Pirates Set to Host Georgetown on Wednesday - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, February 2 when it hosts fellow original BIG EAST member Georgetown at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium. Tip ti...
SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium
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THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, February 2 when it hosts fellow original BIG EAST member Georgetown at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
** INDOOR MASK REQUIREMENT **
For those interested in attending Seton Hall's home contests at Walsh Gym... please note... All individuals (vaccinated and unvaccinated) are required to wear a mask at all indoor, nonresidential, on-campus University settings, except when alone or dining.
PROMOTION
BLACK FIVES GAME - Similar to MLB's Negro Leagues, The Black Fives flourished on the amateur, semi-professional and professional levels in cities like New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Chicago, as well as in other cities with substantial African American populations from the early 1900s to 1950. The men and women of the Black Fives Era opened doors for generations of African American players and coaches.
At the start of Black History Month each BIG EAST basketball program will celebrate The Black Fives, adopting one of the teams from the era. On Wednesday, the Pirates will represent the "New Jersey Girls," wearing pregame shirts with Black Fives branding.
The University Gospel Choir will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" prior to the National Anthem.
NGWSD DAY – February 2 is National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Title IX.
MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers with John Fanta and Ali Jaques on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net with Joe Matthews and Ryan Johnston on the air. 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 FloSports, 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 FloSports is normally $29.99 per month.
LAST GAME
Senior Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) erupted for a career-high 32 points to go with 10 rebounds and seven blocks, but the Pirates fell to DePaul, 85-65, in Walsh Gym on Sunday.
Cooks was brilliant, connecting on her first nine shots, and collecting her season-high before halftime. She finished 15-for-22 from the floor for a career-high 32 points to go with team-highs of 10 rebounds and seven blocks. Her 32 points is the highest for any Pirate this season and the most since Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) scored 32 against Georgetown, on February 18 of last season.
Seton Hall trailed by only four with 2:31 left in the third, but DePaul, the nation's top scoring team, scored the last seven points of the quarter, and pulled away in the fourth by out-scoring the Pirates, 20-to-11.
Park-Lane finished with 12 points to go with six assists and five rebounds.
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Last Season:
Seton Hall 79, Georgetown 72 in OT (F) – February 19, 2021 (Walsh)
Seton Hall 60, Georgetown 52 (F) – February 8, 2021 (McDonough)
LAST YEAR AGAINST GEORGETOWN
Seton Hall swept the season series with Georgetown during the abbreviated 2020-21 season, defeating the Hoyas 60-52 at McDonough Arena and edging them 79-72 in overtime at Walsh Gym.
On Feb. 8, the Pirates relied on a strong defensive effort amid a poor shooting night to outlast Georgetown, 60-52. Playing in their first game after a 17-day layoff, the Pirates struggled mightily shooting the ball early, but found their touch in the fourth quarter. After shooting just 19.7% from the floor through three quarters, The Hall was 10-for-15 (67.7%) in the defining fourth quarter.
Eleven days later, Lauren Park-Lane scored a career-high 32 points and Andra Espinoza-Hunter added 26, including a game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation, to lift the Pirates to a 79-72 overtime victory. Espinoza-Hunter drained a game-tying three-pointer with only seven seconds left in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. That's when Park-Lane took over, scoring 13 of her 32 points in the extra session.
SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
The Hoyas are predicted to finish ninth in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Hoyas return their top four scorers from a year ago, including Milan Bolden-Morris and Kelsey Ransom, who are both averaging over 12.0 points per game.
Georgetown is off to a 7-10 start during the 2021-22 campaign, including a 2-7 beginning to their BIG EAST slate. The Hoyas had lost six straight games until they defeated Butler on Sunday, 78-62, in D.C. Bolden-Morris leads the team with 13.8 points per game and was named to the Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.
UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 4 when it heads to Cincinnati for a BIG EAST contest at Xavier. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers.
