Hennigan, Pirates Edge Butler in Five Sets

Friday, September 23

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-8, 1-1

Butler

11-4, 0-1

Butler

Seton Hall

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Team Stats

HALL

Kills

Errors

Attempts

182

180

Hitting %

.187

.172

Points

79.0

74.0

Assists

Aces

Blocks

11.0

13.0

9/23/2016 10:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score HOME BOX SCORE INFO

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) recorded a career-high 23 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team edged Butler in five sets, 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13), on Friday for its first BIG EAST win of the season.

Seton Hall (7-8, 1-1) got off to a strong start in the match with a convincing, 25-18, first set victory. With the score tied at nine, the Pirates scored four of the next five points to take a 13-10 lead and never trailed again. Sophomore Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) recorded five of her 10 kills in the first set alone and the Pirates had a match-best .314 attack percentage.

Butler tied the match with a 25-21 victory in a lackluster second set for both teams. In the win, the Bulldogs connected on just a .128 attack percentage, while the Pirates had a paltry -.021.

The Pirates never trailed in set three, racing out to a 7-1 start. A kill by Sarah Kenneweg (Poolesville, Md.) saw the lead balloon to nine points at 13-4. The Bulldogs made a late run and cut the Pirate lead to two points, 23-21, but The Hall was able to hold on for the 25-22 victory.

Set four was nearly the exact opposite of set three with Butler scoring the first three points and leading the set wire-to-wire. Seton Hall closed to within two points at 19-17, but Butler scored six of the last eight points in a 25-19 set four victory.

Turning Point:
In the decisive fifth set, Seton Hall jumped out to an early 6-2 lead. Butler responded however, with seven straight points to take a 9-6 advantage. The Pirates followed suit with three straight and forced Butler's second time out with the score tied at nine. The Bulldogs quickly scored two points to take an 11-9 lead, but a 5-0 run by Seton Hall put it on the brink of a victory. Butler staved off two match points, but with the score 14-13, Hennigan's sixth kill of the set gave The Hall the win.

Inside the Numbers:

Hennigan had a team-best .364 attack percentage to go with her 23 kills.
Senior Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) had 12 kills to go with five blocks.
Sophomore Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) finished one dig shy of a double-double with 43 assists and nine digs.
Senior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) recorded a match-high and season-high 33 digs.
Freshmen Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) had a team-best seven blocks to go with five kills.

News & Notes:

Hennigan's 23 kills bested her previous career-high by seven.
Hennigan's 23 kills are the most by any Pirate so far in 2016.
Schroeder reached double-figures in kills for the 10th time in 15 matches this season.
It's the first time this season that Fournier has topped the 30-dig mark and the fourth time in her career.
It's the second time this season that Coffey has topped the 40-assist mark and the 13^th time in her career.
The Pirates improve to 4-3 all-time against Butler.
Seton Hall improves to 3-1 at Walsh Gym in 2016.
Seton Hall improves to 2-1 in five-set matches this season.

Completely Random Note of the Night:

The team on the left side of the official scorer won ever set in this match. Furthermore, Butler, which was on the left had an 8-6 lead in the fifth set before the teams switched sides. Once Seton Hall was on that side, they forged the comeback and won the match.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they host BIG EAST Conference foe Xavier at Walsh Gym. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.