Volleyball Travels Down Turnpike to Face Rutgers Friday
10/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
MATCH NOTES (.pdf)
THE MATCHUP:
VS. RUTGERS - PISCATAWAY, N.J.
LIVE STATS: SHUPIRATES.COM (Courtesy of Rutgers)
LIVE VIDEO STREAM: WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM (Subscription Fee)
SHU VS. RU ALL-TIME: 12-15
LAST MEETING: Oct. 15, 2010
LOCATION: Piscataway, N.J.
RESULT: L, 2-3
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers comes into Friday night's match in search of its first BIG EAST win of the season. Overall, the Scarlet Knights have dropped seven of their last eight matches. Hannah Curtis leads a balanced offensive attack, posting 2.37 kills per set. Setter Stephanie Zielinski is ninth in the conference, averaging 9.82 assists per set.
PIRATES OFF TO BEST BIG EAST START
Seton Hall's 4-1 start in BIG EAST play is the best in program history. In addition, the Pirates have won 10 of their last 12 matches overall.
PIRATES TAME BEARCATS
With the Pirates sweep of Cincinnati on Oct. 7, they earned just their second win over the Bearcats in seven tries. It was the first win over Cincy in the Kris Zeiter era.
TRU-CALLING
After spending her first two seasons as a setter, junior Olivia Trudeau has quietly had a solid season for SHU playing exclusively in the back-row. Her 2.38 digs per set is third on the team, and she played a key role in the Pirates victory over Cincinnati on Oct. 7. Trudeau posted 10 digs in the third set, and led the team with 14 for the match.
MILESTONES AHEAD
Sophomore Alyssa Warren has exactly 900 digs in under two seasons at SHU. She is already ninth on the career list and should become just the eighth player in school history to record 1,000. Her 380 scoops this season is already the seventh highest single-season total and Warren is just 17 away from setting the sophomore record.
THE ELUSIVE TRIPLE DOUBLE
Freshman Shelbey Manthorpe posted the first ever triple-double in program history after recording 13 kills, 27 assists, and 10 digs in a win at USF on Oct. 3.
SHU CAGES PANTHERS
With its 3-1 win at Pittsburgh on Sep. 23, SHU claimed its first win against the Panthers since 2002 and first road win against their conference foe since 1998.
DIG IT
Libero Alyssas Warren was ranked ninth in the nation, averaging 5.70 digs per set. She is also ranked second in the conference and first in league only games at a 5.83 average.
WARREN RECEIVES HIGH HONOR
Sophomore Alyssa Warren became the first player in program history to be named BIG EAST Player of the Week after her record-breaking performance against Boston College on Sep. 16.
A RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Sophomore Alyssa Warren broke a 21-year old single match record after recording 45 digs in a five-set win over Boston College on Sep. 16. Warren shattered the old mark of 41, previously set by Laura Romeika in 1990.
WROBEL AMONG SHU REJECTION LEADERS
With her strong BIG EAST opening weekend, senior Krissy Wrobel has moved up to eighth on the all-time blocks list. She is currently three rejections away from moving up to seventh in the record books.
MATUSIAK CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Senior Meghan Matusiak moved up to fourth place on the all-time kill list after a win over Boston College on Sep. 15. The right-side hitter is just the eighth player in program history to record 1,000 career kills.
