Pirates Open BIG EAST Play This Weekend in Walsh Gym

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Seton Hall will return to the friendly confines of historic Walsh Gymnasium this weekend when it opens BIG EAST Conference play in a pair of matches. The Pi...

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The Hall will host Providence on Friday and Connecticut on Saturday.

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (6-5, 0-0) vs. PROVIDENCE (6-6, 0-0)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Fri., Sept. 22	6:00 PM				@SHUVolley

SETON HALL (6-6) vs. CONNECTICUT (5-7, 0-0)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Sat., Sept. 23	5:00 PM				@SHUVolley

PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to the friendly confines of historic Walsh Gymnasium this weekend when it opens BIG EAST Conference play in a pair of matches. The Pirates will host Providence on Friday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m. and Connecticut on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 5:00 p.m.

MEDIA
Both matches this weekend will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloSports subscribers. Both contests will also be heard on the radio at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net and live stats will be available.

PROMOTIONS
Friday night is PANCAKE NIGHT!! While watching the Pirates collect pancake digs, Seton Hall students can enjoy complimentary pancakes and bacon!!

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE
Seton Hall and Providence will renew its lengthy rivalry on Friday. The Pirates own a slim 21-18 lead in the all-time series. Last season, The Hall won their lone matchup, a five-set victory at Walsh Gym. Although the overall series is close, the Pirates have won 16 of the last 20 meetings.

Providence is coming off a 12-18 season in 2022, which included a 4-14 final mark in BIG EAST Conference play. The Friars didn't qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament and finished their year with losses in five of their final six matches.

The Friars are returning seven players from last year's roster and have added seven newcomers. Highlighting the returning core are senior Sammie Ruggles and juniors Kayla Grant and Shaliyah Rhoden. Ruggles returns for her final year after she finished first on the team in assists (645) and tallied 286 digs. Grant started in all 30 games last season and led the Friars in hitting percentage (.319) and blocks (94).

Providence was picked to finish 10th in the 11-team BIG EAST this season according to the preseason coaches' poll. The Friars enter BIG EAST play with a 6-6 record overall. They opened the season with four straight losses, but then put together a five-match win streak, including a sweep of their home tournament. Most recently, Providence went 1-2 at the Boston College / Harvard Tournament, losing to the hosts, but sweeping Merrimack.

SCOUTING CONNECTICUT
Seton Hall and Connecticut will meet for the 35th time in history on Saturday. The Huskies own a 21-13 all-time series lead, but the Pirates have won the last two meetings. Last season, the teams met only once with The Hall winning in five sets in Walsh Gym.

Connecticut is coming off a 17-14 season in 2022, which included a solid 10-8 mark in BIG EAST play. The Huskies qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament, and defeated St. John's in five sets before falling to Marquette in the semifinals. Caylee Parker was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team.

This season, the Huskies brought in an underclassmen-heavy squad after losing seven seniors last season. Four freshmen and two transfers are new Huskies. The Huskies were picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST this year, according to the preseason coaches' show.

Connecticut enters the weekend with a 5-7 record overall, but it has played a strong non-conference schedule. The Huskies suffered defeats to some powers including Michigan State, Georgia, Hofstra and Florida State this year. Most recently, they went 1-2 at their own tournament. UConn was swept by Michigan State, defeated Binghamton in five sets, and was swept by Brown.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 27 when it makes the short trip to St. John's for a match at Carnesecca Arena. The match is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

 

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[silkcitypirate]

I'll be there Friday. Hope to see some others there to support the team. Great group of players and coaching staff.AND a Great spectator sport to watch. Fast and furious!!!

 

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Pirates Open BIG EAST Play with Sweep of Friars - Seton Hall University Athletics

Four Pirates collected at least eight kills and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Providence, 3-0 (25-12, 27-25, 25-17), in a convincing start to ...

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Pirates Open BIG EAST Play with Sweep of Friars​

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Women's Volleyball vs Providence on 9/22/2023 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics

The official box score of Women's Volleyball vs Providence on 9/22/2023

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Seton Hall opens BIG EAST play with a victory for the second year in a row.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Four Pirates collected at least eight kills and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Providence, 3-0 (25-12, 27-25, 25-17), in a convincing start to BIG EAST play in Walsh Gymnasium on Friday.

The Pirates had a .298 attack percentage, their second-highest mark of the season, and dominated the Friars before a raucous home crowd.

Junior Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) had the most-impressive offensive night, finishing with eight kills, no attack errors and a team-best .615 attack percentage. She also had three blocks.

Senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had nine kills, only two attack errors, and a .538 attack percentage. Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) also had nine kills to go with five digs. Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) had eight kills and six digs.

SET 1:
Leading 5-4, The Hall went on a 9-2 run, and a kill by Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) gave it a 14-6 advantage. The Pirates never looked back and extended their lead to as many as 13 points before routing the Friars, 25-12, in the opening set. The Hall had a .370 attack percentage in the dominant opening frame and held Providence to just -.037.

SET 2:
Seton Hall got out to another fast start in set two and a PC attack error gave the Pirates a 16-10 lead. Providence, however, chipped away and eventually pulled even at 23. A kill by Bucciarelli staved off a Providence set point to tie the set at 24, and a PC attack error did the same to tie the set at 25. In fact, the Friars closed the set with three straight attack errors, handing the second frame to The Hall, 27-25.

