Matt Sweeney Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Richie Regan Recreation Center SETON HALL 400 South Orange Ave. | South Orange, NJ | 07079 Office: (973) 761-9493 Cell: (973) 943-8434 E-Mail: [email protected] 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Web: www.shupirates.com | Twitter: @SHUWBB GAME #1 | HOME GAME #1 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 Overall: 0-0 BIG EAST: 0-0 South Orange, N.J. | Noon (ET) Arena (Cap.): Walsh Gym (1,656) DECEMBER TV/Streaming: Pirate Sports Network PxP: Sean Saint Jacques | Analyst: Phil Stern 8 SAINT PETER'S (PSN) 12:00 PM 11 WAGNER (PSN) 7:00 PM SETON HALL PIRATES Radio: WSOU, 89.5 FM SAINT PETER'S PEACOCKS (0-0) PxP: Ronny Jerez | Analyst: Wilnir Louis (1-2) 13 FORDHAM (PSN) 5:00 PM 17 CONNECTICUT * (SNY) 6:30 PM PROJECTED SETON HALL STARTERS ABOUT THE MATCHUP 19 MARQUETTE * (BEDN) 1:00 PM LAUREN PARK-LANE All-Time vs. Rider: Seton Hall, 16-3 5-6 • So. • Guard 22 at Georgetown * (CBSSN) TBD Last Meeting:HALL 90, Saint Peter's 47 - December 2, 2018 3 Wilmington, Del. / Sanford 4 at Butler * (BEDN) 7:00 PM SETON HALL TIP-INS PTS AST STL FG% • The Pirates have been selected to finish sixth by the BIG EAST 6.7 4.2 1.0 .343 Conference coaches in the annual preseason poll • Senior Desiree Elmore was named to the Preseason All-BIG MARCH EAST Team for a second straight season 5-8 at BIG EAST Championship ** TBD MYA JACKSON • Seton Hall welcomed six newcomers, including two transfers 5-7 • So. • Guard to the team for 2020-21 5 Wilmington, Ohio / Wilmington • The Pirates' 19 wins in 2019-20 were their most since the 2015-16 season PTS REB AST 3FG% • Last season, the Pirates would've qualified for the postseason PSN - Pirate Sports Network 10.0 2.3 1.7 .400 for the sixth time in the last seven years BEDN - BIG EAST Digital Network * Denotes BIG EAST contest ** BIG EAST Tournament (Uncasville, Conn.) FEMI FUNEUS NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS 6-2 • Jr. • Forward Home games in played at Walsh Gymnasium BOLD CAPS 15 Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage Seton Hall's 19 victories in 2019-20 were its PTS REB FG% FT% 19 most since the 2015-16 season 2.7 1.6 .378 .933 If the season weren't prematurely halted by DESIREE ELMORE COVID-19 in March, Seton Hall would've qualified 25 5-10 • Sr. • Guard/Forward for its sixth post-season appearance in the last Hartford, Conn. / Syracuse Univ. 6 seven years PTS REB AST FG% 13.0 7.2 2.4 .473 Seton Hall is an astounding 46-5 during the Anthony Bozzella era in Walsh Gym against ALEXIA ALLESCH 46 non-conference opponents 6-1 • Jr. • Forward 31 Basking Ridge, N.J.. / UMass Senior Desiree Elmore leads all returning Pirates with 702 career points. That currently PTS REB BLK FG% 702 ranks 47th in Seton Hall history 2.5 2.0 0.4 .477 SETON HALL'S RETURNING RESERVES #2 #21 #23 #33 Danielle Jasmine Victoria KAILAH ROBINSON SMITH KEENAN HARRIS G G G F 5-11 5-8 5-7 6-1 Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore PTS REB MIN PTS REB MIN PTS REB MIN PTS REB MIN --- --- --- 3.0 1.1 15.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 --- --- --- SAINT PETER'S LAST GAME STARTERS No. Name Position Height Class Key Stats Minutes 00 Binta Salawu G 5-4 Jr. 8.0 ppg 2.3 rpg .867 FT% 26.9 1 Taiah Thornton G 5-5 Sr. 13.5 ppg 6.5 rpg 3.5 apg 30.6 12 Ajia James G/F 6-1 Fr. 8.7 ppg 8.0 rpg 1.0 bpg 25.8 15 Sky Castro F 6-2 Fr. 3.7 ppg 9.7 rpg 1.0 bpg 22.9 24 Jenna Clark F 5-11 Gr. 3.7 ppg 1.7 rpg .400 3PT% 12.0 @shuwbb shupirates.com #HALLin GAME #1 • HOME #1 • DECEMBER 8, 2020 • SETON HALL vs. SAINT PETER'S • SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. • WALSH GYMNASIUM 2020-21 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (Last School) (High School) 0 Britany Range G 5-10 Fr. Middleburg, Fla. (Middleburg) 1 Skylar Treadwell F 6-1 Fr. Martinsburg, W.Va. (St. James School) 2 Danielle Robinson G 5-11 Jr. Newark, N.J. (University) 3 Lauren Park-Lane G 5-4 So. Wilmington, Del. (Sanford) 5 Mya Jackson G 5-7 So. Wilmington, Ohio (Wilmington) 10 Mya Bembry G/F 6-1 So. West Orange, N.J. (Penn State) (West Orange) 15 Femi Funeus F 6-2 Jr. Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) 20 Curtessia Dean G 5-10 Jr. Monroe, La. (Trinity Valley JC) (Wassman) 21 Jasmine Smith G 5-8 Sr. Houston, Texas (Trinity Valley JC) (DeKaney) 22 Amari Wright G 5-9 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) 23 Victoria Keenan G 5-7 So. Northampton, Pa. (Northampton) 24 McKenna Minter G 5-7 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln) 25 Desiree Elmore G/F 5-10 R-Sr. Hartford, Conn. (Syracuse) (Capital Prep) 31 Alexia Allesch F 6-1 R-Jr. Basking Ridge, N.J. (UMass) (Gill St. Bernard’s) 33 Kailah Harris F 6-1 So. Ossining, N.Y. (Ossining) Head Coach: Anthony Bozzella (Seton Hall ’89) - Eighth Season Assistant Coach: Lauren DeFalco (Iona ’08) – Eighth Season Assistant Coach: Marissa Flagg (Iona ’11) – Eighth Season Assistant Coach: Jose Rebimbas (Seton Hall ’90) – Fourth Season Director of Player Development: Pete Cinella (Western New England ’90) – Second Season Director of Basketball Operations: Shaaliyah Lyons (Seton Hall ’17) – Fourth Season Coordinator of Basketball Operations:Ka-Deidre Simmons (Seton Hall ’15) – Second Season Pronunciations: Alexia Allesch uh-lesh Anthony Bozzella BO-zell-ah Femi Funeus fee-mee few-niss Kailah Harris kay-luh Mya Jackson my-uh BY ELIGIBILITY BY POSITION BY STATE/COUNTRY/PROVINCE Connecticut (1):Desiree Elmore Seniors (2): Desiree Lemore, Jasmine Smith Guards (9): Curtessia Dean, Mya Jackson, Victoria Keenan, McKenna Minter, Lauren Park-Lane, Delaware (1): Lauren Park-Lane Juniors (4): Alexia Allesch, Curtessia Dean, Femi Britany Range, Danielle Robinson, Jasmine Smith, Florida (3): Femi Funeus, Britany Range, Funeus, Danielle Robinson Amari Wright Amari Wright Louisiana (1): Curtessia Dean Mya Bembry, Kailah Harris, Mya Mya Bembry, Desiree Elmore Sophomores (5): Guard/Forward (2): Nebraska (1): McKenna Minter Jackson, Victoria Keenan, Lauren Park-Lane Forwards (4): Alexia Allesch, Femi Funeus, Kailah New Jersey (3): Alexia Allesch, Mya Bembry, Freshman (4): McKenna Minter, Britany Range, Harris, Skylar Treadwell Danielle Robinson Skylar Treadwell, Amari Wright New York (1): Kailah Harris Ohio (1): Mya Jackson Pennsylvania (1): Victoria Keenan Texas (1): Jasmine Smith West Virginia (1): Skylar Treadwell 2 2020-21 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #1 • HOME #1 • DECEMBER 8, 2020 • SETON HALL vs. SAINT PETER'S • SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. • WALSH GYMNASIUM 2020-21 QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH ANTHONY BOZZELLA AGAINST SAINT PETER'S GENERAL INFORMATION • Led The Hall to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances All-Time: Seton Hall leads, 16-3 Location:South Orange, N.J. in 2015 and 2016, the first NCAA Last Meeting: HALL 90, SPU 47 - Dec. 2, 2018 Founded: 1856 berths since 1995 and the third First Meeting: HALL 38, SPC 32 - Feb. 2, 1974 and fourth in the program’s At home: 7-1 Enrollment: 10,100 history. On the road: 2-2 Affiliation: NCAA Division I • Has posted three 20-win Neutral court: 1-0 Conference: BIG EAST seasons at Seton Hall, boasting a Streak: W7 133-92 (.591) record for the best Nickname: Pirates winning percentage in modern LAST MEETING CAPSULE: Seton Hall last played Colors: Blue & White SHU history Saint Peter's two seasons ago, a 90-47 throttling of Home Court (Cap.): Walsh Gymnasium (1,656) • Named the 2015 BIG EAST the Peacocks in Walsh Gymnasium on Dec. 2, 2018. Coach of the Year, the Maggie Nicole Jimenez connected on a school-record nine President: Dr. Joseph E. Nyre Dixon Divison I Coach of the Year, and named one of 10 three-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points. Director of Athletics: Bryan Felt finalists for the Naismith Division I Women’s College Coach of the Year award. Athletic Department Phone: (973) 761-9497 Also in double-figures for The Hall was Victoria • Guided Seton Hall to the first regular season BIG EAST Athletic Department Website: shupirates.com Cardaci, who went for 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting title in program history in 2014-15. from 3-point range. The Hall stifled the Peacocks to a • His SHU teams have posted three of the top-five scoring 29.5 percent shooting day and set new season-highs COACHING STAFF seasons in program history, scoring a record 2,569 points with 51 rebounds, 23 steals and eight blocked shots. in 2014-15. Head Coach: Anthony Bozzella • Took an Iona program that was mired in 20-straight Seton Hall has now won seven straight games in the Alma Mater/Year: Seton Hall/1989 losing seasons and went to the postseason four times, series. The Peacocks' last win came on Dec. 9, 2005. Record at SHU/Years: 133-92/6+ reaching the MAAC title game on three occasions and is the winningest coach in Gaels history SCOUTING SAINT PETER'S: Saint Peter's is coming Career Record/Years: 439-410/27+ • At Southampton, he took a team that never had a off a 9-21 season in 2019-20, which included losses Assistant Coaches: Lauren DeFalco (Iona ’08), Marissa winning record and guided them to six-straight postseason in five of its final six games.