Pirates Drop BIG EAST Opener at Marquette

Friday, September 27

Milwaukee, Wis. / Al McGuire Center

8:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-10, 0-1

Marquette

12-2, 2-0

Seton Hall

Marquette

9/27/2019 10:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Freshman Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) had a team-high seven kills, and senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) finished one dig shy of a double-double, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in straight sets to Marquette, 3-0 (19-25, 17-25, 13-25), in its BIG EAST Conference opener on Friday.

Wilkins had seven kills to go with two digs, while Cvelbar had a team-best 23 assists and nine digs.

SET 1:
Marquette never tailed in the opening set, using a 5-0 run with the score tied at four early to assume control. Down 19-14, Seton Hall scored three straight to close the gap, and block assists by Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) cut the Golden Eagles' advantage to 19-17. Marquette closed out the set, however, with an 8-2 run to win, 25-19.

SET 2:
The early goings of set two were close, and a kill by Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) cut Seton Hall's deficit to 10-8. Marquette responded however, with a 9-2 run to take a commanding 19-10 lead. The Golden Eagles went on to claim the second set, 25-17.

SET 3:
Marquette led the final set wire-to-wire, racing out to a 14-5 lead. A block by Salkowski cut the Pirates' deficit to five points, 15-10, but the Golden Eagles took off again with an 8-1 run to take a 23-11 advantage. They went on to finish the match with a 25-13 set three win.

Inside the Numbers:

Wilkins led Seton Hall with seven kills to go with two digs and a service ace.
Cvelbar had a team-high 23 assists and nine digs.
Gasser finished with five kills, 10 digs and four blocks.
Salkowski had six kills, only one attack error, and four blocks.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) had a match-high 17 digs to go with six assists.
Seton Hall recorded a .111 attack percentage for the match, while Marquette attacked at .280.
The Pirates had 30 kills, while the Golden Eagles recorded 49.
The Hall finished with 53 digs, while Marquette tallied 63.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 5-10 overall and 0-1 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates fall to 5-17 all-time against the Golden Eagles.
With four blocks tonight, Gasser surpassed the 300-block milestone for her career.
Seton Hall drops to 3-7 in three-set matches this season.
With four blocks tonight, Salkowski surpassed 150 for her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it travels to Chicago for a BIG EAST match at DePaul. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.