Pirates Claim Tournament Title with Iona Sweep

Saturday, September 3

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-1,0-0Big East

Iona

5-1,0-0MAAC

Iona

Seton Hall

9/3/2022 10:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE - Iona (.pdf)

Reagan Hopp has a season-high 11 kills and Taylor Jakubowski nets a double-double in the Pirates' win.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) had a season-high 11 kills and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) tallied a double-double as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Iona to claim the Seton Hall Invitational title on Saturday.

The Hall claims the tournament title as the only team that went a perfect 3-0 this weekend. It's the Pirates' second straight tournament championship after opening the season with the Temple Invitational title last weekend.

Hopp narrowly missed a double-double with a match-high 11 kills to go with nine digs and a .391 attack percentage. Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.), who was named to the All-Tournament Team, also barely missed a double-double, finishing with a team-high 14 digs and nine assists.

Jakubowski did record a double-double, the first of the season for any Pirate, finishing with 13 digs and 12 assists.

SET 1:
Although the first set went down to the wire, Iona never led. With the score tied at five, The Hall went on a 7-1 run, and a kill by Hopp gave it a 12-6 advantage. A kill by Jakubowski put the Pirates in set point, 24-19, but Iona responded by staving off four straight set points to pull to within 24-23. Fortunately for the Pirates, an Iona service error gave them the final point they needed in a 25-23 victory. Neither team had an attack percentage over .100 in the opening frame.

SET 2:
The second set was the closest of the match and featured four lead changes and 13 ties. A kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) put The Hall up, 21-19, but the Gaels responded with three of the next four points to tie the set at 22. With the score tied at 23, back-to-back kills by Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) won the set for the Pirates. Lucas had a monster second effort, tallying six kills and only one attack error in the second set alone.

SET 3:
The Hall led for most of the third set and grabbed a 10-6 lead on a kill by Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.). Leading 12-10, the Pirates scored four of the next five points, and an ace by Jakubowski extended The Hall's lead to 16-11. Iona cut Seton Hall's lead to only two points, 21-19, but the Pirates scored three straight points to enter match point, 24-19. Iona staved off two match points, but a service error handed the match to The Hall.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Hopp had a match-high 11 kills, only two attack errors, a .391 attack percentage and nine digs.
Jakubowski had a double-double with 13 digs and 12 assists.
Holland had a team-high 14 digs to go with nine assists.
Lucas finished with nine kills and only three attack errors.
Freshman Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) had team-highs of four aces and four blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .168 attack percentage for the match, while Iona attacked at .157.
The Pirates had 40 kills, while Iona recorded 34.
Both teams recorded 55 digs.
The Pirates had 5.0 total blocks, while Iona had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 5-1 on the young season, while Iona suffers its first loss and drops to 5-1.
The Pirates are 5-1 to start the year for the first time since 2014. That year, The Hall earned their only NCAA Tournament bid.
The Hall improves to 13-0 all-time against Iona and improves its all-time set record against the Gaels to 39-1.
The Hall improves to 3-0 in three-set matches.
The Pirates are a perfect 5-0 when having a higher attack percentage than their opponent.
Jakubowski's double-double is the first of the season for any Pirate. Additionally, it's the 24^th of her career, which leads all active Pirates.
With 14 digs tonight, Holland surpassed the 500-dig mark for her career.
Members of the Seton Hall Invitational All-Tournament Team include: Holland from Seton Hall, Akron's Teagan Ochaya, Iona's Jen Soto and George Mason's Yanira Lopez-Barahona.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will play three matches at the Sacred Heart Invitational next weekend. The Pirates will face host Sacred heart on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. On Sunday, they'll face Stony Brook at 11:00 a.m. and Princeton at 2:00 p.m.