Pirates Outlast Georgetown in Overtime, 74-71

Saturday, January 4

South Orange, N.J.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

12-3,4-0Big East

Georgetown

8-6,1-2Big East

OT 1

Georgetown

Seton Hall

1/4/2025 5:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

Freshman Jada Eads scored all seven points for the Pirates in the extra session.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In an instant classic, freshman Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) drained a go-ahead three-pointer with 52 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Seton Hall women's basketball team to a thrilling 74-71 victory over Georgetown on Saturday in Walsh Gymnasium.

With the score tied at 63, Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio) appeared to hit the game-winner with a corner three-pointer with only three seconds left, but Georgetown's Victoria Rivera hit a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to send the game into overtime.

In the extra session, Eads scored all eight points for Seton Hall, including the game-winning three with under a minute remaining. After the Pirates forced a turnover, Eads was fouled and iced the game with a pair of made free-throws.

Eads finished with a career-high 27 points to go with seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) tallied 21 points, six rebounds and six assists. Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) had 17 points, which put her over 1,000 for her career, to go with three rebounds, three steals and four blocks.

THE STORY:
After a mostly even first quarter, the Pirates missed their first eight shots of the second and didn't score until the 5:03 mark. In that time, Georgetown used an 11-0 run to build a 24-10 advantage. The Pirates didn't make a three-pointer in nine attempts in the first half, while Georgetown was 5-for-10 from beyond the arc. Despite 13 first-half turnovers, the Hoyas took a 30-22 lead into halftime.

The Pirates finally hit their first three-pointer of the game after 10 unsuccessful tries with 6:58 left in the third quarter. Eads' trifecta cut The Hall's deficit to seven, 36-29. Seton Hall turned up its defensive intensity and went on a 19-2 run to take a 43-38 lead with 3:13 to go in the third. Georgetown responded with a 7-0 run of their own to reclaim a 46-45 advantage.

A three-pointer by Eads gave The Hall a 50-46 lead a minute into the fourth quarter, but Georgetown answered with a 9-2 run to grab a 55-52 advantage with 5:03 left. Masonius hit a three-pointer with 1:34 remaining in regulation to put The Hall back in front, 60-59, but a pair of Georgetown free-throws put the Hoyas back in front. Eads connected on another big three-pointer to give Seton Hal a 63-61 advantage, but two more Hoya free throws tied the contest at 63 setting up the epic final minute.

Jada Eads hits the go-ahead three-pointer with under a minute left in overtime and the Pirates move on to 4-0 in BIG EAST play for the first time in program history.#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/7Waeg9LSOI
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 4, 2025

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 24-for-55 (43.6%) from the floor for the game, while Georgetown was 23-for-57 (40.4%). The Hall was 9-for-25 (36.0%) from three-point range, while the Hoyas were 11-for-26 (42.3%).
Eads had a career-high 27 points on 8-for-19 shooting, which included 5-for-10 from three-point range. She was also 6-for-7 from the free-throw line, had seven assists, four rebounds and four steals.
Georgetown out-rebounded The Hall, 38-to-31, which included a 17-to-11 edge on the offensive glass, but the Pirates had a 10-to-9 edge in second-chance points.
Masonius had 21 points on an efficient 7-for-11 shooting from the floor and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. She also had six rebounds and six assists.
Seton Hall was 17-for-20 (85.0%) from the free-throw line, while Georgetown was 14-for-20 (70.0%).
Lops had 17 points, four blocks, three rebounds and three steals.
Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers, while the Hoyas forced 20. Georgetown had an 18-to-13 advantage in points-off-turnovers.

Congratulations to YAYA LOPS on reaching 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ career points!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/cxiyJ0sPUB
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) January 4, 2025

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 12-3 overall and 4-0 in BIG EAST play, while Georgetown falls to 8-6 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
The Pirates have started 4-0 in BIG EAST play for the first time in program history.
The Hall is now 47-30 all-time against the Hoyas.
With 17 points today Lops surpassed the prestigious milestone of 1,000 career points.
The Pirates collected at least 10 steals for the 12^th time this season.
The Pirates improve to 135-50 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 62-37 against BIG EAST opponents at home.
Masonius scored at least 20 points for the sixth time this season, which leads The Hall.
Eads reached 20 points for the fourth time this season and has now collected a new career-high in points in five of the last six games.
With three steals today, Wright moved past former Pirate legend Dana Wynne into ninth place on Seton Hall's career list with 189.
Seton Hall forced at least 20 turnovers today for the 10^th time this season. It's also the 13^th time in 15 games that the Pirates have forced more turnovers than their opponent.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, January 11 when it returns to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host BIG EAST rival Creighton. Tip time is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloCollege subscribers. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.