Walsh, Bucciarelli Power Pirates to Sweep of CCSU - Seton Hall University Athletics
Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) combined for 24 kills and only four attack errors as the...
0 Central Conn. St. 5-4,0-0 NEC 
3 Seton Hall 7-3,0-0 Big East Set Scores
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Walsh and Bucciarelli combine for 24 kills and only four attack errors as the Pirates open the Seton Hall Classic in style.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) combined for 24 kills and only four attack errors as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Central Connecticut State, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17), on Friday.
In one of their more dominant performances of the young 2022 season, The Hall dominated its way to an easy victory in its opener of the Seton Hall Classic. The Pirates had a .277 attack percentage for the match, and limited Central Connecticut State to just .055.
Walsh led The Hall with 13 kills, only four attack errors and a team-high .429 attack percentage. Bucciarelli was had 11 kills and no attack errors with an attack percentage of .393. She also added six digs and three blocks in a strong all-around effort.
SET 1:
Seton Hall never trailed in the opening set and jumped out to an 8-4 lead on back-to-back aces by freshman Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey). CCSU closed its deficit to 17-13, but The Hall scored the next three points, and the second of two straight kills by Walsh put it on top, 20-13. The Blue Devils again cut their lead to four points late, but The Hall was able to hold them off in a 25-19 set one victory. The Pirates had a match-high .325 attack percentage in the opening frame.
SET 2:
The Pirates utterly dominated the second set, holding the Blue Devils to a -.030 attack percentage. The Hall burst out of the gate by scoring 12 of the set's first 13 points and forced CCSU to burn both of their timeouts early. A kill by Walsh extended The Hall's lead to 13 points, 20-7, and the rout was on. The Pirates took the second set, 25-13.
SET 3:
The third set was the closest of the match with CCSU grabbing an early lead, but it didn't last. Trailing 5-3, the Pirates went on a 15-4 run, and a kill by Bucciarelli put them on top, 18-9. The Blue Devils cut their deficit to 21-15, but The Hall scored three of the next four points to enter match point, 24-16. After a Pirate service error kept CCSU alive, a block by Subasili and Walsh ended the match in Seton Hall's favor, 25-17.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Walsh led all players with 13 kills, only four attack errors and a team-high .429 attack percentage.
- Bucciarelli had 11 kills, no attack errors, a .393 attack percentage, six digs and three blocks.
- Subasili had a match-high five blocks to go with five digs, three kills and two aces.
- Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a match-high 17 digs.
- Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) tallied a match-high 15 assists to go with four digs.
- Seton Hall recorded a .277 attack percentage for the match, while Central Connecticut State attacked at .055.
- The Pirates had 42 kills, while CCSU recorded 26.
- The Hall tallied 54 digs, while the Blue Devils had 44.
- The Pirates had 7.0 total blocks, while CCSU had 1.0.
- Seton Hall improves to 7-3 on the young season, while CCSU drops to 5-4.
- The Hall improves to 13-1 all-time against CCSU.
- Seton Hall is now a perfect 5-0 in three-set matches this season.
- The Pirates are now a perfect 6-0 this season when winning the first set.
- The Hall improves to 7-1 this season when having a higher attack percentage than its opponent.
- TGIF… The Hall is now a perfect 3-0 this season on Fridays.
- With 15 assists and four digs tonight, Jakubowski surpassed the 1000-assists and 500-digs milestones for her career.
- With 13 kills today, Walsh reached the 200-kills mark for her career.
- With 17 digs today, Holland surpassed the 600-digs mark for her career.
- Walsh collected exactly 13 kills for the third straight match.
Seton Hall will return to action when the Seton Hall Classic continues tomorrow. The Pirates will host Dartmouth at 12:30 p.m. and NJIT at 7:00 p.m. Both contests will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and shown on FloSports.
