Pirates Fall In Record-Setting Shootout At Marquette

Saturday, December 30

Milwaukee, Wisc.

7:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

8-5, 0-2

Marquette

8-5, 2-0

Seton Hall

Marquette

Pirates Fall In Record-Setting Shootout At Marquette

12/30/2017 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-5, 0-2 BIG EAST) dropped a high-scoring road contest at Marquette (8-5, 2-0) by a score of 97-84 on Saturday night at the Al McGuire Center. The Hall shot 56.9 percent from the floor and set a program-record with 15 made 3-pointers in the conference setback.

The Pirates trailed by only three at the break after a white-hot shooting first half, but a slow start to the third quarter allowed MU to build its lead to 23 in third stanza. Despite its strong shooting day, The Hall committed 22 turnovers and forced only nine. Allazia Blockton led all scorers with 29 for MU, while Donnaizha Fountain paced SHU and led five Pirates in double-figures with 16.

Turning Points
Down by as many as 13 in the second quarter, The Hall ended the first half strong and got five-straight points from Kaela Hilaire (Queens, N.Y.) in the final minute of the frame to cut MU's lead to 50-47 at the half.

After shooting 70.4 percent in the first half, The Hall came out ice cold in the third quarter and saw Marquette score 19 of the first 21 points in the frame to balloon their lead to 69-49. Overall, MU held a 32-14 scoring edge in the third quarter to take a 21-point lead to the fourth. The Hall managed to out-score the Golden Eagles by eight in the fourth quarter, but the MU lead was too great to come all the way back.

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates finished 33-of-58 from the floor and 15-of-26 from 3-point range
Marquette used its big turnover margin to out-score The Hall 36-14 off turnovers
The Golden Eagles finished with a 46-23 edge on the glass and a 60-30 advantage in the paint
The Pirate bench recorded a season-high 51 points and out-scored the MU reserves by 30
The Hall finished with 20 assists on 33 baskets, led by six from Hilaire along with her 11 points
JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) and Deja Winters (Cleveland, Ohio) both hit four 3-pointers

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 7-12 all-time against Marquette and 0-9 in road games in the series
Seton Hall's 15 made 3-pointers are three more than the previous program record of 12 set at West Virginia on Nov. 17, 2014
The Hall recorded a season-low seven steals and had its worst turnover margin of the year
Through two conference games, Winters is 9-of-13 from 3-point range
Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) provided a strong 20 minutes off the bench, stuffing the stat sheet with five points, three rebounds, four assists, two blocks and four steals
Hilaire recorded her first double-digit scoring game since Nov. 30 and the 19^th of her career

What's Next
The Pirates are back in action to open 2018 when they host Creighton on Jan. 2 at Walsh Gym. The contest will air on FS2 and will be the return of the "All-Access" game featuring head coach Anthony Bozzzella "mic'd up" for the duration of the commercial-free telecast. Tickets are available for as low as $5 for adults and FREE for kids under 12.