Pirates Take Down Previously Unbeaten Georgia, 86-80

Saturday, November 26

St. Thomas, USVI / UVI Sports & Fitness Center

3:15 PM

Seton Hall University

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Seton Hall

Georgia

Pirates Take Down Previously Unbeaten Georgia, 86-80

11/26/2022 8:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Lauren Park-Lane has 23 points and nine assists as The Hall rallies from a 10-point deficit late in the third quarter.

ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Seton Hall women's basketball team rallied from a 10-point deficit late in the third quarter to upset previously unbeaten Georgia, 86-80, in the Paradise Jam finale on Saturday in St. Thomas.

Although Seton Hall, Georgia and VCU all finished with 2-1 records in the Paradise Jam, the tournament title went to Georgia by virtue of a net points tie-breaker. The Pirates lost to VCU by one and beat Georgia by six, so they finished with a +5. Georgia lost to Seton Hall by six, but defeated VCU by 14 for a +8.

Down 70-68, the Pirates went on a 9-0 run that gave them a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

For a second straight night, senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) was brilliant for The Hall. Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team, she finished with game-highs of 23 points and nine assists. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) had 18 points, while both Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) and Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) both also reached double-figures in scoring with 12 and 10 points respectively.

THE STORY:
The opening quarter was a back-and-forth affair with neither team grabbing a lead of greater than four points. Both teams shot 50.0% or better from the field and the score was tied at 23 after the first 10 minutes. In the second, Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) hit a three-pointer to give The Hall a 28-26 lead, but Georgia responded with a 7-0 run to grab a 33-28 advantage with 5:46 before halftime.

Trailing 40-34, the Pirates closed the first half with a 9-0 run over the final 2:45. Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored the last five points of the half, including a three-pointer that gave The Hall the lead.

Park-Lane pulled up for a jumper to give The Hall a 49-48 lead, but Georgia responded with an 11-0 run to take a commanding 59-49 advantage with 3:54 left in the third. The Hall battled back and methodically cut into the Bulldogs' lead. After trailing by four to begin the fourth, a layup by Bembry on a pretty pass by Cooks gave The Hall a 68-67 lead with 7:11 left in the game. After a three-pointer by Georgia, which temporarily swung the lead back in their favor, the Pirates went on a 9-0 run to take a 77-70 advantage.

The Bulldogs came right back and made it a one-possession game until Hagans connected on a back-breaking corner three-pointer to put The Hall up 84-78 with only 35 seconds left.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 33-for-56 (58.9%) from the floor for the game, while Georgia was 30-for-59 (50.8%). The Hall was 10-for-20 (50.0%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 8-for-15 (53.3%).
Park-Lane finished with game-highs of 23 points and nine assists to go with three rebounds and two steals. She was 5-for-9 from three-point range.
Georgia out-rebounded The Hall, 35-to-21, including a 13-to-4 edge on the offensive glass and a 15-to-6 advantage in second-chance points.
Cooks had 18 points and two assists.
Seton Hall was 10-for-14 (71.4%) from the free-throw line, while Georgia was 12-for-17 (70.6%).
Hagans had 12 points, including a pair of made three-pointers.
Seton Hall forced 21 turnovers, while Georgia forced 16. The Pirates had a 26-to-15 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Bembry finished with 10 points and three rebounds.
Junior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had a strong game off the bench, particularly defensively. She had six points, five assists and a career-high six steals.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 4-3 on the young season, while Georgia suffers its first loss of the season and drops to 7-1.
Seton Hall is now 2-1 all-time against Georgia. Seton Hall is now 1-2 all-time against Georgia.
Seton Hall improves to 4-0 this season when leading at the half .
With five made three pointers today, Park-Lane moved past former teammate Andra Espinoza-Hunter and former Pirate Terry Green into sixth place on the career made three-pointers list. She now has 133.
Park-Lane has played 39:00 or more minutes in five of the Pirates' seven games so far this season.
Seton Hall set a few season-highs in today's victory. The Pirates had highs of 86 points, 33 made field goals, a .589 field goal percentage and a .500 three-point percentage.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, December 2 when it opens BIG EASWT play at Xavier. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. You can also hear Chris Kiely and Jackson Shank provide the action at 89.5 FM WSOU.