Bishop Shines as Pirates Cage Cougars, 74-65

Tuesday, December 16

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-3,1-0Big East

Washington State

1-11,0-0WCC

Washington St.

Seton Hall

12/16/2025 10:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

Zahara Bishop collects career-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Zahara Bishop (Minneapolis, Minn.) had career-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Washington State, 74-65, on Tuesday to close the non-conference portion of its schedule.

Seton Hall never trailed and led by as many as 25 points with 7:51 left in the third quarter, but the Cougars cut their deficit to as few as three points in the fourth quarter before the Pirates were able to ice the game late. The Pirates won the game with a devastating first quarter, outscoring Washington State, 30-to-10.

Bishop's double-double is the first of her career, while five other Pirates scored at least seven points. Junior Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) had 15 points, while Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) added 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Mariana Valenzuela (Mazatlan, Mexico) had eight points and five rebounds, Jordana Codio (Winter Garden, Fla.) tallied seven points and six rebounds, while Ja'Kahla Craft (Elk River, Minn.) collected seven points and two boards.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall put the pedal to the metal from the beginning, starting the game on a 14-0 run. The Pirates stifling defense kept Washington State off the scoreboard until the 5:42 mark of the first quarter. The Hall shot 68.4 percent from the floor in the first 10 minutes and took a commanding 30-to-10 lead into the second.

Washington State opened the second quarter with a 10-2 run to cut its deficit to 32-20 with 5:06 and forced a Seton Hall timeout. The Cougars cut the Pirates' lead to 11 points, but The Hall closed out the half with buckets by Natalia Hall-Rosa (Randolph, Mass.) and Codio to take a 44-29 advantage into the break.

The Pirates got off to a similarly hot start to begin the second half, scoring the first 10 points, and a layup by Bishop with 7:51 extended their lead to 54-29. Leading 56-31, The Hall went into a shooting slump, connecting on just one of its next 11 shots and allowing the Cougars to go on a 13-3 burst to cut their deficit to 59-44 with 1:37 left in the third quarter.

The Cougars scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter and cut their deficit to just eight points, 61-53, with 6:44 left to play. A layup by WSU's Eleonora Villa with 1:17 left in the contest made it a one possession game, 68-65, but Catalon hit a pair of free-throws on The Hall's next trip down the floor and Seton Hall's lead only grew from there. The Pirates were able to ice the game on the line.

Defense ➡️ Offense!! Ja'Kahla Craft with the block and the score!!#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ @BIGEASTWBB @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/WfHDnILftQ
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 17, 2025

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 26-for-67 (38.8%) from the floor for the game, while Washington State was 27-for-65 (41.5%). The Hall was 7-for-25 (28.0%) from three-point range, while the Cougars were 7-for-22 (31.8%).
Bishop had a double-double with career-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds. She also had two steals and was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
The Hall out-rebounded Washington State, 43-to-37, which included a 15-to-12 edge on the offensive glass, but the Cougars had an 11-to-6 advantage in second-chance points.
Catalon finished with 15 points on the strength of three made three-pointers to go with three steals and two rebounds.
Seton Hall was 15-for-17 (88.2%) from the free-throw line, while Washington State was 4-for-6 (66.7%).
Eads had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Seton Hall forced 15 turnovers, while the Cougars forced 12. The Hall had a 20-to-10 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Valenzuela had eight points to go with five rebounds.
Codio finished with seven points and six rebounds.
Craft had seven points on 3-for-6 shooting with two rebounds.

Two better looks at a perfectly placed ball by Jordana Codio to Mariana Valenzuela...#HALLin 🏀🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/Dp5kJxJFgh
— Seton Hall Women's Basketball (@SHUWBB) December 17, 2025

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 7-3 overall, while Washington State falls to 1-11.
This was the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Washington State.
The Hall's 30 first quarter points are a single-quarter high this season.
Bishop collected her first career double-double.
Catalon has now collected at least three steals in all 10 games so far this season.
Seton Hall has had a lead at the half in all 10 games this season.
Seton Hall improves to 146-57 in home games under head coach Anthony Bozzella, and 77-15 against non-conference opponents in Walsh Gym.
The Pirates have forced more turnovers than their opponent in all 10 games this year.
With three steals today, Catalon has moved into a tie for 20^th on Seton Hall's career list with 150.
Seton Hall pulled down at least 40 rebounds for the seventh time in 10 games this season. The Pirates had only six games with at least 40 rebounds in all 33 games last season.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will be back in action on Friday, Dec. 19 when it returns to BIG EAST Conference play at Villanova. Tip-time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.