Thelen, Pirates Down Illinois State in Four Sets

Friday, September 9

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

3-4

Illinois State

3-5

Seton Hall

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Team Stats

HALL

ILS

Kills

Errors

Attempts

133

130

Hitting %

.226

.169

Points

63.0

56.0

Assists

Aces

Blocks

7.0

8.0

9/9/2016 5:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Thelen records a career-high 18 kills in Seton Hall's third straight win.

MURFREESBORO, TENN. – Sophomore Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) recorded a career-high 18 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team opened the Blue Raider Bash with a four-set victory over Illinois State, 3-1 (25-18, 25-11, 17-25, 25-20), on Friday.

Trailing by one, Seton Hall went on a 5-1 run to take an 18-14 lead in set one and never trailed again. Thelen recorded five kills in the opening frame as the Pirates set the tone for the match early in a 25-18 victory.

Emboldened by the momentum generated by a set one win, Seton Hall (3-4) charged out of the gate in set two, and scored nine of the first 10 points to take a commanding lead. A block by Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) and Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) grew the Pirates' lead to 13 points at 16-3, and The Hall rolled from there. Defense dominated set two as the Pirates held the Redbirds to a -.207 attack percentage in a 25-11 win to take a two-set match advantage.

The Pirates dropped set three, 25-17, but were able to bounce back in set four. The Hall again scored five of the first six points of the set to take an early lead and the Redbirds weren't able to fully recover. Leading 23-19, a block by Madison Salkowski (Cold Springs, Ky.) put the Pirates in match point, and Danielle Schroeder (Chicago, Ill.) followed with a kill to win it.

Inside the Numbers:

Thelen added seven digs and three blocks to her 18 kills.
Schroeder had 10 kills and a team-best .296 attack percentage.
Sophomore Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) finished with a match-high 28 assists and nine digs, one dig shy of her third straight double-double.
Gasser finished with a match-high five blocks to go with four kills.
Senior Tessa Fournier (Redondo Beach, Calif.) had a match-high 16 digs.

News & Notes:

Schroeder has now reached double-figures in kills in four straight matches.
Thelen returned to action after missing the three matches of the Seton Hall Classic last weekend with an injury.
Thelen reached double-figures in kills for the sixth time in her career.
Seton Hall has now won three straight matches after starting the season 0-4.
This was the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Illinois State.
Seton Hall improves to 1-2 on a neutral floor in 2016.
The Pirates improve to 2-1 in four-set matches this season.