Jimenez Scores 23 In Setback At No. 1 UConn

Saturday, December 8

Hartford, Conn.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

UConn

Seton Hall

UConn

12/8/2018 3:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HARTFORD, Conn. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (7-2) fell by a score of 99-61 to No. 1 UConn on Saturday afternoon at the XL Center. The Pirates were out-scored by 32 in the first half but fought to the end and were only edged by six points in the second half.

After the Huskies got an early bucket, Kaity Healy (Freehold, N.J.) knocked down a 3-pointer and gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead. Connecticut responded with a 23-2 run that spanned the next five minutes until Healy snapped the skid with another 3-pointer. UConn would eventually take a 35-13 lead after a quarter and a 61-29 advantage to the half.

The Pirates dug in and fought during the second half, holding UConn to 14 points in the third quarter and only seeing the No. 1 Huskies record a two-point advantage in the frame. The Hall opened the fourth quarter strong, beginning the frame with a 17-8 advantage before UConn closed the game with a 7-0 spurt. Nicole Jimenez (Miami, Fla.) led the Pirates with 23 points and freshman Danielle Robinson (Newark, N.J.) added a career-high 10. Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, 12 rebounds and a career-high eight assists.

Inside The Numbers

UConn shot 49.3 percent (34-69) from the floor and 40.0 percent (12-30) from 3-point range, while the Pirates finished with 35.7 percent (25-70) and 27.3 percent (9-33) marks
Both sides recorded eight steals, with The Hall getting two each from Jimenez, Robinson and Samuels
The Pirates finished with a season-low 12 assists on 25 made field goals
Connecticut was +6 in the turnover margin and out-scored The Hall 25-11 off turnovers – the first time this season Seton Hall has lost either category

News and Notes

The Hall falls to 10-50 all-time against Connecticut in the first meeting since 2013
The match-up with the No. 1 team in the country was a first for the Pirates since 2011
Jimenez' 23 points came on a 9-for-20 shooting day from the floor and a 5-of-14 effort from 3-point range
- Jimenez has scored in double-figures in five of her last six games after missing the mark in the first three contests of the year
- It was Jimenez' third career game with at least 20 points
- In her last two contests, she is averaging 28.0 points per game
- The senior has knocked down a 3-pointer in every game this season and has hit multiple triples six times
Robinson's 10 points mark a new career-high and signify the eighth different Pirate to score in double-figures in a game this season
Samuels has grabbed double-digit rebounds in a game five times this season and is averaging 9.7 per game

Up Next
The Pirates return to action after a 12-day layoff on Thursday, Dec. 20 when they kick off play in the West Palm Beach Invitational against Georgia Tech.