Pirates Head to Butler, Xavier This Weekend

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Pirates Head to Butler, Xavier This Weekend - Seton Hall University Athletics

Seton Hall will return to action this week when it returns to the road for a Friday contest in Indianapolis, Ind. against Butler and a Saturday match in Cinc...

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NDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Hinkle Fieldhouse

SETON HALL (8-7, 2-2) vs. BUTLER (7-8, 1-3)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Fri., Oct. 6	6:00 PM		None		@SHUVolley

CINCINNATI, OHIO – Cintas Center

SETON HALL (8-7, 2-2) vs. XAVIER (10-5, 3-1)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Sat., Oct. 7	6:00 PM		None		@SHUVolley

PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to action this week when it returns to the road for a Friday contest in Indianapolis, Ind. against Butler and a Saturday match in Cincinnati, Ohio against Xavier.

MEDIA
Both contests this weekend will be available for FloSports subscribers and will have live stats.

SCOUTING BUTLER
On Friday, Seton Hall and Butler will meet for the 19th time in history. The Bulldogs own a 12-6 record in the all-time series and have won nine of the last 10 meetings, including a sweep of the Pirates during the 2022 season. The Hall is 2-6 all-time at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Butler is coming off a 16-15 campaign in 2022, which included a 10-8 mark in BIG EAST play. The Bulldogs qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament, but fell in the quarterfinals to Xavier in four sets. Libero Jaymeson Kinley earned BIG EAST Libero of the Year for the second time, while newcomer Cora Taylor was named to the All-Freshman Team.

In the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Bulldogs were predicted to finish eighth in 2023 with Kinley landing on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Kyle Shondell is the Bulldogs' new head coach after Sharon Clark announced her retirement in the offseason. The Bulldogs welcomed seven incoming freshmen to the program for 2023.

Butler enters Friday's contest with a record of 7-8 overall and a 1-3 mark in the BIG EAST. They started conference play with three straight losses, getting swept by Xavier and Creighton before falling to Georgetown in four sets. Most recently, they swept Villanova on the road on Saturday.

SCOUTING XAVIER
Seton Hall and Xavier will lock up on Saturday for the 19th time in history. Xavier has dominated the series in recent years having a 14-4 all-time record in the series and earning wins in eight of the last nine matches. Last season, the Musketeers swept The Hall twice.

Xavier is coming off a strong 2022 campaign that featured a 21-12 final record and an 11-7 mark in BIG EAST play. The Musketeers qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament and defeated Butler in four sets to advance to the semifinals. After Xavier was swept by Creighton in the semis, it won two matches in the National Invitation Volleyball Championship before ending its season with a five-set loss at Boston College.

In the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Musketeers are predicted to third eighth in 2023. Xavier's Brooklyn Cink and Carrigan O'Reilly were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Xavier returns 11 letterwinners, three of who were tabbed to the 2022 All-BIG EAST Team - O'Reilly, Cink and Delaney Hogan. The Musketeers added six freshman.

Xavier enters the weekend with a strong 10-5 record overall and a 3-1 mark in BIG EAST play. The Musketeers have won six of their last seven matches, including a stunning victory over No. 11 Creighton on Sept. 23. Most recently, they split a pair of BIG EAST matches last weekend, getting swept at Villanova, but bouncing back for a five-set victory at Georgetown.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium the following week when it hosts Marquette on Friday, Oct. 13 and DePaul on Saturday, Oct. 14. Both contests will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and will be available for FloSports subscribers.

 

[silkcitypirate]

Will be happy with a split .

 

[Halldan1]

Pirates Drop Contest as Butler Rallies in Four - Seton Hall University Athletics

Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) had team-highs of 10 kills and 16 digs, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four se...

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Pirates Drop Contest as Butler Rallies in Four​

Madeline Matheny and Maddie Klungel had a double-double in the setback.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) had team-highs of 10 kills and 16 digs, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four sets, 3-1 (26-24, 16-25, 18-25, 16-25), at Butler on Friday.

It's the second time in the Pirates' last three matches that they've lost the match despite winning the opening set. The Hall did the same on Sept. 27 at St. John's.

Matheny was brilliant with 10 kills, a season-high 16 digs and four service aces. Junior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) also had a double-double, finishing with a team-high 20 assists to go with 13 digs.

Junior Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) matched her season-high with eight kills and collected four blocks.





SET 1:
A kill by Matheny cut The Hall's deficit to 4-3 early in set one, but Butler responded with a 8-0 run to give them a 12-3 lead. Down 20-18, the Pirates went on another short burst and a block by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) and Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) gave them their first lead of the set, 22-21. Facing a Butler set point, 24-23, a kill by Matheny tied the set at 24, a kill by Tulli put Seton Hall in set point, and another kill by Matheny won it, 26-24.

SET 2:
Blocks by Roberts-Navarro and Subasili gave The Hall a 12-8 lead in set two, but the Bulldogs went on an 11-2 run to take a 19-14 advantage. A block by Tulli and Klungel cut the Pirates' deficit to 21-16, but Butler closed out the set with the final four points to finish off a 25-16 set two win. Seton Hall had a .000 attack percentage in the second set.

