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Vincent Novicki Associate Director of Athletics Communications Richie Regan Recreation Center 400 South Orange Ave. | South Orange, NJ | 07079 Office: (973) 761-9493 Cell: (908) 902-1621 E-Mail: [email protected] 2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Web: www.shupirates.com | Twitter: @SHUWBB GAME #12: NJIT 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Friday, Dec. 19 • 7:00 PM Overall: 10-1 BIG EAST: 1-0 South Orange, N.J. PIRATES Arena (Cap.): Walsh Gymnasium (2,600) NOVEMBER TV/Streaming: Pirate Sports Network (5-7) (10-1) Radio: 89.5 FM WSOU 8 PHILADELPHIA (EXH.) W, 86-64 HIGHLANDERS PXP: Matt Valentine 14 RIDER^ (PSN) W, 66-47 Color: Sean St. Jacques NJIT All-Time Series: SHU leads, 2-0 17 at #17 West Virginia^ L, 87-89 HALL NR/RV SETON Last Meeting: Dec. 21, 2013 - SHU, 74-48 22 at NR/RV Penn State^ W, 75-70 SHU Streak: W2 26 KENNESAW STATE (PSN) W, 77-74 PROJECTED SETON HALL STARTERS ABOUT THE MATCHUP 29 SAINT PETER’S! (PSN) W, 75-45 30 SAINT JOSEPH’S! (PSN) W, 77-60 DAISHA SIMMONS • G The Seton Hall University women’s basketball team will play its second game 0 5-10 • Grad. • Jersey City, N.J. in as many days when it hosts NJIT on Friday night in Walsh Gym at 7 p.m. Gil St. Bernard’s DECEMBER The Pirates are coming off a 79-47 win over Fairfield on Thursday. 4Seton Hall leads the all-time series with NJIT, 2-0, and won last year’s 3 at Creighton* (Fox Sports 1) W, 79-74 PTS REB AST STL 5 at Fordham W, 56-43 meeting 74-48 in South Orange. The two programs had not met prior to the 16.4 4.9 4.1 2.6 7 LAFAYETTE (PSN) W, 80-63 start of the 2012-13 season. 9 ILLINOIS (BIG EAST Digital Network) W, 82-72 4In last year’s win, Tabatha Richardson-Smith paced The Hall with 21 18 FAIRFIELD (PSN) W, 79-47 T. RICHARDSON-SMITH • F points, shooting 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Ka-Deidre Simmons also fin- 1 6-0 • So. • Bay City, Texas ished in double figures with 14 points, dishing out six assists. 19 NJIT (PSN) 7:00 PM Bay City 28 GEORGIA (BIG EAST Digital Network) 2:00 PM 30 BUTLER* (PSN) 7:00 PM PTS REB AST STL SETON HALL STATUS 4 18.4 4.6 0.9 3.1 Seton Hall has won nine games in a row for the first time since the 1994- JANUARY 95 season and is coming off a 79-47 win over Fairfield on Thursday night. 2 at St. John’s* (CBS Sports Network) 6:00 PM KA-DEIDRE SIMMONS • G The Pirates have won 12-straight in Walsh Gym dating back to last season. 9 XAVIER* (PSN) 7:00 PM 11 5-10 • Grad. • Newark, N.J. 4Junior guard Tabatha Richardson-Smith led SHU in scoring for a sec- 11 at Providence* 1:00 PM Malcolm X. Shabazz ond-straight game, scoring 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting with four 3-point- 16 MARQUETTE* (BIG EAST Digital Network) 7:00 PM ers in the win over the Stags. The Pirates had four players score in double PTS REB AST STL 18 DEPAUL* (PSN) 2:00 PM figures. 16.5 4.1 5.7 2.3 23 at Villanova* (Fox Sports 1) 7:00 PM 4With games on back-to-back days it was important for the Pirates to limit 25 at Georgetown* 12:00 PM the starter’s minutes, and no SHU starter played more than 28 minutes in BRA’SHEY ALI • F last night’s win. 24 6-0 • RS-Jr. • Plainfield, N.J. FEBRUARY Nazareth (N.Y.) 1 ST. JOHN’S* (PSN) 2:00 PM NJIT STATUS 6 PROVIDENCE* (Fox Sports 1) 8:00 PM PTS REB AST STL 4NJIT enters Friday night’s game with a 5-7 overall record, most recently losing at St. John’s, 66-42, last Sunday. The Highlanders, who have lost three 8 CREIGHTON* (PSN) 2:00 PM 10.2 9.1 0.9 1.4 13 at DePaul* (BIG EAST Digital Network) 8:00 PM straight for the first time this season, are in the midst of a five-game road 15 at Marquette* 3:00 PM swing. JANEE JOHNSON • F 4Three starters average double figures for NJIT, led by sophomore Leah 20 GEORGETOWN* (BIG EAST Digital Network) 7:00 PM 44 6-1 • Grad. • Matthews, N.C. 22 VILLANOVA* (PSN) 2:00 PM Providence Day Horton (10.7 ppg), who also leads the team in rebounding with 7.7 per 27 at Xavier* 7:00 PM contest. PTS REB AST STL 4NJIT is allowing just 60.1 ppg, but points have been hard to come by for MARCH 7.5 6.4 0.5 1.1 the Highlanders, which have failed to reach 50 in three-straight games. 