SETON HALL (14-11, 9-8) vs. BUTLER (1-23, 0-15)

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SETON HALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME NOTES


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022

SETON HALL (14-11, 9-8) vs. BUTLER (1-23, 0-15)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium – 2:00 p.m. ET

TV: BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports

Radio: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net

Live Stats: SHUpirates.com



THE GAME

Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, February 22 when it hosts Butler at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 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.


MEDIA

The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers with Sean Saint Jacques 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. 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

Despite a spirited team-wide effort and a career-high 35 points from Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.), the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell in a double-overtime thriller, 97-91, to Creighton on Senior Day, Sunday.

Junior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) muscled her way for a layup with 2:37 left in double-overtime to give The Hall a 91-89 lead, but Creighton was able to take advantage with Espinoza-Hunter fouled out and Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) lost with an injury, and finished the game on a 9-0 run.

Espinoza-Hunter was brilliant scoring 35 points on the strength of 6-for-8 shooting from three-point range. She also had five rebounds. Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) played all 50 minutes, netting 24 points to go with five rebounds and a game-high 12 assists.

Bembry also had a double-double with 10 points and a team-best 13 rebounds in a career-high 43 minutes.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bulldogs: Seton Hall leads, 13-5

Earlier this Season:

Seton Hall 72, Butler 56 (F) – February 6, 2022 (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

Last Season:

Seton Hall 83, Butler 68 (F) – January 17, 2021 (Walsh Gymnasium)

Seton Hall 79, Butler 64 (F) – January 11, 2021 (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST BUTLER

The Pirates held Butler without a field goal for the first 7:12 of the fourth quarter and went on to defeat the Bulldogs, 72-56, in Hinkle Fieldhouse on Feb. 6 for its third straight victory.

During Butler's fourth-quarter drought, The Hall out-scored the Bulldogs, 14-2, to open a significant lead.

For the second straight game, five players reached double-figures in scoring, led by Andra Espinoza-Hunter, who had team-highs of 21 points and seven rebounds. Lauren Park-Lane notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists with only two turnovers.

The Pirates' defense came out strong to open the fourth quarter. The Hall scored the first 10 points of the period to grab a 65-48 lead with 5:03 remaining. Furthermore, The Hall held Butler without a field goal until there was only 2:48 remaining. During the first 7:12, the Pirates enjoyed a 14-2 run to extend their advantage to 69-50.

SCOUTING BUTLER

The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-17 season during the abbreviated 2020-21 season and are predicted to finish last in the 11-team BIG EAST Conference, according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll, this year.

Butler enters Tuesday's contest with a record of 1-23 overall and an 0-15 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. The Bulldogs have lost 13 straight contests since defeating Evansville, 75-67, to close out non-conference action. Most recently, Butler fell to Xavier, 73-54, on Sunday. Sydney Jaynes led the team with 12 points to go with four rebounds. Tenley Dowell notched 11 points.


UP NEXT

Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 25 when it travels to Chicago for a contest at DePaul. Tip time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloSports subscribers.

 

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COOKS, PARK-LANE LEAD PIRATES IN CAGING OF BULLDOGS, 84-55

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) scored a career-high 35 points and junior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) set a new single-game assists program record as the Seton Hall women’s basketball team routed Butler, 84-55, on Tuesday afternoon.

Cooks was nothing short of brilliant, scoring 35 points on an efficient 15-for-20 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range. She also had 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Park-Lane collected her second-straight double-double with 17 points and a record-shattering 18 assists, with only two turnovers. The Pirate point guard bested her own record of 15 set last year at Xavier.

Seton Hall never trailed and pulled away with a 13-4 run to start the second quarter.

The Story:

Seton Hall began the game just 1-for-8 from the field, but its defense held Butler to just one field goal in the game’s first 9:16. Five different Pirates scored in the first quarter, leading to a 14-7 score after the first 10 minutes.

The Pirates’ offense started heating up in the second quarter as The Hall started the frame with a 13-4 run. The run featured back-to-back made three-pointers by Park-Lane and was capped by a trifecta from Skylar Treadwell (Martinsburg, W.Va.), which gave the Pirates a commanding 27-11 lead with 6:59 to go before halftime. Cooks made one of two free-throws with 53 seconds left before the break to give Seton Hall its largest lead of the half, 39-18. The Pirate defense held Butler to just 30.0% shooting and forced eight turnovers in the first half.

The Pirates kept up the pressure in the third quarter, with Cooks scoring 14 of the Pirates’ 20 points. Butler cut their deficit to 17 points twice in the third quarter, but that was the closest they’d get for the reminder of the game.

Inside the Numbers:

• Seton Hall was 35-for-69 (50.7%) from the floor for the game, while Butler was 22-for-60 (36.7%). The Hall was 12-for-28 (42.9%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 5-for-27 (18.5%).
• Cooks had a career-high 35 points to go with 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. She was 15-for-20 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range.
• The Hall out-rebounded Butler, 39-to-32, which included an 11-to-10 edge on the offensive glass.
• Park-Lane had 17 points and a program-record 18 assists with only two turnovers. She was 3-for-7 from downtown.
• Seton Hall was 2-for-3 (66.7%) from the free-throw line, while Butler was 6-for-8 (75.0%).
• Junior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) pulled down double-digit rebounds for a second-straight game, finishing with a team-best 12.
• Seton Hall forced 14 turnovers, while Butler forced just six.
• Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Ossining, N.Y.) had 12 points and a team-best four steals.
• Curtessia Dean (Monroe, La.) finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

News & Notes:

• The Pirates improve to 14-5 all-time against Butler and have now won eight straight games in the series.
• For the third straight year, the Pirates have guaranteed a .500 or above season in BIG EAST play.
• Park-Lane set a new Seton Hall single-game record with 18 assists today. She bested the mark of 15 she set last year on Feb. 24, 2021 at Xavier.
• After not having any Pirate score more than 33 points since the 2014-15 season, Espinoza-Hunter and Cooks have now scored 35 points in back-to-back games.
• Cooks’ double-double is her team-leading eighth of the season, while Park-Lane’s double-double is her fifth of the season and the sixth of her career.
• The Pirates improve to 103-40 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era and 53-32 in Walsh against BIG EAST teams.
• With 18 assists today, Park-Lane passed former Pirates Ka-Deidre Simmons and Shakena Richardson into second place on Seton Hall’s single-season list with 191. She needs just four more to set the single-season record, set by Ka-Deidre Simmons during the 2014-15 season.
• Seton Hall improves to 5-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent.
• The Pirates’ committed only six turnovers today, a season-low.
• Cooks’ 15 made field goals ties the Seton Hall single-game record she tied earlier this year when she scored 32 points against DePaul on Jan. 30.

Up Next:

Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, February 25 when it travels to Chicago for a BIG EAST showdown at DePaul. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloSports subscribers.