Women’s basketball nets 20th win with victory over Xavier

Seton Hall AthleticsThe Seton Hall women’s basketball team edged Xavier, 72-67, in its last road game of the regular season. With this grind-out win, the Pirates have now beaten the Musketeers six straight times.

Leading the way for the Pirates was Aleesha Powell with 21 points. The senior made 6-of-9 attempts, including four threes. Powell stepped up for the struggling Tabitha Richardson-Smith, who finished with 17 points on 4-of-18 shooting. Richardson-Smith, the high-scoring senior, was held without a point in the first half.

Senior Tiffany Jones had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Seven of those rebounds came on the offensive end. Graduate-student Shakena Richardson had 14…