DePaul Rallies Despite Career Night from Rachwal

Saturday, September 28

Chicago, ILL. / McGrath-Phillips Arena

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-11

DePaul

8-6

Seton Hall

DePaul

9/28/2019 10:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CHICAGO, ILL. – Junior Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) recorded a career-high 14 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four sets at DePaul, 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 22-25, 22-25), on Saturday.

Rachwal had a team-best 14 kills to go with only three attack errors, a .407 attack percentage and two service aces. Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) recorded her fifth double-double of the season with a match-high 34 assists to go with 12 digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall charged out of the gate, scoring 11 of the first 15 points, and a service ace by Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) put it on top, 11-4. After DePaul scored two in a row to cut The Hall's lead to five, the Pirates scored four straight take a commanding 15-6 advantage and force a Blue Demons timeout. An ace by Elizabeth Sottung (Westfield, N.J.) gave the Pirates their largest lead of the set, 19-8, and they went on to handily defeat DePaul, 25-16.

SET 2:
The second set was a back-and-forth affair early, but DePaul assumed control late. With the score tied at 16, Seton Hall scored three straight points, and another kill by Wilkins put The Hall up, 19-16. The Blue Demons however, closed out the set with a 9-3 run to tie the match with a 25-22 set two victory.

SET 3:
Seton Hall led early in set three and a kill by Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) put the Pirates up, 14-10. DePaul rallied however, with a 6-0 run to jump ahead and never trailed again. The Blue Demons went on to win, 25-22.

SET 4:
Trailing 16-11, The Hall went on a 9-2 run, and an ace by Eden Dolezal (La Porte, Ind.) put it in front, 20-19, in set four. Down 22-21, a kill by Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) tied the set at 22, but DePaul closed out the match with the final three points.

Inside the Numbers:

Rachwal finished with a career-high 14 kills, only three attack errors, a .407 attack percentage and two service aces.
Gasser had 12 kills and only four attack errors.
Cvelbar finished with a match-high 34 assists to go with 12 digs.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) finished with a team-high 18 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .237 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .203.
The Pirates had 48 kills, while the Blue Demons recorded 59.
The Hall finished with 56 digs, while DePaul tallied 69.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 5-11 overall and 0-2 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates drop to 19-2 all-time against DePaul and had their five-match series win streak snapped.
Seton Hall falls to 2-3 in four-set matches this season.
Cvelbar's double-double is her fifth of the season and the 20^th of her career, the most of any active player.
With 14 kills today, Rachwal surpassed the 300-kill milestone for her career.
Tonight was the first time this season that Seton Hall has lost after winning the first set (5-1).

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Oct. 4 when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium for a BIG EAST Conference showdown against Providence. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.