Seton Hall University
8-8, 2-2
Marquette
11-6, 3-2
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Seton Hall falls to Marquette in Three Sets
10/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Senior Amanda Hansen (Pewaukee, Wis.) and freshman Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) combined for 24 kills, but it wasn't enough as the Seton Hall volleyball team fell to Marquette, 3-0 (18-25, 23-25, 15-25), on Saturday.
Both Hansen and Thelen, Seton Hall's starting middle blockers, registered 12 kills. Thelen's performance was particularly impressive given her team-best .455 attack percentage.
Marquette (11-6, 3-2), coming off a sweep by Villanova on Friday, played inspired volleyball from the start. The Pirates had little response for a Marquette offense that resulted in a .467 attack percentage in set one. The Golden Eagles had 15 kills and just one attack error in a 25-18 victory, which set the pace for the rest of the match.
Turning Point:
After trailing for most of set two, an ace by Hansen finally pulled the Pirates even at 22. Two points later, a kill by Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) knotted the set at 23. Marquette however, scored the last two points of the set to edge The Hall, 25-23, to take a commanding 2-0 match lead.
The Pirates never led in set three, and an 8-2 Marquette run gave the Golden Eagles a 23-13 advantage before eventually completing the sweep with a 25-15 win.
Notes & Numbers:
- Junior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) led all players with 21 digs. It's the seventh time this season she has recorded at least 20 digs.
- With 21 digs tonight, Fournier passes 1,300 for her career.
- Thelen's 12 kills are a career-high.
- For the match, Seton Hall recorded just one block. It's the fewest since recording just one block vs. Rutgers on Oct. 24, 2009.
- Seton Hall falls to 0-8 in games that it loses the first set this season.
- Seton Hall falls to 4-5 this season in three-set matches this season.
- Seton Hall improves to 8-8 overall this season and 2-2 in BIG EAST Conference play.
- With the loss, Seton Hall falls to 5-10 all-time against Marquette.
Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, October 2 when it returns to Walsh Gym to host BIG EAST rival DePaul. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
