Pirates Drop Four-Setter at Villanova - Seton Hall University Athletics
Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) and senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) combined for 23 kills and only five errors, but the S...
Box
20. Villanova 3, Seton Hall 1 (F) Volleyball Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
20. Villanova 3, Seton Hall 1 (F) Volleyball Box Score
Madeline Matheny collects a double-double in the setback.
VILLANOVA, PA. – Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) and senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) combined for 23 kills and only five errors, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at Villanova, 3-1 (15-25, 29-31, 25-22, 15-25) on Friday.
The game hinged on the result of a back-and-forth second set. The Pirates appeared to have won the second set, but video replay overturned The Hall's set-winning point, and Villanova went on for a 31-29 set-two victory.
Matheny collected a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs. Lucas had 11 kills, only one attack error and an impressive .417 attack percentage. Freshman Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hi.) also collected 11 kills.
Defensively, Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a team-best 13 digs. Senior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) also just missed a double-double with 18 assists and eight digs.
SET 1:
Villanova raced out to a 15-7 advantage in set one. The Hall scored five straight to cut its deficit to 15-12, but the Wildcats responded with four straight to boost their advantage back to 19-12. Leading 19-14, Villanova had a 5-0 spurt to enter set point, 24-14. After a service error, Villanova closed out a dominant opening set, 25-15.
SET 2:
A kill by Matheny gave The Hall a 17-14 lead, but Villanova responded with six of the next seven points to give them their first lead of the set, 20-18. The Pirates scored back-to-back points to tie the set at 20. From there, the score was tied nine more times. After Roberts-Navarro kill put The Hall in set point, 28-27, it appeared as though another kill from Senna gave it a set victory, but video review overturned the referee's call, stating her spike sailed wide, tying the set at 28. A block by Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) again put The Hall in set point, but Villanova closed out the set with three straight points to win the epic second set, 31-29.
SET 3:
Villanova won the first point of the third set, but the Pirates responded with a 7-1 run and never trailed again. A kill by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) put Seton Hall in front, 21-18, but Villanova bounced back with four of the next five points to tie the set at 22. The Pirates, however, closed out the set victory with three straight points. A kill by Matheny gave The Hall a 25-22 victory for its first set win. The Pirates had a team-best .400 attack percentage in the third-set victory.
SET 4:
Trailing 11-9, The Hall scored three straight, and an ace by Matheny gave it a 12-11 lead. Villanova, however, responded with a 10-0 run to give it a commanding 21-12 advantage. The Wildcats went on for a 25-15 set four victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Matheny had a team-high 12 kills to go with 10 digs.
- Lucas tallied 11 kills, only one attack error and a .417 attack percentage.
- Roberts-Navarro collected 11 kills and three digs.
- Holland tallied a team-best 13 digs.
- Jakubowski notched 18 assists and eight digs.
- Seton Hall recorded a .242 attack percentage for the match, while Villanova attacked at .324.
- The Pirates had 50 kills, while Villanova had 61.
- The Hall recorded 48 digs, while the Wildcats had 55.
- Seton Hall collected 5.0 blocks and Villanova had 6.0.
- Seton Hall falls 9-11 overall and 3-7 in the BIG EAST, while Villanova improves to 13-8 overall and 4-5 in conference play.
- The Hall is now 18-34 all-time against the Wildcats.
- The Pirates drop to 1-8 in four-set matches this season.
- Matheny's double-double is her fifth of the season and the eighth of her career.
- Seton Hall's .242 attack percentage is the highest recorded this season in a loss.
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when it travels to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown. The match is a 6:00 p.m. start.
