UCONN HUSKIES SETON HALL
16-2 (7-0) 10-4 (4-1)
Date: Saturday
January 3rd, 2025
Peoples Bank Arena
Hartford, Ct.
Time: 12:00
TV: FS1
SETON HALL | UCONN
SETON HALL | UCONN LEADS 61-10
H: 29-4 | A: 28-4 | N: 4-2
Last 12 Games
12/08/18 #1 UConn 99, SHU 61 Hartford, Conn.
12/05/19 #2 UConn 92, SHU 78 South Orange, N.J.
12/15/20 #3 UConn 92, SHU 65 South Orange, N.J.
02/10/21 #2 UConn 70, SHU 49 Storrs, Conn.
12/03/21 #2 UConn 74, SHU 49 Storrs, Conn.
01/21/22 #9 UConn 71, SHU 38 South Orange, N.J.
12/21/22 #9 UConn 98, SHU 73 Hartford, Conn.
01/17/23 #5 UConn 103, SHU 58 South Orange, N.J.
01/17/24 #9 UConn 83, SHU 59 South Orange, N.J.
02/07/24 #11 UConn 67, SHU 34 Hartford, Conn.
01/19/25 #6 UConn 96, SHU 36 Storrs, Conn.
02/19/25 #5 UConn 91, SHU 49 South Orange, N.J.
Seton Hall Season to Date
Seton Hall is second in the Big East at 4-1, only behind UConn and Villanova who are both 5-0.
The Pirates beat Butler 70-51, Creighton 88-79, Xavier 75-55 and Georgetown 81-36 with the last three games heading into the UConn game.
Their only loss in the Big East was to the earlier mentioned Villanova team, losing 72-55.
Seton Hall's OOC schedule has been up and down, going 6-3.
They started their season with 4 wins, beating Saint Peter's 88-39, San Francisco 80-66, Pacific 79-57 and Fordham 90-83 in double overtime.
Their first loss came against a solid Princeton team, losing 82-78 before beating Butler in the aforementioned win.
They then lost two tough games. Against North Carolina State on the road they lost only 61-53 and then in a game at home to Columbia 54-53. That loss was particularly painful losing at the buzzer.
The Pirates bounced back with two OOC wins, beating SEC's Auburn 69-63 and Washington State 74-65 before starting their Big East schedule in earnest.
Comparative Team Statistics
(leader in bold)
UConn Seton Hall
90.1 PPG 73.8
52.5 Defensive PPG 61.6
37.6 Scoring Margin 12.2
51.8 Field Goal % 42.4
34.1 Defensive FG% 38.6
41.0 Three Point % 34.8
31.4 Defensive 3PT% 30.5
73.0 Free Throw % 74.4
38.8 Rebounds/game 39.8
6.9 Rebounding Margin 4.1
24.3 Assists per game 13.9
12.5 Turnover per game 14.7
1.9 Assists/TO ratio .9
15.1 Steals per game 10.1
4.9 Blocks per game 2.6
UCONN
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UConn Starters
Seton Hall Starters
Seton Hall Bench
Transfer from Texas
Transfer from West Virginia
Game Analysis
Seton Hall only returns one starter in Jada Eade. They bring in 2 transfers and two freshman. A couple of bench players last year have moved into the starting lineup. Here is some info on the players.
Starters
Savannah Catalon is a 5'8" sophomore guard. She is the leading scorer for Seton Hall averaging 14.3 PPG. She is an excellent three point shooter. She takes 7 per game and hits them at a terrific 40%. She plays the most minutes averaging 32 MPG. You will see a lot of her.
6'2" senior transfer forward Marina Valenzuela from Florida State is the second leading scorer on the team at 12.9 PPG. A great addition to the team, she is the best shoot on the team. She shoots 53% from the field and shoots three pointers at 42.9%. She also leads the team in rebounding at 7.7 RPG.
Jada Eade is a 5'7" sophomore guard. Last season she was offense off the bench and then moved to the starting lineup and was second on the team in scoring. This season she has started every game and leads the team in assists at with 4.1 per game. She takes the second most three pointers taking over 6.5 per game but only shoots them at 30.8%.
Messiah Hunter, a 6'2" Junior, transferred in from West Virginia two years ago. She is playing 16 MPG and is getting the starts with Catalon on the bench with the ankle injury. She is averaging 1.6 PPG and 2.5 RPG.
6' guard Zahara Bishop is the only freshman (they have four) that is in starting lineup. She plays 19.9 MPG. She actually started 6 games. Bishop is averaging 8.1 PPG and is cool as a cucumber from the foul line, going 26-30.
Bench
6'1" senior guard Jordana Codio is the first option off the bench and basically gets starter's minutes at 24.5 MPG. She is a double digit scorer at 10.4 PPG. Not a great shooter going 36.7% from the field and 32.4% on threes.
5'9" Freshman Guard Ja'Kahia Craft has been getting more minutes and is averaging 13.9 MPG. She is a solid shooter going 53.3% from the field and 36.8 on three pointers.
Shailyn Pickney is a 6' senior forward. She has started 8 games this season. Playing 19.1 MPG, she is averaging 3.8 PPG. Not a bad ball handler with 23 assists and 17 turnovers.
Prediction
Not a great matchup for Seton Hall. They are not a bad team, but they have little height. No one in the starting lineup is over 6'2" and the tallest player off the bench is a 6'1" guard. They don't have a lot of quicknes as well. Not slow but not fast.
I'm assuming that KK plays with a mask in this game. Nothing will change if she sits out.
Strong and Blanca should have great games and when they try to double the post, Azzi will have a field day. Just another walk in the park against a weak Big East opponent. Especially at home.
UConn by 45+.
