The Hall Faces Trio at Sacred Heart Invitational This Weekend

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The Hall Faces Trio at Sacred Heart Invitational This Weekend - Seton Hall University Athletics

The Pirates will return to the road this weekend when they play three matches at the Sacred Heart Invitational in Fairfield, Conn. The Hall will face host S...

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SACRED HEART INVITATIONAL FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT - William H. Pitt Center SETON HALL (5-1) at SACRED HEART (2-5) Date Time Live Video Live Audio Live Stats Twitter Sat., Sept. 10 1:00 PM NEC Front Row None LIVE STATS @SHUVolley SETON HALL (5-1) vs. STONY BROOK (3-2) Date Time Live Video Live Audio Live Stats Twitter Sunday, Sept. 11 11:00 AM None None LIVE STATS @SHUVolley SETON HALL (5-1) vs. PRINCETON (2-1) Date Time Live Video Live Audio Live Stats Twitter Sunday, Sept. 11 2:00 PM None None LIVE STATS @SHUVolley

PREVIEW
The Pirates will return to the road this weekend when they play three matches at the Sacred Heart Invitational in Fairfield, Conn. The Hall will face host Sacred Heart at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, the Pirates will take on Stony Brook at 11:00 a.m., followed by Princeton at 2:00 p.m.

MEDIA
Seton Hall's match on Saturday against Sacred Heart will be streamed live via NEC Front Row. However, the other two matches this weekend will not have a video stream. All three matches will be available via live stats.

LAST WEEK
Seton Hall continued its impressive start to the 2022 season with three victories last weekend, claiming the title of the Seton Hall Invitational in Walsh Gym. On Friday, junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) recorded a season-high 12 kills to lift the Pirates to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-23) victory over George Mason. Bucciarelli had a match-high 12 kills, only three attack errors and an impressive .409 attack percentage. She also tallied four digs and two blocks.

Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) matched her career-high with 16 kills, and Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a season-high 26 digs as the Pirates outlasted Akron, 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-23, 25-22), early on Saturday. Walsh was brilliant saving seven of her 16 kills for the match-clinching fourth set. Holland finished with a season-best 26 digs to go with five assists. Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) continued to impress with extended playing time. The Radford transfer had a season-high nine kills, only one attack error, and a team-best six blocks.

In the finale, senior Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) had a season-high 11 kills and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) tallied a double-double as the Pirates swept Iona to claim the Seton Hall Invitational title. Hopp narrowly missed a double-double with a match-high 11 kills to go with nine digs and a .391 attack percentage. Holland, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, also barely missed a double-double, finishing with a team-high 14 digs and nine assists. Jakubowski did record a double-double, the first of the season for any Pirate, finishing with 13 digs and 12 assists.

SCOUTING SACRED HEART
Seton Hall and Sacred heart are meeting for the sixth time in history with the Pirates having won all five prior meetings. Most recently, The Hall defeated the Pioneers in four sets during the COVID-shortened season of 2020 (played in spring of 2021) in Walsh Gym.

The Pioneers are coming off a successful 2021 season that saw a 19-10 final record and NEC Championship. Sacred heart lost only two sets in the NEC Tournament and defeated Bryant in four sets to claim the title. Their season came to an end with a three-set loss to Texas in the NCAA Tournament. Sarah Ciszek was named NEC Setter of the Year, while Olivia Fairchild and Reghan Palanchi joined her on All-NEC Teams.

This year, the Pioneers were unanimously picked to win the NEC again. They bring back the conference's best player in four-time NEC Setter of the Year Sarah Ciszek and five of its seven starters, including all-conference selections Reghan Palanchi, Dominique Felix and Emma Smallcomb.

Sacred Heart has opened the year with a 2-5 record, but hasn't yet had a home match. The Pioneers dropped two of three matches at the Carolina Classic to open the year, including a four-set setback at the University of South Carolina. Last weekend, Sacred Heart fell to Dartmouth and UC Irvine before sweeping Holy Cross on Saturday. Most recently, they fell in four sets to High Point University on Thursday.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK
Seton Hall and Stony Brook are meeting for the ninth time in history with the Pirates having won seven of the prior eight meetings. The teams haven't met, however, in eight years with their most-recent match being a three-set sweep for Seton hall at the Stony Brook Invitational on Oct. 21, 2014.

Stony Brook is coming off a 13-14 season in 2021 and a first-round loss to UMBC in the America East Tournament. The Seawolves played one BIG EAST school last year, St. John's, and fell in four sets at home.

