Before Seton Hall women’s basketball learned of its Women’s National Invitational Tournament first-round opponent, head coach Tony Bozzella and his staff were scouting and preparing. So, when Saint Joseph’s was announced as the school Seton Hall would line up against on March 14 at 7 p.m., the Pirates were ready.
“I’m familiar with Saint Joe’s and the A-10 [Atlantic 10 Conference],” Bozzella said. “We had an idea of who we might play so we looked at eight different teams, and the staff has done a great job. We had a good scout ready for the girls today.”
The Pirates wanted the postseason badly, especially after a tough 78-52 loss to DePaul in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on March 4.