Volleyball Wins Hard Fought Match at LIU, 3-1

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. The Seton Hall volleyball team picked up its first road victory after topping LIU 3-1 (10-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19) on Tuesday. The Pirates (10-8) had to come from behind from significant deficits in sets two and three to come away with the win.

Sophomore Sarah Osmun (Crystal Lake, Ill.) notched a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. Senior Tricia Meyers (Cincinnati, Ohio) posted 10 kills and seven blocks. Freshman Meghan Matusiak (Winfield, Ill.) had a team-high 13 kills, and senior Breanna Leisner (Bloomington, Ill.) paced the defense with 19 digs.

SHU had a rough go of it in the first set, posting just two kills on 25 attack attempts, en route to a 25-10 loss.

The Pirates did not fare well to start set two, falling behind 8-3. However, Osmun stepped up for the Hall, notching three kills during a crucial stretch to get SHU back into the set, 13-10. The Blackbirds (8-9) staved off a few potential Pirate runs, but SHU finally tied the score, 22-22, after a Matusiak kill, forcing a Blackbird timeout.

After trading the next two points, freshman Krissy Wrobel (Reading, Pa.) gave the Pirates their first lead of the match with a kill, then combined for a block with classmate Rachael Thornquist (Crystal Lake, Ill.) to finish the comeback win, 25-23.

LIU jumped out to another big lead in the third set, 15-6, but Seton Hall mustered a 7-1 run to pull within three points. Trailing 20-16, the Pirates made another push and eventually took a 22-21 lead after a kill from senior Brittany Rahrer (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

An attack error from the Blackbirds gave Seton Hall a two-point advantage, and Meyers sealed the rally with a kill to put the Pirates ahead 2-1 in the match.

SHU got off to a strong start in the fourth set, going ahead, 10-5. After LIU put together five straight points to tie the score, the Pirates regrouped with kills from Rahrer and Osmun to stay on top, 12-10. An ace from Leisner extended the Hall’s lead to five once again at 20-15, as the Pirates went on to win the set, 25-19.

Seton Hall will jump back into BIG EAST play at Cincinnati on Friday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m.

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