Men and now women.
WBB Opens Postseason Sunday in Chicago
With a bye into the quarterfinals, SHU will face Marquette.
March 6, 2015
No. 1 SETON HALL (26-4, 15-3) vs. No. 8 MARQUETTE Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena) • Sunday, March 8 • 1:00 PM (ET)
Broadcast: Fox Sports 2 (Play-by-play: Dave Bernhard; Color: Patricia Babcock-McGraw)
Radio: WSOU 89.5 FM (Play-by-play: George Balekji; Color: Rohit Ravi)
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The top-seeded Seton Hall University women's basketball team will faced No. 8 seed Marquette in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., at 12 p.m. (CT). The game will be nationally televised on Fox Sports 2.
Marquette edged ninth-seed Providence, 78-75, in its first-round matchup on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals. It will be the first-ever postseason meeting between Seton Hall and Marquette, who split their two regular season meetings, with both teams winning on their home floor.
Seton Hall, which received a first-round bye into the quarterfinals, will play in the BIG EAST quarters in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003, and is looking to make its first conference semifinal appearance since 1996.
Marquette sits at 9-21 overall and went 4-14 during BIG EAST play, but the Golden Eagles' record really fails to tell the whole story. All four of Marquette's BIG EAST wins came during the second-half of the season, as the Golden Eagles went 4-4 over their last eight games. Factor in the postseason victory over Providence, and Marquette is 5-4 in its last nine.
Arlesia Morse, who had 16 points on Saturday, was a Second-Team All-BIG EAST performer. Freshman Kenisha Bell had a team-high 17 against the Friars, and was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team earlier this week. Those two guards factored prominently when the Golden Eagles beat Seton Hall last month; Morse finished with 22 and was 13-of-14 from the line, while Bell chipped in 10 points.
Those two regular season meets had drastically different outcomes. Inside of Walsh Gym back in January, an SHU win seemed to be assured early on, as Seton Hall cruised to an 88-58 win, its largest margin of victory over a conference foe in more than two decades.
The Pirates led 43-20 at the half, limiting Marquette to just nine field goals over the first 20 minutes. Daisha Simmons led four Seton Hall players in double figures with 24 points, while Ka-Deidre Simmons turned in one of her best overall stat lines of the year, compiling 17 points, eight assists and seven boards.
What changed in that second meeting? Quite a few things. The biggest contrast was free throw attempts. Marquette was 4-for-8 from the stripe during the loss in South Orange, but the Golden Eagles took 36 more free throws in Milwaukee, using a plus-15 margin to help fuel the win. Marquette also shot at a much higher percent, leading 47-33 at halftime after shooting 47.2 percent (17-of-36) from the field.
Seton Hall attempted 25 more field goals and had a plus-14 turnover margin, but still failed to come away with a win. The Pirates struggled to get their shots to drop, shooting 33.7 percent overall and just 5-of-20 from 3-point range.
The winner will advance to player either No. 4 seed St. John's, or No. 5 seed Creighton in the BIG EAST Semifinals on Monday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m. (CT). The game will air on Fox Sports 1.
SETON HALL STATUS
Seton Hall won a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament for the first time in program history. The Pirates finished in a tie for first with DePaul at 15-3, but Seton Hall earned the top seed via a regular season sweep of the Blue Demons.
Seton Hall saw three players earn All-BIG EAST accolades for the first time in program history. Ka-Deidre Simmons and Daisha Simmons were named First-Team All-BIG EAST, with Daisha Simmons also earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. Tabatha Richardson-Smith landed on the All-BIG EAST Second-Team for a second-straight year.
Head coach Anthony Bozzella was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year after guiding the Pirates to their first regular season title. The Pirates were picked to finish fifth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
MARQUETTE/PROVIDENCE STATUS
Marquette and Providence split their regular season meetings, with each team winning on the road.
The Golden Eagles saw all of their conference wins come during the second half of league play, finishing 4-4 over their last eight games.
Providence beat Georgetown 81-66 in the season finale to finish ninth.
