Pirates Back At Walsh To Host PC, Friday On FS2

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-6, 0-3 BIG EAST) is back at Walsh Gym on Friday night when it hosts longtime league rival Providence (8-7, 1-2 BIG EAST) for a conference tilt. The contest will tip at 7 p.m. and air on FS2 and FOX Sports GO with Bob Picozzi and LaChina Robinson on the call.

Tickets still remain for Friday night's contest for as low as $5. To secure your seat today, call the Seton Hall ticket office at 973-275-HALL (4255).

The Pirates are looking for their first conference win after a tough start to league play, while the Friars picked up their first BIG EAST victory at St. John's on Tuesday night. The Hall took two of three from the Friars last season, including a BIG EAST Tournament victory.

All-Time vs. Providence: 35-29, Seton Hall
Last Meeting: SHU 73, PC 60 - March 4, 2017

SETON HALL TIP-INS >>

The Hall is looking for its first win of conference play after facing three teams picked atop the preseason poll to open BIG EAST action
Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) set a new career-high with 19 points in The Hall's setback to Creighton on Tuesday night
Donnaizha Fountain (Roxbury, Mass.) leads The Hall with 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while JaQuan Jackson (12.0 ppg) and Taylor Brown (10.7) are also in double-figures
The Hall set a program-record with 15 made 3-pointers against Marquette on Dec. 30
Friday night is The Hall's second-consecutive nationally televised contest on FS2, part of a four-game TV slate

PAINTING PROVIDENCE >>

The Friars visit Walsh Gy with an 8-7 overall record and a 1-2 mark in BIG EAST play
Providence defeated St. John's by a score of 49-44 on Tuesday night behind 14 points from Maddie Jolin
Jovana Nogic is PC's leading scorer with 18.2 points per game, followed by Jolin with 11.6 on over 44 percent shooting from 3-point range
As a team, the Friars shoot 40.9 percent from 3-point range and hold opponents to 61.5 points per game

FACING THE FRIARS >>

The Hall is 34-29 all-time against the Friars in a series dating back to 1978
The Pirates went 2-1 against Providence in 2016-17, with each team winning on their home floor before a BIG EAST Tournament victory for The Hall
Providence snapped a nine-game SHU winning streak on Feb. 19 when it defeated The Hall at Alumni Hall
The Pirates are 19-11 all-time at home against the Friars
The most recent meeting was an 8-9 matchup in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament, a 73-60 victory for The Hall
In that postseason contest, Kaela Hilaire (18 points) and JaQuan Jackson (17) had big offensive days while Lubridia Gordon snared 12 rebounds
In three games against PC last season Jackson averaged 17.3 points

CREIGHTON RECAP >>

The Pirates dropped their BIG EAST home opener on Tuesday night, falling to Creighton by a score of 68-51
The Hall led by one after a quarter, but a cold shooting second period saw CU take a five-point lead to the half
The Pirates made several stabs into the Creighton lead in the second half, but the Bluejays came up with an answer at every turn before closing the game on a 12-4 run when The Hall was forced to gamble on its press
Shadeen Samuels led The Hall with a career-high 19 points, while Donnaizha Fountain grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds
The Pirates held a 34-26 edge in points in the paint, but were out-scored 11-7 off turnovers, 11-6 in second chance points and 30-10 in bench points
The Hall was only able to get to the charity stripe seven times but connecting on all seven free throw attempts

WHAT'S AHEAD >>
The Pirates have a quick turnaround before returning to action on Sunday at Butler.