Virginia Tech 48, Seton Hall 42
by Will Stewart, TechSideline.com, 2/18/04
South Orange, NJ -- Virginia Tech outscored Seton Hall 12-2 over the last 11:37 of the game, erasing a 40-36 deficit and grabbing a big road win over a Pirate team that had been stout at home and was ahead of the Hokies in the Big East standings going in.
VT led this one 28-27 at half time, and the two teams combined for just 35 points in the second half, including just ten points in the last seven minutes. After a 9-2 Seton Hall run turned a 34-31 Tech lead into a 40-36 Seton Hall advantage with 11:37 to go, the Hokies scored the next eight points over a nine-minute span, going up 44-40 with 2:40 to go on a layup by Erin Gibson.
Seton Hall finally broke their long scoring drought with a couple of free throws, the second of which made it 44-42, Tech, with 1:04 remaining. On Tech's next possession, the Hokies ran the shot clock down, and Dawn Chriss missed a jumper that Seton Hall rebounded with 32 seconds left. Chriss made up for the miss by drawing a charging foul on Seton Hall's Melissa Langelier with 24 seconds left, giving possession to Tech. Langelier then fouled Carrie Mason with 23 seconds left, and Mason hit both free throws to put the Hokies up 46-42.
Kerri Gardin added two more free throws with 12 seconds to go for the final margin. The win was a big one, coming over a Seton Hall team that was #88 in the RPI ratings but was 9-2 at home, including a win over Notre Dame and a narrow six-point loss to Connecticut.
Tech was led by Chriss with 13 and Gardin with 11. Gardin also led all rebounders with 12, as the Hokies outrebounded Seton Hall, the best rebounding team in the league, 38-34.
The Hokies are now 18-6 on the season (7-6 Big East). Seton Hall falls to 14-9 (6-6). Tech's next game is at Providence (4-18, 0-11) on Saturday at 7:30.
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Virginia Tech 48, Seton Hall 42
2/18/04, South Orange, NJ
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Virginia Tech................. 28 20 48
Seton Hall.................... 27 15 42
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VIRGINIA TECH (18-6, 7-6)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
I Kublina 38 4-9 2-3 2-5 0 3 10
K Gardin 38 2-9 7-10 5-12 1 2 11
E Gibson 35 2-4 0-0 0-3 0 4 4
D Chriss 37 4-11 5-6 1-6 4 2 13
C Mason 38 2-4 5-5 0-6 1 2 10
F Recchia 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
B Anderson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
D Simmons 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
K Copeland 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
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TOTALS 200 14-37 19-24 8-33 6 16 48
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Percentages: FG-.378, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
1-5, .200 (I Kublina 0-3, C Mason 1-2). Team
Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots: 9 (I Kublina 5, K
Gardin 3, D Chriss). Turnovers: 21 (K Gardin
8, I Kublina 5, D Chriss 3, F Recchia 2, E
Gibson, C Mason, K Copeland). Steals: 5 (D
Chriss 4, C Mason).
SETON HALL (14-9, 6-6)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Blake 17 2-7 0-0 4-8 0 1 4
A Bush 39 4-14 6-8 3-3 3 3 14
C Thomas 28 4-9 1-3 4-7 0 3 9
M Langelier 32 1-7 0-0 0-3 1 4 2
K Shutz 12 0-1 0-2 0-1 0 0 0
C Ellis 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
A Carroll 7 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
H Korpivaara 29 1-4 0-0 1-3 0 2 2
A Phillip 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
J Costello 10 2-4 1-1 1-3 0 0 5
L Brown 23 1-4 1-3 0-3 0 3 3
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TOTALS 200 16-57 9-17 13-31 4 18 42
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Percentages: FG-.281, FT-.529. 3-Point Goals:
1-5, .200 (M Langelier 0-1, C Ellis 0-1, A
Carroll 1-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked
Shots: 2 (M Blake 2). Turnovers: 11 (K Shutz
3, M Langelier 2, C Thomas 2, J Costello 2, A
Bush, H Korpivaara). Steals: 12 (A Bush 4, L
Brown 2, M Langelier 2, C Thomas 2, A
Carroll, H Korpivaara).
Technical fouls: None. A: 456. Officials: Bryan
Enterline, Denise Brooks, Jack Riordan