Pirates Battle, But Fall to No. 18 Marquette

Saturday, October 8

South Orange, N.J.

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

13-5,4-2Big East

#18 Marquette

15-1,6-0Big East

Marquette

Seton Hall

10/8/2022 5:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE - MU (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In a matchup between two teams combining for only one loss in BIG EAST Conference play, the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to No. 18 Marquette, 3-0 (16-25, 18-25, 16-25) on Saturday.

Seton Hall had only three more attack errors than the Golden Eagles, but it was Marquette's defensive back line that prevented the Pirates from regularly finding the floor. The Hall falls to 4-2 in conference play, while Marquette is undefeated at 6-0 and has dropped only one set in BIG EAST play so far.

Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) led The Hall with nine kills, while Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a team-best 11 digs.

The Hall had an impressive afternoon defensively at the net with four Pirates collecting at least four blocks. Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) led the team with six blocks.

SET 1:
A couple of early blocks by Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) and a kill by Walsh tied the score at six early in set one, but Marquette responded with five straight points to take an 11-6 lead and force a Pirate timeout. The Golden Eagles extended their run to 10-2 taking a commanding 16-8 advantage. The Pirates scored three straight late, and an ace by Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) cut their deficit to 22-15, but Marquette went on to win the opener, 25-16. The Hall mustered just a .032 attack percentage, compared to .333 for the Golden Eagles.

SET 2:
A service ace by Holland gave The Hall a 10-9 lead, but the Golden Eagles responded with an 10-2 run to take a commanding 19-12 advantage. The Pirates closed to within 22-17 late, but Marquette was able to hold them off for a 25-18 victory.

SET 3:
The Hall scored three of the first four points of the third set, but Marquette bounced back with a 6-0 run and never trailed again. The Golden Eagles upped their run to 13-1 to take a commanding 14-4 advantage. A kill by Walsh, followed by a pair of service aces by Walsh, cut Seton Hall's deficit to 14-7, but Marquette responded with an 8-2 run to put the set out of reach.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Walsh led the Pirates with nine kills to go with four blocks.
Holland had a team-best 11 digs along with four assists.
Wallace had a team-high six blocks to go with three kills.
Klungel tallied a team-best nine assists to go with a career-high five blocks.
Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) had four blocks and two kills.
Jakubowski had her double-doubles streak ended at five matches, but still collected eight digs, six assists and three kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .063 attack percentage for the match, while Marquette attacked at .301.
The Pirates had 25 kills, while the Golden Eagles recorded 47.
The Hall tallied 31 digs, while Marquette had 45.
Seton Hall had 10.0 team blocks, while Marquette recorded 4.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 13-5 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST, while Marquette improves to 15-1 overall and a perfect 6-0 in conference play.
The Hall is now 5-21 all-time against Marquette and has dropped the last 12 matches in the series.
Seton Hall suffers its first loss in a three-set match, falling to 6-1.
The Hall falls to 2-4 when losing the first set this season.
Seton Hall suffered its first loss on a Saturday this year, falling to 8-1.
The Pirates out-blocked a taller Marquette team today, 10.0-to-4.0. It's the 14^th time in 18 matches this year that The Hall has out-blocked its opponent.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action when it makes the short trip to Queens, N.Y. for a match at St. John's on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.