Fournier, Schroeder Lead Pirates to Senior Day Sweep

Saturday, November 19

South Orange, N.J.

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

16-15,10-8

St. John's

16-15, 7-11

SJU

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SJU

HALL

Kills

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Attempts

111

109

Hitting %

.090

.202

Points

46.0

60.0

Assists

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Blocks

10.0

12.0

Fournier, Schroeder Lead Pirates to Senior Day Sweep

11/19/2016 5:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seniors Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) played their final home match on Saturday, and guided the Seton Hall women's volleyball team to a sweep of St. John's, 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-23).

The victory enables the Pirates to clinch a berth in the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament if Villanova loses at Creighton on Sunday. That match begins at 2:00 pm ET.

Seton Hall (16-15, 10-8) forced a pair of early St. John's timeouts while darting out to an early 12-4 advantage in set one. The Red Storm cut the lead to four, 16-12, but the Pirates responded with seven unanswered points to take a commanding 23-12 edge. St. John's narrowed the final margin, but The Hall claimed victory in set one, 25-17.

St. John's started quickly in set two, scoring six of the first eight points, but the Pirates methodically chipped away at the deficit. Trailing 18-15, The Hall scored three straight to finally draw even at 18. Coming out of their timeout, St. John's scored two quick points to reclaim the lead, 20-18, but the Pirates bounced back with three straight, and a block by Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) and Madison Salkowski (Cold Springs, Ky.) gave them their first lead of the set, 21-20. Trailing 22-21, The Hall ended set two with three straight points. A Schroeder block put Seton Hall in set point, and her kill ended it, 25-22.

The Pirates had their best offensive performance in set three. They had 15 kills and just four attack errors for a match-high .344 attack percentage. Trailing 15-12, The Hall scored four straight, and a kill by Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) gave them a 16-15 advantage. The Pirates never trailed again. A kill by Salkowski put Seton Hall in match point, 24-20, and although three straight points by the Red Storm made the set close, a St. John's attack error ended the set, 25-23, in the Pirates' favor.

Inside the Numbers:

Mason finished with a match-high 13 kills to go along with eight digs and two blocks.
Thelen ended with nine kills, three digs and three blocks.
Schroeder had six kills, five blocks and three service aces in her final Walsh Gym match.
Fournier had a match-high 22 digs in her final home match.
Sophomore Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) finished with a team-high 23 assists to go with seven digs.
Freshman Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) had a match-high six blocks.

News & Notes:

It's the second time in program history that Seton Hall has reached double-figures in BIG EAST wins (10-8).
St. John's entered the contest at the BIG EAST leader in blocks and blocks per set, but the Pirates, who rank ninth in the conference in blocks, out-blocked the Red Storm, 12.0-to-10.0, on Saturday.
Fournier has now reached at least 20 digs in a single-match 14 times this season and 43 times in her career.
The Pirates improve to 15-12 all-time against St. John's.
Seton Hall improves to 8-4 at Walsh Gym in 2016.
The Hall improves to 7-7 in three-set matches this season.

Up Next:
The Pirates will wait for the result of Sunday's Villanova-Creighton match. If Villanova loses, Seton Hall will clinch a berth in the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind. The fourth-seeded Pirates would face top-seeded Creighton in the semifinals on Friday, November 25.