Now in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Seawolves were picked to finish eighth in the 11-team CAA according to the preseason coaches' poll. Stony Brook's Abby Campbell was an honorable mention to the preseason All-CAA Team.

Entering this weekend's tournament, Stony Brook is 3-2. The Seawolves opened the season with a pair of victories over Quinnipiac and Fordham, but struggled at home against quality competition last weekend. Stony Brook was swept by Maryland and lost in four sets to USF. The Seawolves outlasted BIG EAST foe Georgetown in the early match on Saturday.

SCOUTING PRINCETON
This will be the 14th meeting in history between Seton Hall and Princeton with the Tigers owning an 8-5 advantage in the series. The teams haven't met since a four-set Princeton victory in Walsh Gym on Sept. 11, 2018.

The Tigers are coming off a strong 2021 season which saw them finish with a 16-6 overall record and a 10-4 mark in Ivy League play. Brown won the Ivy League title, so Princeton didn't play in the postseason, but they finished the year strong, not losing a set in the final three matches of the year.

This season, Princeton was picked to finish second in the eight-team Ivy League preseason coaches' poll. The Tigers received two first-place votes, but finished well behind the presumptive champion Brown. Princeton returns Ivy League First Team selections Avery Luoma and Elena Montgomery, as well as Second Team pick Lindsey Kelly and Honorable Mention Cameron Dames.

Princeton opened the season last week with victories in two of three matches at the Towson Tournament. The Tigers swept Morgan State and Radford, but fell to host Towson in four sets. Luoma was named Ivy League Volleyball Player of the Week on Monday after averaging a league-best 4.10 kills per et.

UP NEXT
After the Sacred Heart Invitational, the Pirates will return home to host their second tournament of the season, the Seton Hall Classic. The Hall will invite Central Connecticut State, Dartmouth and NJIT to South Orange on Sept, 16-17.

 

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Pirates Win Fourth Straight with Sweep of Pioneers - Seton Hall University Athletics

Junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) had a team-high 10 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Sacred Heart, 3-0 (25-23, 25...

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Pirates Win Fourth Straight with Sweep of Pioneers​

The Hall improves to 6-1 for the first time since 2012.​

3 Seton Hall 6-1,0-0 Big East 0 Sacred Heart 2-6,0-0 NEC Set Scores Team 1 2 3 F Seton Hall 25 25 25 (3) Sacred Heart 23 17 21 (0)

FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) had a team-high 10 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Sacred Heart, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-21), for its fourth straight victory.

The Hall improves to 6-1 to start the year for the first time since 2012 with one of their best performances of the year. The Pirates had a season-best .347 attack percentage and a season-low eight total attack errors.

Bucciarelli had 10 kills, only one attack error and an impressive .429 attack percentage. Meanwhile the Pirates' defense was stout again, recording 8.0 team blocks including seven from freshman Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey). Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had 14 digs in only three sets.

SET 1:
Sacred Heart got off to a hot start with eight of the match's first 10 points. Trailing 13-8, The Hall went on a 10-2 run to take an 18-15 advantage. With the score tied at 22, back-to-back kills by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) and Bucciarelli put The Hall in set point. After the Pioneers cut their deficit to one point, their attack error gave Seton Hall a 25-23 set one victory.

SET 2:
Trailing 3-2, the Pirates went on a 7-1 run, and another kill by Bucciarelli gave them an early 9-4 lead in set two. The Pioneers cut The Hall's lead to 13-12, but Seton Hall responded with a 10-4 burst to give it a 23-16 advantage. A kill by Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) put the Pirates in set point, 24-17, and the ensuing Sacred Heart setting error handed set two to The Hall.

