SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Saint Joseph's got a team-high 22 points from junior guard Ciara Andrews, but it wasn't enough Sunday as the Hawks fell to Seton Hall, 77-60, in the title game of the Seton Hall Thanksgiving Tournament at Walsh Gymnasium.
Andrews and senior guard Natasha Cloud were both named to the Seton Hall Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team.
With the game tied at 10 early, the Hawks built up a 10-point lead thanks to a 14-4 run. Andrews gave the Hawks their biggest lead of the game on a three-pointer at 12:14.
The host Pirates (5-1) answered back though. After trading baskets, Seton Hall went on a 17-4 run over a five minute span that saw a three-point play by Ka-Deirdre Simmons give her team a 33-30 a edge with 6:11 to go in the half.
Saint Joseph's (2-4) would retake the lead, 35-33, on another Andrews three-pointer, but the Pirates used a 16-4 run to span both halves to take a 49-39 lead on a Janee Johnson layup at 18:53.
Down 62-52, the Hawks clawed back to make it a five point game, 62-57, on a pair of Andrews free throws with 8:09 to go.
Unfortunately that was as close as SJU would get as the Pirates used a 9-0 run to pull away.
Individually, Andrews added five assists, three rebounds and a steal, while Cloud finished with eight points, five rebounds and three assists.
As a team, SJU shot 40.7 percent from the floor (22-54), but hit just 6-26 in the second half (23.1 percent) after knocking down 16-of-28 in the first half (57.1 percent).
At the other end, Dashia Simmons led four Pirates in double figures with a game-high 25 points.
Saint Joseph's returns to action on Thursday when it hosts Lehigh at 7 p.m.