Mason, Koska Lift Pirates to Sweep at DePaul

Saturday, September 23

Chicago, IL

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-8, 1-1BIG EAST

DePaul

7-8, 1-2BIG EAST

Seton Hall

DePaul

9/23/2017 10:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CHICAGO, ILL. – Senior Dominique Mason (Chicago, Ill.) recorded a season-high 17 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team collected its first BIG EAST victory of the season, a 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-20) win at DePaul on Saturday.

The victory snaps a six-match losing streak for the Pirates and improves them to 7-8 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

SET 1:
Seton Hall never trailed in the first set, and a kill by Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) gave it a commanding 12-4 lead, and prompted a DePaul timeout. The Blue Demons stayed close however, and methodically chipped away at the Pirate lead. With The Hall in set point at 24-20, DePaul scored three straight points, but a Mason kill put an end to the Blue Demon comeback, and ended the set, 25-23, in the Pirates' favor.

SET 2:
The Pirates found themselves playing from behind for most of the first half of set two. Trailing 12-9 however, The Hall went on an 8-2 run, and another kill by Mason put it in front, 17-14. DePaul rallied to tie the set at 23 and prompt a Seton Hall timeout, but out of the break, a kill by Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) put the Pirates in set point, and the following kill by Mason won the second set for The Hall, 25-23.

SET 3:
The Hall dominated the final set, again leading wire-to-wire. Back-to-back kills by Sharay Barnes (Swarthmore, Pa.) gave the Pirates a 16-11 advantage. A block by Mason and Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) gave The Hall its largest lead at 21-15, and the Pirates went on to complete the sweep with a 25-20 set three victory.

Inside the Numbers:

Mason finished with 17 kills and eight digs.
Koska had a season-high 12 kills and a match-high .391 attack percentage.
Senior Sarah Kenneweg (Poolesville, Md.) narrowly missed her first career double-double with a team-high 17 digs and eight assists.
Junior Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) had 19 assists and eight digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .240 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .216.
Seton Hall finished with 49 team kills, while DePaul had 39.
The Pirates totaled 52 team digs, while DePaul had 47.

News & Notes:

The victory is the 99^th in the coaching career of Allison Yaeger.
Seton Hall falls to 2-5 in three-set matches this season.
Mason reached the 15-kill mark for the fourth time this season and the eighth time in her career.
It's the first time in 15 matches this season that Thelen hasn't led the Pirates in kills.
Coffey played in her 76^th consecutive match, which leads all active Pirates.
The Pirates improve to 16-1 all-time against DePaul.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, September 29 when they return to Walsh Gymnasium to take on defending BIG EAST champion Creighton. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.