The Pirates came into Sunday’s faceoff with Butler fresh off a dominant win against Marquette two days before. Mississippi State graduate transfer Andra Espinoza-Hunter and senior Desiree Elmore led the way as both had over 20 points, and they looked to keep up the senior leadership against a 1-7 Butler squad.
The Pirates went down 4-3 very quickly, but the one-point disadvantage did not last and was the only lead they did not own in the entire game. An 18-4 scoring run saw Seton Hall go up big midway through the first quarter as their lead swelled to as big as 13 points with 3:45 left in the quarter and went into the second with a 26-15 lead.