SET 3:
An ace by Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) cut Seton Hall's deficit to 11-10, but Butler scored the next three points and never trailed again. Leading 17-13, the Bulldogs went on a 7-2 run to enter set point, 24-15. The Hall was able to stave off three set points, but ultimately fell, 25-18. Butler had a match-high .438 attack percentage in the third frame.

SET 4:
In the fourth, a kill by Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) brought The Hall to within 5-4, but Butler went on a 6-2 run to take an 11-6 advantage. A kill by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) cut The Hall's deficit to 12-10, but it couldn't get closer. Leading 17-14, Butler scored five straight to put the set out of reach. The Bulldogs went on to claim set four, 25-16.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Matheny had a double-double with team-highs of 10 kills and 16 digs to go with four aces.
• Klungel had a double-double with a team-high 20 assists to go with 13 digs.
• Tulli matched her season-high with eight kills to go with a team-high four blocks.
• Jakubowski had 14 assists and six digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a .135 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .331.
• The Pirates had 43 kills, while Butler had 64.
• The Hall recorded 62 digs, while the Bulldogs had 78.
• Seton Hall collected 7.0 blocks and Butler had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall drops to 8-8 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST, while Butler improves to 8-8 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
• The Hall is now 6-13 all-time against the Bulldogs and has dropped 10 of the last 11 matches against Butler.
• The Pirates drop to 1-5 in four-set matches this season.
• Seton Hall lost for only the second time this season when winning the first set (8-2).
• The Hall reached double-digits in service aces (10) tonight for the third time this season. Matheny and Subasili had four apiece to lead the team.
• Matheny's double-double is her third of the season and the sixth of her career.
• Klungel's double-double is her fifth of the season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when travels to Cincinnati, Ohio for a contest against Xavier. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

 

[silkcitypirate]

Pirates Drop Contest as Butler Rallies in Four - Seton Hall University Athletics

Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) had team-highs of 10 kills and 16 digs, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four se...

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Pirates Drop Contest as Butler Rallies in Four​

Madeline Matheny and Maddie Klungel had a double-double in the setback.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) had team-highs of 10 kills and 16 digs, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four sets, 3-1 (26-24, 16-25, 18-25, 16-25), at Butler on Friday.

It's the second time in the Pirates' last three matches that they've lost the match despite winning the opening set. The Hall did the same on Sept. 27 at St. John's.

Matheny was brilliant with 10 kills, a season-high 16 digs and four service aces. Junior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) also had a double-double, finishing with a team-high 20 assists to go with 13 digs.

Junior Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) matched her season-high with eight kills and collected four blocks.

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SET 1:
A kill by Matheny cut The Hall's deficit to 4-3 early in set one, but Butler responded with a 8-0 run to give them a 12-3 lead. Down 20-18, the Pirates went on another short burst and a block by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) and Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) gave them their first lead of the set, 22-21. Facing a Butler set point, 24-23, a kill by Matheny tied the set at 24, a kill by Tulli put Seton Hall in set point, and another kill by Matheny won it, 26-24.

SET 2:
Blocks by Roberts-Navarro and Subasili gave The Hall a 12-8 lead in set two, but the Bulldogs went on an 11-2 run to take a 19-14 advantage. A block by Tulli and Klungel cut the Pirates' deficit to 21-16, but Butler closed out the set with the final four points to finish off a 25-16 set two win. Seton Hall had a .000 attack percentage in the second set.

SET 3:
An ace by Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) cut Seton Hall's deficit to 11-10, but Butler scored the next three points and never trailed again. Leading 17-13, the Bulldogs went on a 7-2 run to enter set point, 24-15. The Hall was able to stave off three set points, but ultimately fell, 25-18. Butler had a match-high .438 attack percentage in the third frame.

SET 4:
In the fourth, a kill by Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) brought The Hall to within 5-4, but Butler went on a 6-2 run to take an 11-6 advantage. A kill by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) cut The Hall's deficit to 12-10, but it couldn't get closer. Leading 17-14, Butler scored five straight to put the set out of reach. The Bulldogs went on to claim set four, 25-16.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Matheny had a double-double with team-highs of 10 kills and 16 digs to go with four aces.
• Klungel had a double-double with a team-high 20 assists to go with 13 digs.
• Tulli matched her season-high with eight kills to go with a team-high four blocks.
• Jakubowski had 14 assists and six digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a .135 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .331.
• The Pirates had 43 kills, while Butler had 64.
• The Hall recorded 62 digs, while the Bulldogs had 78.
• Seton Hall collected 7.0 blocks and Butler had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall drops to 8-8 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST, while Butler improves to 8-8 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
• The Hall is now 6-13 all-time against the Bulldogs and has dropped 10 of the last 11 matches against Butler.
• The Pirates drop to 1-5 in four-set matches this season.
• Seton Hall lost for only the second time this season when winning the first set (8-2).
• The Hall reached double-digits in service aces (10) tonight for the third time this season. Matheny and Subasili had four apiece to lead the team.
• Matheny's double-double is her third of the season and the sixth of her career.
• Klungel's double-double is her fifth of the season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when travels to Cincinnati, Ohio for a contest against Xavier. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Bad lose.

 

[Halldan1]

Yeah, they got steamrolled.

 

[PJVegas]

Yikes! Ladies lost 3 straight sets after winning a close opening set. A game they could have and should have won.