Seton Hall University
11-13, 5-7
Georgetown
10-15, 4-8
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PIrates Fall in Five Sets as Georgetown Rallies
10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Freshman Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) registered a double-double, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in five sets to Georgetown, 3-2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-20, 18-25, 12-15), on Friday.
The Pirates held a 2-1 match lead, but they couldn't put Georgetown away as the Hoyas recorded a .471 attack percentage in set four and trailed only briefly in set five.
Georgetown (10-15, 4-8) won a very close set one, which featured 11 ties and four lead changes. With the set tied at 20, the Hoyas scored five of the final six points to capture set one, 25-21.
Seton Hall (11-13, 5-7) bounced back right away with their best set of the match in set two. The Pirates never trailed, scoring seven of the first nine points, and never looked back in route to a convincing 25-15 victory to tie the match at one set apiece.
Trailing 15-14 in set three, the Pirates went on a 9-1 run to take a commanding 23-15 advantage. Freshman Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) tallied five of her 12 kills in set three alone as the Pirates won, 25-20, to take a 2-1 match lead.
Turning Point:
Georgetown dominated set four to tie the match at two sets apiece. The Hoyas recorded 18 kills and just two attack errors in the set. Still, the Pirates held the set close until late. A kill by Amanda Hansen (Pewaukee, Wis.) cut the Hoya lead to 18-17, but Georgetown scored seven of the set's final eight points to win it, 25-18.
An ace by Sara Connell (Dousman, Wis.) gave the Pirates their only lead in set five, 7-6, but it was short-lived. Following a Georgetown timeout, the Hoyas scored five straight points to take an 11-7 advantage. The Hall cut the lead to two points on three occasions, but couldn't draw closer, and fell, 15-12.
Notes & Numbers:
- Coffey finished with a team-high 36 assists to go with 11 digs for her team-leading eighth double-double of the season.
- Junior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) finished with a match-high 27 digs. She registered at least 20 digs for the 12th time this season and the 27th time of her career.
- With 27 digs, Fournier has moved past former teammate Shelbey Manthorpe for fourth place on Seton Hall's career digs list with 1,486. She needs just 11 more to pass Jessica Pompey for third on the list.
- Hennigan and junior Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) led the Pirates with 12 kills apiece.
- Seton Hall falls to 4-4 in five-set matches.
- Seton Hall falls to 13-22 all-time against Georgetown.
Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow for a Halloween match vs. Creighton at Walsh Gym. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