PIRATES CAPTURE FIRST REGULAR SEASON CROWN
Seton Hall finished 15-3 in BIG EAST play to clinch the first conference regular season title in program history.
The Hall will be declared co-champions with DePaul, who finished with an identical record, but Seton Hall earned the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament via its regular season sweep of the Blue Demons. It is the first No. 1 seed for SHU.
Seton Hall's 15 conference wins placed second all-time for the program, trailing just the 1993-94 team that finished second with a 16-2 record in league play.
ALL-BIG EAST ACCOLADES COME POURING IN
The Pirates were rewarded like BIG EAST Champions when the All-Conference Regular Season awards were announced on March 3. Ka-Deidre Simmons and Daisha Simmons were named First-Team All-BIG EAST, Tabatha Richardson-Smith was named Second-Team All-BIG EAST, Daisha Simmons was named Defensive Player of the Year and Anthony Bozzella earned Coach of the Year recognition.
It is the first time in program history Seton Hall had a pair of First-Team All-BIG EAST players and the first time three Pirates landed on an All-Conference Team.
Ka-Deidre Simmons is the first SHU player to earn back-to-back First-Team honors since Dana Wynne in 1995-96.
Daisha Simmons is the first Pirate to be named Defensive Player of the Year since the award was instituted in 1996-98.
Richardson-Smith lands on the Second-Team for a second-straight year, the first SHU player to do so since 1988-89.
Bozzella, who guided SHU to its first regular season crown in just his second season, is the first Seton Hall coach to be named BIG EAST Coach of the Year since Phyllis Mangina in 1993-94.
COACH OF THE YEAR NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST
Just hours after being named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year, SHU head coach Anthony Bozzella was named one of 10 national semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy National Women's College Coach of the Year.
Seton Hall achieved a number of milestones this season, including returning to the national rankings for the first time since 1995, and defeating a ranked team for the first time since 2007.
Seton Hall started 21-2 for the first time, matched the best start to league play with a 10-1 mark, won 26 regular season games for the first time and is on pace to set a program scoring record, averaging 76.2 ppg.
SETON HALL'S ONE OF A KIND BALANCE
Seton Hall is the only team in the nation with three different players averaging at least 17.0 ppg in Tabatha Richardson-Smith (17.8), Daisha Simmons (17.4) and Ka-Deidre Simmons (17.3).
One of those three guards have led the team in scoring in 28 of Seton Hall's 30 games this year.
SHU's top three scorers combine to average 52.5 ppg, the second most for any team's top three offensive threats in the nation. Ohio State leads the country with a pair of 20-plus point scorers, and the Buckeyes' top-three weapons comebine to average 56.0 ppg.
THE ANATOMY OF A COMEBACK
Seton Hall erased a nine-point deficit over the final 60 seconds at Butler to come away with an 85-76 win in its regular season finale. The Pirates ended the game on an 18-0 run.
Seton Hall had scored 13 points during the previous 14 minutes of game time, but bested that by five points in just one minute.
The Pirates shot 4-of-5 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line during that stretch.
Despite holding a nine-point lead with a minute to play, Butler attempted just one field goal and went to the line once, missing both attempts, in the final 60 seconds with four turnovers.
The 18-consecutive points represented the longest scoring run of the season for The Hall.
Tabatha Richardson-Smith scored eight points during that final minute rally, hitting a critical 3-point and completing what proved to be the game-winning 3-point play after a Butler turnover.
CRACKING THE TOP-25
Seton Hall checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top-25 Poll on Dec. 29, making it the first time the Pirates received a national ranking in nearly 20 years; since they were No. 25 on Jan. 31, 1995.
Seton Hall cracked the USA Today Coaches Top-25 Poll, checking in at No. 25 on Jan. 20. The Pirates had been receiving votes in the poll since Nov. 25, but it was the first appearance in the Coaches Top-25 Poll for The Hall since Jan. 31, 1995.
Seton Hall finally cracked the rankings in both polls for the first time this week, at No. 25 in the AP and No. 23 in the Coaches.
