Pirates Host Villanova, Wednesday

South Orange, N.J.
Walsh Gymnasium

VILLANOVA (11-6, 4-2) at SETON HALL (10-10, 4-3)

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Wednesday, Oct. 11

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PREVIEW
Seton Hall will host BIG EAST Conference opponent Villanova at Walsh Gym on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The match will be broadcasted by the Pirate Sports Network.

LAST WEEKEND
The Pirates took to the road last weekend and split a pair of sweeps in the mid-west. On Friday, Seton Hall swept Xavier in Cincinnati. Junior Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) recorded a match-high 14 kills, while sophomore Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) had a double-double with 21 assists and 11 digs. Junior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) added 11 kills, five digs and four blocks. On Saturday, the Pirates fell in three sets to Butler in Indianapolis. Again, it was Koska who led them offensively with 13 kills and an impressive .435 attack percentage. Cvelbar again had a double-double with 15 assists and 11 digs.

SCOUTING VILLANOVA
Seton Hall and Villanova will meet for the 41^st time in history on Wednesday. The Wildcats have won 25 of the prior 40 meetings, including three of the last four.

Last season, the teams split the season series with each team winning at home. The Pirates fell in straight sets to the Wildcats on Sept. 20 in Pennsylvania, which was the first BIG EAST contest for both teams. Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) narrowly missed a double-double with 19 assists and nine digs. On Nov. 5, the Pirates edged Villanova in five sets at Walsh Gym. Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) had 16 kills and only four attack errors. Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) had 10 kills and no attack errors. Coffey had a double-double with 47 assists and 10 digs.

Villanova enters Wednesday's match with a record of 11-6 overall and 4-2 in BIG EAST Conference play. The Wildcats have won four straight BIG EAST matches and are coming off a sweep of Georgetown in Washington on Saturday. Villanova's losses in conference play came at Providence and at Creighton, both in four sets. Since, they haven't lost a set in four BIG EAST victories.