Cooks Pours in 20 Points, But Pirates Fall to Jays

Wednesday, January 11

Omaha, Neb. / D.J. Sokol Arena

9:00 PM

Seton Hall University

13-5,6-2Big East

Creighton

11-5,5-3Big East

Seton Hall

Creighton

Photo by: Matt Kipp

1/11/2023 10:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE - CU (.pdf)

OMAHA, NEB. – Graduate student Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) had a team-high 20 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell at Creighton, 75-53, on Wednesday.

The Pirates never led in this one as Creighton opened the game with a 9-2 spurt and never looked back. The Pirates finished the game without a made three-point field goal, while the Bluejays were 12-for-25 from downtown. It's only the second game The Hall has lost since the day after Thanksgiving.

Cooks finished with a team-best 20 points on 9-for-17 shooting to go with six rebounds. Senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) was the lone other Pirate to reach double-figures in scoring. She finished with 14 to go with seven assists.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall had difficulty with Creighton's defensive intensity to start the game, connecting on just one of its first seven shots while the Bluejays built a 9-2 lead. Creighton was 7-for-12 in the opening quarter and hit a trio of three-pointers, while The Hall shot just 33% and was 0-for-3 from downtown. The Bluejays took a 17-10 lead into the second.

The Hall opened the second quarter with six straight points to cut their deficit to just one point, 17-16, but Creighton responded with a 7-0 run of their own to boost their lead to 24-16 and prompt a Seton Hall timeout with 5:03 to go before halftime. The Hall trailed 34-22 at the break with the Pirates 0-for-6 from three-point range after 20 minutes.

The Bluejays made 10 of their first 11 shots to open the second half including 5-for-6 from three-point range. By the media break of the third quarter, Creighton had grabbed a commanding 56-30 advantage. The Hall had an 8-0 run later in the third, but never cut their deficit to fewer than 20 points the rest of the way.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 21-for-55 (38.2%) from the floor for the game, while Creighton was 31-for-55 (56.4%). The Hall was 0-for-12 from three-point range, while the Bluejays were 12-for-25 (48.0%).
Cooks had a team-high 20 points on 9-for-17 shooting to go with six rebounds.
Creighton out-rebounded The Hall, 33-to-28, including a 8-to-6 edge on the offensive glass.
Park-Lane finished with 14 points to go with seven assists and just one turnover.
Seton Hall was 11-for-14 (78.6%) from the free-throw line, while Creighton was 1-for-3 (33.3%).
Seton Hall forced 19 turnovers, while Creighton forced 14.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 13-5 overall and 6-2 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 11-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play.
The Hall is 6-15 all-time against the Bluejays.
It's Cooks' second 20-point game of the season and the 10^th of her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, January 17 when it returns to Walsh Gym to host No. 4 Connecticut. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be televised nationally by SNY. It'll also be available on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.