SPORTS
Pirates win round one of battle with Rutgers
By Staff Writer | February 24Zachary Cziryak can be reached at zachary.cziryak@student.shu.edu.
Pirates struggles continue in loss to Pitt
By Staff Writer | February 22Gabrielle Kiger can be reached at gabrielle.kiger@student.shu.edu.
After last chance for big win, Pirates run into RU
By Staff Writer | February 21After falling to the No. 8 West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, Seton Hall will travel back to Newark on Tuesday to play their long time rival Rutgers for the first time this year.
Hall storms through Queens
By Staff Writer | February 18Without two of its starters for the majority of the game, Seton Hall picked up a critical road win, 59-50, over St. John's on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena.
Men set for redemption and a rivalry
By Staff Writer | February 18For the first time this season the Pirates will be going for their fourth straight Big East victory when they take a trip south to West Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
Last-place Pirates head west
By Staff Writer | February 17The Seton Hall women's basketball team looks to climb out of the cellar of the Big East conference when it plays on the road Saturday against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Women's woes continue with another home loss
By Staff Writer | February 17The Seton Hall women's basketball team dropped its third straight game on Saturday, falling by a score of 53-38 to South Florida. Freshman Terry Green led the Pirates with a career-high 15 points on 4-18 shooting while sophomore Kandice Green tallied 13 of her own and pulled down six rebounds.
Despite rough second half, Hall edges DePaul
By Staff Writer | February 14Seton Hall defeated the DePaul Blue Demons 79-71 on Sunday afternoon in a game where the Pirates held the lead from starting tip off to the final buzzer.
Pirates return home to beat Irish
By Staff Writer | February 12Seton Hall defeated Notre Dame in a 90-87 victory Thursday night, snapping a three game conference losing streak and a six game losing streak against the Fighting Irish.
Top track runners set for Big East finals
By Staff Writer | February 10Both individual and relay team members on the track and field teams hit NCAA provisional times this weekend at the Collegiate Invitational in New York City.
Men return hoping for some Irish luck
By Staff Writer | February 10When the Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter the Prudential Center on Thursday, they will be looking to take advantage of the Hall's recent struggles and move up in the Big East, while the Pirates will look to improve on their shooting and turn around a once promising season.The Pirates are welcoming their return back to Prudential Center as they have yet to win a conference game on the road this season.Notre Dame is currently tied with Marquette for seventh place in the Big East with a 6-5 conference record, 17-7 overall.Seton Hall has fallen to 13th place with a 3-7 conference record, 12-9 overall.The Fighting Irish are led by senior forward Harangody, who is averaging 24.5 points per game, which ranks third in the nation. He also notches 10.1 rebounds per game, ranking him second in the Big East behind Seton Hall sophomore Herb Pope's 10.9 per game. The Pirates were also outrebounded 50-31 in the 10-point loss to No. 2 Villanova on February 2nd, despite shooting 43 percent from the field.The Fighting Irish are coming off victories over Cincinnati and USF but lost five of their last eight games and have a 1-4 record on the road this season against Big East teams.In the last 10 meetings the Pirates are 1-9 against Notre Dame with their last win coming at home in 2003, 78-72.Notre Dame is a strong shooting team, ranking third in the Big East with a 47.5 team field goal percentage, second in three-point shooting with a 40.1percent mark, and sixth in scoring with 79.4 points per game.Aside from Harangody, who is making a strong case for the Big East Player of the Year award, junior forward Tim Abromaitis and senior guard Ben Hansbrough also are averaging double figures for the Fighting Irish.Abromaitis averages 16.5 points per game, with a .523 field goal percentage and a .486 percentage from behind the arc.Hansbrough is averaging 11.8 points per game, along with five assists per game and 3.7 rebounds per game.On Sunday, the DePaul Blue Demons will visit Newark attempting to improve on their 1-10 conference record and climb out of last place in the Big East.DePaul has an overall record of 8-15 and despite dropping their last five matchups, they have been improving. The Blue Demons nearly upset the No. 4 Syracuse Orange on Jan. 30, but fell by two, 59-57.DePaul is without their head coach Jerry Wainwright, who was fired on Jan. 11.This is the second year in a row where the Blue Demons are at the bottom of the conference. Last season, they did not win their first conference game until the Big East Tournament when they beat Cincinnati, 67-57. The Blue Demon's are led by senior guard Will Walker's 16.5 points per game.Junior Mac Koshwal also contributes 13.7 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game.The Pirates are 5-2 all-time against DePaul.Tipoff time is noon at the Prudential Center on Feb. 14th.Matthew Bryant can be reached at matthew.bryant@student.shu.edu.
Pink Zone initiative continues at Hall
By Staff Writer | February 10On Feb. 13 at Walsh Gymnasium, the Seton Hall women's basketball team will leave their traditional Pirate blue colored jerseys in the locker room.
Disaster strikes in Pitt loss
By Staff Writer | February 10The Seton Hall Pirates lost their third straight game, falling on the road to No. 22 Pittsburgh, 83-58, on Saturday.
Swept away in the Storm
By Staff Writer | February 8The Seton Hall women's basketball team suffered a 21-point loss to No. 25 St. John's on Sunday at Walsh Gymnasium.
Panthers roll over Pirates
By Staff Writer | February 7The Seton Hall Pirates lost their third straight game, falling on the road to the No. 22 University of Pittsburgh Panthers, 83-58, on Sunday.
Pirates get rematch with ranked Red Storm
By Staff Writer | February 3The Seton Hall women's basketball team is looking to build on its first Big East conference win of the season over Villanova as they take on the No. 25 St. John's Red Storm on Sunday at Walsh Gymnasium.
Offense in need of help at Pitt
By Staff Writer | February 3Finding a balanced, supporting cast on the offensive end – perhaps the storyline that has lingered over the Pirates' mediocre season to date – was back in the spotlight on Tuesday night at No. 2 Villanova.
Road losses drop Hall to 12-8
By Staff Writer | February 3Looking for an upset against the nation's No. 2 team, the Seton Hall Pirates lost to Villanova, 81-71, on the road Tuesday night.
