Pirates Head to Xavier, Butler ths Weekend - Seton Hall University Athletics

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
SETON HALL (9-13, 1-9) vs. XAVIER (12-9, 5-5)
CINCINNATI, OHIO | Fifth Third Arena
LIVE VIDEO: XAVIER+
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
SETON HALL (9-13, 1-9) vs. BUTLER (10-12, 4-6)
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. | Hinkle Field House
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WEEKLY STATS REPORT: SETON HALL
2026 BIG EAST STANDINGS
BIG EAST STATISTICAL LEADERS

PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to action this week with a pair of BIG EAST Conference road matches. The Pirates will head to Cincinnati on Friday, Oct. 30 for a match at Xavier, and then to Indianapolis on Halloween for a contest at Butler. Friday's match is at 6:00 p.m., while Saturday's is at 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
Friday's match at Xavier will be broadcast by Xavier+ and available at GoXavier.com/watch. Saturday's match at Butler will be on ESPN+. Both matches will have live stats like usual.

LAST TIME AGAINST XAVIER
Freshman Samantha Shelton (Oak Park, Ill.) tallied a career-high 18 kills, but the Pirates fell to Xavier, 3-1 (18-25, 26-24, 15-25, 23-25), in Walsh Gymnasium on Oct. 3. The Pirates simply couldn't overcome a slow start despite solid performances in sets two through four. The Hall's second set effort was one of its best of the season with 19 kills, zero attack errors and a .576 attack percentage.

Shelton led the Pirates with 18 kills to go with eight digs and a .240 attack percentage. Junior Alondra Villanueva (Lima, Peru) had 11 kills, only three attack errors and a .296 attack percentage.

SCOUTING XAVIER
Xavier enters the weekend with a 12-9 record overall and a 5-5 mark in BIG EAST play. Since defeating the Pirates on Oct. 3, the Musketeers have gone just 2-4 with their victories coming in a sweep at Butler and in four sets vs. Connecticut. Most recently, Xavier lost in five sets to both DePaul and Marquette on the road last weekend.

Xavier currently leads the BIG EAST with 15.49 digs per set and 13.11 kills per set. Kelsey Niesen is currently second in the conference with 4.48 digs per set. Setter Macy Hatkevich is third with 8.43 assists per set.

RANKINGS AMONG BIG EAST TEAMS

	Attack %	Opp. Attack %	Kills/Set	Assists/Set	Digs/Set	Blocks/Set
Seton Hall	10th	9th	8th	8th	4th	11th
Xavier	3rd	7th	1st	3rd	1st	7th
Butler	4th	4th	7th	5th	8th	8th

LAST TIME AGAINST BUTLER
Senior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) reached 1,000 digs for her career, but The Hall fell to Butler, 3-0 (22-25, 19-25, 18-25) in Walsh Gymnasium on Oct. 2. With a limited front row due to injury and illness, Seton Hall had difficulty limiting Butler's offensive attack. The Bulldogs finished with a .383 attack percentage for the match and committed only seven errors.

Shelton had a team-high 13 kills, with only four attack errors, four digs and two blocks. Villanueva had 11 kills and six digs. Junior Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) tallied a match-high 21 assists to go with a team-best seven digs.

SCOUTING BUTLER
Butler enters the weekend with a 10-12 record overall and a 4-6 mark in BIG EAST play. Since last facing Seton Hall, the Bulldogs have gone just 1-6 with their lone victory coming in a sweep against Connecticut. Currently, Butler has lost three straight including a pair of sweeps last weekend at Marquette and DePaul.

Butler currently ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in both hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage.

NEXT WEEK
Next week, the Pirates will return to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium for the final time of the 2026 season. The Hall will host Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 6 at 5:00 p.m. On Saturday, Seton Hall will celebrate Senior Day before hosting Providence. That one begins at 3:00 p.m.