The Hall Visits Providence On Friday Morning

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (12-8, 4-5 BIG EAST) looks to start the second half of conference play strong when it travels to Providence (8-15, 1-8 BIG EAST) on Friday for an 11:30 a.m. tip at Alumni Hall. The contest will air on FOX Sports Networks (YES Network in the the New York market) and on the FOX Sports GO app with John Fanta and Pam Roecker on the call.

All-Time vs. Providence: 36-29, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: SHU 65, PC 56 - Jan. 5, 2018

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

Friday kicks off the second half 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 was named to the BIG EAST weekly honor roll after scoring a game-high 15 points in a win over St. John's on Sunday
The Pirates are shooting a league-best 39.0 percent from 3-point range during conference play
The Hall has won three of four in league play after a 1-4 start to conference action

FRIAR FACTS >>

The Hall is 36-29 against Providence in a series dating back to 1978
All-time in the series, the Pirates are 10-16 against the Friars in Providence
The Pirates have won 11 of 12 against the Friars, including a 65-56 victory at Walsh Gym earlier this month on Jan. 5
In that game, JaQuan Jackson scored 15 points and The Hall held a 38-30 edge on the glass while leading wire-to-wire
The Friars have dropped their last six league games
Jovana Nogic leads PC with 16.9 points per game, joined in double-figures by Maddie Jolin at 11.3 per contest

ST. JOHN'S RECAP >>

The Pirates won their second-straight league game last Sunday, topping rival St. John's by a score of 62-57 at Walsh Gym
Inja Butina tied for the game-high with 15 points, all in the second half, and led all players with five assists
JaQuan Jackson (14 points) and Kaela Hilaire (10) also finished in double-figures for The Hall
In a contest that saw neither side lead by more than five before the final minute, the Pirates took a three-point lead to the half
The Red Storm went up 41-36 late in the third quarter before The Hall got it level heading to the fourth, then out-scored SJU 21-16 in the final frame
The Pirates finished +6 on the glass and recorded 12 steals, out-scoring St. John's 17-12 off turnovers and 34-26 in the paint
Selena Philoxy stuffed the stat sheet in a career-high 23 minutes, going for four points with seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and a blocked shot