Elmore Fuels Pirates' Shutdown of Fairfield, 74-44

Saturday, November 9

South Orange, N.J.

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

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Fairfield

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Fairfield

Seton Hall

11/9/2019 2:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) registered game-highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Seton Hall women's basketball team routed Fairfield, 74-44, in historic Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

Elmore notched 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field and made all four of her free-throws. She also had a career-high 14 rebounds, three assists and two steals in a strong all-around effort.

In all, five Pirates scored in double-figures, Elmore, Barbara Johnson (Toronto, Ontario) (14 points), Shadeen Samuels (Ossining, N.Y.) (12 points), Alexis Lewis (Pittston, Pa.) (11 points) and Mya Jackson (Wilmington, Ohio) (10 points).

The Story:
Seton Hall gave Fairfield little opportunity to get going as it pounced on the Stags, out-scoring them 24-to-9 and making 8-of-12 shots in the first quarter. Leading 13-9, with 4:05 left in the opening frame, The Hall closed the quarter with a furious 11-0 burst. Six of the Pirates' points during the run came from Samuels, the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the year.

The second quarter was a different story. Another Samuels fast-break bucket grew the Pirates lead to 30-11 with 7:02 left in the first half, but then The Hall went cold. They didn't net another field goal until Barbara Johnson drilled a three-pointer with 7:50 left in the third quarter. Still, The Hall's lead never got lower than nine points during the drought.

Fairfield cut The Hall's lead to eight points, 36-28 with 7:06 to go in the third quarter, but the Pirates responded with a 16-4 run, capped by a three-pointer from Jasmine Smith (Houston, Texas) to take a commanding 52-32 advantage.

Inside the Numbers:

Elmore scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor and 4-for-4 shooting from the free-throw line. She also grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, dished out three assists and notched two steals.
Seton Hall was 25-for-56 (44.6%) from the floor for the game, while Fairfield was 17-for-50 (34.0%). The Hall was 9-for-22 (40.9%) from three-point range, while the Stags were 5-for-18 (27.8%).
Samuels finished with 12 points to go with nine rebounds and three assists.
The Pirates crushed the Stags on the boards, out-rebounding them, 44-to-22, including 13-to-3 in offensive rebounds. The Hall out-scored Fairfield, 11-to-3, in second-chance points.
Johnson netted a season-high 14 points to go with two rebounds and two steals.
The Hall was 15-for-18 (83.3%) from the free-throw line, while Fairfield was 5-for-9 (55.6%).
Lewis finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
The turnover battle was close with the Pirates committing 17 and Fairfield only committing 16.
Jackson had 10 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
Freshman Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) had a team-best six assists and just one turnover for a second straight game.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 2-0 on the young season, while Fairfield falls to 0-2.
The Pirates are now 13-3 all-time against the Stags.
Samuels scored in double-figures for the 36^th time of her career and her fifth straight game dating back to the end of last season.
With 12 points today, Samuels surpassed the 900-point mark for her career.
Elmore's double-double is the first of her career.
Park-Lane now has 12 assists and only two turnovers in two games. If you add in Seton Hall's exhibition victory, she has 21 assists and only two turnovers.
Seton Hall improves to 44-4 against non-conference teams in Walsh Gym during the Anthony Bozzella era.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 12 when it hosts VCU in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Pirate Sports Network will provide the video stream for SHUpirates.com.