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WBB Opens Postseason Sunday in Chicago
With a bye into the quarterfinals, SHU will face Marquette.
March 6, 2015
No. 1 SETON HALL (26-4, 15-3) vs. No. 8 MARQUETTE Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena) • Sunday, March 8 • 1:00 PM (ET)
Broadcast: Fox Sports 2 (Play-by-play: Dave Bernhard; Color: Patricia Babcock-McGraw)
Radio: WSOU 89.5 FM (Play-by-play: George Balekji; Color: Rohit Ravi)
Fox Sports 2
The top-seeded Seton Hall University women's basketball team will faced No. 8 seed Marquette in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., at 12 p.m. (CT). The game will be nationally televised on Fox Sports 2.
Marquette edged ninth-seed Providence, 78-75, in its first-round matchup on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals. It will be the first-ever postseason meeting between Seton Hall and Marquette, who split their two regular season meetings, with both teams winning on their home floor.
Seton Hall, which received a first-round bye into the quarterfinals, will play in the BIG EAST quarters in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2003, and is looking to make its first conference semifinal appearance since 1996.
Marquette sits at 9-21 overall and went 4-14 during BIG EAST play, but the Golden Eagles' record really fails to tell the whole story. All four of Marquette's BIG EAST wins came during the second-half of the season, as the Golden Eagles went 4-4 over their last eight games. Factor in the postseason victory over Providence, and Marquette is 5-4 in its last nine.
Arlesia Morse, who had 16 points on Saturday, was a Second-Team All-BIG EAST performer. Freshman Kenisha Bell had a team-high 17 against the Friars, and was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team earlier this week. Those two guards factored prominently when the Golden Eagles beat Seton Hall last month; Morse finished with 22 and was 13-of-14 from the line, while Bell chipped in 10 points.
Those two regular season meets had drastically different outcomes. Inside of Walsh Gym back in January, an SHU win seemed to be assured early on, as Seton Hall cruised to an 88-58 win, its largest margin of victory over a conference foe in more than two decades.
The Pirates led 43-20 at the half, limiting Marquette to just nine field goals over the first 20 minutes. Daisha Simmons led four Seton Hall players in double figures with 24 points, while Ka-Deidre Simmons turned in one of her best overall stat lines of the year, compiling 17 points, eight assists and seven boards.
What changed in that second meeting? Quite a few things. The biggest contrast was free throw attempts. Marquette was 4-for-8 from the stripe during the loss in South Orange, but the Golden Eagles took 36 more free throws in Milwaukee, using a plus-15 margin to help fuel the win. Marquette also shot at a much higher percent, leading 47-33 at halftime after shooting 47.2 percent (17-of-36) from the field.
Seton Hall attempted 25 more field goals and had a plus-14 turnover margin, but still failed to come away with a win. The Pirates struggled to get their shots to drop, shooting 33.7 percent overall and just 5-of-20 from 3-point range.
The winner will advance to player either No. 4 seed St. John's, or No. 5 seed Creighton in the BIG EAST Semifinals on Monday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m. (CT). The game will air on Fox Sports 1.
SETON HALL STATUS
Seton Hall won a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament for the first time in program history. The Pirates finished in a tie for first with DePaul at 15-3, but Seton Hall earned the top seed via a regular season sweep of the Blue Demons.
Seton Hall saw three players earn All-BIG EAST accolades for the first time in program history. Ka-Deidre Simmons and Daisha Simmons were named First-Team All-BIG EAST, with Daisha Simmons also earning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. Tabatha Richardson-Smith landed on the All-BIG EAST Second-Team for a second-straight year.
Head coach Anthony Bozzella was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year after guiding the Pirates to their first regular season title. The Pirates were picked to finish fifth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
MARQUETTE/PROVIDENCE STATUS
Marquette and Providence split their regular season meetings, with each team winning on the road.
The Golden Eagles saw all of their conference wins come during the second half of league play, finishing 4-4 over their last eight games.
Providence beat Georgetown 81-66 in the season finale to finish ninth.