1 at Butler* 1:00 PM SETON HALL’S TOP RESERVES 7-10 BIG EAST Tournament# TBA No. Name Position Height Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes PSN - Pirate Sports Network 10 Jordan Mosley G 5-9 RS-Jr. 2.4 1.9 0.1 10.8 ^ - Preseason WNIT 21 Kathleen Egan G/F 5-10 So. 2.0 2.5 0.5 11.8 ! Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic 23 Tara Inman G 5-9 So. 2.0 1.4 0.3 9.4 * Denotes BIG EAST contest 35 Lubirdia Gordon C 6-4 So. 1.7 2.3 0.0 8.8 # BIG EAST Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) 30 Claire Lundberg G/F 6-1 Fr. 1.2 0.3 0.1 4.8 NJIT’S PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Position Height Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 34 Leah Horton F 6-1 So. 10.7 7.7 0.5 29.5 3 Alyssa Albanese G 5-3 Sr. 10.3 3.5 4.5 34.5 14 Martina Matejcikova F 5-11 Sr. 7.3 3.5 1.3 20.7 11 Nicole Maticka C 6-3 Sr. 6.7 4.8 0.8 22.3 2 Kim Tullis G 5-9 Sr. 3.7 4.9 1.2 26.5 1 2014-15 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #12 • NR/RV SETON HALL VS. NJIT • DECEMBER 19, 2014 • SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. 2014-15 RADIO/TV ROSTER #0 - DAISHA SIMMONS #1 - T. RICHARDSON-SMITH #2 - TIFFANY JONES #3 - CHIZOBA EKEDIGWE #10 - JORDAN MOSLEY Graduate • Guard Junior • Guard/Forward Junior • Forward Senior • Center RS-Junior • Guard Jersey City, N.J. Bay City, Texas New York, N.Y. Laurel, Md. Orlando, Fla. #11 - KA-DEIDRE SIMMONS #13 - SAMANTHA BOZZELLA #21 - KATHLEEN EGAN #22 - TERESA KUCERA #23 - TARA INMAN Graduate • Guard Freshman • Guard Sophomore • Guard/Forward Sophomore • Guard/Forward Sophomore • Guard Newark, N.J. West Orange, N.J. Aberdeen, N.J. Schwäbisch Hall, Germany Holmdel, N.J. #24 - BRA’SHEY ALI #25 - JORDAN MOLYNEAUX #30 - CLAIRE LUNDBERG #35 - LUBIRDIA GORDON #44 - JANEE JOHNSON RS-Junior • Forward Freshman • Center Freshman • Guard/Forward Sophomore • Center Graduate • Forward Plainfield, N.J. Denver, Colo. Andover, Minn. Mount Vernon, N.Y. Matthews, N.C. ANTHONY BOZZELLA STEPHANIE OLIVER LAUREN DEFALCO TIFFANY JONES-SMART Head Coach • Second Season Assistant Coach • Second Season Assistant Coach • Second Season Assistant Coach • Second Season Seton Hall ‘89 Marist ‘04 Iona ‘08 Saint Peter’s ‘06 2 2014-15 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #12 • NR/RV SETON HALL VS. NJIT • DECEMBER 19, 2014 • SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. 2014-15 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School) 0 Daisha Simmons G 5-10 Grad. Jersey City, N.J. (Gil St. Bernards) 1 Tabatha Richardson-Smith F 6-0 Jr. Bay City, Texas (Bay City) 2 Tiffany Jones F 6-3 Jr. New York, N.Y. (Nazareth) 3 Chizoba Ekedigwe C 6-5 Sr. Laurel, Md. (St. Vincent Pallotti) 10 Jordan Mosley G 5-10 RS-Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) 11 Ka-Deidre Simmons G 5-8 Grad. Newark, N.J. (Malcolm X. Shabazz) 13 Samantha Bozzella G 5-4 Fr. West Orange, N.J. (Half Hollow Hills East) 15 Aleesha Powell G 5-6 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (William Penn Charter) 21 Kathleen Egan G/F 5-10 So. Aberdeen, N.J. (St. John Vianney) 22 Teresa Kucera F/G 6-2 So. Schwabisch Hall, Germany (Theodor Heuss Gymnasium) 23 Tara Inman G 5-9 So. Holmdel, N.J. (Holmdel) 24 Bra’Shey Ali F 6-0 RS-Jr. Plainfield, N.J. (Nazareth (N.Y.)) 25 Jordan Molyneaux C 6-2 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) 30 Claire Lundberg G/F 6-1 Fr. Andover, Minn. (Anoka) 35 Lubirdia Gordon C 6-4 So. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon) 44 Janee Johnson F 6-1 Grad. Matthews, N.C. (Gulf Coast CC) (Providence Day) Head Coach: Anthony Bozzella (Seton Hall ‘89) - Second Season Assistant Coaches: Stephanie Oliver (Marist ‘04), Lauren DeFalco (Iona ‘08), Tiffany Jones (Saint Peter’s ‘06) Director of Basketball Operations: Marissa Flagg (Iona ‘11) Director of Player Development: Nick DiPillo (Fairleigh Dickinson ‘03) Graduate Assistant: Alexandra Maseko (Seton Hall ‘13) Video Coordinator Intern: Allison Skrec (Manhattan ‘14) 2014-15 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School) 24 Bra’Shey Ali F 6-0 RS-Jr. Plainfield, N.J. (Nazareth (N.Y.)) 13 Samantha Bozzella G 5-4 Fr. West Orange, N.J. (Half Hollow Hills East) 21 Kathleen Egan G/F 5-10 So. Aberdeen, N.J.