Huge Road Test; Pirates Face #15 Villanova, Saturday

VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA – Finneran Pavilion

SETON HALL (15-9, 8-6) vs. #15 VILLANOVA (21-4, 12-2)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Sat., Feb. 11	1:00 p.m.				@SHUWBB

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 11 when it returns to the road to face BIG EAST rival Villanova. Tip time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Matt Janus and Steve Pinone on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Wilnir Louis and Joe Walls will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

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

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
Graduate student Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) had a game-high 27 points and senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) tallied a double-double, but the Pirates fell to Creighton, 77-64, on Tuesday in Walsh Gymnasium.

Creighton used a 10-0 run late in the second quarter to take the lead and never trailed again. The Bluejays made nine of their first 13 shots from three-point range to pull away from the Pirates.

Cooks scored 27 points on the strength of 5-for-7 shooting from three-point range. Park-Lane had 14 points and a game-high 10 assists with only one turnover. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had another stellar game in her third consecutive start. She tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

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Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Wildcats: Villanova leads, 47-25
Last Season:
Villanova 64, Seton Hall 55 (F) – March 6, 2022 (Mohegan Sun Arena)
Seton Hall 72, Villanova 60 (F) – February 13, 2022 (Walsh Gym)
Villanova 76, Seton Hall 73 (F) – December 31, 2021 (Finneran Pavilion)

LAST YEAR AGAINST VILLANOVA
Villanova is the last BIG EAST opponent that the Pirates have yet to see this year. The Hall is just 25-47 all-time against the Wildcats, but has split the last six meetings. Last year, the teams played three times with each defending its home court during the regular season and Villanova winning, 64-55, in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals.

In the first meeting, Sidney Cooks and Lauren Park-Lane had double-doubles, but Villanova rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Pirates, 76-73, on New Year's Eve. The Pirates held a seven-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but Villanova out-scored The Hall, 26-16, in the final 10 minutes.

The Hall got its revenge in the rematch in Walsh Gym as Park-Lane erupted for a career-high 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Pirates snapped Villanova's nine-game win streak with a convincing 72-60 victory. The Hall used a 12-0 run between the first and second quarters to take the lead and never trailed again.

Park-Lane scored a team-high 24 points and Cooks added 19 more, but The Hall was outlasted by Villanova, 64-55, in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. The Pirates fell behind early due to a lengthy Villanova run to close the first quarter and had to play from behind for the remainder of the game. The Hall, playing in their fifth game in seven days, ran out of steam late as Villanova held on.

SCOUTING VILLANOVA
This year, the Wildcats were picked to finish third in the 11-team BIG EAST according to the Preseason coaches' poll. To no one's surprise, Maddie Siegrist, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year and Third Team All-America was named the Preseason Player of the Year. All-Rookie Team selection Lucy Olsen also returned as did regulars Brooke Mullin and Bella Runyan.

Villanova has been one of the top teams in the country so far this year. The Wildcats enter Saturday's contest ranked No. 15 in the country with a 21-4 overall record and an impressive 12-2 mark in BIG EAST Play. Siegrist leads the country with a 28.2 points per game average. Villanova has won three straight games since a five-point loss to No. 4 Connecticut on Jan. 29. Most recently, they routed Georgetown, 82-53, on Wednesday.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, Feb. 13, when it hosts BIG EAST rival DePaul. Tip time 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. Ryan Henry and Louis Pasculli will describe the action for WSOU FM.