SET 3:
The early goings of set three were close, but the Pirates never trailed, and a Sacred Heart service error gave The Hall a 15-11 advantage. With the score tied at 18, The Hall scored three straight and forced a Pioneers timeout. Out of the break, a kill by Lucas extended the Pirates' lead to 22-18. The Pioneers cut their deficit to 22-21, but The Hall closed out the match with three straight points. Up 23-21, Subasili and Bucciarelli had back-to-back kills to win the set for the Pirates. The Hall had an impressive .462 attack percentage for the third set alone.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Bucciarelli had a team-best 10 kills, only one attack error and a .429 attack percentage.
• Holland had a team-high 14 digs to go with four assists.
• Subasili notched a match-high seven blocks along with three kills.
• Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a team-high 19 assists, three kills and two digs.
• Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) tallied 13 assists, five digs and a match-best four aces.
• Seton Hall recorded a .347 attack percentage for the match, while Sacred Heart attacked at .194.
• The Pirates had 42 kills, while Sacred Heart recorded 38.
• The Hall tallied 33 digs, while the Pioneers had 32.
• The Pirates had 8.0 total blocks, while Sacred Heart had 3.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall improves to 6-1 on the young season, while Sacred Heart drops to 2-6.
• The Pirates are 6-1 to start the year for the first time since 2012. That year, The Hall began the season with wins in 15 of its first 16 matches.
• The Hall improves to a perfect 6-0 all-time against Sacred Heart and improves its all-time set record against the Pioneers to 18-2.
• The Hall improves to 4-0 in three-set matches.
• The Pirates are a perfect 6-0 when having a higher attack percentage than their opponent.
• The Hall's .347 attack percentage is a season-high and their eight total attack errors was a season-low. In fact, no individual Pirate had more than three attack errors.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow with a pair of matches as the Sacred Heart Invitational continues. The Pirates will face Stony Brook at 11:00 a.m. and then Princeton at 2:00 p.m.

 

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Pirates Drop Five-Set Heartbreaker to Stony Brook - Seton Hall University Athletics

Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a double-double and both Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Perri Lucas (Chicag...

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Pirates Drop Five-Set Heartbreaker to Stony Brook​

Taylor Jakubowski had a double-double in the loss, while both Perri Lucas and Jenna Walsh had 13 kills apiece.​

3 Stony Brook 4-3,0-0 CAA 2 Seton Hall 6-2,0-0 Big East Set Scores Team 1 2 3 4 5 F Stony Brook 25 20 27 13 15 (3) Seton Hall 21 25 25 25 7 (2)

FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a double-double and both Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had 13 kills apiece, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Stony Brook, 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-27, 25-13, 7-15), on Sunday.

Each team alternated set victories. The Pirates had a convincing 12-point victory in set four, but couldn't carry the momentum into the fifth. The loss snaps a four-match win streak for the Pirates.

Jakubowski had a team-high 27 assists to go with 10 digs. Sophomores Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) and Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) nearly had a double-double. Klungel had 20 assists and nine digs, while Holland had 21 digs and nine assists.

SET 1:
A block by Walsh and Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) gave The Hall an early 6-4 lead, but Stony Brook responded with five straight points to take the lead. With the score tied at 19, the Seawolves ended the set with six of the final eight points to surprise the Pirates with a 25-21 win. Stony Brook out-hit the Pirates, .308 to .206 in the opening set.

SET 2:
Trailing 12-9 in set two, Seton Hall went on a 7-1 run which gave it a 16-13 lead and forced an early Stony Brook timeout. A block by Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) and Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) put The Hall up five, 22-17. Leading 23-18, The Hall got a pair of kills from Walsh to push it to a 25-21 victory in set two and tie the match at one set apiece.

SET 3:
The third set was the closest of the set and featured 13 ties and eight lead changes. The Pirates led 19-18 late, but Stony Brook rallied with two straight to reclaim a 20-19 advantage. A Seawolves service error enabled The Hall to tie the set at 20, but Stony Brook scored the next three to take a commanding 23-20 lead. The Pirates rallied with three straight to tie the set at 23. Facing a Stony Brook set point, 24-23, The Hall scored two straight on back-to-back kills from Lucas and Walsh to enter set point itself. The Seawolves closed the set with three straight points, however, and won set three, 27-25.

SET 4:
With its back against the wall, Seton Hall came out strong in the fourth set. Leading 10-6, the Pirates went on a 6-2 run, and a kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) gave them a commanding 16-8 lead and forced a Stony Brook timeout. A kill by Wilkins extended The Hall's lead to 23-13, and a pair of Stony Brook attack errors handed the Pirates a convincing set four win, 25-13. Seton Hall had a match-high .414 attack percentage in the fourth frame, compared to just .094 for Stony Brook.

