Pirates Head West for Crucial Final Matches This Weekend

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Pirates Head West for Crucial Final Matches This Weekend - Seton Hall University Athletics

Seton Hall will return to action this week for its final two matches of the 2023 regular season. The Pirates will travel to Chicago to take on DePaul on Fri...

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The Hall will face DePaul on Friday and Marquette on Saturday in the regular season's final two matches.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – McGrath-Phillips Arena

SETON HALL (14-13, 8-8) vs. DE PAUL (15-12, 8-8)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Fri., Nov. 17	8:00 PM ET		None		@SHUVolley

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Al McGuire Center

SETON HALL (14-13. 8-8) vs. MARQUETTE (18-9, 14-2)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Sat., Nov. 18	7:00 PM ET		None		@SHUVolley

PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to action this week for its final two matches of the 2023 regular season. The Pirates will travel to Chicago to take on DePaul on Friday, before heading to Milwaukee to face Marquette on Saturday.

MEDIA
Both matches will be streamed live and available for FloSports subscribers. Both will also have live stats.

LAST WEEK
Seton Hall split its final two home games of the season last week. The Hall had a thrilling three-set sweep of St. John's on Nov. 8 before falling to No. 15 Creighton on Nov. 10.

The Pirates collected 14.0 team blocks and held St. John's to an attack percentage of just .009 in a stunning 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20) sweep of the Red Storm. St. John's, which came into the match tied for first place in the BIG EAST Conference with Creighton and Marquette, couldn't find its offensive footing, making 30 attack errors thanks in large part to the Pirates' staunch front line. Senior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) had a match-high 11 kills to go with five digs and three blocks.

Junior Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) had a team-high nine kills, but The Hall fell to No. 15 Creighton, 3-0 (17-25, 18-25, 21-25), despite a spirited effort on Senior Night. Creighton showed why it's one of the premier offensive programs in the country, collecting 57 kills and a .465 attack percentage without allowing the Pirates to record a single block.

PLAYOFF RACE
It all comes down to this. Seton Hall finds itself tied for fifth place in the BIG EAST standings with two matches left. The top six teams in the final standings will qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament.

1. Creighton (14-2)
Marquette (14-2)
3. St. John's (12-4)
4. Xavier (11-6)
5. SETON HALL (8-8)
DePaul (8-8)
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7. Villanova 7-9
8. Butler 7-10

DePaul will play Seton Hall and St. John's. Villanova will face the two weakest teams in the BIG EAST in Providence and Connecticut. Villanova has the head-to-head tie-breaker against Seton Hall. The Pirates currently have the tie-breaker over DePaul, but the teams play on Friday.

SCOUTING DE PAUL
On Friday, Seton Hall and DePaul will meet for the 28th time in history. The Pirates have an impressive 21-6 all-time record against the Blue Demons, but DePaul has dominated the series in recent years. Earlier this season, The Hall edged DePaul in five sets in Walsh Gym.

Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) had a career-high 19 kills and the Pirates edged DePaul, 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 26-28, 19-17), in a wild, back-and-forth affair on Oct 14. Matheny was brilliant, collected a double-double with a career-high 19 kills, with only five attack errors, and a season-high 17 digs.

In all, four Pirates collected at least 12 kills. Senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had 13 kills and three blocks. Tulli had career-highs of 12 kills and eight blocks, while freshman Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) also tallied 12 kills. Roberts-Navarro collected 11 of her 12 kills in the fourth and fifth sets.

DePaul enters Friday's pivotal contest with a 15-12 overall record and an 8-8 mark in BIG EAST play. They came up with a pair of huge four-set road victories last weekend at Villanova and at Georgetown to remain locked in the standings with Seton Hall. DePaul's Jill Pressly currently leads the BIG EAST with 4.69 kills per set and Rachel Krasowski leads with 5.19 digs per set.

SCOUTING MARQUETTE
Seton Hall and Marquette will meet on Saturday for the 29th time in history. The Golden Eagles have dominated the series, winning 23 of the prior 28 meetings, including the last 14 matches. The Pirates' last victory in the series came in five sets in the semifinals of the 2014 BIG EAST Tournament. Most recently, The Hall fell to Marquette in four sets on Oct. 13.

Matheny had a team-high 11 kills, and the Pirates rallied to win a set, but ultimately fell to Marquette, 3-1 (16-25, 25-19, 14-25, 19-25). Seton Hall's victory in set two was only the third set Marquette had lost in seven BIG EAST matches up to that point in season. Matheny had a team-high 11 kills to go with seven digs and three aces to lead The Hall's offense. Lucas had nine kills and seven digs, while Bucciarelli had eight kills and nine digs.

Marquette enters the weekend with an 18-9 overall record and tied for the BIG EAST lead with a 14-2 mark in conference play. They had won five in a row before being swept by Creighton on Nov. 5. Last weekend, they swept Georgetown on Friday and defeated Villanova in four sets on Saturday.

UP NEXT
After this weekend, we will know if the Pirates have qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament. If they do, the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 22 in Milwaukee, Wis.

 

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Pirates Drop Key Match at DePaul, 3-0​

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Women's Volleyball vs DePaul on 11/17/2023 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics

The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs DePaul on 11/17/2023

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CHICAGO – Senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high 10 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at DePaul, 3-0 (20-25, 22-25, 17-25), in a match with major BIG EAST Tournament implications on Friday.

The loss drops the Pirates to 8-9 in the BIG EAST and into a tie with Villanova for sixth place in the standings with one day left in the regular season. Seton Hall will play at 15-2 Marquette tomorrow, while the Wildcats go to 2-15 Connecticut.

