Pirates Rally to Tame Huskies in Five Sets - Seton Hall University Athletics

Friday, November 6

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

10-15,2-11Big East

Connecticut

10-16,3-10Big East

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
UConn	25	22	25	20	10	2
Seton Hall	15	25	15	25	15	3

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11/6/2026 8:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) had five of her team-high 14 kills in the fifth set and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team rallied to defeat Connecticut, 3-2 (15-25, 25-22, 15-25, 25-20, 15-10), in Walsh Gymnasium on Friday.

It's the first time that Seton Hall has rallied with victories in sets four and five in BIG EAST play since outlasting Georgetown in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 20, 2024.

Seton Hall seemingly flipped a switch after the set-three loss. The Pirates combined for only six attack errors over the final two sets combined, and used 11 kills with only two attack errors in set five to complete the comeback.

Loiselle had a team-high 14 kills with only three attack errors and a team-best .478 attack percentage. She had five kills and no attack errors in the decisive fifth set. Freshman Rylee Wooldridge (Mars, Pa.) had a match-high 15 digs to go with four attack errors and two aces. Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) had 33 assists and five digs.

SET 1:
Connecticut scored seven of the first nine points of the match, but the Pirates rallied back, and a kill by Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) tied the set at eight. A kill by Loukia Papadakos (Stoufville, Ontario) tied the set at 11, but UConn answered with a 9-2 run to grab a commanding 20-13 advantage and force Seton Hall's second timeout. The Huskies went on to win the first set, 25-15, after collecting a .414 attack percentage. The Hall connected at only a .069 clip.

SET 2:
Set two had a similar start to set one with UConn scoring the first five points, and the Pirates rallying to tie the score at six. Leading 13-12, The Hall scored five of the next six points to grab an 18-13 advantage and force a Connecticut timeout. The Huskies scored four in a row to tie the score at 20, but The Hall struck back with three straight of their own to jump back ahead, 23-20. A kill by Alondra Villanueva (Lima, Peru) put the Pirates in set point, 24-21, and two points later, a kill by Papadakos gave them a 25-22 victory. Seton Hall had 13 kills and only two attack errors to fuel a .407 attack percentage in set two.

SET 3:
A kill by Loiselle cut The Hall's deficit to 13-10 in set three, but Connecticut responded with a 5-1 spurt to grab an 18-11 advantage and force a Seton Hall timeout. A kill by Papadakos cut The Hall's deficit to 22-14, but the Huskies closed out the set with three of the final four points. The Pirates had a .200 attack percentage, but UConn equaled its match-high .429 in set three.

SET 4:
The fourth set was the closest of the match with the teams combining for 11 ties and five lead changes. With the score tied at 15, The Hall went on a 6-1 run, and another kill by Papadakos gave it a 21-16 advantage. Leading 24-20, a block by Horn and Loiselle gave The Hall a 25-20 victory and sent the match to a decisive fifth set.

SET 5:
Seton Hall came out of the gate quick in set five, and a kill by Safian put it up early, 7-3. UConn rallied, and three straight points by the Huskies cut their deficit to 9-8 and forced a Seton Hall timeout. The Pirates, however, didn't fold, and out of the break scored four straight points to grab a 13-8 lead. Leading 13-10, back-to-back kills by Loiselle closed out a 15-10 set-five victory and completed the Pirates' comeback.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Loiselle finished with a team-high 14 kills, only three attack errors and a .478 attack percentage.
Wooldridge had a match-high 15 digs with four assists.
Adler tallied a team-high 33 assists with five digs.
Villanueva had 12 kills, only four attack errors, a .308 attack percentage and six digs.
Safian notched 11 kills.
Papadakos had seven kills and three blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .260 attack percentage for the match, while Connecticut attacked at .248.
The Pirates had 53 kills, while Connecticut had 50.
The Hall tallied 43 digs, while the Huskies had 37.
Seton Hall had 6.0 team blocks, while Connecticut had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 10-15 overall and 2-11 in the BIG EAST, while Connecticut drops to 10-16 overall and 3-10 in conference play.
The Hall is now 17-25 all-time against the Huskies and snaps a three-match losing streak to them.
The Pirates are now 3-1 in five-set matches this season.
Adler reached at least 30 assists in a single-match for the seventh time this season and the 10th time in her career.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they return to historic Walsh Gymnasium to host long-time BIG EAST rival Providence on Senior Day. Match time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., but be sure to arrive early for Senior Day ceremonies.