Kenneweg Collects 1,000th Dig as Pirates Sweep DePaul

Friday, October 27

South Orange, N.J.

6:00 PM

Seton Hall University

14-11, 8-4

DePaul

8-16, 2-10

DePaul

Seton Hall

Kenneweg Collects 1,000th Dig as Pirates Sweep DePaul

10/27/2017 8:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Sarah Kenneweg (Poolesville, Md.) collected her 1000^th career dig and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept DePaul, 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-15), on Friday.

Both Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) and Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) reached double-figures in kills as the Pirates had an attack percentage over .300 for only the third time this season.

SET 1:
DePaul scored the first point of the match, but its 1-0 lead was its last of the first set. The Pirates scored five of the next six points to jump out to a 5-2 advantage. DePaul cut the Pirate lead to 10-7, but The Hall responded with a 6-1 run to take a 16-8 lead. The Blue Demons cut the lead to four late, 23-19, but the Pirates held on for a 25-20 first set win. Mason had seven of her team-high 13 kills in the first frame alone.

SET 2:
The second set was the closest of the match with the teams tying the score nine times, but the Pirates were able to take control late. With the score tied at 22, a kill by Thelen, followed by a Blue Demon attack error, put Seton Hall in set point. Blocks by Sharay Barnes (Swarthmore, Pa.) and Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) ended the set in The Hall's favor, 25-22.

SET 3:
Seton Hall never trailed in the third set. With the score tied at nine, the Pirates went on a 10-3 run, and a kill by Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) gave Seton Hall a commanding 19-2 advantage. After DePaul scored two in a row, the Pirates ended the match with six of the final seven points. A kill by Barnes clinched The Hall a 25-15 set three victory and a three-set match sweep.

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Inside the Numbers:

Mason led the Pirates with 13 kills and 10 digs.
Thelen had 11 kills and five digs.
Junior Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) narrowly missed a double-double with 16 assists and nine digs.
Kenneweg had 10 digs and three assists.
Rachwal had six kills, no attack errors and four blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .303 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .143.
The Hall had 46 team kills, while DePaul had 35.
The Pirates totaled 51 team digs, while DePaul had 38.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 14-11 overall and 8-4 in the BIG EAST.
DePaul falls to 8-16 overall and 2-10 in the BIG EAST.
The Pirates improve to 6-2 at Walsh Gym this season.
Coffey played in her 86^th consecutive match, which leads all active Pirates.
The Pirates improve to 17-1 all-time against DePaul and swept the 2017 season series.
The Hall improves to 6-8 in three-set matches this year.
Seton Hall improves to 10-0 in matches when it has a higher attack percentage than its opponent.
Mason's double-double is her sixth of the season and the seventh of her career.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they host BIG EAST rival Marquette. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.