 at the half. Very competitive game, nice size crowd. LPL had
an excellent half. Good pressure led to several transition baskets. The game may come down
to limiting SJU offensive rebounds.

 

[TheHall87]

If we win, maybe Channel 7 will send Sam Ryan to South Orange to profile us like they just did St. John's.

 

[NYC Pirate]

SHU leads 59-37 after 3 quarters. Amari Wright playing a fantastic defensive game. Team has 24 points off turnovers
so far.

 

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[NYC Pirate]

Final 72-51. Excellent performance and second top 25 win. I think SJU is a bit overrated, but
still a good team that was 13-0. SHU looking like an NCAA Tournament team. LPL was so efficient
early on and Amari Wright had 7 steals and 17 points. She is a future star. If the Men played like that
Prudential would really be rocking. It's a smart team and they all have decent offensive skills. They have a lot more work to do.

 

[TrueBlue1989]

Congratulations!

 

[SPK145]

Awesome!!!

 

[shupat08]

Wow! Great win!

 

[PiratePride]

Watched my first women's game in a couple years. Had never been impressed with the athleticism of the women's game. This game changed my mind. Very entertaining..... quick moving, good shooting, good passing, good defense, the whole enchilada. Happy I went and happy the Pirates won.

 

[hallgrad80]

Any time you beat a ranked team it’s special and good job all around by the coaches and players .

 

[HallBall'n]

Great job Lady Pirates!

 

[Medugorje]

Pirates on a roll! Great win ladies!

 

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Pirates Pin First Loss on St. John's with Eye-Opening Effort - Seton Hall University Athletics

Junior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had a career-best performance and both Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) and Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had double-doubles

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Pirates Pin First Loss on St. John's with Eye-Opening Effort​

51 St. John's (NY) 13-1,4-1 Big East 72 Seton Hall 12-4,5-1 Big East Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 F St. John's (NY) 11 14 12 14 51 Seton Hall 17 17 25 13 72

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had a career-best performance and both Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) and Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had double-doubles as the Seton Hall women's basketball team routed previously undefeated, No. 24 St. John's, 72-51, in Walsh Gym on Wednesday.

The Hall has now won 10 of its last 11 games, including two over AP Top-25 opponents.

Seton Hall trailed for only 51 seconds and its defense held the Red Storm to just 34.5% shooting for the game, while forcing 21 turnovers. The Hall had a 32-to-6 advantage in points off turnovers.

Wright's performance was nothing short of perfect, scoring a career-high 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. She also collected a career-high seven steals.

Cooks matched Wright's 17 points to go with a team-high 12 rebounds and three assists, while Park-Lane had 15 points, a game-high 11 assists and three steals.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall's defense was the story early on as St. John's connected on only two of their first 18 shots. The Pirates held the Red Storm without a field goal for 6:16 and built a 12-6 advantage. Leading 12-9, The Hall got a three-pointer from Cooks and a breakaway layup by Wright to grab a 17-9 lead.

The Pirates opened the second quarter with a 7-0 burst, and a three-pointer by Park-Lane gave them a commanding 24-11 lead under a minute into the second. Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) hit a long jumper on the baseline to send The Hall into the locker room up, 34-25.

Seton Hall shot 46.7% from the field in the first half compared to just 29.4% for the Red Storm. The Pirate defense forced 10 turnovers in the first 20 minutes, and Wright alone, had five steals.

Leading 51-37, The Hall closed out the third quarter on an 8-0 run, punctuated by a three-pointer from Wright, to grab a 59-37 advantage. In the fourth, the Pirate lead was never reduced to lower than 18 points.




THE NUMBERS:

• Seton Hall was 31-for-59 (52.5%) from the floor for the game, while St. John's was 20-for-58 (34.5%). The Hall was 5-for-11 (45.5%) from three-point range, while the Red Storm were 5-for-17 (29.4%).
• Wright finished with a career-high 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. She also had a career-best seven steals.
• The Hall was out-rebounded by St. John's, 37-to-32, including a 15-to-7 edge on the offensive glass and a 10-to-4 advantage in second-chance points.
• Cooks had a double-double with 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds to go with three assists.
• Seton Hall was 5-for-7 (71.4%) from the free-throw line, while St. John's was 6-for-8 (75.0%).
• Park-Lane had a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 assists to go with five assists and three steals.
• Seton Hall forced 21 turnovers, while St. John's forced 10. The Pirates had a remarkable 32-to-6 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
• Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) finished with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field.
• Bembry tallied eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

