No. 5 Syracuse too much for Hall
By Staff Writer | December 30For the second time in four nights the Pirates took on an undefeated Big East team ranked inside the top 10 in the country, this time with the fifth ranked Syracuse Orange.
For the second time in four nights the Pirates took on an undefeated Big East team ranked inside the top 10 in the country, this time with the fifth ranked Syracuse Orange.
After opening up the season 9-1, their best start since 1988-1989, the Pirates began Big East conference play on Tuesday afternoon in front of a sold out Prudential Center with a loss to West Virginia, 90-84.
Seton Hall used a balanced attack to pummel Navy, 94-56, on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center and get back on track after their first loss of the season to Temple on Saturday.
Seton Hall halted UC Davis's five game winning streak by pulling out a 58-54 victory Monday afternoon in Walsh Gym.
The Temple Owls defeated the men's basketball team 71-65 on Saturday night at Walsh Gymnasium.
The women's basketball team defeated the St. Peter's Peahens, 54-52, on Saturday afternoon at Prudential Center.
After a game in which guard Jamel Jackson hit 12 three-pointers to set a school record for a single game, head coach Bobby Gonzalez made a rather understated comment – "I got to find (Jamel) minutes."
Not many games become urgent in early-to-mid December.
The Pirates lost big to Colorado 80-54 on Sunday but won a close game against New Hampshire on Thursday night at home, 54-45.
This won't be the first column or news article discussing the Pirates' weak non-conference schedule.
The Pirates extended their season-long win streak to seven with their 86-68 win over the Massachusetts Minutemen on Monday night at Prudential Center.
For the first time in school history the basketball team beat their opponent by more than 29 points. The record was set after an 89-56 defeat of Hartford giving the Hall their sixth straight victory to start the season.
The Seton Hall Athletic's Department announced today that suspended junior guard Keon Lawrence will return to the team for their Dec. 19 matchup against Temple.
The women's basketball team won their second home game of the season Thursday, 54-45 against New Hampshire.
In only its third year at the Division I level, the NJIT men's basketball team had already exceeded its all-time win total with two victories heading into its match up with Seton Hall.
The women's basketball team split its weekend matchups at the LIU Turkey Classic in Brooklyn, defeating Brown on Saturday afternoon, 58-57.
Jeremy Hazell led five Pirates in double-figures as Seton Hall routed Long Island University 95-66 Saturday night at the Prudential Center.
Pirates' Center Melvyn Oliver will be temporarily removed from the men's basketball team to focus on his academics.
The indefinite suspension of guard Keon Lawrence will be removed on Monday, according to reports from Adam Zagoria blogger for Zagsblog.com
Jeremy Hazell scored 33 points to lead the Pirates to a 89-79 victory over the defending Ivy League champion Cornell in Itaca, N.Y. on Friday night.