Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball

The Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represents Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big East where it has competed since the 1982–83 season.^[2] Under coach Sue Dilley, the women’s basketball team began competing in 1973-74, obtaining a 9-4 record and its first winning season.^[2] The Pirates are currently coached by Anthony Bozzella.

Seton Hall Pirates
2024–25 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
University	Seton Hall University
Head coach	Anthony Bozzella (12th season)
Conference	Big East
Location	South Orange, New Jersey
Arena	Walsh Gymnasium (capacity: 1,316)
Nickname	Pirates
Colors	Blue and white[1]
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994
NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 2015, 2016
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II 1979
Other AIAW tournament results Appearances Division II 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979
Conference regular-season champions
1996, 2015

Yearly records

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Sue Dilley (1973–1985)
1973–74	Sue Dilley	9–4
1974–75	Sue Dilley	13–5			AIAW-Small College 1st Round
1975–76	Sue Dilley	14–8			AIAW-Small College 1st Round
1976–77	Sue Dilley	12–10
1977–78	Sue Dilley	21–8			AIAW Small College first round
1978–79	Sue Dilley	26–8			AIAW Small College Quarterfinals
1979–80	Sue Dilley	21–7			AIAW
1980–81	Sue Dilley	25–5			AIAW
1981–82	Sue Dilley	18–12			AIAW
Big East Conference (1982–present)
1982–83	Sue Dilley	11–16	3–5	T-6th
1983–84	Sue Dilley	17–13	5–3	T-3rd
1984–85	Sue Dilley	4–25	2–14	9th
Sue Dilley:		191–121 (.612)	10–22 (.313)
Phyllis Mangina (1985–2010)
1985–86	Phyllis Mangina	5–23	2–14	9th
1986–87	Phyllis Mangina	12–17	3–13	8th
1987–88	Phyllis Mangina	10–19	4–12	8th
1988–89	Phyllis Mangina	18–10	9–7	4th
1989–90	Phyllis Mangina	21–7	11–5	3rd
1990–91	Phyllis Mangina	18–11	7–9	5th
1991–92	Phyllis Mangina	14–15	5–13	T-8th
1992–93	Phyllis Mangina	14–13	8–10
1993–94	Phyllis Mangina	27–5	16–2	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1994–95	Phyllis Mangina	24–9	12–6	3rd	NCAA Round of 32
1995–96	Phyllis Mangina	16–13	9–9	T-4th (T-1st BE7)
1996–97	Phyllis Mangina	10–17	7–11	10th (5th BE7)
1997–98	Phyllis Mangina	8–19	6–12	T-9th (T-4th BE7)
1998–99	Phyllis Mangina	6–21	3–15	T-12th
1999–00	Phyllis Mangina	11–16	5–11	T-9th
2000–01	Phyllis Mangina	16–12	9–7	6th
2001–02	Phyllis Mangina	15–14	6–10	T-9th
2002–03	Phyllis Mangina	14–15	7–9	8th	WNIT 1st Round
2003–04	Phyllis Mangina	15–15	6–10	10th	WNIT Round of 16
2004–05	Phyllis Mangina	14–14	6–10	9th
2005–06	Phyllis Mangina	6–21	3–13	T-13th
2006–07	Phyllis Mangina	19–12	9–7	T-8th	WNIT 1st Round
2007–08	Phyllis Mangina	13–15	3–13	T-14th
2008–09	Phyllis Mangina	17–14	4–12	T-13th
2009–10	Phyllis Mangina	9–21	1–15	16th
Phyllis Mangina:		352–368 (.489)	161–255 (.387)
Anne Donovan (2010–2013)
2010–11	Anne Donovan	8–22	1–15	16th
2011–12	Anne Donovan	8–23	1–15	15th
2012–13	Anne Donovan	11–20	5–11	T-11th
Anne Donovan:		27–65 (.293)	7–41 (.146)
Anthony Bozzella (2013–present)
2013–14	Anthony Bozzella	20–14	8–10	7th	WNIT 3rd Round
2014–15	Anthony Bozzella	28-6	15–3	T-1st	NCAA round of 64
2015–16	Anthony Bozzella	23–9	12–6	T-2nd	NCAA round of 64
2016–17	Anthony Bozzella	12-19	4–14	T-7th
2017–18	Anthony Bozzella	16-16	7–11	7th	WNIT First round
Anthony Bozzella:		87–45 (.659)	46–44 (.511)
Total:		669–618 (.520)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Vermont #5 Texas #1 Penn State	W 70-60 W 71-66 L 60-64
1995	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Stephen F. Austin #3 North Carolina	W 73-63 L 45-59
2015	#9	First Round	#8 Rutgers	L 66-79
2016	#8	First Round	#9 Duquesne	L 76-97

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Pirates made two appearances in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round	Berry	L, 69–70
1979	First Round Quarterfinals	Texas Wesleyan South Carolina State	W, 74–58 L, 53–91