Pirates Fall to No. 19 Marquette on Saturday

Saturday, October 13

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-15, 2-7

Marquette

16-4, 7-1

Marquette

Seton Hall

10/13/2018 7:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) had a team-high 10 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in three sets to No. 19 Marquette, 3-0 (19-25, 25-19, 22-25), in Walsh Gym on Saturday.

Thelen had 10 kills, only three attack errors, and four digs. Senior Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) nearly had a double-double, finishing with seven kills and nine digs.

SET 1:
Trailing 4-3 early in the first set, Seton Hall went on a 7-2 run to take a 10-6 advantage and prompt an early Marquette timeout. The Golden Eagles however, bounced back with a run of their own. They engaged an 8-2 spurt, which put them back in front for good, 14-12. A service error cut Marquette's lead to 21-18, but the Golden Eagles scored four of the final five points to win set one, 25-19. Junior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) had a strong opening frame for the Pirates, notching a team-best four kills and no attack errors.

SET 2:
Seton Hall fell behind early again in set two, but again rallied to make the set close. Trailing 9-5, The Hall went on a 6-1 run, and a Marquette attack error put the Pirates in front, 11-10. The Golden Eagles responded with an 8-2 run to take an 18-13 advantage, and never trailed again. Seton Hall again cut the deficit to only three points, 21-18, but Marquette again scored four of the final five points to win, 25-19, for the second straight set.

SET 3:
The third set was the closest of the match, as the Pirates refused to fold despite the two-set deficit. Trailing 12-7, Seton Hall scored four of the next five points to cut the Marquette lead to two, 13-11. But Marquette was able to hold off the pesky Pirates, building the lead to as many as six points, 21-15. A 6-2 Seton Hall run again cut the Golden Eagle lead to two, 23-21, but Marquette went on to win the final set, 25-22.

Inside the Numbers:

Thelen led the Pirates with 10 kills and only three attack errors, to go with four digs.
Koska almost had a double-double, finishing with seven kills and nine digs.
Gasser finished with six kills and only one attack error.
Senior Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) had a match-high 31 assists.
Senior Miranda Higginbotham (Dallas, Texas) had a team-high 12 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .182 attack percentage for the match, while Marquette attacked at .274.
The Hall had 33 team kills, while the Golden Eagles had 50.
The Pirates totaled 48 team digs, while Marquette had 56.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 7-15 overall and 2-7 in the BIG EAST, while Marquette improves to 16-4 overall and 7-1 in conference play.
The Pirates are now 5-16 all-time against Marquette.
The Pirates fall to 4-9 in three-set matches.

Up Next:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Oct. 19 when it hosts BIG EAST rival Georgetown at Walsh Gym. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.