The Hall Welcomes Xavier, DePaul to Walsh This Weekend - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium this weekend for a pair of BIG EAST Conference contests. The Hall will host Xavier on Friday, ...
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM
SETON HALL (7-8, 1-3) vs. XAVIER (4-10, 2-2)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - WALSH GYMNASIUM
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM
SETON HALL (7-8, 1-3) vs. DE PAUL (11-5, 3-1)
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WEEKLY STATS REPORT: SETON HALL
2024 BIG EAST STANDINGS
2024 BIG EAST STATISTICAL LEADERS
PREVIEW
Seton Hall returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium this weekend for a pair of BIG EAST Conference contests. The Hall will host Xavier on Friday, Oct. 11 at 5:00 p.m. before welcoming DePaul on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1:00 p.m.
MEDIA
Both contests will be broadcast by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloSports subscribers. Both can also be heard on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net and you'll also be able to follow along via Live Stats at SHUpirates.com.
PROMOTIONS
- Friday is Seton Hall Volleyball Camper Reunion Night
- Sunday is Kids Day, which will feature post-match autographs with Seton Hall's student-athletes
- On Saturday at UConn, Perri Lucas became only the 12th player in Seton Hall history to reach the milestone of 1,000 kills for her career.
Seton Hall currently ranks third in the BIG EAST with 15.79 digs per set, while sophomore Rylee Nelson leads all individuals with 4.62 per set.
The Pirates are currently second in the conference with 1.75 service aces per set. - The Pirates have two players that rank in the BIG EAST top-10 in service aces per set Asli Subasili is third with 0.49 aces per set, while Reagan Merk is 10th at 0.35 per set.
- The Hall closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 6-5 record.
- Reagan Merk has collected a team-high seven double-doubles this season.
- Seton Hall played its first five-set match of the season on Friday, a road, come-from-behind victory at Providence.
- Maddy Loiselle ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with a .329 attack percentage.
- Maddie Klungel topped 30 assists on Saturday at UConn for the fifth match in a row and the ninth time in her career.
Seton Hall and Xavier will meet for the 21st time in history on Friday. The Musketeers have dominated the prior 20 meetings, winning 16 matches, including a sweep of last season's home-and-home series. The Hall's last victory came in Walsh Gym, a three-set sweep during the 2021 season.
The Musketeers are coming off an 18-12 season in 2023, which featured an 11-7 mark in BIG EAST play. Xavier qualified for the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament, but fell to DePaul in four sets in the opening round. Both Carrigan O'Reilly and Delaney Hogan were named to the All-BIG EAST Team.
This season, Xavier was picked to finish sixth in the 11-team BIG EAST according to the preseason coaches' poll. Seton Hall was selected seventh. The Musketeers are returning eight players from last year's roster and have added five newcomers.
Xavier enters the weekend with a 4-10 record overall and a 2-2 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. The Musketeers are coming off a split of last weekend's contests. On Friday, Xavier was swept at home by St. John's, but they bounced back and swept Villanova on Sunday. Their other BIG EAST victory came in three sets against Buter on Sept. 28. The Musketeers have one of the top setters in the conference with Logan Flaugh currently averaging 10.31 assists per set, which ranks second in the BIG EAST.
SCOUTING DE PAUL
Seton Hall and DePaul will renew their rivalry on Sunday. The Pirates own a 21-7 all-time series lead, but the Blue Demons have won six of the last eight games in the series. Last year, the teams split the home-and-home series with the Pirates winning in five sets in Walsh Gym, and DePaul sweeping The Hall in Chicago.
DePaul is coming off an 18-15 season, which featured a 9-9 mark in conference play. The Blue Demons qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament and defeated Xavier in four sets before falling to top-seeded Creighton in the semifinals. DePaul accepted an invitation to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) and defeated Southern Illinois in four sets in the first round before falling to Drake in round two.
This season, the Blue Demons were picked to finish fourth in the 11-team BIG EAST according to the preseason coaches' poll. Seton Hall was selected seventh. DePaul boasts a pair of Preseason All-BIG EAST selections in Jill Pressly and Rachel Krasowski. A unanimous pick, Pressly paced the conference in both kills (516, 4.45/set) and points (575.5, 4.96/set) last year. Krasowski's 553 digs (4.98/set) also led the league.
The Blue Demons enter the weekend with an 11-5 overall record and a 3-1 mark in BIG EAST play. Last weekend, DePaul suffered its first conference loss, a four-set setback at home to Villanova on Friday, but it bounced back in a big way with a sweep of St. John's on Sunday. The prior weekend, they defeated both Xavier and Butler. Pressly currently leads the BIG EAST with 4.20 kills per set, while Krasowski is second with 4.55 digs per set, trailing only Seton Hall's Rylee Nelson.
UP NEXT
Next week, The Hall will host BIG EAST rival Georgetown on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Walsh Gymnasium at 5:00 p.m. Seton Hall well then head to Indianapolis, Ind. for a match at Butler on Friday, Oct. 18. That one begins at 7:00 p.m.