PIRATES CAPTURE FIRST REGULAR SEASON CROWN
Seton Hall finished 15-3 in BIG EAST play to clinch the first conference regular season title in program history.
The Hall will be declared co-champions with DePaul, who finished with an identical record, but Seton Hall earned the No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament via its regular season sweep of the Blue Demons. It is the first No. 1 seed for SHU.
Seton Hall's 15 conference wins placed second all-time for the program, trailing just the 1993-94 team that finished second with a 16-2 record in league play.
ALL-BIG EAST ACCOLADES COME POURING IN
The Pirates were rewarded like BIG EAST Champions when the All-Conference Regular Season awards were announced on March 3. Ka-Deidre Simmons and Daisha Simmons were named First-Team All-BIG EAST, Tabatha Richardson-Smith was named Second-Team All-BIG EAST, Daisha Simmons was named Defensive Player of the Year and Anthony Bozzella earned Coach of the Year recognition.
It is the first time in program history Seton Hall had a pair of First-Team All-BIG EAST players and the first time three Pirates landed on an All-Conference Team.
Ka-Deidre Simmons is the first SHU player to earn back-to-back First-Team honors since Dana Wynne in 1995-96.
Daisha Simmons is the first Pirate to be named Defensive Player of the Year since the award was instituted in 1996-98.
Richardson-Smith lands on the Second-Team for a second-straight year, the first SHU player to do so since 1988-89.
Bozzella, who guided SHU to its first regular season crown in just his second season, is the first Seton Hall coach to be named BIG EAST Coach of the Year since Phyllis Mangina in 1993-94.
COACH OF THE YEAR NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST
Just hours after being named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year, SHU head coach Anthony Bozzella was named one of 10 national semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy National Women's College Coach of the Year.
Seton Hall achieved a number of milestones this season, including returning to the national rankings for the first time since 1995, and defeating a ranked team for the first time since 2007.
Seton Hall started 21-2 for the first time, matched the best start to league play with a 10-1 mark, won 26 regular season games for the first time and is on pace to set a program scoring record, averaging 76.2 ppg.
SETON HALL'S ONE OF A KIND BALANCE
Seton Hall is the only team in the nation with three different players averaging at least 17.0 ppg in Tabatha Richardson-Smith (17.8), Daisha Simmons (17.4) and Ka-Deidre Simmons (17.3).
One of those three guards have led the team in scoring in 28 of Seton Hall's 30 games this year.
SHU's top three scorers combine to average 52.5 ppg, the second most for any team's top three offensive threats in the nation. Ohio State leads the country with a pair of 20-plus point scorers, and the Buckeyes' top-three weapons comebine to average 56.0 ppg.
THE ANATOMY OF A COMEBACK
Seton Hall erased a nine-point deficit over the final 60 seconds at Butler to come away with an 85-76 win in its regular season finale. The Pirates ended the game on an 18-0 run.
Seton Hall had scored 13 points during the previous 14 minutes of game time, but bested that by five points in just one minute.
The Pirates shot 4-of-5 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line during that stretch.
Despite holding a nine-point lead with a minute to play, Butler attempted just one field goal and went to the line once, missing both attempts, in the final 60 seconds with four turnovers.
The 18-consecutive points represented the longest scoring run of the season for The Hall.
Tabatha Richardson-Smith scored eight points during that final minute rally, hitting a critical 3-point and completing what proved to be the game-winning 3-point play after a Butler turnover.
CRACKING THE TOP-25
Seton Hall checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top-25 Poll on Dec. 29, making it the first time the Pirates received a national ranking in nearly 20 years; since they were No. 25 on Jan. 31, 1995.
Seton Hall cracked the USA Today Coaches Top-25 Poll, checking in at No. 25 on Jan. 20. The Pirates had been receiving votes in the poll since Nov. 25, but it was the first appearance in the Coaches Top-25 Poll for The Hall since Jan. 31, 1995.
Seton Hall finally cracked the rankings in both polls for the first time this week, at No. 25 in the AP and No. 23 in the Coaches.
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