Bucciarelli, Pirates Blank George Mason, 3-0 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) recorded a season-high 12 kills to lift the Seton Hall women's volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-23...
0 George Mason 1-3,0-0 Atlantic 10 
3 Seton Hall 3-1,0-0 Big East Set Scores
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) recorded a season-high 12 kills to lift the Seton Hall women's volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-23) victory over George Mason as part of the Seton Hall Invitational on Friday.
Bucciarelli was the offensive star for the Pirates, who improved to 3-1 on the young season. The junior had a match-high 12 kills, only three attack errors and an impressive .409 attack percentage. She also tallied four digs and two blocks.
Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a team-high 14 assists to go with five digs, while libero Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) led the team with eight digs.
SET 1:
Seton Hall thoroughly dominated the opening set, recording a .400 attack percentage and holding George Mason to -.250. Leading 10-8, the Pirates went on a 11-3 run, and a kill by Bucciarelli gave them a commanding 21-11 advantage. The Patriots cut their deficit to 22-13, but the Pirates closed out the first set with three straight points, including the last two on aces from Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey).
SET 2:
The second set was significantly closer, and it took an impressive rally by the Pirates to pull it out. Trailing 17-11, The Hall methodically cut into the Patriot lead. A 6-1 run, capped by a block from Subasili and Bucciarelli cut The Hall's deficit to just one, 18-17. Down 21-18, the Pirates charged ahead with five straight points. A kill by Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) put The Hall on top, 23-21. With the set tied at 23, a kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) put the Pirates in set point, and another kill by Wallace claimed the set.
SET 3:
The final set produced four lead changes and 12 ties. Down 15-12, the Pirates scored five of the next six points, and a block by Subasili and Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) gave them a 17-16 lead. From there the set was tied six more times, including 23-23. A Patriot attack error put The Hall in match point, and a kill by Walsh won the match for the Pirates.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Bucciarelli had a match-high 12 kills, only three attack errors, four digs, two blocks and a .409 attack percentage.
- Jakubowski had a team-high 14 assists to go with five digs.
- Holland had a team-high eight digs.
- Subasili tallied five blocks, three service aces and two kills.
- Wallace notched six kills and only two attack errors.
- Seton Hall recorded a ..224 attack percentage for the match, while George Mason attacked at .023.
- The Pirates had 36 kills, while George Mason recorded 27.
- The Hall tallied 31 digs, while the Patriots recorded 26.
- The Pirates had 8.0 total blocks, while George Mason had 5.0.
- Seton Hall improves to 3-1 on the young season, while George Mason drops to 1-3.
- The Pirates are now 3-1 all-time against George Mason.
- The Hall improves to 2-0 in three-set matches.
- The Pirates are a perfect 3-0 with having a higher attack percentage than their opponent.
- In the opening match of the Seton Hall Invitational, Iona rallied to defeat Akron in five sets (25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11).
The 2022 Seton Hall Invitational continues tomorrow. The Pirates will face Akron at 12:30 p.m. and Iona at 7:00 p.m. All both contests will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and shown on FloSports.
