The Pirates and Blue Demons will square off at 1 p.m. (ET) on Friday
Jan. 28, 2016
Game 21 // Road Game 11 // BIG EAST Game 10
No. 25 Seton Hall (16-4, 6-3 BIG EAST) at No. 21 DePaul (16-6, 8-1 BIG EAST)
Date Friday, Jan. 29 | 1 p.m (ET).
Location McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,000) | Chicago, Ill.
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Notes Media Central | Seton Hall Notes | DePaul Notes
CHICAGO - Riding a three-game winning streak into the second half of BIG EAST play, the No. 25 Seton Hall women's basketball team (16-4, 6-3 BIG EAST) visits No. 21 DePaul (16-6, 8-1 BIG EAST) on Friday afternoon at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The Pirates and Blue Demons will square off for the second time this season in a rematch of the 2015 BIG EAST Championship title game, after DePaul secured an 86-74 victory on Jan. 5 in South Orange. Tip is set for 1 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.
ALL-TIME VS. DePAUL
The Pirates are 3-12 all-time against DePaul, but have split the last four meetings with the Blue Demons.
• The Hall swept the regular season series last year, but fell to DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship game
• The Blue Demons took the first meeting this season with an 86-74 victory at Walsh Gym
• Aleesha Powell (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Pirates with 23 points in the setback, while Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) turned in a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double
• In The Hall’s last regular season trip to Chicago, the Pirates came away with an 81-80 victory on a game-winning lay-in from Ka-Deidre Simmons
LAST TIME OUT
In its most recent outing, The Hall came away with a 98-77 victory over Butler on Sunday, Jan. 24
• The Pirates jumped ahead early and never trailed, using a 14-0 run in the first quarter to build a 25-5 lead en route to the decisive triumph
• The Hall shot a season-best 58.1 percent from the floor and 52.4 percent from 3-point range
• Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) had a monster day with 26 points, 11 rebounds and five assists
• Powell knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, including 15 in the first quarter
• The Pirates held a 41-29 edge on the glass and out-scored the Bulldogs 46-30 in the paint
• Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) tied a career-high with nine assists as the Pirates assisted on 24 of their 36 made field goals
• The 98 points scored were one shy of a season-high and marked the fourth time this season the Pirates have eclipsed 90
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- Seton Hall is 16-4 and 6-3 in BIG EAST play, riding a three-game winning streak to leap to third in the league standings at the midway point of the conference slate
- The Hall ranks top-4 in the BIG EAST in both scoring defense (63.0 ppg, 4th) and scoring offense (73.7 ppg, 3rd)
- Richardson-Smith leads the BIG EAST in scoring in overall games (19.5 ppg) and conference games (24.0)
- Richardson had a career-high 23 points on Jan. 22 vs. Xavier and leads the BIG EAST with 5.2 assists per game in conference play
- The Hall leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin (+3.5) and turnover margin (+3.0) in conference games
- Jones leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and rebounding in conference games (10.1)
- SHU is 3-12 all-time against DePaul but 2-2 in the last two seasons, sweeping the regular season series last year
BLUE DEMON BITES
• DePaul hosts Seton Hall with a 16-6 record on the year and an 8-1 league mark to sit atop the BIG EAST standings
• The Blue Demons check in at No. 24 in the AP Top-25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
• DePaul leads the BIG EAST with 80.6 points per game and tops the league in rebounding margin, assists per game and turnover margin
• Megan Podkowa leads DePaul with 15.1 points per game and is second in the conference in field goal percentage (56.8) and rebounding (8.0)
• Chanise Jenkins scores 14.5 a night while Jessica January adds 12.9 and a league-high 6.0 assists per game
Following the contest at DePaul, the Pirates will travel to Milwaukee for a Sunday afternoon contest at Marquette. Tip is set for 3 p.m. (ET).
The Last Meeting
DePaul 86
Seton Hall 74
January 5, 2016
South Orange, N.J.
Comeback Effort Falls Short For No. 20 Pirates In Setback To No. 24 DePaul
The No. 20 Seton Hall women's basketball team cut a 32-point deficit down to seven in the second half but ultimately fell short, 86-74, to No. 24 DePaul on Tuesday night at Walsh Gymnasium. In the first match-up between two ranked opponents in the history of Walsh Gym, the Pirates (13-2, 3-1 BIG EAST) suffered their first home loss of the season and had a six-game winning streak snapped.
Recap | Box Score
Pirate Women's Basketball Home
http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012816aaa.html
Jan. 28, 2016
Game 21 // Road Game 11 // BIG EAST Game 10
No. 25 Seton Hall (16-4, 6-3 BIG EAST) at No. 21 DePaul (16-6, 8-1 BIG EAST)
Date Friday, Jan. 29 | 1 p.m (ET).
