SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall collected their 11th win of the season on Saturday afternoon with a 79-45 victory over Butler at Walsh Gym. The Bulldogs will head into 2023 with a 6-8 overall record that includes a 1-4 mark against BIG EAST teams. With the win, Seton Hall improves to 11-4 (4-1).
 
How It Happened
Seton Hall opened the game on a 7-0 scoring run. Lauren Park-Lane hit a 3-pointer from the corner in front of the BU bench on the first Pirate possession and Sidney Cooks came up with the next four points.
 
Butler called a quick timeout after the 7-0 start (7:27) and got on the scoreboard after a backdoor cut from Rachel McLimore. The duo of McLimore and Tenley Dowell would allow BU to tie the game at 9-9 and a feed from Shay Frederick to Sydney Jaynes would give the Bulldogs their first lead of the afternoon.
 
3-pointers helped Butler take a four-point lead over Seton Hall after the first quarter. Caroline Strande hit from the far corner to give BU a 10-0 scoring run and Dowell and Frederick would add shots from distance to increase the scoring spree to 16-2.
 
The Bulldog lead would quickly fade over the opening stages of the second quarter. SHU went on an 11-0 scoring run to grab a 27-20 lead and that seven-point advantage would ride all the way to halftime (35-28).
 
Strande accounted for six of Butler's eight points in the second quarter. Sydney Jaynes also chipped in with a post move score against a double team. Park-Lane and Cooks combined for 18 of Seton Hall's 35 points in the first half. Cooks was perfect from the field (4-4) while Park-Lane struggled (2-9).
 
Butler got off to another slow start to open the second half. SHU scored 10-straight points to push their lead to 45-28 and force BU into a timeout. The Pirates held the Bulldogs without points for six minutes and would go on to outscore Butler 26-11 in the third to open up a 22-point advantage.
 
There was no chance of a comeback on Saturday as Seton Hall outscored Butler 18-6 in the fourth quarter. Strande and Jaynes each ended the game in double figures, but the 'Dawgs would take a 79-45 loss.
 
Stat of the Game
Seton Hall shot 53 percent from the field and 57 percent from 3-point range. Butler went 4-for-7 from distance in the first quarter, but ended the contest just 6-for-24 from 3-point range (25%).
 
Inside the Box Score
- Caroline Strande led BU with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting
- Strande just missed a double-double by adding nine rebounds
- Sydney Jaynes had 10 points and four rebounds for the 'Dawgs
- Tenley Dowell added six points and six rebounds
- Rachel McLimore ended the game with six points and three assists
- Kendall Wingler came off the bench to give BU seven points and four rebounds
- Lauren Park-Lane led SHU with 19 points and eight assists
- Sidney Cooks matched her with 19 points while pulling down eight boards
- Madison Royal-Davis, Jessica Carrothers, Jordan Meulemans, Abby Stoddard, Rosemarie Dumont and Anna Mortag were all inactive at Seton Hall. The Pirates were without Allie Palmieri.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs are back at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Jan. 3 to host #8 UConn at 7 PM.