Just the Facts, Ma'am: St. John's opened the second half with eight straight points to break a 29-all tie and kept South Florida at bay the entire way to win 67-57. Da'Shena Stevens led all players with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Shenneika Smith had 16 points for the Red Storm. Sasha Bernard led the Bulls with 14 points; she and Andrell Smith (12 points) were the only two USF players to score in double figures.

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South Orange, NJ - St. John's played the early aggressor and never really looked back. The Red Storm scored a 55-25 victory over Seton Hall at Walsh Gym on Saturday.

The first Seton Hall points were scored by Nicosia Henry on a transition layup at 11:11 with St. John's leading 18-0. It was that type of afternoon for the Hall.

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Just the Facts, Ma'am: A record-setting defensive performance by the Red Storm, punctuated by an 18-0 run to open the game, set St. John's up for a 55-25 win at Seton Hall. Shenneika Smith led all scorers with 15 points, adding seven rebounds and six assists. For Seton Hall, Jasmine Crew had 14 points and six rebounds.

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South Orange, NJ- In a game much closer than the final score indicates, DePaul defeated Seton Hall 71-59 at Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

DePaul improved to 4-4 in conference as the winless Hall dropped to 0-8. Resilience was the key word in this one.

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South Orange, NJ - Following the DePaul Blue Demons' 71-59 victory over Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday, I caught up with Anna Martin of DePaul.

A junior guard, Martin scored 18 points and added 4 steals in the victory. The three questions, plus one courtesy of Anna, follow.

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Just the Facts, Ma'am: Devereaux Peters had 18 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks, and Notre Dame withstood several Red Storm runs to knock off St. John's, 71-56. Skylar Diggins led all scorers with 24. For St. John's, Shenneika Smith and Da'Shena Stevens each had ten points.

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South Orange, NJ - The spirit was willing but the size, too difficult to overcome. Among the Four Factors , offensive rebounding told the story of Syracuse narrowly defeating Seton Hall 70-66 at Walsh gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.

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Just the Facts, Ma'am: The Red Storm overcame a six-point halftime deficit and the heroic efforts of Khadijah Rushdan to knock off Rutgers 62-57. Eugeneia McPherson had 17 points to lead all scorers, with Nadirah McKenith chipping in 15 and Shenneika Smith adding 14 points and eight rebounds. Khadijah Rushdan led the Scarlet Knights with 16, eight in the last two minutes.

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