Pirates Host Local Rival, St. John's, Monday

MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024
ST. JOHN'S (11-8, 5-2) at SETON HALL (11-7, 3-4)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium
6:30 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: FS1
(John Fanta & Kim Adams)

LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Louie Pasculli & Brian Henderson)

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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | ST. JOHN'S

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, January 22 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host local BIG EAST rival St. John's. Tip time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be nationally televised on FS1 with John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Louie Pasculli and Brian Henderson will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

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

LAST GAME
Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had 17 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team played No. 9 Connecticut closely for three quarters, but faded late in an 83-59 loss on Wednesday.

The Hall led after the first quarter and cut its deficit to only nine points with 8:08 left in the game, but ran out of gas late in a highly-physical contest.

Baines had team-highs of 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks.

Graduate student Brazil Harvey-Carr (Camden, N.J.) came off the bench and contributed 13 points on the strength of 4-for-7 shooting from three-point range.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Red Storm: St. John's leads, 49-38
2022-23 Meetings:
Seton Hall 68, St. John's 58 (F) – Jan. 31, 2023 (Carnesecca Arena)
Seton Hall 72, St. John's 51 (F) – Jan. 4, 2023 (Walsh Gymnasium)

AGAINST ST. JOHN'S
Seton Hall and St. John's will resume their long rivalry on Monday. The Red Storm own a 49-38 all-time series lead, but the Pirates have won five of the last six games, including the last three. Last season, The Hall swept the Red Storm in the home-and-home series winning by an average margin of victory of 15.5 points per game. St. John's last victory in Walsh Gym came on Jan. 26, 2020.

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
St. John's enjoyed a remarkable season in 2022-23, earning its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016, going unbeaten in regular-season non-league play, and scoring a noteworthy win at UConn in late February. The Red Storm finished the season with a 23-9 overall record and an impressive 13-7 mark in BIG EAST play. St. John's defeated Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but its season came to an end with a 61-59 loss to North Carolina in the second round.

The Red Storm will have to replace four starters from last year's squad, however, Jillian Archer and BIG EAST Sixth Woman of the Year Unique Drake, saw notable minutes last season. St. John's was picked to finish sixth in the BIG EAST this season according to the preseason coaches' poll. Drake was an All-BIG EAST Preseason Honorable Mention.

The Red Storm enter Monday's contest with an 11-8 record overall, but an impressive 5-2 mark in BIG EAST play. St. John's has won four of its last five games, which included a home victory over a ranked Marquette team. Most recently, the Red Storm defeated Butler, 60-42, on Wednesday. Drake leads the team with 18.2 points per game. Archer is averaging 10.7 points and a team-best 7.1 rebounds per contest.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, January 28 when it travels to Omaha, Neb. to battle BIG EAST rival Creighton. Tip time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Jon Heite and Mike Federico will carry the broadcast for WSOU FM.