Thelen, Schroeder Lead Hall to Four-Set Win at PC

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Providence, R.I.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

10-10

Providence

12-11

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Team Stats

HALL

Kills

Errors

Attempts

149

158

Hitting %

.342

.228

Points

76.0

63.0

Assists

Aces

Blocks

6.0

3.0

10/14/2016 10:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score HOME BOX SCORE INFO

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sophomore Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) and senior Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) combined for 38 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team downed Providence in four sets, 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20), on Friday.

With the victory, Seton Hall got back to .500 in BIG EAST Conference play at 4-4.

The first set was close, but Providence led for much of the early goings. With the Friars leading, 14-12, Seton Hall scored six of the next seven points and an ace by Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) gave the Pirates an 18-15 lead. Providence cut the lead to one point at 23-22, but The Hall scored the last two points to take set one, 25-22.

Providence bounced back in set two. With the score tied at 15, the Friars scored three straight and never trailed again in a 25-22 win.

Turning Point:
Seton Hall (10-11, 4-4) dominated set three from the start and Providence never led. The Pirates scored four of the first five points to take an early lead. With The Hall ahead 7-4, they went on a 12-5 run to take a commanding 19-9 advantage. Leading 23-15, a kill by Schroeder put the Pirates in set point and a Providence attack error handed set three to Seton Hall, 25-15.

Set four was one of the most impressive offensive sets for the Pirates all season. The Hall erupted for a .471 attack percentage as it cruised to a 25-20 set four victory. With the score tied at 10, Seton Hall went on a 7-1 run and never trailed again.

Inside the Numbers:

Thelen led the Pirates with a career-high 20 kills with only two attack errors and a team-high .529 attack percentage.
Schroeder notched a season-high 18 kills with only two attack errors for a .516 attack percentage.
Junior Sarah Kenneweg (Poolesville, Md.) and senior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) led the Pirates with 19 digs apiece.
Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) had six kills and a career-high 11 digs.
Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) finished with a team-high 32 assists to go with six digs.
Freshman Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) finished two assists shy of her career-high with 24.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall recorded a season-high .342 attack percentage for the match.
With 31 attacks tonight, Schroeder passes both Kari Belin and former teammate Amanda Hansen for eighth on Seton Hall's career attacks list.
Schroeder reached double-figures in kills for the 10^th straight match and the 16th time in 21 matches this season.
The Pirates improve to 12-15 all-time against Providence.
Seton Hall improves to 4-4 on the road in 2016.
Seton Hall improves to 4-4 in four-set matches this season.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action on Sunday, October 16 when it visits Creighton. Match time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.