Cooks, Hagans Fuel Pirates to Opening Day Win, 73-39

Monday, November 7

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Saint Peter's

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Saint Peter's

Seton Hall

Cooks, Hagans Fuel Pirates to Opening Day Win, 73-39

11/7/2022 10:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE - SPU (.pdf)

Four Pirates scored in double-figures and The Hall forced 27 turnovers in its 12th straight opening day win.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) and senior Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) had 16 points apiece as the Seton Hall women's basketball team routed Saint Peter's, 73-39, to open the 2022-23 season in Walsh Gym on Monday.

The Hall's stout defense forced 27 turnovers and held Saint Peter's to just 27.6% shooting for the game. The game turned for good when the Pirates out-scored the Peacocks, 17-4, in the second quarter.

Cooks had a double-double with 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting to go with a career-high 16 rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Hagans, playing in her first regular season game in a Pirate uniform, had 16 points on an efficient 7-for-11 shooting and a game-high four steals.

Two other Pirates also reached double-figures in scoring. Senior Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) had 12 points to go with nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, while senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) finished with 11 points, four assists and two steals.

THE STORY:
Down 5-4 early, the Pirates went on a 15-2 run over 5:31 and a layup by Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) gave them a 19-7 advantage. Saint Peter's hit a three-pointer with 12 seconds left in the opening quarter so The Hall carried a nine point lead into the second.

Leading 21-14, The Hall went on another extended run and closed the half with a 15-0 run over the final 6:31 of the second quarter. The Pirates swarming defense held the Peacocks to just four points in the second stanza and just 18.8% from the floor in the first 20 minutes.

Saint Peter's opened the third with a 14-1 run to cut their deficit to 37-28 with 6:10 remaining in quarter. The Hall, however, responded with a 12-0 burst of its own, and a pair of free throws from Satterfield boosted its lead back up to 49-28. The Peacocks never got closer than a 20-point deficit the rest of the way.

Here's another look at LP's third-quarter buzzer-beater...#HALLin pic.twitter.com/81Li6rEhTt
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 8, 2022

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 30-for-64 (46.9%) from the floor for the game, while Saint Peter's was 16-for-58 (27.6%). The Hall was just 2-for-17 (11.8%) from three-point range, while the Peacocks were 7-for-14 (50.0%).
Cooks had 16 points, a career-high 16 points, three assists, three steals and three blocks.
The Hall out-rebounded SPU, 46-to-30, which included a 17-to-13 edge on the offensive glass and a 21-to-6 advantage in second-chance points.
Hagans tallied 16 points and four steals.
Seton Hall was an efficient 11-for-13 (84.6%) from the free-throw line, while Saint Peter's didn't make a trip to the line.
Satterfield finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Seton Hall forced 27 turnovers, while Saint Peter's forced 20. The Hall had a 32-to-15 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Park-Lane tallied 11 points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals.
Graduate Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) collected four points, four rebounds and a game-high four blocks in only seven minutes of play.

Hagans STEAL #HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/2dCiehfWkk
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 8, 2022

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall opens the season with a victory for the 12^th consecutive year, which includes all 10 openers during the Anthony Bozzella era. The Pirates are now 40-10 all-time in season-openers.
The Pirates are 18-3 all-time against Saint Peter's and has now won nine straight games in the series.
The Hall improves to 107-40 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. They're now an astonishing 56-9 against non-conference opponents.
Cooks' double-double is the 13^th of her career, which leads all active Pirates.
Cooks has now reached double-figures in scoring in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Hagans, Jordan, Allie Palmieri (Trumbull, Conn.) and Shailyn Pinkney (East Hartford, Conn.) all made their Seton Hall regular season debuts.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, November 11 when it makes the short trip to Piscataway, N.J. for a contest at local non-conference rival Rutgers. Tip-time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.