Volleyball Drops Season Finale to Rutgers, 3-1

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ (November 11, 2000)- Pulani Tuyay had 47 assists and ten digs as Rutgers swept the final three games of the match and defeated the Seton Hall volleyball team, 3-1 (16-14, 5-15, 6-15, 7-15), in the Pirates' season finale.

The loss sets the Pirates' final record at 10-19 overall and 2-9 in the BIG EAST, while Rutgers improves to 22-6 overall and 9-2 in BIG EAST conference play.

Seton Hall won the first game 16-14, but early in the second game the Scarlet Knights used a 13-0 run to shift the momentum for good.

The Pirates were led by junior Paige Ellertson (Mount Holly Springs, PA) who tallied a triple-double with ten kills, 22 assists, and 11 digs. Ellertson's ten kills came on 18 attempts with only two errors for a team-leading .444 hitting percentage.

Freshman Jackie Neely (Indianapolis, IN) had a team-high 13 kills.

Sophomore Sarah Ahlers (Emmett, ID) and freshman Jenna Meyers (Camarillo, CA) had solid defensive matches with 11 digs each.

Junior Alyson Furch (Tempe, AZ) recorded a team-best eight block assists.

This concludes the 2000 Seton Hall Pirates volleyball season.


Game Scores:   1    2    3    4
Rutgers        14   15   15   15
Seton Hall     16   5    6    7

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