Loiselle, Walsh Power Pirates to Four-Set Win - Seton Hall University Athletics
Sophomore Maddy Loiselle (Lutz, Fla.) had a career-high 17 kills and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team rallied from a set down to defeat Coppin State, 3...
Women's Volleyball vs Coppin State on 9/13/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs Coppin State on 9/13/2024
TOWSON, MD. – Sophomore Maddy Loiselle (Lutz, Fla.) had a career-high 17 kills and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team rallied from a set down to defeat Coppin State, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-23), in the opening match of the Towson Invitational on Friday.
The Pirates' victory is their fourth straight and pushes them above .500 for the first time this season at 4-3.
Loiselle had a career-high in kills for her second straight match, finishing with a match-high 17 to go with only three attack errors and a .438 attack percentage.
Both Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) collected double-doubles. Walsh matched her season-high with 14 kills to go with only three attack errors, 10 digs and two blocks. Klungel had a team-best 27 assists along with 12 digs and two aces.
SET 1:
Trailing 17-13 in the opening set, The Hall scored six of the next eight points, and a kill by Walsh tied the contest at 19 points apiece. Coppin State, however, bounced back with two straight points to jump back ahead, 21-19, and force a Seton Hall timeout. The Eagles never trailed again, going on to win the opening set, 25-22. The Hall lost the opening set despite hitting .429 as a team. In fact, the teams only committed four attack errors combined. Contributing to the Pirates' woes were five service errors.
SET 2:
Coppin State started fast again in set two, but The Hall came charging back. Down 7-6 early, the Pirates went on an 11-1 run, thanks largely to five Eagles attack errors, to grab a commanding 17-8 advantage in set two. The Hall went on to a 25-17 victory. The Pirates held Coppin State to only a .061 attack percentage in set two.
SET 3:
Seton Hall jumped out to an 11-6 lead in set three, but Coppin State responded with a 7-0 run to grab a 13-11 advantage. Trailing 18-17, the Pirates scored six of the next eight points to grab a 23-20 lead and force an Eagles timeout. Up 24-21, a kill by Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) slammed home a kill to give The Hall a 2-1 match lead.
SET 4:
Coppin State jumped out to a 10-5 lead in set four and forced an early Seton Hall timeout. Trailing 19-14, The Hall went on an 8-2 run to grab a 22-21 lead. With the score tied at 23, a Coppin State attack error put the Pirates in match point, and then an Eagles bad set provided the match-winning point.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Loiselle had a match-high 17 kills to go with only three attack errors, a .438 attack percentage and three blocks.
- Walsh notched 14 kills, only three attack errors, 10 digs and two blocks.
- Klungel had a season-high 27 assists, 12 digs and two aces.
- Sophomore Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) collected a team-best 16 digs to go with four assists.
- Senior Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) had a season-high 14 digs.
- Freshman Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) matched her season-high with 19 assists to go with five digs and two kills.
- Seton Hall recorded a .274 attack percentage for the match, while Coppin State attacked at .168.
- The Pirates had 56 kills, while Coppin State had 54.
- The Hall recorded 72 digs, while the Eagles had 76.
- Seton Hall collected 7.0 blocks and Coppin State had 5.0.
- The Hall has won four in a row and improves to 4-3, while Coppin State falls to 3-5.
- Seton Hall is now 2-0 all-time against the Eagles.
- The Pirates have won four straight matches after starting the season 0-3.
- Seton Hall set season-highs in kills (56), assists (53), digs (72) and attack percentage (.274).
- The Hall has now won two matches despite dropping the first set.
- The Pirates are 4-0 when having a higher attack percentage.
- The Hall is a perfect 4-0 in the month of September.
- Klungel's double-double is her first of the season and the seventh of her career.
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they face Loyola (Md.) at 11 a.m. and host Towson at 4:00 p.m. as part of the Towson Invitational.