SET 5:
Stony Brook started the fifth set with five of the first six points and prompted an early Seton Hall timeout. A kill by Lucas cut the Pirates' deficit to 5-3, but the Seawolves took off again, scoring five straight points to grab a commanding 10-3 advantage. Stony Brook went on to win set five, 15-7. The Seawolves had eight kills and no attack errors in the defining set.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Jakubowski had a double-double with 27 assists and 10 digs.
• Lucas had 13 kills, only four attack errors and a .321 attack percentage.
• Walsh had 13 kills, seven digs and two assists.
• Holland tallied 21 digs, nine assists and two aces.
• Klungel notched 20 assists and nine digs.
• Hopp had nine kills, only two attack errors and nine digs.
• Tulli tallied a career-high eight kills, no attack errors and a perfect 1.000 attack percentage.
• Seton Hall recorded a .266 attack percentage for the match, while Stony Brook attacked at .217.
• The Pirates had 61 kills, while Stony Brook recorded 49.
• The Hall tallied 63 digs, while the Seawolves had 56.
• The Pirates had 5.0 total blocks, while Stony Brook had 3.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall falls to 6-2 on the young season, while Stony Brook improves to 4-3.
• The Hall drops to 7-2 all-time against Stony Brook and has a five-match win streak against the Seawolves snapped.
• This was the first five-set match of the season for Seton Hall.
• This is the first time this year the Pirates have lost despite out hitting their opponent, .266 to .217.
• Seton Hall dropped this match despite recording more team kills, digs, blocks and having a higher attack percentage.
• Holland has now reached 20 digs in a single match seven times in her career.
• Jakubowski's double-double is her second of the season and the 25th of her career, which leads all active Pirates.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will complete play at the Sacred Heart Invitational later this afternoon when it faces Princeton. The match is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

 

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Wallace, Walsh Fuel Pirates in Princeton Setback - Seton Hall University Athletics

Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) and sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) combined for 26 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyb...

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Wallace, Walsh Fuel Pirates in Princeton Setback​

1 Seton Hall 6-3,0-0 Big East 3 Princeton 4-2,0-0 Ivy League Set Scores Team 1 2 3 4 F Seton Hall 22 25 16 23 (1) Princeton 25 19 25 25 (3)

FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) and sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) combined for 26 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Princeton, 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 16-25, 23-25), on Saturday in the Sacred Heart Invitational finale.

The Hall tied the match with a convincing set two victory, but dropped sets three and four to fall to 6-3 on the season.

Walsh had 13 kills, only two attack errors and four digs, while Wallace had a career-high 13 kills, only two attack errors, four blocks and a team-best .550 attack percentage.

Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a season-high 29 digs to go with three assists. Sophomore Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) narrowly missed a double-double with 21 assists, nine digs and two blocks.

SET 1:
The opening set was a barn-burner featuring 17 ties and seven lead changes. Down 20-18, the Pirates scored three straight and a kill by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) gave them a 21-20 lead. Princeton responded in a big way, scoring five of the final six points to win set one, 25-22.

SET 2:
Trailing 8-5, the Pirates went on an 8-2 run, and a kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) gave them a 13-10 advantage. Leading 19-17, The Hall scored three straight, and a kill by Jenna Walsh extended its lead to 22-17. Back-to-back kills by Wallace closed out a 25-19 second-set victory for The Hall. The Pirates held the Tigers to just .077 attacking in the second frame.

SET 3:
A kill by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) cut The Hall's deficit to 12-9, but Princeton responded with four straight points to extend their lead to 16-9. From there, the Pirates couldn't get closer than a five-point deficit for the remainder of the set in a 25-16 set three loss. Princeton had a .375 attack percentage in set three, while the Pirates attacked at only a .050 clip.

SET 4:
Seton Hall led for the majority of the early goings of the set. A kill by Walsh gave the Pirates a 14-11 lead, but Princeton bounced back and tied the set at 15. Ahead 19-18, the Pirates scored three straight to grab a 22-18 advantage. The Tigers responded with five straight points to take a 23-22 lead. Another kill by Walsh tied the set at 23, but Princeton scored the final two points of the match to win, 25-23.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Wallace had a career-high 13 kills, only two attack errors, four blocks and a .550 attack percentage.
• Walsh had 13 kills, only two attack errors and four digs.
• Holland tallied a season-high 29 digs to go with three assists.
• Klungel notched a team-best 21 assists, nine digs and two blocks.
• Seton Hall recorded a .173 attack percentage for the match, while Princeton attacked at .241.
• The Pirates had 50 kills, while Princeton recorded 58.
• The Hall tallied 65 digs, while the Tigers had 83.
• The Pirates had 11.0 total blocks, while Princeton had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall falls to 6-3 on the young season, while Princeton improves to 4-2.
• The Hall drops to 5-9 all-time against Princeton and has now lost three straight in the series.
• Seton Hall drops to 2-2 in four-set matches this year.
• Holland has now reached 20 digs in a single match eight times in her career.
• With nine kills today, Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) surpassed the 500-kills milestone for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action when it hosts the Seton Hall Classic next weekend. The Pirates will face Central Connecticut State on Friday before welcoming Dartmouth and NJIT on Saturday. All three of Seton Hall's contests will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and shown on FloSports.