Huge Road Effort Fuels Pirates Sweep at Xavier

Sunday, November 3

Cincinnati, Ohio / Cintas Center

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

9-14,3-9Big East

Xavier

9-13,7-5Big East

Seton Hall

Xavier

11/3/2024 3:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

CINCINNATI – Graduate student Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high 10 kills and senior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) filled the box score as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Xavier, 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-23) in Cincinnati on Sunday.

The turning point of the match was an epic second set that saw the Pirates stave off two set points before outlasting Xavier, 27-25. The victory is arguably the most-impressive of the season for Seton Hall and snaps a four-match losing streak.

Lucas tied for the match-high with 10 kills, only two attack errors and three digs. Klungel had another huge all-around performance with a team-high 29 assists, 11 digs, seven kills and three blocks. Junior Mason Woo (Burbank, Calif.) had a team-best 14 digs.

SET 1:
Down 2-1 early in set one, The Hall went on a 10-2 run, and a kill by Grace Turner (La Grange Highlands, Ill.) gave it an 11-4 lead and set Xavier to a timeout. Trailing 20-13, the Musketeers scored six of the next seven points to cut their deficit to 21-19, but they couldn't get closer. An attack error put The Hall in set point, 24-21, and a kill by Lucas gave it a 25-22 victory. The Pirates had a .297 attack percentage in the opening frame.

SET 2:
With the score tied at 13, Xavier scored four straight points and forced a Seton Hall timeout. Trailing 21-16, the Pirates went on a 6-1 run to tie the set at 22 and send the Musketeers to a timeout. Seton Hall then staved off two Xavier set points to tie the score at 25. A kill by Lucas put the Pirates in set point, 26-25, and a Xavier attack error gave The Hall a dramatic 27-25 set-two victory.

SET 3:
Seton Hall led 12-7 early in set three, but Xavier methodically chipped away and eventually tied the score at 17. The Musketeers' fourth straight point gave them their first lead of the set, 18-17. The Hall didn't relent, however, and took a 23-22 lead on a kill by Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hawaii). With the score tied at 23, another kill by Roberts-Navarro put The Hall in match point, and a Xavier attack error gave it a three-set sweep.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Lucas had 10 kills, only two attack errors and three digs.
Klungel collected 29 assists, 11 digs, seven kills and three blocks.
Woo had a team-best 14 digs.
Subasili had four blocks and three kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .169 attack percentage for the match, while Xavier attacked at .130.
The Pirates had 41 kills, while Xavier had 42.
The Hall recorded 64 digs, while the Musketeers had 76.
Seton Hall collected 5.0 blocks and Xavier had 8.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

The Hall improves to 9-14 overall on the season and 3-9 in the BIG EAST, while Xavier falls to 9-13 overall and 7-5 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 5-17 all-time against Xavier and snaps a five-match losing streak in the series.
The Hall falls to 3-4 this season in three-set matches this season.
Klungel's double-double is her team-leading ninth of the season and the 15^th of her career.
With 32 attacks today, Lucas moved into seventh place on Seton Hall's career attacks list. She now has 3,069 for her career.
Subasili had a remarkable 14 total blocks in two matches this weekend. That's exactly 2.0 blocks per set.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Nov. 8 when they return to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host Connecticut. The match is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. ET.