Pirates Open Invitational with Sweep of Griffins

Friday, September 20

Fairfax, Va. / Rec. Athletic Complex

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

4-8

William & Mary

3-4

Seton Hall

William & Mary

9/20/2019 6:26:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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FAIRFAX, VA. – Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) had a double-double as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept William & Mary, 2-0 (25-18, 25-22, 26-24), to open the George Mason Invitational on Friday.

Cvelbar recorded a match-high 28 assists to go with 11 digs, two kills and two blocks in a strong all-around match. Offensively, Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.) and Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) combined for 24 kills and only three attack errors.

SET 1:
Trailing 8-6 in set one, the Pirates went on a 13-3 run, capped by a Gasser kill that gave them a commanding 19-11 advantage. William & Mary scored four of the next five points to cut their deficit to just five points, but the Griffins couldn't get closer. A kill by Koehler put The Hall in set point, and another by classmate Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) ended the set in The Hall's favor, 25-18.

SET 2:
the score tied at 17 in set two, The Hall scored two straight, and block assists by Cvelbar and Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) gave the Pirates a 19-17 lead and forced a Griffin timeout. The set remained close, but William & Mary never drew even again. Leading 23-21, a pair of kills by Turner won the set for the Pirates, 25-22.

SET 3:
William & Mary jumped out to a 13-10 lead in set three, but Seton Hall responded with a 6-2 run, and a service ace by Elizabeth Sottung (Westfield, N.J.), but it on top, 16-15. With the score tied at 19 however, the Griffins scored three straight to grab a 22-19 advantage and force a Seton Hall timeout. The break did wonders for the Pirates, as they scored three straight to tie the set at 22. The Griffins however, jumped back ahead and entered set point at 24-23, but a kill by Gasser tied the set at 24, block assists by Koehler and Turner put the Pirates in match point, 25-24, and a William & Mary attack error won it for them, 26-24.

Inside the Numbers:

Cvelbar tallied a double-double with 28 assists and 11 digs to go with two kills and to blocks.
Gasser had a team-high nine kills, only two attack errors and five digs.
Koehler notched eight kills with no attack errors and three blocks.
Turner had seven kills and only one attack error.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) tallied a team-best 16 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .189 attack percentage for the match, while William & Mary attacked at .119.
The Pirates had 36 kills, while the Griffins recorded 41.
The Hall finished with 61 digs, while William & Mary tallied 68.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 4-8 overall on the young season.
The Pirates improve to 3-2 all-time against William & Mary.
With 28 assists today, Cvelbar moved past former Pirate Nichole Bushroe into ninth place on the all-time Seton Hall assist list.
With 14 digs tonight, Eden Dolezal (La Porte, Ind.) surpassed the 400-dig mark for her career.
Cvelbar's double-double is the 17^th of her career, the most of any active player.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will continue play at the George Mason Invitational tomorrow. The Hall will face host George Mason at 11:00 a.m., followed by Wake Forest at 4:30 p.m.