Pirates Set for Semifinal Clash with Creighton, Sunday

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025
#3 SETON HALL (22-8) vs. #2 Creighton (25-5)
UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Mohegan Sun Arena
5:00 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: FOX
(John Fanta & Kim Adams)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Jack Pine & Lauren Reese)
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GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | CREIGHTON
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | BRACKET

THE GAME
Seton Hall will continue play at the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament, presented by Jeep, on Sunday, March 9 when it faces second-seeded Creighton in the semifinals. Tip time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be televised nationally on FOX with the legendary duo of John Fanta and Kim Adams on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Jack Pine and Lauren Reese 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.

LAST GAME
The Seton Hall women's basketball team out-scored Xavier, 17-to-2, in the fourth quarter to rally for a 48-40 victory over 11-seeded Xavier in the quarterfinals of the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament on Saturday.

For fans of offensive basketball, the first half was not for the faint of heart. The Pirates scored a season-low 15 points and was just 4-for-26 from the floor in the first 20 minutes. The Hall took advantage late, however, and the Pirates' press forced 10 Musketeer turnovers in the fourth quarter. Seton Hall held Xavier without a made field goal for the entire fourth.

Graduate student Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) played one of her best games in a Seton Hall uniform, finishing with 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals, but it was her defensive intensity down the stretch that spearheaded the Pirates' rally. Her steal and score with 1:41 left in the game gave The Hall its first lead of the game.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Bluejays: Creighton leads 22-6
Earlier this Year:
Creighton 72, Seton Hall 56 (F) – February 5, 2025 (D.J. Sokol Arena)
Creighton 72, Seton Hall 64 (F) – January 11, 2025 (Walsh Gymnasium)

AGAINST CREIGHTON
Seton Hall and Creighton will meet for the third time this season on Sunday. It will also be the fourth time in the last five years that the teams have met in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Bluejays own a 22-6 all-time series lead and have won the last eight games against The Hall including a sweep of the home-and-home series this year. Creighton is 4-1 all-time against Seton Hall in the tournament.

EARLIER MEETINGS THIS YEAR
Creighton swept Seton Hall in the home-and-home series this year.

Graduate student Kaydan Lawson scored a then season-high 11 points, but the Pirates fell at Creighton, 72-56, on Feb. 5 in Omaha. Seton Hall didn't have an answer for Creighton's long-distance shooting. The Bluejays entered the game averaging 9.4 made three-pointers per game, and finished tonight's contest 16-for-40. Their 40 attempted three-pointers are the most by any BIG EAST team this season.

Faith Masonius had a team-high 18 points, but the Pirates couldn't complete its comeback in a 72-64 loss to Creighton on Jan. 11 in Walsh Gymnasium. Down by as many as 17 points in the second half, the Pirates cut their deficit to only two points, 64-62, with 2:29 remaining in the game, but ultimately, they couldn't find the equalizer.

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
The Bluejays closed out the 2024-25 regular season with a 24-5 overall record and a 16-2 mark in BIG EAST play. Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly were both named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. Creighton is coming off a 72-70 victory over Georgetown in the BIG EAST quarterfinals.

UP NEXT
With a victory, Seton Hall will advance to the BIG EAST Championship Game on Monday, March 10 when it. The Pirates would play either No. 1 UConn or No. 4 Marquette. The contest will be televised nationally on FS1. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the game.