Seton Hall University
Saint Peter's
Volleyball Pounds Peacocks, 3-0
9/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Sophomore Simona Sekulova (Aukland, New Zealand) recorded a match-high 13 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team won its 11th straight match with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-12) shutout of Saint Peter's on Tuesday.
The win improves Seton Hall to an impressive 14-1, its best start in program history. Its 11-match win streak is its longest since 1994.
Seton Hall was able to rest the Manthorpe twins with a non-conference opponent visiting Walsh Gym and the result was several back-up players contributing to a Pirates' victory.
Senior Hannah Hugeback (Virginia Beach, Va.) got the start and notched season-highs of seven kills and seven digs. Ashani Rubin (Philadelphia, Pa.) recorded a career-highs of four kills and five blocks. Freshman Kayla Kohler (Whitehall, Pa.) saw her second action of the season and tallied a career-high five kills to go with a team-best .556 attack percentage.
Kelly Palma (Stamford, Conn.) put on a serving clinic in her second match of the season. The junior recorded a career-high six service aces in addition to her first career dig.
Sophomore Sam Duncan (Tucson, Ariz.) celebrated her birthday with her first action of the season.
The Pirates controlled the match from the start, jumping out to an 8-2 lead in the first set. With Seton Hall already holding a 15-9 advantage, the Pirates reeled off eight straight points to give themselves a commanding 23-9 lead.
Set two was much different. Sekulova recorded seven of her team-high 13 kills in the second frame. The Pirates scored the first five points of the set and then later used a 9-2 run to take a 19-7 lead. Saint Peter's would score four straight points late, but Seton Hall rolled to a 25-14 win. Palma served up four of her six aces in set two.
The third set started off much closer with the Peacocks leading 6-5, but their advantage was short-lived and Seton Hall used a 10-2 run to turn a competitive 13-9 set into a 23-11 rout.
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, September 28 when travel to Washington, D.C. for a match with Georgetown. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm. Seton Hall will return home to Walsh Gym on Saturday, Oct. 13 when they host Marquette.
