Seton Hall edges Lafayette 60-54 in women's basketball

Danielle Fiacco and Kelly Loughney Lafayette's Danielle Fiacco, left, and Kelly Loughney.

Brittany Morris scored 23 points and Tabatha Richardson-Smith added 15 as the Seton Hall women's basketball team beat Lafayette 60-54.

went on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 31 early in the second half on a jumper by Kristan Liddle, but Seton Hall pulled away to a 45-35 lead and never relinquished the advantage the rest of the way.

Danielle Fiacco scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had six blocks for the Leopards. North Hunterdon grad Kelly Loughney also had 10 rebounds.

LAFAYETTE (54)

Loughney 2-8 2-2 6, Fiacco 5-8 3-3 13, Macklin 3-8 0-0 6, O'Hare 3-11 0-2 8, Fahan 2-8 2-3 7, Peabody 1-2 0-0 3, Freeland 2-6 0-0 5, Snow 0-1 0-0 0, Liddle 2-4 0-2 4, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0, Manning 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals

: 21-58 7-12 54.

SETON HALL (60)

Maseko 2-3 0-1 4, Green 2-10 0-0 4, Ekedigwe 3-5 1-4 7, Morris 8-10 4-5 23, Simmons 0-10 0-0 0, Richardson-Smith 5-9 4-4 15, Webb 0-6 0-0 0, McCall 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 3-8 1-2 7, Jones 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals

: 23-61 10-16 60.

Lafayette (1-1)

25    29—54

Seton Hall (2-0)

31    29—60

3-point goals

— O'Hare 2, Fahan, Peabody, Freeland; Morris 3, Richardson-Smith.

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