<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/pirates-secure-win-in-omaha-for-first-time-in-nearly-ten-years.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>12/22/2025</pubdate><author>Darren Worrell</author><hero-image><img src="/images/valenzuelavswashingtonst.jpg" alt="Mariana Valenzuela in Pirates win over Washington State"/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>GR Productions</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Pirates Secure Win in Omaha for First Time in nearly Ten Years</title><description>After three years and nine consecutive losses, the Seton Hall Pirates (8-4, 2-1) defeated the Creighton Bluejays (6-6, 2-1) by a score of 88-79 on Monday evening.</description></item>