Sunday, January 8
South Orange, N.J.
2 p.m.
Seton Hall University
8-7, 1-3BE
65
vs
96
DePaul
13-4, 5-0BE
1
2
3
4
F
DePaul
33
27
20
16
96
Seton Hall
18
17
12
18
65
Team Stats
DPU
SHU
FG%
.486
.410
3FG%
.432
.316
FT%
.615
.692
RB
47
31
TO
17
23
STL
14
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF/C
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
Pirates Drop Sunday Matinee To No. 23 DePaul
1/8/2017 5:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's basketball team (8-7, 1-3 BIG EAST) dropped an 96-65 decision to league-leading DePaul (13-4, 5-0 BIG EAST) on Sunday afternoon at Walsh Gym. JaQuan Jackson (Killeen, Texas) led the Pirates with 14 points, while LaTecia Smith (Gardena, Calif.) added 13 off the bench in the setback.
The Pirates fell behind by double-digits after a quarter and never led, with the No. 23 Blue Demons knocking down 16 3-pointers and shooting 48.6 percent from the field in the win. Tanita Allen led DPU with 30 points and Jacqui Grant notched a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double.
Turning Points
DePaul came out of the gates fast, scoring the first eight points of the game en route to a 33-18 edge after one quarter. The Blue Demons knocked down seven 3-pointers in the opening frame and scored 16 points off eight Seton Hall turnovers to build the early double-digit advantage.
The hot shooting for the Blue Demons continued in the second quarter, as DPU finished the first half with a 12-for-21 mark from 3-point range to take a 60-35 lead into the break. DePaul never trailed by less than 20 in the second half
Inside The Numbers
- The Blue Demons shot 48.6 percent from the floor and 43.2 percent from 3-point range, compared to 41.0 and 31.6 percent marks for The Hall
- DePaul won the rebounding battle 47-31 and held the forced turnover edge, 23-17
- DPU finished with a 36-16 edge in points off turnovers
- Kaela Hilaire (Floral Park, N.Y.) was the third Pirate in double-figures with 11 points
- The Pirates drop to 4-13 all-time against the Blue Demons and 3-5 since realignment
- The setback was Seton Hall's second in nine outings at Walsh Gym this season
- Jackson has scored in double-figures in 11 of 12 games she has appeared in this year
- Smith became the sixth different Pirate to score in double-figures off the bench in a game this season and knocked down the first two 3-pointers of her career
- Jayla Jones-Pack (Amityville, N.Y.) set new career-highs with nine points and a team-best seven rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench
The Pirates are back at Walsh Gym to take on Marquette in a 2016 BIG EAST Quarterfinal rematch on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
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