Location McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,000) | Chicago, Ill.
Watch BEDN/FOX Sports GO
Links Live Stats | Radio (WSOU, 89.5 FM) | @SHUWBB on Twitter
Notes Media Central | Seton Hall Notes | DePaul Notes
CHICAGO - Riding a three-game winning streak into the second half of BIG EAST play, the No. 25 Seton Hall women's basketball team (16-4, 6-3 BIG EAST) visits No. 21 DePaul (16-6, 8-1 BIG EAST) on Friday afternoon at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The Pirates and Blue Demons will square off for the second time this season in a rematch of the 2015 BIG EAST Championship title game, after DePaul secured an 86-74 victory on Jan. 5 in South Orange. Tip is set for 1 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.
ALL-TIME VS. DePAUL
The Pirates are 3-12 all-time against DePaul, but have split the last four meetings with the Blue Demons.
• The Hall swept the regular season series last year, but fell to DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship game
• The Blue Demons took the first meeting this season with an 86-74 victory at Walsh Gym
• Aleesha Powell (Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Pirates with 23 points in the setback, while Tiffany Jones (New York, N.Y.) turned in a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double
• In The Hall’s last regular season trip to Chicago, the Pirates came away with an 81-80 victory on a game-winning lay-in from Ka-Deidre Simmons
LAST TIME OUT
In its most recent outing, The Hall came away with a 98-77 victory over Butler on Sunday, Jan. 24
• The Pirates jumped ahead early and never trailed, using a 14-0 run in the first quarter to build a 25-5 lead en route to the decisive triumph
• The Hall shot a season-best 58.1 percent from the floor and 52.4 percent from 3-point range
• Tabatha Richardson-Smith (Bay City, Texas) had a monster day with 26 points, 11 rebounds and five assists
• Powell knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, including 15 in the first quarter
• The Pirates held a 41-29 edge on the glass and out-scored the Bulldogs 46-30 in the paint
• Shakena Richardson (Neptune, N.J.) tied a career-high with nine assists as the Pirates assisted on 24 of their 36 made field goals
• The 98 points scored were one shy of a season-high and marked the fourth time this season the Pirates have eclipsed 90
SETON HALL TIP-INS
- Seton Hall is 16-4 and 6-3 in BIG EAST play, riding a three-game winning streak to leap to third in the league standings at the midway point of the conference slate
- The Hall ranks top-4 in the BIG EAST in both scoring defense (63.0 ppg, 4th) and scoring offense (73.7 ppg, 3rd)
- Richardson-Smith leads the BIG EAST in scoring in overall games (19.5 ppg) and conference games (24.0)
- Richardson had a career-high 23 points on Jan. 22 vs. Xavier and leads the BIG EAST with 5.2 assists per game in conference play
- The Hall leads the BIG EAST in rebounding margin (+3.5) and turnover margin (+3.0) in conference games
- Jones leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and rebounding in conference games (10.1)
- SHU is 3-12 all-time against DePaul but 2-2 in the last two seasons, sweeping the regular season series last year
BLUE DEMON BITES
• DePaul hosts Seton Hall with a 16-6 record on the year and an 8-1 league mark to sit atop the BIG EAST standings
• The Blue Demons check in at No. 24 in the AP Top-25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
• DePaul leads the BIG EAST with 80.6 points per game and tops the league in rebounding margin, assists per game and turnover margin
• Megan Podkowa leads DePaul with 15.1 points per game and is second in the conference in field goal percentage (56.8) and rebounding (8.0)
• Chanise Jenkins scores 14.5 a night while Jessica January adds 12.9 and a league-high 6.0 assists per game
Following the contest at DePaul, the Pirates will travel to Milwaukee for a Sunday afternoon contest at Marquette. Tip is set for 3 p.m. (ET).
The Last Meeting
DePaul 86
Seton Hall 74
January 5, 2016
South Orange, N.J.
Comeback Effort Falls Short For No. 20 Pirates In Setback To No. 24 DePaul
The No. 20 Seton Hall women's basketball team cut a 32-point deficit down to seven in the second half but ultimately fell short, 86-74, to No. 24 DePaul on Tuesday night at Walsh Gymnasium. In the first match-up between two ranked opponents in the history of Walsh Gym, the Pirates (13-2, 3-1 BIG EAST) suffered their first home loss of the season and had a six-game winning streak snapped.
Recap | Box Score
Pirate Women's Basketball Home
http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012816aaa.html
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