Pirates Beat Providence Wire-to-Wire, 59-38

Sunday, February 16

Alumni Hall / Providence, R.I.

2:00 PM

Seton Hall University

18-7,10-4Big East

Providence

11-17,4-11Big East

Seton Hall

Providence

Photo by: Justin DiPietro

2/16/2025 5:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Four players scored at least nine points, but none more than 13, as the Seton Hall women's basketball team used a balanced, team-wide effort to defeat Providence, 59-38, on Sunday.

Seton Hall never trailed and used a 13-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second to pull away from the Friars.

Freshman Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) had a game-high 13 points to go with four rebounds and two steals. Graduate student Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) nearly her first double-double of the season, instead she finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Savannah Catalon (Mansfield, Texas) and Ramani Parker (Fresno, Calif.) finished with nine points apiece for The Hall.

THE STORY:
Both teams were too reliant on the three-point shot early, combining to go just 2-for-15 from downtown in the opening quarter. Leading 7-5, The Hall closed out the quarter with a 9-0 run, and a pair of made free-throws by Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick (New London, Conn.) gave the Pirates a 16-5 lead after 10 minutes.

The Hall held Providence without a made field goal from the 5:17 mark of the first quarter until the 5:40 point of the second quarter. In that time, The Hall stretched its lead to 20-7. The Pirates forced 14 first-half turnovers and took a 32-18 lead into halftime. The Pirates had 16 points off turnovers in the first half compared to just two for the Friars.

The Pirates were called for eight fouls in the third quarter, which led to 10 free-throw attempts for Providence, but The Hall was actually able to grow its lead to 48-27 after three quarters. Eads hit a jumper to cap a 6-0 spurt that ended the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Providence never got closer than a 19-point deficit.

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall was 23-for-60 (38.3%) from the floor for the game, while Providence was 11-for-43 (26.6%). The Hall was 4-for-21 (19.0%) from three-point range, while the Friars were 3-for-20 (15.0%).
Eads had a game-high 13 points to go with four rebounds and two steals.
The Hall out-rebounded Providence, 38-to-35, which included a 12-to-10 edge on the offensive glass and a 10-to-5 advantage in second-chance points.
Masonius had 12 points, a season-high nine rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Seton Hall was 9-for-10 (90.0%) from the free-throw line, while Providence was 13-for-18 (72.2%).
Catalon had nine points, four rebounds and two steals.
Seton Hall forced 22 turnovers, while the Friars forced 13. The Hall had a 24-to-5 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
Parker tallied a season-high nine points.
The Pirates had 14 fast-break points, compared to just four for Providence.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 18-7 overall and 10-4 in BIG EAST play, while Providence falls to 11-17 overall and 4-11 in conference play.
The Pirates have reached 10 BIG EAST wins for the 10^th time in program history and the seventh time since Anthony Bozzella took over the program.
The Hall is now 48-31 all-time against the Friars. The Pirates have now won 11 of the last 12 games and 23 of the last 26 meetings against Providence.
It's the 21st time in 25 games that the Pirates have forced more turnovers than their opponent.
The Pirates collected at least 10 steals for the 17^th time this season.
Providence is Seton Hall's 15^th opponent held to 55 points or fewer this season. The Pirates are a perfect 15-0 in those games.
Seton Hall forced at least 20 turnovers today for the 14^th time this season.
The Pirates improve to 15-0 when making more field goals than their opponent.
Eads led the Pirates in scoring for the eighth time this season. They're 6-2 in those games.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, February 19 when it returns to a sold out historic Walsh Gymnasium to host No. 4 Connecticut. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on SNY. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.