Pirates Fall in Five Sets as Hofstra Rallies

Tuesday, September 13

Hempstead, N.Y.

8:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-5

Hofstra

8-3

Seton Hall

Hofstra

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Team Stats

HALL

HOFSTRA

Kills

Errors

Attempts

154

158

Hitting %

.260

.316

Points

79.0

90.0

Assists

Aces

Blocks

8.0

11.0

9/13/2016 10:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Four Pirates recorded at least 12 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in five sets at Hofstra, 3-2 (22-25, 31-29, 25-17, 22-25, 10-15), on Tuesday.

The first set was one of the closest that Seton Hall has played all season. It featured 13 ties, nine lead changes and neither team had a lead greater than three points. Both teams were strong offensively with Hofstra recording a .429 attack percentage and the Pirates attacking at a .343 clip. They combined for just seven attack errors. With the Pirates leading 20-19, the Pride scored three straight points to take a two point advantage and force a Seton Hall timeout. Twice, The Hall cut the Pride lead to one point down the stretch, but Hofstra held on for a 25-22 victory.

Seton Hall was poised to tie the match at one set apiece with a commanding 24-19 lead at the end of set two. Hofstra rebounded however, and scored six straight points to turn a five-point deficit into a set point of their own. The Pirates rallied three times to tie the set late, and a kill by Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) tied the score at 29. Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) followed with an ace to put the Pirates again in set point, and a Hofstra attack error gave the set to The Hall, 31-29. In set two alone, Seton Hall had six set points and Hofstra had four.

The Pirates used the momentum gained in a set two victory to jump out to a 12-4 lead in set three. Hofstra never led in set three as the Seton Hall defense held them to a .111 attack percentage. The Pride never cut the lead to fewer than five points as The Hall cruised to a 25-17 set three win.

Turning Point:
Hofstra struck back in set four. Similarly to Seton Hall in the prior set, the Pride led for the vast majority of the set. Leading 14-12, the Pride scored five straight to take a commanding 19-12 advantage. Seton Hall played catch up for the remainder of the set, and ultimately fell, 25-22.

Set five was a back-and-forth affair until late when Hofstra assumed control. A kill by Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) gave The Hall a 10-9 lead, but the Pride ended the match with a 6-0 run.

Inside the Numbers:

Schroeder led the Pirates with 13 kills.
Thelen, Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) and Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) had 12 kills apiece.
Mason had a team-best .435 attack percentage and six digs.
Senior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) had a match-high 29 digs and four assists.
Freshman Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) had a career-high 26 assists to go with three assists.
Sophomore Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) had 24 assists and six digs.
Freshman Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) had five kills and a team-high five blocks.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 6-6 all-time against Hofstra.
Seton Hall falls to 1-3 in away matches in 2016.
This was Seton Hall's first five-set match of the season.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Sept. 16 when it faces both Seattle University and Princeton as part of the Rutgers Invitational in Piscataway, N.J. The Pirates will face Seattle at 10:00 a.m. and Princeton at 4:00 p.m. On Saturday, The Hall will play tournament host Rutgers at 9:30 a.m.