<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/pirate-preview-joniyah-bland-fitzpatrick.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>10/01/2024</pubdate><author>Dovid Holtzman</author><hero-image><img src="/images/joniyahblandfitzpatrick.jpg" alt="Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick"/></hero-image><hero-image-credit/><category>sports</category><title>Pirate Preview: Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick</title><description>With more experienced senior players moving away and onto the professional level, there is room for a bright young forward to step up in a big way. Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick might just be the player that Seton Hall Women’s Basketball needs this year to fill gaps on offense left by graduating seniors and departing starts. The Pirates already have a strong cadre of talented guards – Shailyn Pinkney, Amari Wright, and Savannah Catalon will compete for ball time. But it is at forward that Bland-Fitzpatrick would like to make her mark. </description></item>