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Pirates secure crucial, road ranked victory over DePaul

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On Sunday afternoon, the women’s basketball team defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since 2016, as Seton Hall defeated DePaul, 84-73. The victory improves the Pirates to 12-6 and 4-3 in conference play.

Shadeen Samuels led the team with 18 points, while Inja Butina, Desiree Elmore, and Nicole Jimenez each added 15 points.

The first quarter belonged to DePaul, as they led for a majority of the time. The Pirates only held one lead at the start of the game on behalf of a three-pointer from Victoria Cardaci, which put them up 3-2.

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The Pirates quickly lost the lead, and, at one point, the Blue Demons extended their advantage to 10.