NHU-HAN BUI | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | hbui@butler.edu
The women’s basketball team opened Big East play with a loss, as Seton Hall downed the Dawgs 70-51.
After the Bulldogs opened the scoring, Seton Hall went on a 9-2 run led by senior forward Mariana Valenzuela. The forward dominated on both sides of the ball for the Pirates in the first quarter, scoring six points while notching three rebounds, two steals and a block. Junior guard Savannah Catalon also added seven points to the Pirates’ score.