Volleyball sweeps weekend

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Pirates Rout Notre Dame, 3-0, with Dominant Team Effort

Tessa Fournier and Grace Forren tally double-doubles as Seton Hall defeats Notre Dame for the first time.

Tessa Fournier notched her first career double-double.

Sept. 4, 2015

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Junior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and freshman Grace Forren (La Jolla, Calif.) registered double-doubles as the Seton Hall volleyball team swept Notre Dame, 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-22) to open play at the Seton Hall Classic on Friday.

Fournier finished with a match-high 21 digs to go with 10 assists, while Forren tallied career-highs of 10 kills and 10 assists.

The victory was Seton Hall's first ever against the Fighting Irish, former BIG EAST opponent, in 20 all-time matches.

The Pirates dominated the match from the start, registering attack percentages of over 42 percent in each of the first two sets, while limiting Notre Dame to just .091 for the match.

Turning Point:
With the scored tied at six early in the first set, the Pirates went on a 9-1 run to take a commanding 15-7 advantage and cruised to a 25-12 set one victory. Seton Hall never trailed again in the match, scoring five of the first six points in set two and the first six points of set three.

News & Notes:

• Freshman Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) led the Pirates in kills for the second time this season, finishing with 13.

• Seton Hall nearly had three players achieve double-doubles as Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) tallied a match-high 37 assists to go with nine digs.

• Freshman Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) recorded a career-high eight kills with no errors in 13 attacks for an impressive .615 attack percentage.

• Amanda Hansen (Pewaukee, Wis.) and Dani Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) each finished with nine kills each.

• The match could have been even more lopsided considering Seton Hall committed a season-high nine services errors.

• Seton Hall had 33 more kills than Notre Dame on Friday (53-to-20). It's the largest single-match kill differential for the Pirates since being +34 in a four-set victory over Pennsylvania on Sept. 7, 2007.

• With the victory, Seton Hall has now won its last six home openers.

Next Up:

The Pirates will continue play at their own Seton Hall Classic tomorrow. The Hall will face Hofstra at 10:00 a.m. and Temple at 7:30 p.m. Four matches in all are on the schedule for Saturday. Notre Dame will face Temple at Noon and Hofstra at 4:30 p.m.

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090415aad.html

 

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Seton Hall Outlasts Hofstra in Five Sets

Forren tallies a team-high 15 kills to go with 10 digs. Hennigan had 13 kills.

Grace Forren

Sept. 5, 2015

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall women's volleyball team rallied from a five-point fifth set deficit to outlast Hofstra, 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13), in its second match of the 2015 Seton Hall Classic on Saturday.

Fresh off an emotional sweep of Notre Dame on Friday night, the program's first-ever win over the Fighting Irish, Seton Hall took a 2-1 match lead against Hofstra. The Pride however, responded with a convincing 25-16 victory in set four to knot the match and send it to a decisive fifth set.

Turning Point:
Seton Hall (3-2) trailed 9-4 shortly after the teams switched sides in set five, but reeled off six straight points to take a 10-9 advantage, its first lead since the third set. From there, the set was tied four more times before an ace by Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) put the Pirates in match point, 14-13, and ensuing blocks by Grace Forren (La Jolla, Calif.) and Amanda Hansen (Pewaukee, Wis.) sealed the Seton Hall victory.

Inside the Numbers:

• Forren notched her second straight double-double of the season with a career-high 15 kills to go with 10 digs.

• Freshman Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) tallied 45 assists and nine digs.

• Freshman Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) had 13 kills. It's the fourth straight match that she's reached double-figures.

• Fournier tallied a match-high 23 digs.

Next Up:
The Pirates will conclude play at their own Seton Hall Classic this evening. The Hall will face Temple at 7:30 p.m.

Pirate Women's Volleyball Home

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090515aaa.html

 

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Hansen, Pirates Sweep Temple for Classic Crown

Hansen, Forren and Hennigan are named to the All-Tournament Team.

Amanda Hansen

Sept. 5, 2015

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Amanda Hansen (Pewaukee, Wis.) tallied a team-high 12 kills as the Seton Hall women’s volleyball team swept Temple, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-19), on Saturday to win the Seton Hall Classic.

Hansen also recorded an impressive .409 attack percentage and was one of three Pirates named to the All-Tournament Team.

Playing before another sizeable Walsh Gym crowd, Seton Hall (4-2) put together another strong team-wide effort to claim its second straight Seton Hall Classic title and push its win streak to three matches.

Turning Point:
Late in the second set, Temple was just five points away from tying up the match, clinging to a 20-19 lead. The Pirates however, scored six of the final eight points to win set two, 25-22, and take a commanding two-set match lead. A kill by Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) put The Hall in set point, and another by Grace Forren (La Jolla, Calif.) clinched the set win.

Numbers & Notes:

• The Pirates had three players land on the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team, Hansen, Forren and Hennigan.

• Freshman Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) had the best match of her young collegiate career vs. Temple. She finished with a career-high 10 kills and seven blocks to go with a match-high .643 attack percentage.

• Forren finished two kills shy of her third straight double-double. She had eight kills and a career-high 12 digs.

• Freshman Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) finished with a match-high 45 assists and six digs.

Next Up:

Seton Hall will return to action next weekend for three matches of the Louisville Invitational. The Pirates will face Ohio Friday and then both host Louisville and Utah on Saturday.

Pirate Women's Volleyball Home

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/090615aaa.html

 

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Grace Forren Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week

The Pirates' outside hitter collected two double-doubles and was named to the All-Tournament Team last weekend.

Grace Forren

Sept. 7, 2015

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall freshman Grace Forren (La Jolla, Calif.) was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Monday.

Forren was instrumental in leading the Pirates to a perfect 3-0 week and the title of the Seton Hall Classic in Walsh Gym last weekend. The outside hitter recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 digs in a three-set sweep of Notre Dame on Friday. Forren then recorded a team-high 15 kills to go with 10 digs and three blocks for her second straight double-double vs. Hofstra on Saturday. Later that day, she came two kills shy of her third straight double-double, but settled for eight kills and a career-high 12 digs vs. Temple in the Seton Hall Classic championship game. For her efforts, Forren was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Forren is the first Pirate to earn Freshman of the Week honors since teammate Amanda Hansen earned the award on Sept. 24, 2012.

St. John’s Karin Palgutova was named BIG EAST Player of the Week. Members of the Weekly Honor Roll include Creighton’s Lauren Smith, DePaul’s Caitlyn Coffey, Georgetown’s Alyssa Sinnette, Marquette’s Taylor Louis and Providence’s Kayla Fitzgerald.

Forren and the rest of the Pirates will return to action on Friday, Sept. 11 when they begin play at the Louisville Invitational vs. Ohio at 5:30 p.m. The Hall will then face host Louisville and Utah on Saturday.

Pirate Women's Volleyball Home

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/090715aaa.html

 

[silkcitypirate]

I was at the game Fri. night. Good turnout by the students they deserve more alumni support. Yong team and very exciting sport to watch.

 

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Tony Bozzella ‏@TonyBozzella Sep 5

Congratulations to @SHUVolley winning their tournament this weekend! Exciting games paired with a great enthusiastic crowd! Awesome!#HALLin

 

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Tony Bozzella ‏@TonyBozzella Sep 5

Congratulations to @SHUVolley winning their tournament this weekend! Exciting games paired with a great enthusiastic crowd! Awesome!#HALLin

Tony does bleed Pirate Blue and you have to love his enthusiasm for Every Pirate team . If you were ever to run a poll on who is the most popular head coach on campus Tony would win hands down.