Walsh, Pirates Outlast DePaul to Improve to 4-1 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had a match-high 21 kills to go with a career-high 17 digs and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team ou...
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Walsh goes off for 21 kills and 17 digs as Seton Hall wins in five sets again.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had a match-high 21 kills to go with a career-high 17 digs and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team outlasted DePaul, 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 16-25, 15-13), on Friday.
The Pirates used the same recipe tonight as they did to defeat UConn in Walsh Gym two weeks ago. The Hall won the first two sets in convincing fashion, before dropping sets three and four. The Pirates turned it back on for a strong effort in set five for the victory. The Hall has now played five sets in four of its first five BIG EAST matches so far this year and has three victories to show for it.
Walsh topped 20 kills for a third straight match, finishing with 21 kills and a career-high 17 digs. Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) also had a double-double, finishing with 23 assists and 13 digs.
Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.), Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) and Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) all also reached double-figures in kills.
SET 1:
The Hall raced out of the gate, scoring six of the first eight points in the first set and never looked back. The Pirates led wire-to-wire despite the set not being a blowout. Leading 16-14, The Hall scored four of the next five points, and a kill by Walsh gave it a 20-15 lead and forced a DePaul timeout. Leading 24-20, a block by Lucas and Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) gave the set to the Pirates.
SET 2:
The Hall had a .366 attack percentage in the second set, compared to just .122 for DePaul as the Pirates continued their strong offensive attack. The Pirates had a match-high 19 kills in the second frame. Trailing 4-3, The Hall went on an 9-0 run to take a commanding 12-4 advantage. DePaul cut their deficit to 16-9, but the Pirates scored five straight, and a kill by Subasili put them on top, 21-9. The Blue Demons made a late charge, but The Hall held them off for a 25-19 victory.
SET 3:
DePaul scored the first five points of the third set to set the tone early. Although the Pirates rallied to tie the set at eight, the Blue Demons went on an 8-3 run to jump ahead 16-11. The Pirates rallied late and twice cut their deficit to just two points, but DePaul was able to hold them off late.
SET 4:
In set four it was the Blue Demons' turn to lead wire-to-wire. DePaul burst out with a 10-2 run to start the set and never looked back. DePaul had a team-high .361 attack percentage, while The Hall connected at a match-low .068. After DePaul's start, the Pirates never got closer than a five-point deficit for the remainder of the set in a 25-16 loss.
SET 5:
The Hall fell behind early in set five, 4-1, but this time, rallied. Down 8-5, The Hall went on a 6-1 run, and huge back-to-back blocks by Wallace and Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) gave The Hall an 11-9 advantage. With the score tied at 13, a kill by Lucas put the Pirates in match point, and a block by Lucas and Subasili was the match-winner for The Hall, 15-13.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Walsh finished with a match-high 21 kills to go with a career-high 17 digs.
- Jakubowski tallied a double-double with 23 assists and 17 digs.
- Bucciarelli finished with 15 kills, only three attack errors and nine digs.
- Lucas had 14 kills and four blocks.
- Wallace finished with 11 kills, only three attack errors and three blocks.
- Subasili tallied seven kills, only one attack error and a match-high six blocks.
- Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a match-high 21 digs to go with seven assists.
- Klungel tallied a team-high 30 assists and three blocks.
- Senior Jennifer Giron (Benicia, Calif.) finished with 11 digs and a career-high three aces.
- Seton Hall recorded a .242 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .253.
- The Pirates had 69 kills, while the Blue Demons recorded 65.
- The Hall tallied 77 digs, while DePaul had 75.
- Seton Hall had 9.0 team blocks, while DePaul recorded 5.0
- Seton Hall improves to 13-4 overall and 4-1 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul drops to 6-11 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
- The Hall is now 20-5 all-time against DePaul and snaps a four-match losing streak in the series.
- Despite being a five-set match, the teams combined for only nine ties and four lead changes. In fact, the team that scored first in the first, third and fourth sets never trailed in the set.
- Seton Hall is now 3-2 in five-set matches this season. Four of its five BIG EAST matches have gone the distance.
- The Hall improves to 11-1 this season when winning the first set.
- This is the first time this season that the Pirates have won despite having a lower attack percentage for the match.
- Seton Hall improves to 5-1 this season on Fridays.
- Walsh has now reached double-figures in kills in 10 straight matches and has topped 20 kills in the last three.
- Jakubowski's double-double is her fifth straight, the eighth of the season and the 31st of her career, which leads all active Pirates.
- With 21 digs tonight, Holland surpassed the 700-digs mark for her career.
- With 21 kills tonight, Walsh surpassed the 300-kills mark for her career.
- With 30 assists tonight, Klungel surpassed the 800-assists mark for her career.
- With four blocks tonight, Lucas reached the 100-blocks mark for her career.
- With three blocks tonight, Wallace surpassed the 100-blocks mark for her career.
- Holland has now reached at least 20 digs six times this year and 11 times in her career.
- Freshman Mackenzie Yoakum (Birmingham, Ala.) made her collegiate debut.
- Seton Hall, picked No. 11 in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll has now defeated No. 3 DePaul, No. 4 UConn and No. 6 Villanova in its first five conference matches.
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it hosts Marquette in Walsh Gymnasium at 4:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available to FloSports subscribers.
