Frontcourt Shines Again as Pirates Down Fordham, 67-44

Tuesday, November 12

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

2-0,0-0Big East

Fordham

1-2,0-0Atlantic 10

Fordham

Seton Hall

Frontcourt Shines Again as Pirates Down Fordham, 67-44

11/12/2024 10:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Hall soars to 2-0 on the young season with a second-straight convincing victory.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate students Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) and Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) each scored 17 points as the Seton Hall women's basketball team picked up its second lop-sided victory to start the season, 67-44, over Fordham in Walsh Gym on Tuesday.

The Hall trailed for only the first 1:47 of the contest despite not having a great shooting night. Seton Hall shot only 35.5 percent from the floor, compared to Fordham's 39.5 percent. The Pirates, however, forced 24 turnovers, and committed only 11.

Masonius, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Week, flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Lops had 17 points, four rebounds and drilled a pair of three-pointers.

Although she didn't have a great shooting night, sophomore Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) drew six charges defensively. Another defensive star, Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) had five steals.

THE STORY:
Fordham scored the first bucket of the game, but the Pirates roared to life with a 15-0 run, fueled by a three-point play by Wright and a three-pointers from beyond the arc by Masonius and Shailyn Pinkney (East Hartford, Conn.). Leading 25-19, The Hall took off again, and a 7-0 burst highlighted by a Nicole Melious (Staten Island, N.Y.) trifecta, gave it a 32-19 lead with 2:59 left in the first half.

The Pirates forced 15 Fordham turnovers in the first 20 minutes and took a 38-23 lead into halftime.

Leading by 21 points, Seton Hall had a scoring drought of 5:15, but Fordham could only reduce its deficit to 46-31 with 2:28 left in the third quarter. The Pirates re-found their shooting touch and outscored the Rams, 8-4 in the final two minutes of the quarter.

Seton Hall's lead ballooned to as many as 29 points, 66-37, on a put-back by Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio) with 3:20 left in the contest.

Amari Wright hard to the basket!!... AND THE FOUL!!#HALLin @BIGEASTWBB @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/rqFAjAP6AL
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) November 13, 2024

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 22-for-62 (35.5%) from the floor for the game, while Fordham was 17-for-43 (39.5%). The Hall was 5-for-29 (17.2%) from three-point range, while the Rams were 3-for-15 (20.0%).
Lops had 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting and grabbed four rebounds.
The Hall out-rebounded Fordham, 39-to-33, which included a 20-to-11 edge on the offensive glass and a 14-to-10 advantage in second-chance points.
Masonius had 17 points to go with six rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Seton Hall was 18-for-23 (78.3%) from the free-throw line, while Fordham was 7-for-16 (43.8%).
Wright had five steals and three assists.
Seton Hall forced 24 turnovers, while the Rams forced 11. The Hall had a 32-to-10 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Pinkney had seven points and six rebounds.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 2-0 on the young season, while Fordham drops to 1-2.
The Hall is now 9-5 all-time against Fordham and has won four of the last five games in the series.
The Pirates improve to 128-49 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 66-12 against non-conference opponents at home.
Freshman Ja'Kahla Craft (Elk River, Minn.) made her collegiate debut.
With five steals tonight, Wright moved into a tie for 16^th place with Sandy Mitchell on Seton Hall's career list with 163.
Seton Hall has started the season 2-0 for the ninth time in 12 years with head coach Anthony Bozzella at the helm.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 16 when it hosts non-conference rival Bryant. Tip-time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloSports subscribers.