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The Hall and the Lady Flames will square off at 5 p.m.

Dec. 11, 2015

Game 10 - Road Game 4
Seton Hall (8-1) at Liberty (3-5)
Date Saturday, Dec. 12 | 5 p.m.
Location Vines Center (8,085) | Lynchburg, Va.
Watch ESPN3/WatchESPN
Links Live Stats | Radio (WSOU, 89.5 FM) | @SHUWBB on Twitter
Notes Media Central | Seton Hall Notes | Liberty Notes


LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team is set to visit Liberty on Saturday evening for its penultimate non-conference tilt of the season. The Pirates (8-1) are playing their fourth true road game of the year and their sixth game away from Walsh Gym this year. The contest with the Lady Flames (3-5) can be viewed on ESPN3 via the WatchESPN app and heard on WSOU, 89.5 FM.

Seton Hall and Liberty have never met in their respective program histories. Both teams made the NCAA Tournament a season ago, as the Lady Flames went 26-7 and a staggering 19-1 in Big South league play to advance to their 16th Big Dance over the last 19 seasons. The Pirates have faced only one team from the Big South in program history, a victory over Longwood in the first game of Anthony Bozzella's tenure to open the 2013-14 season.

The Pirates most recently defeated Fordham on Wednesday, 66-54, behind a season-high 26 points from Aleesha Powell (Philadelphia, Pa.). The Hall also got 18 points and four assists from Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) in the victory, as both starting guards set their Seton Hall-best for points. The Pirates forced 20 turnovers from the Rams and out-scored Fordham 40-14 in the paint in the victory, which saw The Hall erase a seven-point halftime deficit.

SETON HALL TIP-INS
- Seton Hall is 8-1 to start this season, marking the ninth time in program history The Hall has only lost once through nine games (including last season)
- The Pirates are currently the third team receiving votes in the AP-Top 25 and the top team under consideration in the USA Today Coaches Poll
- The Pirates are the top defensive team in the BIG EAST by scoring (56.2) and field goal percentage (33.4) and check in at second in the league in blocks per game (5.3)
- Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) is second in the BIG EAST in rebounding and Shakena Richardson also checks in at second in assists
- Seton Hall will play its fourth true road game of the year and sixth away from Walsh Gym; the Pirates are 4-1 on road/neutral courts this season

LADY FLAME BULLETS
• Liberty enters Saturday's contest with a 3-5 record on the year and a 2-1 mark at home
• The Lady Flames most recently defeated Charleston Southern in a Big South game by a score of 51-40
• Liberty has played a challenging schedule that included neutral site games with nationally-ranked Ohio State and California
• The Lady Flames are 0-1 against common SHU opponents, falling 61-53 to NC State on Nov. 20
• Ashley Rinninger leads Liberty with 15.6 points per game while Katelyn Adams paces the squad with 8.6 rebounds
• Liberty went 26-7 last year and has played in 16 NCAA Tournaments over the last 19 seasons

Following the contest in Virginia, the Pirates return home to close their non-conference schedule against Saint Peter's on Dec. 20.

Pirate Women's Basketball Home

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/121115aab.html
 
Not trying to sound negative but why would we schedule a road game at Liberty?? I never understood this. Makes zero sense, IMO.
 
Maybe there was a hole in the schedule and that's all there was. Liberty , though 3-5 has a good program. Won't be easy.
 
But get Liberty to come to Walsh. Just like the men's program should not be traveling to Longwood, USF, other mid majors
 
Tony wants to play as many games in the road in as quick a turn around time as possible. He wants to pretty much torture his team in then OOC hopefully making the BEC and BET schedule much easier for them.
 
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Women's hoops scheduling is different than men's scheduling...

There are so fewer teams at the top and so many more in the middle than in the men's game. Big East women's basketball for now is a mid-major.

The difference between the Big East and the Big South in men's basketball is huge.

In women's basketball, the Big East is still better than the Big South no doubt, but BOTH leagues are more closer to the middle.

Playing on the road is also less of a big deal in women's hoops. There aren't big money guarantee games that allow schools to make money through appearing (road team) and selling tickets (home team), so everyone travels. Road wins are also more valuable RPI wise, so you have to do it there as well, both to boost your profile and to keep up with everyone else also winning games on the road.
 
Thanks Lloyde , excellent insight.

I think there's UConn at the top, then ND , Baylor, Tenn et al are next tier. Then the third tier which is what we are in or close to right now. De Paul has been tops in the conf but we are second . St John's is also on our level. Nova sometimes.

But you are right, BE is mid - major overall - so you need the OOC wins to bolster your resume to be chosen for an at large bid.
 
lloyde dobler said:
Women's hoops scheduling is different than men's scheduling...

There are so fewer teams at the top and so many more in the middle than in the men's game. Big East women's basketball for now is a mid-major.

The difference between the Big East and the Big South in men's basketball is huge.

In women's basketball, the Big East is still better than the Big South no doubt, but BOTH leagues are more closer to the middle.

