Lucas, Pirates Rally Past Dartmouth, 3-1 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Junior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) matched her career-high with 19 kills and both Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) and Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch...
1 Dartmouth 7-2,0-0 Ivy League 
3 Seton Hall 8-3,0-0 Big East Set Scores
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) matched her career-high with 19 kills and both Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) and Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had double-doubles as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team downed Dartmouth, 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 26-24), on Saturday.
After falling in the third set, the Pirates found themselves in a 23-15 hole in the fourth quarter, but ended the match with a thrilling 11-1 run. The Hall is now 2-0 at the Seton Hall Classic and can claim the tournament title with a win over NJIT tonight.
Lucas had one of the best matches of her career with 19 kills, only four attack errors and a .349 attack percentage.
Jakubowski tallied a match-high 28 assists to go with a season-high 15 digs and five service aces. Walsh tallied 13 kills, a career-high 15 digs and three blocks.
SET 1:
The Hall had a match-high .281 attack percentage in set one, but had to outlast a feisty Dartmouth team. With the score tied at 13, The Hall scored four of the next five points, and a kill by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) gave it a 17-14 advantage. A Lucas kill extended the Pirates' lead to 23-19, but the Big Green bounced back with three straight to cut their deficit to one. Out of the break, Lucas connected on the set-point and set-winning kills to give The Hall a 25-23 victory. Lucas had seven kills and only one attack error in a terrific opening set effort.
SET 2:
With the score tied at seven in the second set, Seton Hall went on a 5-0 run to jump ahead, 12-7. Dartmouth, however, rallied to tie the score at 19. With the score tied at 21, The Hall closed out the set with four straight points. A kill by Walsh gave The Hall the lead, followed by back-to-back aces by Jakubowski. Finally, Lucas ended the set with yet another kill.
SET 3:
Seton Hall fell behind early in the third set as Dartmouth scored 10 of the first 14 points. Down 20-15, the Pirates went on another 5-0 burst, and a service aces by Mason Woo (Burbank, Calif.) tied the score at 20. A kill by Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) gave The Hall a 22-21 lead, but the Big Green rallied to score three straight and enter set point. A kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) cut The Hall's deficit to 24-23, but Dartmouth was able to close out the set, 25-23.
SET 4:
Set four started out like a repeat of set three with The Hall falling into a deep deficit early. Dartmouth scored seven of the first eight points. Facing an eight-point deficit, 23-15, everything turned around. The Hall closed out the match with an 11-1 run. A kill by Lucas was their eighth straight point to tie the score at 23, but a Pirate attack error put the Big Green in set point, 24-23. A Dartmouth attack error tied the set at 24, before another kill by Lucas gave The Hall match point. Finally, an ace by Walsh completed the Pirate comeback for a dramatic 26-24 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Lucas tied her career-high with 19 kills to go with only four attack errors and a .349 attack percentage.
- Jakubowski had 28 assists, 15 digs and five aces.
- Walsh had 13 kills, a career-high 15 digs, three blocks and three assists.
- Woo had a career-high 18 digs to go with four aces in the best match of her young career.
- Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a team-high 20 digs.
- Freshman Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) tallied a match-high seven blocks to go with four aces.
- Seton Hall recorded a .158 attack percentage for the match, while Dartmouth attacked at .146.
- The Pirates had 53 kills, while the Big Green recorded 47.
- The Hall tallied 92 digs, while the Dartmouth had 78.
- The Pirates had 9.0 total blocks, while Dartmouth had 7.0.
- Seton Hall improves to 8-3 on the young season, while Dartmouth drops to 7-2.
- The Hall improves to 3-1 all-time against Dartmouth.
- Seton Hall is now 3-2 in four-set matches this season.
- The Pirates are now a perfect 7-0 this season when winning the first set.
- The Hall improves to 8-1 this season when having a higher attack percentage than its opponent.
- The Pirates are now 5-0 this season in matches on Saturdays.
- Walsh collected exactly 13 kills for the fourth straight match.
- Lucas has now collected at least 15 kills in a match seven times in her career.
- Jakubowski's double-double is her third of the season and the 26th of her career, which leads all active Pirates.
- With nine kills and eight digs, Bucciarelli surpassed the 200-kills mark and the 100-digs mark for her career.
- Holland has now reached at least 20 digs four times this year and nine times in her career.
The Pirates' finale of the Seton Hall Classic will be later today when they host NJIT in Walsh Gym. Match time is 7:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed by the Pirate Sports Network and shown on FloSports.
