The Hall Hosts Ivy League Favorite Princeton, Friday

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (3-0) vs. PRINCETON (2-0)

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Nov. 15

7:30 PM ET

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PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Nov. 15 when it hosts Princeton at historic Walsh Gymnasium. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The contest will be carried live by the Pirate Sports Network and on the radio via 89.5 FM WSOU. It will also be available via live stats.

Tickets are available by visiting the Seton Hall ticket office or by calling 973-275-HALL (4255).

PROMOTION
There will be a few promotions for this contest.

BLUE OUT – the first 1,000 fans will receive blue pom-poms
HALF COURT SHOT – there will be a half court shot for $10,000 at halftime for one lucky fan
TEAM WALKER TURKEY DRIVE – Team Walker will be collecting food donations in Walsh Gym Lobby

RECENT NEWS
Seton Hall junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) was named BIG EAST Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.

Elmore was a force both offensively and defensively in a pair of Seton Hall routs last week to begin the 2019-20 season. The forward erupted for 20 points and matched her career-high with nine rebounds in the season-opener against Sacred Heart on Wednesday. She also had a career-high three blocks to go with three assists. On Saturday, Elmore recorded the first double-double of her career. She had game-highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds, while also dishing out three assists and recording a pair of steals. For the remarkable week, Elmore averaged 19.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game and was nearly perfect, 11-for-12, from the free-throw line.

LAST GAME
The Pirates held VCU without a three-pointer and only 27.5% from the field as they improved to 3-0 with a 53-33 victory over the Rams at historic Walsh Gymnasium on Tuesday. Seton Hall's stifling defense held VCU, the Atlantic 10 Conference preseason favorites, to just 33 points, the fewest by a Pirate opponent since they routed Stony Brook, 65-30, on Dec. 17, 2011.

Offensively, senior Alexis Lewis (Pittston, Pa.) led all scorers with 13 points, which included three made three-pointers. Senior Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) had nine points to go with 11 rebounds. Junior Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) had a strong game, pulling down 11 rebounds in only 18 minutes off the bench.

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Seton Hall's All-Time vs. the Tigers: 12-6
Last Meeting: HALL 70, Princeton 66 – November 14, 2018

LAST MEETING
Down seven with 2:15 to play, the Pirates made a furious late charge and picked up a 70-66 win at Princeton on March 6, 2018. Nicole Jimenez hit a go-ahead lay-up with 4.8 seconds to play in a 15-point effort and Shadeen Samuels went for a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double.

The Pirates jumped out to a big early lead, opening the game on an 11-0 run and building a 14-point halftime advantage. The Tigers scratched their way back and got within three heading to the fourth quarter. Princeton would take its first lead of the with 6:47 to go in regulation, then pushed its advantage to seven at 66-59 with 2:15 to go.

SCOUTING PRINCETON
Princeton is coming off a 22-10 overall record last season. They won the Ivy League Championship with a 65-54 win over Penn in the title game. The Tigers' season came to an end with an 82-77 loss to No. 17 Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament.

This year, Princeton is the preseason favorite to win the Ivy League again. They enter Tuesday's game with a 2-0 record with easy victories over Rider on Nov. 5 and George Washington on Nov. 10.

Bella Alarie currently leads the Tigers with 18.0 points and 10 rebounds per game. Carlie Littlefield and Nenah Young are also averaging in double-figures in scoring.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday when it makes the short trip to the Bronx for a neutral site contest against Saint Joseph's in Rose Hill Gym on Fordham University's campus. Game time is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. There will not be a video stream for the game, but Michael Daly and Ronny Castaneda will provide the radio call for WSOU FM and wsou.net.