Pirates Head to Providence, Wednesday

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
SETON HALL (15-12, 7-9) at PROVIDENCE (12-17, 6-10)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Alumni Hall
7:00 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: BIG EAST Digital Network on FloHoops
(Mike Mancuso & Pam Roecker)

LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Chris Jones & Jackson Shank)

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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | PROVIDENCE

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, February 28 when it travels for a game at BIG EAST rival Providence. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Mike Mancuso and Pam Roecker on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Chris Jones and Jackson Shank 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.

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
In a game in which both teams squandered double-digit leads, a late Marquette run in the final minutes of the fourth quarter proved fatal for the Seton Hall women's basketball team in a 68-62 loss to the Golden Eagles on Tuesday.

With the score tied at 59 with only 4:02 remaining, Marquette went on a 7-0 run to pull away. Both teams shot over 40 percent for the contest, but The Hall got beaten on the boards, 40-to-26, and allowed the Golden Eagles to make nine three-pointers.

After a slow-shooting start, Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) led the Pirates with 19 points to go with five rebounds. Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) had 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting. Freshman

Savannah Catalon (Burleson, Texas), the reigning two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, was a third Pirate to score in double-figures, finishing with 10 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Friars: Seton Hall leads, 45-31
2023-24 Meeting:
Providence 51, Seton Hall 46 (F) – December 30, 2023 (Walsh Gymnasium)

AGAINST PROVIDENCE
Seton Hall and Providence will once again renew their long BIG EAST rivalry when they face off on Wednesday. The Hall owns a 45-31 all-time series lead, but had its eight-game win streak in the series snapped earlier this season with a 51-46 loss to the Friars in Walsh Gym. The Pirates have won their last four games at Alumni Hall.

FIRST MEETING THIS YEAR
Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) had a team-high 15 points to go with seven rebounds, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team shot just 23.4 percent from the field and fell to Providence, 51-46, on Dec. 30.

The Hall's defense proved up to the challenge as it forced 23 turnovers and held the Friars to just 51 points, but the Pirates were just 3-for-27 from three-point range for the game and shot only 23.4 percent overall, their lowest since shooting just 18.6 percent in a win over Savannah State on Nov. 29, 2013. The Pirates took a 40-39 lead into the fourth quarter, but were just 2-for-16 from the field in the final 10 minutes, while Providence was 8-for-10.

Baines had a team-best 15 points to go with seven rebounds and three steals. Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) tallied 12 points with four rebounds and three steals.

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE
Providence was picked to finish ninth in the 11-team BIG EAST this season according to the preseason coaches' poll.

The Friars enter Wednesday's contest with a 12-17 record overall and a 6-10 mark in BIG EAST play. After a strong start, Providence has struggled lately, dropping six of their last seven contests. Their only victory during that span came against winless Xavier. Most recently, the Friars fell at St. John's, 60-42, on Saturday. Olivia Olsen continues to lead the team with 14.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest. She had 10 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks against the Pirates in December.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will close out the 2023-24 regular season when it hosts BIG EAST rival Creighton on Senior Day, Sunday, March 3 at historic Walsh Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The contest will be nationally televised on FS1. Ryan Johnston and Michael Bellifemini will have the call for WSOU FM.