SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) erupted for a career-high 29 points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell to No. 3 Connecticut, 92-65, in its BIG EAST Conference opener in Walsh Gym on Tuesday.
The Pirates, playing in their fourth game in eight days, trailed by only eight points at the half, but a lengthy third-quarter Connecticut run put the contest out of reach.
Park-Lane was spectacular, tallying a game-high 29 points on 9-for-20 shooting and 9-for-10 from free-throw line. The point guard also dished out a team-high six assists against only two turnovers.
The Story:
Seton Hall played tough defense through the early goings of the first quarter, but UConn's defense and fast-break quickly caught up. Leading just 8-6 at the media break, the Huskies offense struck hard. In only 1:48, Connecticut went on a 13-2 run to grab a 21-8 advantage with 2:29 left in the first quarter.
The Pirates trailed by as many as 14 in the second quarter, but refused to allow another run, and with layups by Park-Lane and Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) on back-to-back possessions in the waning moments of the first half, The Hall closed its deficit to only eight points, 38-30, at halftime. Despite shooting just 35.3% from the floor in the first half, and a paltry 1-for-14 from three-point range, the Pirates found themselves still within striking distance after 20 minutes.
A jumper by Elmore only 1:10 into the third quarter cut UConn's lead to just six points, but the Huskies responded with a deafening 21-4 burst to give them a commanding 61-38 lead with 3:20 left in the third. UConn's Paige Bueckers and Olivia Nelson-Ododa combined for 26 points in the quarter alone. As a team, the Huskies shot 87.5% (14-for-16) as they pulled away in the third.
Inside the Numbers:
- Seton Hall was 23-for-68 (33.8%) from the floor for the game, while Connecticut was 39-for-71 (54.9%). The Hall was 5-for-28 (17.9%) from three-point range, while the Huskies were 6-for-22 (27.3%).
- Park-Lane recorded a career-high 29 points on 9-for-20 shooting from the floor and 9-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line. She also had a team-best six assists and only two turnovers.
- Connecticut out-rebounded The Hall, 41-to-34, but the Pirates had a slim edge on the offensive glass, 11-to-10.
- Senior Desiree Elmore (Hartford, Conn.) had 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
- Seton Hall was 14-for-16 (87.5%) from the free-throw line, while Connecticut was 8-for-12 (66.7%).
- Sophomore Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) finished with 10 points on the strength of two made three-pointers, to go with four rebounds.
- Both teams had 20 turnovers.
- Freshmen Amari Wright and Skylar Treadwell (Martinsburg, W.Va.) had strong games. Wright had six points in a career-high 18 minutes, while Treadwell grabbed six rebounds in a career-high 26 minutes.
- Seton Hall falls to 2-2 on the young season with the loss, while Connecticut improves to 2-0.
- Seton Hall falls to 10-52 all-time against the Huskies and has now dropped 32 straight games in the series.
- Park-Lane has now scored in double-figures in six straight games dating back to last season.
- Park-Lane has had at least five assists in all four games so far this year and 15 times in her career.
- Park-Lane has now started 35 consecutive games, every game of her career.
- Seton Hall has forced at least 20 turnovers in all four games this year.
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, December 19 when it hosts BIG EAST rival Marquette at Walsh Gymnasium. The game will be streamed by the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports, and of course will be provided on the radio by 89.5 FM WSOU and wsou.net. Tip-time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.
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