Women's Basketball Falls To Seton Hall, 77-71

PROVIDENCE, R.I. . – The Providence College women's basketball team fell to the Seton Hall Pirates, 77-71, on Sunday, Jan. 3 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars fall to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in BIG EAST play. The Pirates earned their first BIG EAST victory of the season, improving to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST. Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) led all players with 24 points on 9-17 shooting from the field and 10 rebounds.

FIRST QUARTER:

The Friars found success down low in the opening frame, with their first three buckets coming from inside the paint.
Providence led after the first 10 minutes of action, 20-18.
Providence shot 9-12 (75-percent) from the field and 2-3 (66.7-percent) from deep.
Seton Hall shot 57.1-percent (8-14) from the field and 28.6-percent (2-7) from three-point land.
Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, Ill.) came out firing in the first with 12 points to lead all scorers. Geary shot 5-6 from the field and 2-2 from deep.

SECOND QUARTER:

Providence opened up the quarter with a 9-0 run, scoring four-straight baskets from three different Friars, opening up a 29-18 lead for Providence.
Seton Hall clawed back with a 6-0 run to bring it within four (31-27), as it held Providence scoreless for over two minutes.
The Friars gained a nine-point lead at the break (41-32). Seton Hall was held scoreless for over four minutes in the last half of the quarter.
Baskerville erupted in the second quarter with 12 points, and led all scorers at the half with 16 points on 7-11 shooting. She also added five rebounds.
Providence shot 9-17 (52.9-percent) from the field in the quarter. Seton Hall struggled in the second quarter, shooting 27.8-percent (5-18) from the field and 12.5-percent (1-8) from deep.

THIRD QUARTER:

Seton Hall came out of the half with a 7-2 run to bring the game within striking distance (43-39).
The Pirates claimed the lead after Lauren Park-Lane hit a three from the left wing (49-47). This was in the middle of a 10-0 run for Seton Hall. The run extended to 16-0, giving Seton Hall a six-point advantage.
Baskerville broke the nearly five-minute scoring drought for the Friars with a pair of free throws.
The Pirates outscored the Friars 21-8 in the quarter, giving them a 53-49 lead after 30 minutes of action.
After a terrific first half of shooting, the Friars shot 3-12 (25-percent) from the field and 0-2 from three in the quarter.
Providence turned the ball over seven times in the quarter, resulting in nine Seton Hall points.

FOURTH QUARTER:

The Pirates opened the quarter on a 7-2 run, giving Seton Hall a nine-point lead (60-51).
Seton Hall got its first double-digit lead of the game with 6:03 remaining after a Mya Bembry layup.
Spiwak's three free throws with 31.3 remaining cut Seton Hall's lead to just three (71-68).
The Pirates held off the Friars and went on to win, 77-71. Seton Hall outscored Providence 24-22 in the final frame.

NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS:

Baskerville led all scorers with 24 points on 9-17 shooting from the field and 10 rebounds. It marked Baskerville's 41^st double-digit scoring game and sixth 20+ point game. Baskerville owns 20 double-digit rebounding games and 15 double-doubles in her career.
Spiwak chipped in with 14 points on 4-10 shooting. She is the only Friar to reach double figures in the scoring column during each BIG EAST game this season.
Geary finished with 12 points on 5-9 shooting.

Williams registered 11 points on 5-11 shooting from the field.

- GO FRIARS! -

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Mary Baskerville

Kyra Spiwak

Alyssa Geary

Chanell Williams

Players Mentioned

Mary Baskerville

Alyssa Geary

Players Mentioned

Mary Baskerville

Alyssa Geary

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Alyssa Geary