Sweep Streak Hits Three as Pirates Down Friars - Seton Hall University Athletics
Graduate student Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) collected a double-double and Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) had a match-high 12 kills as the Seton ...
25. Seton Hall 3, Providence 0 (F) Volleyball Final - Seton Hall University Athletics
25. Seton Hall 3, Providence 0 (F) Volleyball Final
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) collected a double-double and Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) had a match-high 12 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Providence, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18), Saturday in Walsh Gym.
The Hall has now won nine consecutive sets and improves to 5-9 in the BIG EAST Conference, keeping its hopes of a postseason berth alive.
Klungel had a match-high 33 assists to go with 11 digs, four kills and three blocks in another monster all-around performance. Roberts-Navarro had a match-best 12 kills to go with eight digs. Junior Mason Woo (Burbank, Calif.) tallied a match-high 17 digs.
Notably, senior Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) came off the bench mid-way through the second set and was an immediate spark for the Pirates. Walsh finished with seven kills and only one attack error.
SET 1:
The opening set was the closest of the match and featured 10 ties and six lead changes. Both teams had an attack percentage under .080 in an underwhelming first stanza. Trailing 17-16, The Hall scored four straight points, and an ace by Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) gave it a 20-17 lead. PC cut their deficit to 21-20, but the Pirates closed out the opening set with four straight points. A block by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) put The Hall in set point and another by Subasili and Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) won the set for the Pirates.
SET 2:
Providence got off to a hot start in set two, scored six of the first seven points and held the lead for the majority of the set. Down 19-14, Seton Hall shocked the Friars by closing out the set with a thrilling 11-2 run. Four of the 11 points were scored on kills by the newly inserted Walsh.
SET 3:
The Hall never trailed in the third set and had an impressive .405 attack percentage. Trailing 14-8, Providence made one final run, a 5-1 burst, to cut their deficit to 15-13. The Pirates regrouped, however, and their lead never got lower than three points the rest of the set. Leading 20-17, The Hall closed out the match with five of the next six points. A kill by Grace Turner (La Grange Highlands, Ill.) put Seton Hall in match point, and a block by Turner and Walsh, put the match in The Hall's win column.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Klungel had a match-high 33 assists to go with 11 digs, four kills and three blocks.
- Roberts-Navarro had a match-high 12 kills along with eight digs and a .241 attack percentage.
- Woo collected a match-best 17 digs to go with three assists.
- Walsh had seven kills, only one attack error and two blocks.
- Turner had eight kills, only two attack errors and four blocks.
- Subasili finished with five kills and four blocks.
- Seton Hall recorded a .241 attack percentage for the match, while Providence attacked at .154.
- The Pirates had 43 kills, while Providence had 38.
- The Hall recorded 57 digs, while the Friars had 52.
- Seton Hall collected 8.0 blocks and Providence had 7.0.
- The Hall improves to 11-14 overall on the season and 5-9 in the BIG EAST, while Providence falls to 7-18 overall and 0-14 in conference play.
- Seton Hall is now 25-18 all-time against Providence and has won five straight matches in the series.
- The Hall improves to 5-4 this season in three-set matches and has currently won nine consecutive sets.
- It's the first time since 1994 that Seton Hall has swept three straight BIG EAST opponents.
- Seton Hall improves to 11-2 when having a higher attack percentage than its opponent.
- Klungel topped 30 assists in a single-match today for the 13th time in the last 15 matches and the 17th time overall in her career.
- Klungel's double-double is her team-leading 10th of the season and the 16th of her career.
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Nov. 15 when they travel to Omaha, Neb. for a match against BIG EAST champion Creighton. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. ET.
