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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Seton Hall used a dominant performance in the second half to come away with a 63-49 win at Rider in the 2009-10 season opener.  The Pirates (1-0) were led by junior Ebonie Williams (Hagerstown, Md) with 18 points.

Senior Nicole Emery (Baldwin, N.Y.) registered 16 points and eight rebounds for the Hall, while sophomore Kandice Green (Baltimore, Md.) notched 11 points and seven boards.  The Broncs (0-1) were paced by Cintella Spotwood with 14 points.

After Rider took the lead in the early minutes, the Hall tied things up on a three-point play by Williams at the 15:49 mark, making it 6-6.  Two minutes later, consecutive buckets from Emery gave the Pirates their first lead of the season at 10-9.

With the Broncs back in front by one, Seton Hall put together a 10-0 run, highlighted by a three-pointer from freshman Terry Green (Bridgewaters, N.Y.), over the next the next four minutes and 43 seconds to grab a 20-11 advantage.

Rider responded quickly, as a three-point play from Cintella Spotwood sparked a spurt for the home team.  A backdoor layup for Tammy Meyers at the 6:40 mark evened the score at 20, capping a 9-0 run.  Kandice Green stemmed the tide with a jump hook for the Pirates, and a driving bucket by sophomore Shanai Heber (Paterson, N.J.) made it 24-20 with 4:11 left in the first half.

With the Pirates leading by two, Williams drilled a triple from the right wing to make it 31-26 with two minutes to go.  The Hall carried a 33-29 lead into intermission behind 11 points from Williams.

An 8-3 run out of the break gave Rider a 37-36 edge before Emery scored inside to put the Pirates back up with 16:10 on the clock.  With the game knotted at 40, Terry Green hit a transition jumper, and her three-pointer with 9:51 left capped an 8-0 run as the Hall regained command.

Spotwood sank a three-pointer to bring Rider back within three, but Emery answered with a spin move for a score, making it 50-45 with 7:35 remaining.  The Pirates began taking control, using a three-pointer and transition score from Williams to grab a 60-47 edge with just under three minutes to play.  Free throws down the stretch secured the 14-point Hall victory.

The Pirates forced 25 turnovers, using a tenacious defensive effort to push the Broncs aside.  Terry Green had three steals out of the Hall's 12.  SHU also closed with a 42-37 edge on the glass.

The Pirates are back in action on Monday night at Marshall, beginning at 7:00 p.m.