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Seton Hall 79 Providence 73: By the numbers

South Orange, NJ - In a typical Big East meeting with five lead changes and 9 ties, Seton Hall asserted themselves the latter part of the fourth period to post a 79-73 over Providence. Sunday’s afternoon contest at Walsh Gym saw the Pirates improve to 11-5 (3-2 Big East) while the Friars fell to 2-4 in conference and 10-8 overall. The numbers of note:



Possessions: 76

Offensive efficiency: Seton Hall 104, Providence 96


FOUR FACTORS:

eFG pct: Providence 50, Seton Hall 49

FT rate: Seton Hall 41, Providence 23

OREB pct: Seton Hall 33, Providence 27

TO rate: Seton Hall 17, Providence 26


What Seton Hall did well…Push the pace. Providence prefers a tempo in the sixty possession range. Seton Hall was very proficient at speeding the Friars up, especially in the second half-getting them into a transition game they were not well suited for.


What Providence did well…Spread the wealth. Four players were in double figures- Webb (16), Mary Baskerville (13), Jovana Nofic (11) and Olivia Orlando (10). Friars nearly made it five as Andrea Cooper added 8 to the scoring total.


Leading scorers and efficiency:

Seton Hall- Shadeen Samuels 19 points, EFF. 28

Nicole Jimenez 19 points, Eff. 19

Providence- Kaela Webb 16 points, EFF. 12



One hundred words (or less) to summarize: Seton Hall showed their poise and experience in the stretch. "They made the big plays in the final minutes," Providence coach Jim Crowley said. "That is what a veteran team does." Seton Hall mentor Tony Bozzella lauded the play of Jimenez with four assists, five rebounds and three steals to compliment her 19 points. Desiree Elmore (16 points on the afternoon) also came up clutch for the Hall in crunch time.