Pirates Host St. John's On Sunday Afternoon

South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (11-8, 3-5 BIG EAST) hits the midway mark in conference play when it plays host to local rival St. John's (12-7, 5-3 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon at Walsh Gym. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.

All-Time vs. St. John's: 44-30, St. John's
Last Meeting: STJ 77, SHU 71 - February 26, 2017

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

Sunday marks the midway point of the BIG EAST round-robin conference schedule
Head Coach Anthony Bozzella picked up his 400th career win against Georgetown on Jan. 14
Inja Butina (17 points) and Kimi Evans (12) both set new career-high scoring marks against the Hoyas
The Pirates are shooting a league-best 40.2 percent from 3-point range during conference play
The Hall is 8-4 at Walsh Gym this season

RED STORM REPORT >>

The Hall is 30-44 all-time against St. John's in a series dating back to 1976
Last season the two sides played a pair of thrillers, with each team winning on its home floors in contests that both opened and closed BIG EAST play
In the leauge lid-lifter on Dec. 30, 2016, The Hall came away with a 64-59 victory behind 18 points from JaQuan Jackson and double-digit efforts for Lubirdia Gordon and Deja Winters
In the conference finale on Feb. 26, 2017, Jackson exploded for a career-high 32 points in a hard-fought 77-71 setback
The Pirates and Red Storm have split the last six meetings in the series
Overall, The Hall is 17-14 at Walsh Gym against St. John's
This season, the Red Storm are 12-7 overall and 5-3 in league play
Maya Singleton leads five St. John's players averaging double-figures with 11.9 points a night and is first in the BIG EAST with 12.1 boards per game

GEORGETOWN RECAP >>

The Pirates picked up a 70-65 win over Georgetown last Sunday at Walsh
The Hall led throughout and was up 13 after three quarters, staving off a late Georgetown rally to hold on for the five-point victory
Both Inja Butina and Kimi Evans set new career-high scoring marks, with Butina scoring 17 and Evans going for 12
Butina also dished out eight assists and nabbed five steals, while Evans snared seven rebounds
The Pirates finished with a 39-32 edge on the glass and a 14-2 advantage in fast break points
Winters also scored in double-figures for The Hall with 10 off the bench
The victory was the 400th in the career of head coach Anthony Bozzella