Mason, Pirates Earn Crucial Road Win at DePaul

Sunday, November 13

Chicago, Ill.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

15-15, 9-8Big East

DePaul

13-15, 7-9Big East

Seton Hall

DePaul

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Team Stats

HALL

DPU

Kills

Errors

Attempts

147

154

Hitting %

.361

.338

Points

81.0

Assists

Aces

Blocks

6.0

10.0

11/13/2016 3:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CHICAGO, ILL. – Junior Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) recorded her first career double-double, highlighted by a career-high 25 kills, as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team downed DePaul, 3-1 (28-26, 21-25, 27-25, 25-17), on Sunday.

The victory, coupled with Villanova's loss to Butler today, inches Seton Hall closer to a BIG EAST Tournament berth. A Seton Hall win in its regular season finale against St. John's on Nov. 19, coupled with a Villanova loss in either of its final two matches against Creighton or Providence, would clinch a berth for The Hall.

The first set was an epic battle featuring two teams refusing to relent. The teams combined for four lead changes and 18 ties in a set that went well beyond 25 points. A kill by Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) put Seton Hall in set point, 24-21, but DePaul roared back with three straight points to tie the set at 24. The Blue Demons staved off two more set points, before a block by Gasser and Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) put the Pirates over the top, 28-26.

DePaul bounced back in set two, and scored five of the first seven points to take an early advantage. A kill by Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) tied the set at 13, but the Pirates couldn't pull ahead. The Blue Demons never led by more than four points throughout the set, but was able to maintain a slim lead and defeated The Hall, 25-21, to tie the match.

Turning Point:
Seton Hall (15-15, 9-8) led by as many as five early in set three, but DePaul rebounded and cut the Pirate lead to one, 17-16. With the score tied at 23, a kill by Schroeder put The Hall in set point, but the Blue Demons were able to tie the score at 24. Again, the Pirates pushed DePaul to the brink on an attack error, 25-24, but again the Blue Demons bounced back to tie it at 25. Gasser's kill gave The Hall a third set point in set four, but this time a kill by Mason ended the set in Seton Hall's favor, 27-25.

Riding the momentum of a set three victory, the Pirates never trailed in set four. Mason's fifth kill of the set extended The Hall's lead to 12-6. DePaul cut Seton Hall's lead to four points on three separate occasions, but couldn't get closer. A pair of kills by Gasser to conclude the match, won set four for The Hall, 25-17. The Pirates had a match-high .444 attack percentage in the defining set.

Inside the Numbers:

Mason finished with career-highs of 25 kills and 12 digs to go with a .422 attack percentage.
Thelen finished with 16 kills and only four attack errors.
Schroeder had 15 kills, five digs and three service aces.
Sophomore Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) finished with a team-high 34 assists.
Senior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) had a match-high 22 digs.
Gasser finished with eight kills and no attack errors for a team-best .500 attack percentage to go along with three blocks

News & Notes:

Mason's 25 kills are the most by a Pirate in a single-match this season.
With 15 kills today, Schroeder moves past former Pirate Perette Arrington for ninth place on the Seton Hall career kills list.
Mason has now recorded at least 12 kills in four straight matches.
With 22 digs today, Fournier becomes the second Pirate to reach 2,100 career digs.
Schroeder has now tallied at least 15 kills in a single-match six times this season and 15 times in her career.
Thelen has now tallied at least 15 kills in a single-match a team-high nine times this season.
Mason has now tallied at least 15 kills in a single-match four times this season.
Fournier has now reached at least 20 digs in a single-match 13 times this season and 42 times in her career.
The Pirates improve to 15-1 all-time against DePaul.
Seton Hall improves to 6-8 on the road in 2016.
The Hall improves to 6-6 in four-set matches this season.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action on Saturday, November 19 when they complete the 2016 regular season with a Senior Day match at Walsh Gymnasium vs. St. John's. Match time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET.