Pirates Battle, But Fall to No. 6 Creighton

Saturday, October 26

South Orange, N.J.

6:00 PM

Seton Hall University

8-13,2-8Big East

#6 Creighton

19-2,10-0Big East

Creighton

Seton Hall

Hadlee Ackerman digs out the volleyball against Georgetown on Oct. 16

10/26/2024 8:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Both Hadlee Ackerman (Atlanta, Ga.) and Mason Woo (Burbank, Calif.) reached double-figures in digs, but despite a strong defensive showing, the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to No. 6 Creighton, 3-0 (14-25, 13-25, 11-25), in Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

In each of the first two sets, the Pirates played some of their best defense of the season, but the Bluejays showed why they're the sixth-ranked team in the country. Despite Seton Hall's best defensive efforts, Creighton had a .311 attack percentage for the match.

Ackerman had a team-best 13 digs, while Woo added 11 digs, seven of which came in the first set alone.

Offensively, Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii) led Seton Hall in kills for a third straight match. She finished with seven kills to go with six digs. Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) had a team-high 20 assists to go with four digs and two kills.

SET 1:
The opening set was hard-fought with long points. Down, 13-8, The Hall scored five of the next six points to cut its deficit to only one point and force a Creighton timeout. Out of the break, however, the Bluejays went on an 8-0 run to grab a commanding 22-13 advantage. A block by Roberts-Navarro and Grace Turner (La Grange Highlands, Ill.) delayed the loss, but The Hall fell, 25-14.

SET 2:
The second set was similar in that the Pirates played closely until late. With the score tied at 10, the Bluejays went on a 10-1 run to grab a 20-11 lead. Kills by Klungel and Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and gave The Hall 13 points, but Creighton went on to win, 25-13.

SET 3:
Creighton dominated the final set, leading wire-to-wire after scoring the set's first seven points. A kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) cut Seton Hall's deficit to 12-6, but the Bluejays answered with an 8-1 run to give them a 20-7 advantage. Creighton closed out the match with a 25-11 set three victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Ackerman finished with a team-best 13 digs.
Woo had 11 digs and three assists.
Roberts-Navarro had a team-best seven kills to go with six digs.
Lucas had six kills.
Klungel collected 20 assists, four digs and two kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .112 attack percentage for the match, while Creighton attacked at .311.
The Pirates had 26 kills, while Creighton had 43.
The Hall recorded 39 digs, while the Bluejays had 57.
Seton Hall collected 2.0 blocks and Creighton had 6.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

The Hall falls to 8-13 overall on the season and 2-8 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 19-2 overall and 10-0 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 3-20 all-time against the Creighton and has dropped the last 19 matches and 52 sets in the series.
The Hall falls to 2-4 this season in three-set matches this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Nov. 1 when it travels to Chicago for a contest at DePaul. The match is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. ET.