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Seton Hall rolls past Lafayette, Gene Teague suffers scary injury to head

Gene Teague

The result of tonight’s game between Seton Hall and Lafayette was never in doubt. The Pirates got out to a 47-15 lead at halftime, and the only question was whether they would double up Lafayette’s score. They didn’t, but the final score was 90-58 -- a true throttling from the opening tip to final buzzer.

The story of the game from quaint Walsh Gym -- Seton Hall’s 2,600 on-campus arena -- won’t be the game itself, but rather Gene Teague.

Teague was having himself a game (18 points and 11 rebounds) up until a scary injury left him on the ground motionless for about 15 minutes. Teague received a pass from Fuquan Edwin, and while he left his feet attempting to lay the ball home, he was undercut by Lafayette forward Dan Trist with 14:43 remaining in the second half.

It wasn’t a dirty or malicious play at all, just a very unfortunate one. Trist was lying on the ground after attempting to take a charge from Edwin, and Teague’s left leg collided with his shoulder, resulting in a nasty spill.

Teague was taken off on a stretcher with his forehead taped down so as to prevent any movements. With the game in hand, the only thing that mattered the rest of the night was Teague’s well-being. Fortunately, reports began to surface that it wasn’t an injury to Teague’s neck, but rather a head injury with a probable concussion.

Willard has since confirmed these reports:

Teague has been a monster for Seton Hall in the front-court this season. The transfer from Southern Illinois, who is now in his second year with Seton Hall, has recorded a double-double in six of his last seven games.

It remains to be seen how long Teague will be sidelined for, but this certainly is a big blow.

Seton Hall has already dealt with their fair share of injuries and issues this season. Sterling Gibbs returned tonight after suffering a knee injury against St. Peter’s that caused him to miss the following game against Eastern Washington. The Pirates have also coped with injuries to Patrik Auda and Edwin. Not to mention, Tom Maayan also had to leave the program to rejoin the Israeli army.

The Pirates didn’t figure to really factor into the Big East race this season, but with how well Teague had been playing, along with a tough back-court consisting of Gibbs and Edwin, Seton Hall would have posed a threat to teams.

Seton Hall now has to prepare for Big East play, which begins next Tuesday at Providence.

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