Pirates Host Providence, Creighton This Weekend

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (8-18, 3-10) vs. PROVIDENCE (8-15, 2-10)

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Nov. 2

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (8-18, 3-10) vs. No. 9 CREIGHTON (20-4, 12-0)

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Nov. 3

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PREVIEW
Seton Hall returns to Walsh Gymnasium this weekend for a pair of BIG EAST Conference matches. The Pirates will host Providence on Friday, before welcoming four-time BIG EAST champion Creighton on Saturday. Both matches are 7:00 p.m. starts and will be shown free of charge on the Pirate Sports Network at SHUpirates.com.

LAST WEEKEND
Last weekend, the Pirates fell in a pair of four-set matches on the road. On Friday, The Hall dropped a four set marathon to Xavier, and on Saturday, despite winning the first set, they lost to Butler in Indianapolis.

Three Pirates had at least 13 kills, and the Pirates had more digs and a higher attack percentage, but ultimately fell to Xavier, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25), on Friday. Senior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) had a match-high 16 kills to go with four blocks. Senior Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) had a double-double with 14 kills and a career-high 16 digs. Junior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) matched her career-high with 13 kills, set a career-high with seven digs and notched four blocks.

On Saturday, Thelen recorded a team-high 18 kills, and both Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) and Caitlin Koska notched double-doubles, but the Pirates fell at Butler, 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 21-25, 27-29).
Thelen had 18 kills and three blocks. Coffey had a team-high 46 assists to go with 10 digs and two blocks. Koska notched 15 kills and 14 digs for her second straight double-double.

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE
Seton Hall and Providence will meet for the second time this season and 32^nd time in history on Friday. The Pirates own a slim 16-15 all-time series lead, including a five-set victory earlier this season at Alumni Hall in Rhode Island.

Abby Thelen recorded a career-high 25 kills, and Cherise Hennigan (Corona, Calif.) added 17 more as the Pirates edged Providence in five sets, 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 15-10), on Oct. 7. Thelen tallied a career-high 25 kills, with nine attack errors, and a .291 attack percentage. She also had three blocks. Hennigan had a season-high 17 kills, while Sophia Coffey notched a double-double with season-highs of 52 assists and 15 digs.

Providence enters the weekend with a 8-15 overall record and a 2-10 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. They are 1-7 on the road this season. The Friars are coming off a weekend when they split a pair of conference matches. On Friday, they shut out DePaul in Chicago before being shut out at Marquette on Saturday.

Addison Root leads their team with 3.14 kills per set.

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
Seton Hall and Creighton will meet for the second time this season and 14^th time in history. The Bluejays own a 10-3 all-time series lead with the Bluejays having won eight straight matches, including the 2014 BIG EAST Championship Game.

Earlier this season, Creighton swept the Pirates in Omaha. Junior Haylee Gasser tallied 10 kills, but the Pirates fell at No. 10 Creighton, 3-0 (20-25, 21-25, 21-25), on Oct. 5. The Pirates put up a spirited effort against the four-time defending BIG EAST champions, recording at least 20 points in all three sets. Gasser had only two attack errors to go with her team-best 10 kills, and had a team-high .400 attack percentage. Senior Caitlin Koska nearly had a double-double with nine kills and eight digs.

Creighton enters the weekend as the No. 9 ranked team in the country with an impressive 20-4 overall record and a perfect 12-0 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. Eight of Creighton's 12 victories have come in three-set sweeps. Last weekend, the Bluejays defeated No. 18 Marquette in Milwaukee in four sets, before sweeping DePaul in Chicago on Saturday.

Taryn Kloth leads Creighton with 4.09 kills per set.