Pirates Run Away from Bryant Late, 55-39 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Graduate student Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) scored a game-high 22 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Bryant, 55-39, on Saturd...
Women's Basketball vs Bryant on 11/16/24 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Basketball vs Bryant on 11/16/24
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) scored a game-high 22 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Bryant, 55-39, on Saturday in Walsh Gym.
Seton Hall improves to a perfect 3-0 on the young season and has held all three of its opponents to fewer than 45 points.
Leading by only five points, the Pirates outscored the Bulldogs, 16-to-5, in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Masonius had a game-best 22 points on an efficient 9-for-14 shooting to go with seven rebounds and five assists. Graduate student Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) had another strong all-around game with 10 points, seven rebounds, a career-high five steals and three blocks.
THE STORY:
Seton Hall flexed its defensive muscle right away, holding Bryant off the scoreboard for the first 5:45 of the contest and building an early 8-0 lead. The Pirates got cold after that, however, and Bryant closed out the quarter with a 7-0 run. The teams combined to go 1-for-13 from three-point range and neither squad shot over 30 percent from the floor in the first 10 minutes.
Both teams shot a little better in the second quarter, but neither could definitively pull away. The Hall took a 23-19 lead into the second half. The Hall's offense wasn't clicking, but its defense played excellent in the first half, holding the Bulldogs to just 20.7 percent shooting from the floor an forcing 11 turnovers.
Leading only 39-34, the Pirates found their shooting touch in the fourth quarter. The Hall opened the final stanza with a 12-0 run, highlighted by a pair of made three-pointers by Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio). Lawson's second trifecta gave The Hall a commanding 51-34 lead with 6:19 left to play. From there, Bryant never got closer than a 15-point deficit.
THE NUMBERS:
- Seton Hall was 20-for-57 (35.1%) from the floor for the game, while Bryant was 14-for-55 (25.5%). The Hall was 5-for-26 (19.2%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 6-for-23 (26.1%).
- Masonius had a game-high 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting. She also had seven rebounds and five assists.
- Bryant out-rebounded The Hall, 41-to-36, which included an 11-to-9 edge on the offensive glass and a 7-to-4 advantage in second-chance points.
- Lops finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, a career-high five steals and three blocks.
- Seton Hall was 10-for-13 (76.9%) from the free-throw line, while Bryant was 5-for-6 (83.3%).
- Freshman Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) had nine points and three assists.
- Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers, while the Bulldogs forced 12. The Hall had a 15-to-6 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
- The Pirates had 26 points in the paint, compared to just 10 for Bryant.
- Seton Hall improves to 3-0 on the young season, while Bryant drops to 3-1.
- The Hall is now 3-0 all-time against Bryant and has an average margin of victory in the series of 30.0 points per game.
- The Pirates improve to 129-49 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 67-12 against non-conference opponents at home.
- Eads made her collegiate debut and scored nine points with three assists.
- Seton Hall has started the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 season and the sixth time under head coach Anthony Bozzella.
- Seton Hall has held each of its first three opponents under 45 points for the first time in program history.
- Masonius has topped 20 points in two of her first three games as a Pirate.
- The Hall held Bryant to 39 points, 14 made field goals and a 25.5 field goal percentage, all season-lows for an opponent.
- With three steals tonight, Wright moved into a tie for 15th place with Gloria Bradley on Seton Hall's career list with 166.
- With seven rebounds tonight, Masonius surpassed the 600-rebounds mark for her career.
- With 10 points tonight, Lops surpassed the 900-points mark for her career.
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, Nov. 18 when it travels to former BIG EAST rival Cincinnati. Tip-time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live by ESPN+. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.
