Pirates Take Out Providence with Team-Wide Effort, 77-52

Saturday, February 4

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

15-8,8-5Big East

Providence

13-12,4-10Big East

Providence

Seton Hall

Pirates Take Out Providence with Team-Wide Effort, 77-52

2/4/2023 4:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Cooks and Park-Lane combine for 50 points as the Pirates pick up their 15th victory of the year.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Sidney Cooks (Kenosha, Wis.) matched a season-high with 29 points, while Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) added 21 more as the Seton Hall women's basketball team upended Providence 77-52, in Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

Leading by only four at halftime, the Pirates outscored Providence, 24-to-8, in a monster third quarter to pull away. The Hall has now won back-to-back games after dropping four straight.

Cooks had 29 points on an efficient 12-for-20 shooting from the floor. Park-Lane had 21 points on the strength of six made three-pointers. She also had a game-best eight assists to go with three rebounds.

Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) turned in her second straight marquee performance with 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the floor. She also grabbed five rebound and blocked a pair of shots.

THE STORY:
After a mostly even first quarter, Seton Hall took control in the second. Trailing 19-18, The Hall went on a 9-0 run, and a turnaround jumper by Cooks gave it a 27-19 lead with 6:42 to go before halftime. Providence went on a late run, but the Pirates took a 36-32 lead into halftime.

Out of the break, the Pirates opened the third quarter with a 7-0 burst, capped by a wide-open three-pointer from Park-Lane, which gave them a 43-32 lead and forced a Providence timeout. Leading 48-37, The Hall closed out the half with a 12-3 run and Cooks' buzzer-beater sent The Hall into the fourth up, 60-40. The Pirates out-scored the Friars, 24-to-8, in the game-changing third stanza.

The Friars cut Seton Hall's lead to 16 points with 7:51 left in the contest, but they couldn't get closer.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 32-for-58 (55.2%) from the floor for the game, while Providence was 23-for-62 (37.1%). The Hall was 7-for-20 (35.0%) from three-point range, while the Friars were 3-for-11 (27.3%).
Cooks matched her season-high with 29 points on 12-for-20 shooting. She also had three rebounds and a block.
The Hall out-rebounded Providence, 35-to-32, but the Friars had a 17-to-11 edge on the offensive glass and a 13-to-12 advantage in second-chance points.
Park-Lane finished with 21 points on the strength of 6-for-12 shooting from three-point range. She also had a game-high eight assists to go with three rebounds and a steal.
Seton Hall was a perfect 6-for-6 (100.0%) from the free-throw line, while Providence was 3-for-7 (42.9%).
Baines had 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the floor to go with five rebounds and two blocks.
Seton Hall forced 17 turnovers, while Providence forced 14. The Pirates had a 18-to-15 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Senior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) had a team-high 12 rebounds to go with three steals and two blocks.
Junior Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had another fantastic game, tying her career-high with seven assists and only two turnovers. She also had a team-best four steals and three rebounds in a career-high 33 minutes.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 15-8 overall and 8-5 in the BIG EAST, while Providence falls to 13-12 overall and 4-10 in conference play.
The Hall is now 45-30 all-time against the Friars and has won eight straight games in the series.
With 21 points tonight, Park-Lane moved past Pirates legend Ozelina Gorham into fourth place on Seton Hall's career scoring list. She now has 1,676 career points.
Providence is the 10th opponent Seton Hall has held to 60 or fewer points this season. The Pirates have won all 10 games.
With 29 points tonight, Cooks surpassed the 1,600-points mark for her career.
With six made three-pointers today, Park-Lane moved past former Pirates Ebonie Williams and Jodi Brooks into third place on Seton Hall's career list with 161.
It's the second time this year that both Cooks and Park-Lane have scored at least 20 points in the same game. It's Cook's third 20-point game of the year and the 11^th of her career, while it's Park-Lane's 10^th of the season and the 34^th of her career.
Seton Hall improves to 16-0 this season when leading at the half.
The Pirates improve to 16-2 this year when out-shooting their opponent and 15-2 when shooting better than 40.0% from the field.
With three steals today, Bembry reached the 100-steals mark for her career.
The Hall improves to 113-43 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 56-32 against BIG EAST opponents at home.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, February 7 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium for a contest against Creighton. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available to FloHoops subscribers. It'll also be available on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.