Lucas Erupts as Pirates Outlast Butler, 3-2 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) collected a career-high 23 kills, while Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) and Taylor Jakubowski ...
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22. Seton Hall 3, Butler 2 (F) Volleyball Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
22. Seton Hall 3, Butler 2 (F) Volleyball Box Score
Lucas collects a career-high 23 kills as the Pirates improve to 5-6 in BIG EAST play.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) collected a career-high 23 kills, while Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had double-doubles and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team outlasted Butler, 3-2 (21-25, 25-15, 28-26, 24-26, 15-11) on Friday.
After dropping the opening set, the Pirates rallied to win three of the final four sets to claim its third five-set victory in the last four matches. Two of those wins coming against DePaul and Butler who the Pirates entered tonight tied with for the sixth and final BIG EAST Tournament spot.
Lucas was elite, collecting 23 kills, only two attack errors, a .583 attack percentage and five blocks.
Bucciarelli had a season-high 17 kills to go with 10 digs, three blocks and two aces for her first double-double of the season. Jakubowski notched a team-high 30 assists and 10 digs for her team-best 11th double-double of the year.
SET 1:
An ace by Bucciarelli gave The Hall a 9-4 lead early in set one and forced a Butler timeout. Out of the break, the Bulldogs scored three straight to cut their deficit to two, and from there, neither team grabbed a lead of greater than three points until late. A kill by Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) put The Hall on top, 18-16, but Butler went on an 8-1 run to stun The Hall with a 24-19 advantage. The Bulldogs went on to a 25-19 victory.
SET 2:
The second set saw a vastly different result. The Hall committed only one attack error and jumped out to a 5-1 lead on its way to a 25-15 rout of the Bulldogs. Butler cut their deficit to just two points on there different occasions, but couldn't draw even. Leading 12-10, the Pirates went on a 9-1 run, and an ace by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey), gave them a commanding 21-11 advantage.
SET 3:
In the third set, both teams recorded an attack percentage over .400. The Pirates led throughout the majority of the set, but couldn't pull away. A block by Bucciarelli and Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) gave The Hall it its largest lead of the set, 18-13, but a 7-2 Butler run tied the score at 20. The Pirates staved off three Bulldog set points, with the third, a kill by Matheny tying the set at 26. A kill by Subasili gave The Hall its first set point, and a kill by Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) gave it a 28-26 victory.
SET 4:
The fourth set was the closest of the match with the teams combining for 12 ties and six lead changes. Trailing 14-13, Butler scored four straight points and never trailed again. Facing a Butler set point, 24-21, three straight Bucciarelli kills miraculously tied the score at 24 and sent the Bulldogs to a timeout. Out of the break, however, Butler rebounded and scored the final two points for a 26-24 victory and force a fifth set.
SET 5:
Seton Hall took advantage of Butler mistakes in the final set as the Bulldogs had a .000 attack percentage in the deciding frame. The Hall scored the first four points, forcing an early Butler timeout, but the Bulldogs bounced back to cut the score to 4-3. The Pirates maintained their advantage and an ace by Bucciarelli gave them a 10-6 lead. A block by Subasili put The Hall in match point, 14-10, and a kill by Lucas won the set, 15-11.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Lucas had a career-high 23 kills, only two attack errors, a .583 attack percentage and five blocks.
- Bucciarelli had a double-double with 17 kills, 10 digs, three blocks and two aces.
- Jakubowski had a double-double with a team-high 30 assists and 10 digs.
- Matheny collected 14 kills, six digs and three aces.
- Tulli notched eight kills, three digs and three blocks.
- Klungel had 24 assists and five kills.
- Freshman Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) collected a team-best 17 digs to go with seven assists.
- Sophomore Hadlee Ackerman (Atlanta, Ga.) had a season-high 10 digs, the most since joining the Pirates.
- Seton Hall recorded a .297 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .255.
- The Pirates had 73 kills, while Butler had 61.
- The Hall recorded 62 digs, while the Bulldogs had 59.
- Seton Hall collected 9.0 blocks and Butler had 14.0.
- Seton Hall improves to 11-11 overall and 5-6 in the BIG EAST, while Butler drops to 10-12 overall and 4-7 in conference play.
- The Hall is now 7-13 all-time against the Bulldogs and earns a split of the season home-and-home series.
- The Pirates improve to 3-1 in five-set matches this season. All three wins have come in the last four matches overall.
- Jakubowski's double-double is her 11th of the season and the team-leading 46th of her career.
- Bucciarelli's double-double is her first of the season and the sixth of her career.
- Lucas' 23 kills are the most by a Pirate in a single-match this season.
- It's Lucas' ninth career match with at least 15 kills.
- It's Bucciarelli's fifth career match with at least 15 kills.
- The Pirates are now 11-0 this season when having a higher attack percentage than their opponent.
- Jakubowski collected 30 assists for the second time this season and the seventh time in her career.
- In her last three matches, Lucas has collected a total of 52 kills and only five attack errors.
- Butler's 14.0 blocks were a season-high for a Seton Hall opponent.
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when it hosts Xavier at historic Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