THE NOTES:

• Seton Hall improves to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the BIG EAST, while St. John's suffers its first loss and falls to 13-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play. The Pirates have now won 10 of their last 11 games.
• The Pirates are now 5-1 in BIG EAST Conference play for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
• Seton Hall has now defeated two Associated Press ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The Hall defeated No. 24 Marquette, 82-78, on Dec. 4.
• The Hall is 37-49 all-time against the Red Storm and has won four of the last five games in the series.
• The Hall improves to 112-42 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 55-31 against BIG EAST opponents at home.
• Seton Hall improves to 12-0 this season when leading at the half.
• The Pirates improve to 12-2 this year when out-shooting their opponent and 11-2 when shooting better than 40.0% from the field.
• With one made three-pointer today, Park-Lane moved past former teammate Mya Jackson into fifth place on Seton Hall's career list with 149.
• St. John's is the seventh opponent Seton Hall has held to under 60 points this season. The Pirates have won all seven games. Additionally, it's the first time St. John's has been held to under 60 points this year.
• Cooks' double-double is her fourth of the year and the 16th of her career, which leads all active Pirates. It's Park-Lane's first of the season and ninth of her career.
• Seton Hall forced at least 20 turnovers in a game for the seventh time this season. They're 5-2 in those games.
• With five rebounds tonight, Bembry surpassed the 500-rebounds mark for her career.
• Senior Victoria Keenan (Bethlehem, Pa.) made her season debut with 2:11 minutes played. It's a remarkable return after missing the last two seasons due to injury.
• The teams combined to commit only 15 fouls, with the Pirates committing nine. It's the fewest number of fouls combined by Seton Hall and an opponent this year.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, January 8 when it travels to BIG EAST rival Providence. Tip is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. It'll also be available on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.

 

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BOX SCORE - SJU (.pdf) - Seton Hall University Athletics

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[Halldan1]

SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK UConn 5-0 1.000 12-2 .857 7-0 2-2 3-0 W5 Seton Hall 5-1 .833 12-4 .750 6-2 4-1 2-1 W3 St. John's 4-1 .800 13-1 .929 9-0 2-1 2-0 L1 Villanova 4-1 .800 13-3 .812 4-1 7-0 2-2 W4 DePaul 3-2 .600 10-6 .625 5-4 3-1 2-1 L2 Marquette 3-3 .500 10-5 .667 6-2 2-2 2-1 W1 Creighton 3-3 .500 9-5 .643 2-3 7-2 0-0 L1 Providence 1-4 .200 10-6 .625 7-1 3-5 0-0 W1 Georgetown 1-5 .167 8-7 .533 5-2 2-4 1-1 L3 Butler 1-5 .167 6-9 .400 3-5 1-4 2-0 L2 Xavier 0-5 .000 7-7 .500 5-6 2-1 0-0 L4

 

[NYC Pirate]

This has the potential to be a special season. Offensively, they play at a great tempo. Park-Lane is like the PG that we have been hoping for on the Men’s side for a long time. She plays about a foot taller than her actual size.. The team as a whole are patient and they look for the best opportunity most of the time. Cooks can play inside and has the ability to score from the perimeter., On defense they pressure the ball and create a lot of turnovers. Wright was like Posh Alexander against SJU. They all bring something to the table.

One thing on the negative side that has been a common theme for the program, is the ability to defend the three in the last quarter. It has really hurt them in the past. I think players try to do too much and it leaves players open. So, if they can keep their composure on the defensive side they could make some noise. Walsh should see some nice crowds the rest of the way. Tony and the staff are doing an excellent job. Something to be proud of.

 

[Halldan1]

 

[hallgrad80]

For those who complain about transfers just look at both SH and SJU. SJU added 4 transfers and they were vastly improved from last season. Tony has always used the transfer route and it’s been a plus for his program so while we may not like it , it’s here to stay and continue to grow as a way to add experienced talent to your program.

 

[lloyde dobler]

For those who complain about transfers just look at both SH and SJU. SJU added 4 transfers and they were vastly improved from last season. Tony has always used the transfer route and it’s been a plus for his program so while we may not like it , it’s here to stay and continue to grow as a way to add experienced talent to your program.

I don’t think people complain about it as much as they lament it.

 

[Halldan1]