The Hall Faces Local Rival Fordham, Saturday

BRONX, NEW YORK – Rose Hill Gym

SETON HALL (8-3) vs. FORDHAM (7-4)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Sat., Dec. 17	2:00 PM				@SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 17 when it makes the short trip to the Bronx for a local non-conference contest at Fordham. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch and Scott Greene on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Justin Nicosia and Will Swankie will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is now also airing a postgame "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

LAST GAME
Graduate student Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored a season-high 18 points to lift The Hall to its sixth straight win, a 63-56 victory over UCF on Sunday.

The Hall built a sizable 15-point lead with 3:20 left in the third quarter, but its offense went cold early in the fourth and the Pirates had to withstand a late Knight run.

Jordan had a game-high 18 points on an efficient 7-for-10 shooting, which included three made three-pointers. She also had six rebounds. Despite an off-shooting night, Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) finished with 15 points, six assists and two steals. Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

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Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Rams: Seton Hall leads, 7-5
2021-22 Meeting:
Fordham 82, Seton Hall 63 (F) – November 13, 2021 (Walsh Gym)

LAST TIME AGAINST FORDHAM
Playing in her first game in a Pirate uniform, Sidney Cooks scored a team-high 21 points to go with nine rebounds, but the Pirates fell to Fordham, 82-63, last season on November 13 in Walsh Gym.

After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, The Hall used a 12-1 run late in the third quarter to cut its deficit to only two points, but the Pirates never got closer.

Cooks was an efficient 10-for-15 from the field and drained a three-pointer in her first action of the season. Andra Espinoza-Hunter finished with 20 points, 14 in the second half, and was 4-for-6 from three-point range. She also grabbed seven rebounds.

SCOUTING FORDHAM
Seton Hall and Fordham will meet for the 13^th time in history on Saturday with the Pirates owning a slim 7-5 lead in the series. The Hall had won seven of the last eight meetings before the Rams trounced it last year in Walsh Gym.

Fordham is coming off an 18-11 season in 2021-22, which includes an 8-6 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play. After defeating George Mason, the Rams were eliminated from the A10 Tournament by Massachusetts. Fordham earned a bid to the WNIT, but lost to Bucknell in the first round, 73-64. Anna DeWolfe garnered First Team All-Conference accolades, while Asiah Dingle earning Third Team honors.

This year, the Rams were picked to finish fourth in the 15-team league according to the preseason coaches' poll. DeWolfe was selected to the preseason All-Conference First Team, Dingle earned spots on both the Second and All-Defensive Teams. The Rams returned 81% of their scoring from a year ago while adding the reigning Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year Jada Dapaa.

Fordham enters Saturday's contest with a 7-4 record and winners of their last three games. Seton Hall and Fordham have already had two common opponents with the Rams defeating Saint Peter's, 81-39, on Nov. 10 and falling at Princeton, 70-67, on Nov. 16. Most recently, Fordham defeated FDU, 78-75, on Sunday. Dingle leads the Rams with 18.8 points per game, while DeWolfe is close behind at 17.2. Kaitlyn Downey is averaging 13.3 points and a team-best 9.5 rebounds per contest.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will next return to action when it makes the trip to Hartford, Conn. for a BIG EAST game at Connecticut on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Tip time is scheduled for Noon. The contest will be televised on SNY. Veteran broadcasters Wilnir Louis and Joe Matthews will describe the action for WSOU FM.