Pirates Steal Set, But Fall to DePaul, 3-1

Friday, October 16

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

8-11,0-7Big East

DePaul

13-5,5-2Big East

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
DePaul	25	24	25	25	3
Seton Hall	14	26	16	21	1

BOX SCORE (.pdf)

10/16/2026 8:11:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Loukia Papadakos (Stoufville, Ontario) had a career-high eight kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to DePaul, 3-1 (14-25, 26-24, 16-25, 21-25), in Walsh Gymnasium on Friday.

The Pirates rallied to win a marathon second-set and tie the match, but couldn't maintain their momentum in set three and four losses.

After missing over a month due to injury, Papadakos returned and had eight kills, only two attack errors and two blocks. Junior Alondra Villanueva (Lima, Peru) had a team-high 11 kills, while senior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) had a team-best nine digs.

Seton Hall's setters had decent matches as Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) finished with 17 assists and six digs and Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) added 13 assists and eight digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall never led in the opening set as DePaul dominated with a match-high .385 attack percentage. A kill by Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) cut The Hall's deficit to 11-7, but the Blue Demons answered with a 9-2 run to take a commanding 20-9 advantage. DePaul went on to win, 25-14.

SET 2:
Neither team could find its offensive footing in the second set and the teams played through 12 ties and nine lead changes. The Hall had only a .058 attack percentage, but DePaul had a match-low .021. A kill by Safian gave Seton Hall a 17-12 lead, but the Blue Demons rallied to tie the score at 20. Facing a 2-0 match deficit, the Pirates staved off two set points to tie the score at 24. A kill by Mia Clyburn (Fort Mill, S.C.) put The Hall in set point, and a DePaul attack error gave the Pirates a 26-24 victory.

SET 3:
DePaul led the third set wire-to-wire. The Blue Demons scored the first five points of the set and never looked back. A kill by Samantha Shelton (Oak Park, Ill.) cut The Hall's deficit to 13-8, but DePaul responded with five straight points to grab a commanding 18-8 advantage. The Blue Demons went on to win, 25-16.

SET 4:
Trailing 13-10, Seton Hall scored five of the next six points, and an ace by Fuller gave it a 15-14 lead at the technical timeout of the fourth set. Down 18-16, it was DePaul's turn to rally. The Blue Demons went on a 7-1 run to grab a 23-19 lead. The Hall scored back-to-back points to cut its deficit to just two points, but DePaul finished off a 25-21 fourth-set win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Villanueva had a team-high 11 kills.
Papadakos had a career-high eight kills with only two attack errors, a .353 attack percentage, two digs and two blocks.
Nelson had a team-high nine digs.
Adler had a team-high 17 assists to go with six digs.
Fuller tallied 13 assists, eight digs and two aces.
Seton Hall recorded a ..097 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .203.
The Pirates had 44 kills, while DePaul had 52.
The Hall tallied 44 digs, while the Blue Demons had 64.
Seton Hall had 3.0 team blocks, while DePaul had 8.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 8-11 overall and 0-7 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul improves to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in conference play.
The Hall drops to 21-12 all-time against the Blue Demons and has now lost six in a row in the series.
The Pirates are now 3-4 in four-set matches this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they host Marquette in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.