Barnes, Thelen Power Pirates Past Villanova, 3-1

Wednesday, October 11

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

11-10, 5-3

Villanova

11-7, 4-3

Villanova

Seton Hall

10/11/2017 10:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Sharay Barnes (Swarthmore, Pa.) and junior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) combined for 33 kills and just four attack errors as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team defeated Villanova in four sets, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 25-23), on Wednesday.

Barnes was fabulous registering a season-high with 17 kills, just two attack errors and a team-best .577 attack percentage. Thelen added 16 kills, only two attack errors and a .359 attack percentage. She also had three blocks.

SET 1:
Seton Hall had to rally from a significant deficit at the start of the first set as Villanova jumped out to a 10-3 lead. Trailing 15-8, the Pirates went on a 10-2 run, and a block by Madison Salkowski (Cold Spring, Ky.) gave them their first lead of the match, 18-17. With the score tied at 22, back-to-back kills by Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) put The Hall in set point, 24-22, and a Villanova attack error put set one in the win column for the Pirates.

SET 2:
Despite the close score, Seton Hall never trailed in set two. With the score tied at 12, the Pirates scored four straight, and a kill by Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) gave them a 16-12 lead and prompted a Villanova timeout. The Wildcats cut the Pirate lead to 22-19, but two kills by Thelen put The Hall in set point, and Mason's seventh kill of the set gave it a 25-22 win. In one of the more impressive single sets of the season, the Pirates had 20 kills and a .474 attack percentage.

SET 3:
Just like Seton Hall never trailed in set two, it never led in set three. Villanova again got off to a quick start, scoring nine of the first 13 points, but this time, they never looked back. The Pirates cut the Wildcat lead to four late, 22-18, but couldn't draw closer in a 25-19 loss.

SET 4:
Villanova jumped out to a 10-6 lead and forced an early Seton Hall timeout. Trailing 12-8, the Pirates went on a 7-2 run, and a kill by Barnes put the Pirates in front, 15-14. Clinging to a 23-22 lead, Seton Hall got a pair of kills from Thelen, sandwiched around a Pirate service error, to clinch a 25-23 set four win, and a four-set match victory.

Inside the Numbers:

Mason erupted for a double-double with 12 kills and a career-high 21 digs.
Junior Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) had a double-double with 31 assists and 11 digs.
Koska finished with 10 kills.
Senior Sarah Kenneweg (Poolesville, Md.) and 19 digs and six assists.
Sophomore Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) tallied 23 assists and six digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .273 attack percentage for the match, while Villanova attacked at .252.
Seton Hall finished with 64 team kills, while Villanova had 57.
The Pirates totaled 70 team digs, while Villanova had 67.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 11-10 overall and 5-3 in the BIG EAST.
Villanova falls to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST.
Seton Hall improves to 7-0 in matches when it has a higher attack percentage than its opponent.
Mason's double-double is her third of the season and the fourth of her career.
Coffey notched her eighth double-double of the season and the team-leading 25^th of her career.
Barnes reached the 15-kill mark for the second time this season.
Thelen reached the 15-kill mark for the 10^th time this season and the 19^th time in her career.
Seton Hall improves to 4-0 in four-set matches this season.
Coffey played in her 82^ndconsecutive match, which leads all active Pirates.
The Pirates improve to 16-25 all-time against Villanova.