Pirates Outlasted by Villanova in Four Sets - Seton Hall University Athletics

Saturday, October 24

Finneran Pavilion / Villanova, Pa.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

9-13,1-9Big East

Villanova

12-9,5-5Big East

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Seton Hall	23	26	20	16	1
Villanova	25	24	25	25	3

BOX SCORE (.pdf)

10/24/2026 9:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

VILLANOVA, PA. – Senior Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) had nine kills and only one attack error, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team was outlasted by Villanova, 3-1 (23-25, 26-24, 20-25, 16-25), on Saturday.

The Pirates won a marathon second set that featured 12 ties and four lead changes to tie the match, but dropped sets three and four as the offense stalled.

Loiselle finished with nine kills, only one attack error, and a .333 attack percentage, three digs and two blocks. Junior Alondra Villanueva (Lima, Peru) finished with eight kills and 11 digs.

Sophomore Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) narrowly missed a double-double with 16 assists, nine digs and three kills.

SET 1:
Villanova started strong, scoring seven of the first eight points in the match. The Pirates cut their deficit to just one point on five occasions, but couldn't find the equalizer. A kill by Loukia Papadakos (Stoufville, Ontario) brought The Hall to within 15-13, but the Wildcats scored four of the next five points to go back up, 19-14. Facing a Villanova set point down 24-21, back-to-back points by the Pirates again cut their deficit to just one, but the Wildcats found the winner, 25-23. The Hall had 12 kills and only three attack errors in the opening set, but Villanova attacked at a .400 clip.

SET 2:
The second set was an epic affair which included 12 ties and four lead changes. Trailing 11-9, The Hall scored three in a row, and a kill by Papadakos put it on top, 12-11. With the score tied at 14, the Pirates scored four in a row, and a block by Kennedy Horn (Columbus, Ind.) and Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) gave them an 18-14 advantage. Villanova, however, answered with a 6-0 run to grab a 20-18 lead. Kills by Safian and Fuller tied the set at 20. Down 22-21, the Pirates scored three in a row, and an ace by Horn put them in set point, 24-22. After Villanova struck back to tie the score at 24, a kill by Loiselle put Seton Hall back in set point, and a Villanova attack error, that was confirmed by video review, gave it a 26-24 victory.

SET 3:
Villanova scored the first two points of the third set, but the Pirates raced ahead with a 6-0 burst. Trailing 14-10, the Wildcats went on a 9-1 run to grab a 19-15 lead and force a Seton Hall timeout. Down 21-16, The Hall scored four of the next five points, and a kill by Safian brought it to within two points, 22-20. Villanova regrouped, however, and closed out the set with the final three points, 25-20. Seton Hall had a -.081 attack percentage in the third set.

SET 4:
A block solo by Loiselle cut The Hall's deficit to 11-10 in set four, but Villanova then went on an 8-3 run to grab a commanding 19-13 advantage. Another kill by Papadakos brought Seton Hall to within 20-15, but the Wildcats closed out the match with five of the final six points. Villanova had another very efficient set with 15 kills, only two attack errors and a .406 attack percentage.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Loiselle had a team-high nine kills, only one attack error, a .333 attack percentage, three digs and two blocks.
Villanueva tallied eight kills and 11 digs.
Fuller had a team-high 16 assists with nine digs and three kills.
Freshman Rylee Wooldridge (Mars, Pa.) had 11 digs and six assists.
Freshman Samantha Shelton (Oak Park, Ill.) had eight kills, four digs, four aces and two blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .133 attack percentage for the match, while Villanova attacked at .277.
The Pirates had 42 kills, while Villanova had 58.
The Hall tallied 49 digs, while the Wildcats had 58.
Seton Hall had 5.0 team blocks, while Villanova had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 9-13 overall and 1-9 in the BIG EAST, while Villanova improves to 12-9 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
The Hall is now 18-37 all-time against the Wildcats and has dropped five in a row in the series.
The Pirates are now 4-5 in four-set matches this season.
With two blocks today, Loiselle surpassed the 100-blocks mark for her career.
Seton Hall reached double-figures in aces tonight for the second time this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, October 30 when they travel to Cincinnati for a match at Xavier. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.