Pirates Fade Late Against Georgia Tech in Junkanoo Opener

Thursday, November 28

Bimini, Bahamas

5:15 PM

Seton Hall University

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Georgia Tech

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Seton Hall

Georgia Tech

Pirates Fade Late Against Georgia Tech in Junkanoo Opener

11/28/2019 8:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BIMINI, BAHAMAS – Junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) and senior Alexis Lewis (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) each had 14 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team was out-scored by 21 points in the second half and fell to Georgia Tech, 79-54, in their first game of the Junkanoo Jam on Thursday.

Elmore scored 14 points to go with three rebounds. Lewis scored 14 points on the strength of 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range. She also pulled down six rebounds and had three steals.

Junior Selena Philoxy (Queens, N.Y.) pulled down a team-best 12 rebounds and had two steals in her first start of the season.

The Story:
After a first quarter where defense reigned supreme, the teams took turns trading runs in the second. Leading 20-18, the Yellow Jackets scored seven unanswered points and took a commanding 27-18 advantage with only 3:04 left before halftime. The Hall responded with strong defensive sequences on back-to-back Georgia Tech possessions which both resulted in a steal and a subsequent three-pointer by Lewis. A free-throw by Elmore with 1:25 to go before the break pushed Seton Hall's run to 7-0 and cut the Yellow Jackets lead to 27-25.

GT's Kierra Fletcher hit a layup in their final possession of the first half to send the Pirates into halftime with a 29-25 deficit. Both teams shot less than 36% from the floor in the first half. The Pirates held their own on the boards against a monstrous Georgia Tech front line, grabbing only one less rebound. Philoxy had 10 alone.

The second half unfortunately, was a different story for the Pirates. Barbara Johnson (Toronto, Ontario) scored first out of the break to cut The Hall's deficit to two points, but Georgia Tech responded with a 9-0 run to take a 38-27 lead with 6:25 to go in the third quarter. A three-pointer by Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) brought Seton Hall to within five points, 38-33, but the Yellow Jackets took off again. A 10-2 Georgia Tech run put them in front 48-35 with 0:57 left in the third.

Seton Hall was able to cut the Georgia Tech lead to 10 points, 51-41, heading into the fourth quarter. The Yellow Jackets however, took off on a 14-2 run to open the final period and take a commanding 65-43 lead with 6:28 left to play. The Pirates couldn't cut their deficit to fewer than 18 points the rest of the way.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall was 20-for-61 (32.8%) from the floor for the game, while Georgia Tech was 30-for-61 (49.2%). The Hall was 5-for-19 (26.3%) from three-point range, while the Yellow Jackets were 4-for-14 (28.6%).
Lewis had 14 points on the strength of 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range. She also had six rebounds and three steals.
Georgia Tech out-rebounded The Hall, 44-to-32, but offensive rebounds were even, 11-to-11.
Elmore had 14 points and grabbed three rebounds.
Seton Hall was 9-for-15 (60.0%) from the free-throw line, while Georgia Tech was 15-for-22 (68.2%).
Philoxy had a team-best 12 rebounds to go with two points, two assists and two steals.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 4-3 on the young season, while Georgia Tech improves to a perfect 5-0.
Seton Hall falls to 0-5 all-time against Georgia Tech.
Lewis has now scored in double-figures in a team-best six straight games.
Elmore led the Pirates in scoring for the fifth time this year. Seton Hall is now 3-2 in those games.
Seton Hall has now made exactly five three-pointers in five straight games.
With 12 rebounds tonight, Philoxy surpassed the 400-rebound mark for her career.
Tonight, was Philoxy's third 10-rebound game of the season and the 13^th of her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Nov. 29 when it continues play at the 2019 Junkanoo Jam. The Pirates will take on Vanderbilt in the third-place game of the event at 7:45 pm. The game will be streamed live on FloHoops, while WSOU FM will have the radio call.