Pirates Drop VCU Invitational Opener

Friday, September 15

Richmond, VA

3:30 PM

Seton Hall University

6-5

Northwestern

9-1

Seton Hall

Northwestern

9/15/2017 10:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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RICHMOND, VA. – Junior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) had a team-high 11 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team lost the opener of the VCU Invitational, to Northwestern, 3-0 (21-25, 21-25, 14-25), on Friday.

SET 1:
Seton Hall got off to a strong start in set one, and a kill by Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) gave it a 7-4 lead. Blocks by Thelen and Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) extended The Hall's advantage to 14-9. Northwestern however, responded with an 8-1 run to jump ahead, 17-15. The Pirates played from behind for the rest of the set, eventually falling, 25-21. The Hall fell despite having a .344 attack percentage, the highest of the match between both teams.

SET 2:
The second set was the closest of the match. The teams combined for five lead changes and 11 ties. In a back-and-forth set, a kill by Thelen gave the Pirates a 17-16 advantage. The Wildcats bounced back with five straight points to grab the lead, 21-17 and went on to win by the same score as the first set, 25-21.

SET 3:
Northwestern dominated the final set, and never trailed, scoring five of the first seven points. Leading 13-7, the Wildcats scored seven of the next nine points to take a commanding, 20-9 advantage. Northwestern went on to win the final set, 25-14, and complete the sweep.

Inside the Numbers:

Thelen had 11 kills and eight digs.
Mason finished with eight kills.
Senior Sarah Kenneweg (Poolesville, Md.) finished with a team-high 13 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .151 attack percentage for the match, while Northwestern attacked at .308.
Seton Hall finished with 30 team kills, while Northwestern had 44.
The Pirates totaled 41 team digs, while Northwestern had 38.

News & Notes:

Thelen has led the Pirates in kills in all 11 matches so far this season.
This was the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Northwestern.
Coffey played in her 73^rd consecutive match, which leads all active Pirates.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action on tomorrow when they continue play at the VCU Invitational. The Pirates will face host VCU at 1:00 p.m., followed by Bowling Green at 4:30 p.m.