Satterfield, Pirates Tame Hoyas, 71-54 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Graduate student Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) had a game-high 17 points to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a 71-54 victory over Geor...
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21. Seton Hall 71, Georgetown 54 (F) WBB Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
21. Seton Hall 71, Georgetown 54 (F) WBB Box Score
Satterfield registered 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals, all team highs.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) had a game-high 17 points to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a 71-54 victory over Georgetown in Walsh Gym on Wednesday.
The Pirates led wire-to-wire and put 71 points on Georgetown, a team that entered the contest ranked 12th in the country for allowing only 54.2 points per contest. It was the Seton Hall defense that impressed, holding its 12th opponent this season under 55 points.
Satterfield was brilliant, registering 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals, all team highs. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) finished with 14 points in only 23 minutes. I'yanna Lops (Stamford, Conn.) collected eight points, four rebounds and a game-best four blocks.
THE STORY:
Seton Hall's offense got off to a significantly quicker start against Georgetown tonight as opposed to last time they played. The Pirates scored nine of the game's first 11 points, which set the tone for the rest of the contest. Up five points, Gray and Catalon drained three-pointers on consecutive possessions to give The Hall a 17-6 lead with 1:55 left in the first.
Already leading 19-12, The Hall went on a 14-2 run to grab a commanding 33-14 advantage with 1:43 left before halftime. The Pirates held the Hoyas without a made field goal for 6:52 of the second quarter during the run. Seton Hall's defense held Georgetown to just 36 percent shooting in the first half and forced 10 turnovers. The Hall took a 38-19 lead into the break.
A three-pointer by Satterfield gave The Hall a 47-21 lead with 6:30 left in the third, but Georgetown responded with a 14-0 run to cut its deficit to 47-35 with 1:03 to go in the quarter. The Hall committed seven turnovers in the third and were held without a field goal for 6:10, but still took a 51-37 lead into the fourth quarter.
A Georgetown three-pointer cut Seton Hall's deficit to 58-42, but the Pirates bounced back with a 9-1 run, the last seven points coming from Baines, to give them a 67-43 lead with only 3:05 left in the game.
THE NUMBERS:
- Seton Hall was 24-for-48 (50.0%) from the floor for the game, while Georgetown was 20-for-49 (40.8%). The Hall was 6-for-12 (50.0%) from three-point range, while the Hoyas were 5-for-17 (29.4%).
- Satterfield had team-highs of 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
- Georgetown out-rebounded Seton Hall, 31-to-26, which included a 12-to-6 edge on the offensive glass and a 10-to-3 advantage in second-chance points.
- Baines finished with 14 points in only 23 minutes.
- Seton Hall was 17-for-21 (81.0%) from the free-throw line, while Georgetown was 9-for-14 (64.3%).
- Lops had eight points, four rebounds and four blocks.
- Seton Hall forced 20 turnovers, while the Hoyas forced 11. The Hall had a massive 32-to-9 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
THE NOTES:
- Seton Hall improves to 13-8 overall and 5-5 in conference games, while Georgetown falls to 14-7 overall and 4-6 in the BIG EAST.
- The Hall improves to 46-30 all-time against Georgetown and has now won nine of the last 10 games in the series. The Pirates swept the 2023-24 season series.
- Senior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) played in her 100th career game tonight.
- With seven points today, Wright surpassed the 300-mark for her career.
- The Pirates forced at least 20 turnovers in a single game for the ninth time this season.
- The Hall has now held 12 opponents under 55 points in only 21 games so far this season.
- The Hall improves to 125-49 at home during Anthony Bozzella's tenure. Furthermore, the Pirates are 59-37 in BIG EAST play during this era.
- Seton Hall is now a perfect 12-0 this season when leading at the half.
- For the 16th time in 21 games, Seton Hall forced more turnovers than its opponent.
- The Pirates collected 10 steals tonight against Georgetown. It's the 12th time this year with double-digit steals.
- Georgetown's leading scorer was Mya Bembry (12 points), who made her Walsh Gym return after playing the prior three seasons for Seton Hall.
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, February 3 when it travels to long-time BIG EAST rival Villanova. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Tip-time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.
