#PackWalsh: Pirates Host No. 11 UCLA On Sunday

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (7-2) will face its highest-ranked opponent during the Tony Bozzella era on Sunday afternoon when No. 11 UCLA (7-2) visits Walsh Gym. Tip-off between the Pirates and Bruins is set for 1 p.m. and will air on the Pirate Sports Network with John Fanta, David Gass and Olivia Mulvihill on the call. Sunday's game is presented by the United States Marine Corps.

Limited tickets remain for Sunday's contest, with seats available for adults as low as $10 and FREE for students and faculty. Purchase online or call 973-275-HALL (4255) to reserve your seat today. The contest is also part of the Team Walker Toy Drive! Fans are asked to bring an unwrapped toy to the game to support a great cause.

The Hall is coming off a 1-1 road trip last weekend, falling at Rutgers before bouncing back emphatically with a 73-53 win at Boston College on Sunday, Dec. 10. UCLA has not taken the hardwood since Dec. 8, when the Bruins dropped a road contest at Oklahoma State. Sunday's game will be The Hall's penultimate non-league tune-up before conference play begins on Dec. 28.

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

Donnaizha Fountain (Roxbury, Mass.) leads The Hall with 14.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game after posting her second-straight double-double on Sunday at BC
Also in double-figures for The Hall this season are Taylor Brown (Paterson, N.J.) with 12.8 points per game and JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) at 12.3
The Pirates rank third in the BIG EAST in both scoring offense and defense, the only team in the league to place in the top half in both categories
The Hall ranks sixth in the nation with 13.4 steals per game, led by 2.4 per game from Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) and 2.3 from Inja Butina (Zagreb, Croatia)
Sunday's contest will mark only the third meeting between The Hall and UCLA and first in 20 years. It is SHU's first meeting with current member of the Pac-12 since a trip to Colorado on Dec. 6, 2009

BATTLING THE BRUINS >>

UCLA visits Walsh Gym on Sunday with a 7-2 record on the year, ranked No. 11 in the AP Top 25 and No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll
The Bruins have notable wins this season over then-No. 3 Baylor, Creighton and Kansas State and also faced No. 1 UConn in November
UCLA is led by the senior duo of Wooden Award candidates Monique Billings (15.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg) and Jordin Canada (14.4 ppg, 6.1 apg)
The Bruins are are among the best in the nation with a +7.8 rebounding margin and hold a +16.1 scoring margin on the year
The Pirates have faced UCLA only twice in program history, splitting two games in the 1996-97 and 97-98 seasons
The Hall notched a 69-53 win at home on Dec. 21, 1996, before an 88-58 setback in the return game on the road on Dec. 28, 1997
UCLA is the first top-15 foe to visit Walsh Gym since No. 14 Georgia on Dec. 21, 2014 - a 70-51 win victory for The Hall
The Pirates last faced a current member of the Pac-12 on Dec. 6, 2009 when they visited Colorado - the Buffs were also the last team from the league to play at Walsh Gym, which occurred a season prior

BOSTON COLLEGE RECAP >>

The Hall picked up a big win road win in its last outing, toppling Boston College by a score of 73-53 at BC's Conte Forum
Playing in the greater Boston area for the first time in her collegiate career, grad transfer and Roxbury, Mass. native Donnaizha Fountain led all players with 21 points and 10 rebounds
In support of Fountain, JaQuan Jackson added 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range
The Pirates led by three after a quarter, but blew the game open with an 11-0 run to start the second quarter and take a double-digit lead
The Pirates finished with a season-high nine blocks, led by three from Jayla Jones-Pack
Making her first start of the season, Kaela Hilaire went for six points, four rebounds, two steals and a season-high eight assists