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Volleyball Travels to West Virginia Invitational
9/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
2014 WEST VIRGINIA INVITATIONAL
Host: West Virginia University
WVU Coliseum - Morgantown, W.Va.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
SETON HALL (5-2) vs. MONTANA (0-6)
2:00 p.m.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
SETON HALL (5-2) at WEST VIRGINIA (6-1)
7:00 p.m.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
SETON HALL (5-2) at ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (2-5)
4:30 p.m.
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PREVIEW
Seton Hall has opened the 2014 season with wins in five of its first seven matches, a far cry from starting out the 2013 campaign with the opposite record, 2-5. Last weekend, the Pirates hosted the Seton Hall Invitational, and won three of four matches. The Pirates had won 12 consecutive sets before falling in set two of their match with UNLV. On Friday, The Hall swept both Cornell and Siena. On Saturday, it swept in-state Rutgers for the first time since 2009, before having its five-match win streak snapped by UNLV in a 3-1 loss.
Both Stacey and Shelbey Manthorpe were named to the All-Tournament Team. No Most Valuable Player was selected, but if one were chosen, it could have been Stacey Manthorpe. The senior outside hitter notched two double-doubles in four matches and led all players in the tournament in total kills. On Friday vs. Siena, Stacey became only the eighth player in Seton Hall history to record 1,000 career kills. On Saturday vs. UNLV, she tied a career-high with 18 kills and set a career-high with 26 digs.
This weekend, the Pirates will return to the road to play three matches at a familiar place, Morgantown, W.Va. The former BIG EAST member, West Virginia, is hosting the Pirates, Montana and St. Francis on Friday and Saturday. Seton Hall will open the Invitational on Friday vs. Montana. The Grizzlies have yet to win in 2014 in six matches and are registering just over 10 kills per set. The teams have never met. In Friday's nightcap, Seton Hall will face host West Virginia, which enters the tournament riding a six-match win streak. Since losing their opener, the Mountaineers haven't lost a set, cruising to a 6-1 record. Seton Hall owns a slim 11-10 all-time record against West Virginia and won the last meeting, a 3-1 victory in Morgantown in 2011. On Saturday, Seton Hall will face St. Francis (Pa.) at 4:30 p.m. The Red Flash enter the tournament with a 2-5 record and are coming off a four set loss to Youngstown State in their home opener on Tuesday. The Pirates won their only meeting with St. Francis back in 2005, a 3-0 sweep in Walsh Gym.
TOP SETON HALL NOTES
SETON HALL INVITATIONAL
Seton Hall won three of four matches at the Seton Hall Invitational, Sept. 5-6. Seton Hall didn't lose a set in victories over Cornell, Siena and Rutgers, but fell in the finale to UNLV, 3-1. The Pirates had won 12 consecutive sets before falling to the Rebels in set two of their match.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Shelbey and Stacey Manthorpe were named to the seven-woman Seton Hall Invitational All-Tournament Team. Stacey led all competitors in kills for the event and tallied two double-doubles. Shelbey had a double-double and a pair of near triple-doubles.
STACEY'S HONOR ROLL
Senior Stacey Manthorpe was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 8. Named to the All-Tournament Team, she tallied two double-doubles and led all the players in the five-team tournament in kills. On Sept. 6 vs. UNLV, Manthorpe matched her career-high with 18 kills and set a career-high with 26 digs.
1,000 KILLS
With 13 kills in a victory over Siena on Sept. 5, Stacey Manthorpe became only the eighth player in Seton Hall history to record 1,000 career kills. She's currently seventh on the all-time list.
OVER .500
By winning three of four matches in the Seton Hall Invitational, Seton Hall has officially moved over .500 in its all-time record. The Pirates are now 571-570 in 28 years of volleyball.