Lucas had a team-high 10 kills, only two errors, a .421 attack percentage and three blocks. Senior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) had eight kills and 10 digs. Junior Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) tallied seven kills, no attack errors, a .583 attack percentage and three blocks.

SET 1:
Trailing 11-8, The Hall went on a 6-0 run, and a block by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) and Lucas put it on top, 14-11. DePaul answered, however, with three straight to tie the set at 14. With the score tied at 20, DePaul closed out the victory with a 5-0 run. The Hall fell, 25-20, despite 10 kills and only two attack errors.

SET 2:
A kill by Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) gave The Hall an early 9-8 lead in set two, but DePaul answered with a 6-2 run to grab a 14-11 advantage and never trailed again. Trailing 22-17, The Hall went on a 5-1 run, and an ace by Hadlee Ackerman (Atlanta, Ga.) cut its deficit to just one, 23-22. The Blue Demons, however, scored the next two points to win set two, 25-22. The Hall's efficiency dropped in the second set as they had only a .083 attack percentage.

SET 3:
A kill by Tulli gave the Pirates an early 8-5 advantage, but DePaul answered with a 5-0 run to grab the lead and force an early Seton Hall timeout. Another kill by Lucas cut The Hall's deficit to 16-14, but the Blue Demons scored four straight to take a commanding 20-14 lead. DePaul went on to a 25-17 third set win. The Hall was better in set three offensively, but DePaul had a huge effort with 17 kills, only one attack error and a .567 attack percentage to close out the Pirates.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Lucas had 10 kills, only two attack errors, a .421 attack percentage and three blocks.
• Bucciarelli notched eight kills and 10 digs.
• Tulli had seven kills, no attack errors, a .583 attack percentage and three blocks.
• Freshman Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) had a team-best 12 digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a .144 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .333.
• The Pirates had 34 kills, while DePaul had 52.
• The Hall recorded 42 digs, while the Blue Demons had 53.
• Seton Hall collected 7.0 blocks and DePaul had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall falls to 14-14 overall and 8-9 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul improves to 16-12 overall and 9-8 in conference play.
• The victory clinches a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament for the Blue Demons.
• Seton Hall and Villanova are now both 8-9, but the Wildcats hold the head-to-head tie-breaker. The Pirates will face Marquette (15-2) tomorrow, while Villanova will take on UConn (2-15).
• The Pirates are now 21-7 all-time against the Blue Demons.
• The Pirates are now 9-4 in three-set matches this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they travel to Milwaukee for a match at Marquette. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

 

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Not looking good now a must win today and Nova must lose . Tiebreaker favors Nova for the last spot for the tournament .

 

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Having a lead in every set was not enough

 

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Pirates Drop Season Finale at Marquette - Seton Hall University Athletics

Freshman Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) had a team-high 18 digs and junior Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had nine kills, but the Seton Hall...

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Pirates Drop Season Finale at Marquette​

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29. Marquette 3, Seton Hall 0 (F) Volleyball Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics

29. Marquette 3, Seton Hall 0 (F) Volleyball Box Score

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The Hall closes its season with eight BIG EAST wins, its most since 2017.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Freshman Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) had a team-high 18 digs and junior Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had nine kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at Marquette, 3-0 (8-25, 11-25, 12-25), on Saturday to close the 2023 season.

The loss eliminates the Pirates from BIG EAST Tournament contention on the regular season's final day. Seton Hall finishes the season tied for sixth place with Villanova, but the Wildcats clinch the final spot by virtue of the head-to-head tie-breaker against the Pirates. Nova defeated The Hall in four sets in their only meeting this season on Oct. 20. Still, at 8-10, The Hall can boast its best conference performance since 2017.

Nelson had 18 digs, one shy of her career-high, and two assists. Walsh led the offense with nine kills and only three attack errors.

SET 1:
A kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) followed by an ace from Hadlee Ackerman (Atlanta, Ga.) tied the set at five early in set one, but Marquette responded with a set-ending 20-3 run to stun the Pirates. Seton Hall had only four kills in the opening set and a -.171 attack percentage. Marquette had a .243 attack percentage, which would've been higher if not for nine digs from Nelson in round one.

SET 2:
Similar to set one, a kill by Walsh tied the set at two, but the Golden Eagles followed with an 11-1 run to grab a commanding 13-3 advantage. Marquette had a .368 attack percentage and went on for a second-straight 25-11 victory.

SET 3:
A kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) cut The Hall's deficit to 14-8, but Marquette then went on an 8-1 run to grab a commanding 22-9 advantage. The Golden Eagles went on to win set three, 25-12.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Nelson had a team-high 18 digs to go with two assists.
• Walsh had a team-best nine kills and only three attack errors.
• Senior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a team-high 10 assists to go with six digs.
• Tulli had a team-high four blocks to go with three kills and two digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a -.009 attack percentage for the match, while Marquette attacked at ..349.
• The Pirates had 19 kills, while Marquette had 44.
• The Hall recorded 47 digs, while the Golden Eagles had 66.
• Seton Hall collected 4.0 blocks and Marquette had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall falls to 14-15 overall and 8-10 in the BIG EAST, while Marquette improves to 20-9 overall and 16-2 in conference play.
• The loss, coupled with Villanova's victory over Connecticut, eliminates The Hall from BIG EAST Tournament contention.
• Seton Hall's eight BIG EAST victories are the program's most since 2017.
• The Pirates are now 5-24 all-time against the Golden Eagles and have lost 15 straight matches in the series.
• The Pirates are now 9-5 in three-set matches this season.