The Seton Hall Pirates women’s basketball team won its first in-conference game of the season, defeating the St. John’s Red Storm 64-59 in a thriller at Walsh Gymnasium Friday evening.
The two appeared evenly matched throughout the first quarter, but the Pirates were in foul trouble early on. St. John’s got to the charity stripe 10 times in the opening quarter and made seven of its shots, which allowed the team to take an early 19-16 lead. The Pirates bounced back in the second quarter, holding St. John’s to just 12 points.
Strong three-point shooting from JaQuan Jackson and Deja Winters allowed the Pirates to take a 31-25 lead, but the Red Storm pushed back and managed to tie the game at 31 at the end of the half.