Playing on the road is also less of a big deal in women's hoops. There aren't big money guarantee games that allow schools to make money through appearing (road team) and selling tickets (home team), so everyone travels. Road wins are also more valuable RPI wise, so you have to do it there as well, both to boost your profile and to keep up with everyone else also winning games on the road.
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THE BIG EAST IS NOT A MID-MAJOR!!! PLEASE KNOCK THAT CRAP OFF!!! YOU INSULT OUR PROGRAM, OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR COACH AND OUR LEAGUE!!!
 
SHUisNJsTeam said:
THE BIG EAST IS NOT A MID-MAJOR!!! PLEASE KNOCK THAT CRAP OFF!!! YOU INSULT OUR PROGRAM, OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR COACH AND OUR LEAGUE!!!
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Sorry pal, you are WRONG.

And it is our job and that of Nova and St Johns to do what it takes to make us a multi-bid league for WBB.

And Tony B is leading us forward.
 
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Note we have seen mostly the starters plus Mosley. I just noted that we had not yet seen Molyneaux and Byrne which is really significant. We think Tony is insisting that his first team work through the funk. LIKE.

We are up by nine after first quarter.
 
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46-38 at the half. Need to do some smash-mouth to open third quarter.

Mrs BP and I are watching on a little iPad and ignoring making dinner for ourselves LOL.

We adore our Pirates!
 
LOL I am post-dueling with the epic troll which sadly Dan and Tom have to fight on our behalf.
 
The broadcast on ESPN3 is good. Have to say that the home Liberty broadcast crew is very complimentary to our team. Very professional. Better than most of the standard network blowhards.
 
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66-48 lead at end of third quarter. Very satisfying to have full game play.

Totally proud.
 
Mrs BP on Kena. Kena is money at mid-range!

By the way Molneaux has contributed as a forward. And Kuderer is in and she just hit a three. Folks remember those names. You will hear them again a lot!
 
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Kena and Tiff totally solid game.

Kuderer is 2-3 and her goals were 3P!

So much to be proud of!
 
My goodness. Freshmen knocking down threes and taking charges and making the broadcast team sing our praises. Wow. Wow.

Playing the beautiful game. This is the team to love.

Final is 92-56. Wow.
 
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Didnt see/hear the game... Is Liberty as good as they have been in the past or are they more of a cupcake?

Kuderer came on strong this game it seems.

If she can start playing well against most of the BE teams this year, that'd be a big plus off the bench to add to TT, Mosley, Molyneaux & Byrne.
 
Looks like Jones and Richardson were the stars. Nice to see Jones play out of her recent slump.

Still got to get Richardson-Smith back in gear.

24 assists on 35 baskets.

Richardson with 9 and Smith with 7. Great job by the two points.

Good win for the ladies.
 
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They were the stars, but the overall team balance and ball movement was outstanding!
 
An outstanding team road win with so many players making contributions. The team had a pep in their step that's been missing the last couple of games.

As I've commented, when they play as a team, hustle on every play, look to pass and avoid all that one-on-one play, the Pirates are a Top 25 team. They have so many weapons.

Case in point: Richardson had nine assists. Smith had seven in only 14 minutes. When point guards look to pass, don't force scoring opportunities and play hard on D you have a recipe for victory.

Today we saw what's typical about the Bozzella Pirates- everybody gets better as the season progresses. Every player improves. Players know their role. You want to root for them because it's obvious they work so hard.

Assuming they beat St. Peter's, they will go 10-1 OOC. That's outstanding and any of us would have said prior to the season, "We'll take that record going into Big East play."

Go Pirates!
 
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400SOAVE said:
An outstanding team road win with so many players making contributions. The team had a pep in their step that's been missing the last couple of games.

As I've commented, when they play as a team, hustle on every play, look to pass and avoid all that one-on-one play, the Pirates are a Top 25 team. They have so many weapons.

Case in point: Richardson had nine assists. Smith had seven in only 14 minutes. When point guards look to pass, don't force scoring opportunities and play hard on D you have a recipe for victory.

Today we saw what's typical about the Bozzella Pirates- everybody gets better as the season progresses. Every player improves. Players know their role. You want to root for them because it's obvious they work so hard.

Assuming they beat St. Peter's, they will go 10-1 OOC. That's outstanding and any of us would have said prior to the season, "We'll take that record going into Big East play."

Go Pirates!
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400 - You nailed it!
 
Buzzer, when I remarked how well Mosley and Jones were, Martha had not yet started to fire.
 
shupat08 said:
Didnt see/hear the game... Is Liberty as good as they have been in the past or are they more of a cupcake?

Kuderer came on strong this game it seems.

If she can start playing well against most of the BE teams this year, that'd be a big plus off the bench to add to TT, Mosley, Molyneaux & Byrne.[/QUOT
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Folks must know what a magnificent fan our Buzzershot is.
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Thanks Blue Pirate. We all at Walsh or on the road have watched Tony and his Pirates grow to something very special and easy to cheer for.
 
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Speaking of Ann in the stands.

Clapping with one of the Buzzershots.

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