Seton Hall University
Marquette
Volleyball Falls to Streaking Golden Eagles, 3-0
11/8/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 8, 2013
MILWAUKEE, WIS. - Seton Hall fell victim to one of the nation's hottest women's volleyball teams, losing at Marquette, 3-0 (15-25, 16-25, 21-25), on Friday. The Golden Eagles have now won seven straight.
The Pirates got a team-leading 20th double-double of the season from Shelbey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.), but it wasn't enough as first-place Marquette improved to 10-1 in BIG EAST play. Manthorpe finished with a team-best 20 assists and 12 digs.
Stacey Manthorpe (Merion Station, Pa.) led the Pirates' offense with 11 kills.
Alyssa Warren (Joliet, Ill.) and Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) paced the Seton Hall defense with 15 digs apiece.
Seton Hall (12-14, 3-8) took an early 5-4 lead in set one, but Marquette came storming back and shot ahead 16-7 with the help of a 9-1 run. A kill by Stacey Manthorpe cut the Golden Eagle lead to 21-13, but Marquette scored four of the last six points to win set one in convincing fashion, 25-15.
A kill by Shelbey Manthorpe inched the Pirates ahead, 2-1, in set two, but again a large run put Marquette firmly in front. This time, an 8-1 run gave the Golden Eagles a 9-3 lead and they never looked back. The Pirates never got closer than a five-point deficit and Marquette rolled to a 25-16 set two victory, to take a two-sets-to-none match lead.
Set three proved to be closer, but Marquette ultimately completed the sweep with a 25-21 set three victory. Five straight points put the Golden Eagles in front 7-3 early on, and later took a 14-7 lead, their largest of the set. Seton Hall battled back to cut the Marquette lead to just one point at 18-17, but couldn't pull even and faded late.
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 10 when it travels to DePaul for its final road match of the 2013 regular season. Match time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET.