SET 3:
Providence led 7-6 in set three, but The Hall scored six straight and never looked back. Leading 13-10, the Pirates went on a 7-2 run, and a kill by Lucas gave them a commanding 20-12 advantage. PC cut its deficit to 23-17, but a kill by Matheny put The Hall in match point, and a kill by Tulli put the match in the win column for Seton Hall.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Tulli had a season-high eight kills, no attack errors, a team-high .615 attack percentage and three blocks.
• Lucas had nine kills, only two attack errors and a .538 attack percentage.
• Matheny had nine kills, only three attack errors and five digs.
• Bucciarelli had eight kills, six digs and three aces.
• Klungel had a season-high 34 assists to go with five blocks, five kills and three digs.
• Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a match-high 12 digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a .298 attack percentage for the match, while Providence attacked at .098.
• The Pirates had 43 kills, while PC had 33.
• The Hall recorded 37 digs, while the Friars had 29.
• Seton Hall collected 6.0 blocks and Providence had 11.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall improves to 7-5 on the season, while Providence drops to 6-7.
• The Hall is now 22-18 all-time against the Friars.
• The Pirates have now won two straight BIG EAST openers after having lost the prior six straight.
• The Pirates improve to 6-1 in three-set matches this season.
• Seton Hall improves to a perfect 7-0 this season when winning the first set.
• The Pirates are now 7-0 this season when having a higher attack percentage and more digs than their opponent.
• The Hall remains undefeated at historic Walsh Gymnasium this year, improving to 4-0.
• With five digs tonight, Matheny surpassed the 400-mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they host BIG EAST foe Connecticut in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available to FloSports subscribers.

 

[silkcitypirate]

I was there. Good crowd. The softball team was there in full force, the swimming and diving team in bathing trunks and about half of the men's BB team were all in attendance chanting and cheering the 3 set sweep as well.

The Providence win was a good start. Looking for a weekend sweep today. Then a big test on the road this week at St. Johns.

 

[silkcitypirate]

3 set sweep !!!!!!!!!! on to St. Johns .

 

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Matheny, Pirates Cap Perfect Weekend with UConn Sweep - Seton Hall University Athletics

Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) collected a double-double, including a match-high 15 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball te...

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Matheny, Pirates Cap Perfect Weekend with UConn Sweep​

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13. Seton Hall 3, Connecticut 0 (F) Volleyball Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics

13. Seton Hall 3, Connecticut 0 (F) Volleyball Box Score

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The Hall opens BIG EAST play with a pair of sweeps for the first time since 1994.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) collected a double-double, including a match-high 15 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Connecticut, 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 28-26), on Saturday.

The victory caps a perfect 6-for-6 in sets this weekend as The Hall begins BIG EAST play a perfect 2-0 for the second straight year. It's the first time since 1994, however, that The Hall has opened conference play with a pair of sweeps.

Matheny was brilliant with 15 kills, only four attack errors, a .355 attack percentage, 10 digs and two blocks.

Junior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) had a match-high 27 assists to go with five digs, three kills and three aces. Junior Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) also had three aces along with a match-high 14 digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall dominated the opening stanza, racing out of the gates to a 12-3 lead and forcing UConn to burn both of their timeouts early. Connecticut scored five of the next six points, however, to cut their deficit to 13-8. Ahead 15-10, The Hall scored four of the next five points, and back-to-back aces by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) gave it a commanding 19-11 advantage. The Pirates went on to a 25-16 first-set victory.

SET 2:
The Pirates led the second set wire-to-wire, getting off to another hot start with points in seven of the first nine rallies. Although they never took the lead, UConn kept the set close and cut their deficit to one, 15-14. The Hall responded with an 8-2 run, and an ace by Klungel gave it a commanding 23-16 advantage. A kill by Matheny put The Hall in set point, and two points later, another by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) gave the Pirates a 25-18 win.

SET 3:
The Pirates had to work for their sweep as UConn led for most of the third set. The Hall trailed by as many as six points, 13-7, but rallied late. Facing a UConn set point down 24-22, back-to-back kills by Matheny and Lucas tied the set at 24 and forced a Huskies timeout. Connecticut then staved off two Seton Hall set points until the Pirates were able to get over the top with the score tied at 26. A kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) gave The Hall its third match point, but this time, a block by Klungel won the set for The Hall, 28-26.





INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Matheny had a match-high 15 kills, only four attack errors, a .355 attack percentage, 10 digs and two blocks.
• Klungel finished with a match-high 27 assists, five digs, three kills and three aces.
• Holland had a match-high 14 digs and three aces.
• Lucas had seven kills, only one attack error, a .353 attack percentage and three blocks.
• Tulli collected five kills, only one attack errors, a .333 attack percentage and three blocks.
• Seton Hall recorded a .233 attack percentage for the match, while Connecticut attacked at .094.
• The Pirates had 41 kills, while UConn had 31.
• The Hall recorded 47 digs, while the Huskies had 49.
• Seton Hall collected 6.0 blocks and UConn had 7.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall improves to 8-5 overall on the season and a perfect 2-0 in the BIG EAST, while Connecticut drops to 5-9 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
• The Hall is now 14-21 all-time against the Huskies. It's the first time the Pirates have swept UConn since October 26, 1994.
• The Pirates went 2-0 to start BIG EAST play last season, but they haven't started conference play with two sweeps since the 1994 season.
• The Pirates improve to 7-1 in three-set matches this season.
• Matheny's double-double is her second of the season and the fifth of her career.
• It's the third time this season that Matheny has collected at least 15 kills.
• Seton Hall improves to a perfect 8-0 this season when winning the first set.
• The Pirates are now 8-0 this season when having a higher attack percentage than their opponent.
• The Hall remains undefeated at historic Walsh Gymnasium this year, improving to 5-0.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 27 when it makes the short trip to Queens, N.Y. for a contest at St. John's. Match time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

 

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Nice win Ladies! Keep it going.