Loiselle, Pirates Sweep UT Martin in Season Opener

Saturday, August 30

Curb Event Center / Nashville, Tenn.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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UT Martin

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UT Martin

Seton Hall

Maddy Loiselle and her teammates celebrate a point during a 2024 match.

8/30/2025 3:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NASHVILLE – Junior Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) had a team-high 10 kills with no attack errors and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept UT Martin in the 2025 season-opener on a neutral floor on Saturday.

The Pirates dominated the first two sets, but needed to rally from a 14-1 deficit in set three to complete the sweep. The Hall had a .280 attack percentage for the match and had 10 team blocks.

Loiselle was brilliant offensively, collecting 10 kills, no attack errors and an .833 attack percentage. She nearly broke Seton Hall's single-match record for attack percentage, which was set by Baiba Zake (.846) in 1994.

Senior Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) had a strong effort both offensively and defensively. She tallied a match-high seven blocks to go with five kills, and only one attack error. Senna Roberts-Navarro (Honolulu, Hi.) had eight kills, seven digs, five blocks and three aces, while freshman Sadie Reich (Wantagh, N.Y.) tallied six kills and eight digs.

SET 1:
Clinging to a 6-5 lead, The Hall went on a 9-2 run fueled by a trio of aces from Alexis Opland (Woodbury, Minn.) and a pair Loiselle kills to race out to a 15-7 advantage. UT Martin cut their deficit to 22-14 late, but the Pirates closed out the season-opening set with three straight points. An ace by Roberts-Navarro put them in set point, and a block by Reich and Subasili was the set winner.

SET 2:
The second set was significantly closer and featured seven ties and a pair of lead changes. Trailing 14-12, Seton Hall scored five of the next six points to grab a 17-15 lead. After the Skyhawks tied the score at 19, the Pirates scored three straight to take a 22-19 lead and force UT Martin's second time out. Another kill by Loiselle put Seton Hall in set point, 24-21, and a UT Martin attack error handed the Pirates a 25-21 set two victory.

SET 3:
The third set didn't start well for Seton Hall as the Skyhawks raced out to a 14-1 lead. Down 16-5, the Pirates rediscovered their offensive might and scored five straight points to cut their deficit to 16-10 and force a UT Martin timeout. The break didn't stop The Hall's momentum as they scored five of the next seven points out of the timeout to pull to within three points, 18-15. Trailing 20-16, the Pirates scored four straight, and a block by Subasili and Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) tied the set at 20. The Skyhawks jumped back ahead, 22-21, but Seton Hall closed out the match with four straight points to complete the comeback.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Loiselle had a team-high 10 kills, no attack errors and an .833 attack percentage.
Subasili had a team-high seven blocks with five kills and only one attack error.
Roberts-Navarro had eight kills, seven digs, five blocks and three service aces.
Reich notched six kills and eight digs.
Opland had a team-high 12 assists to go with three service aces.
Freshman Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) had 11 assists and five digs.
Junior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) tallied a team-high 12 digs to go with four assists.
Seton Hall recorded a .280 attack percentage for the match, while UT Martin attacked at .109.
Both teams finished with 34 team kills.
The Hall recorded 37 digs, while the Skyhawks had 35.
Seton Hall collected 10.0 blocks and UT Martin had 4.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 19-21 all-time in season-openers.
This was the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and UT Martin on the volleyball court.
Shannon Thompson improves to 3-3 in her career as a head coach in season-openers.
The Hall opened the season with a sweep for the first time since sweeping Temple to begin the 2022 campaign.
With eight kills today, Roberts-Navarro reached an even 300 for her career.
Five Seton Hall players made their collegiate debut: Fuller, Opland, Reich, Safian and Alex Rasmussen (Lincoln, Neb.).