Pirates End Season on High Note; Sweep DePaul

Saturday, November 17

Chicago, IL / McGrath-Phillips Arena

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

8-20 (5-12BIG EAST)

DePaul

5-24 (3-15BIG EAST)

Seton Hall

DePaul

11/19/2018 10:26:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Abby Thelen (Ft. Mitchell, Ky.) erupted for a match-high 23 kills, and Sophia Coffey (Sierra Madre, Calif.) tallied her 1,000^th career dig as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept DePaul, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-23), in the 2018 season finale on Saturday.

Thelen finished with 23 kills, only one attack error and a match-best .647 attack percentage.

Coffey had a double-double with a match-high 41 assists to go with 10 digs. She became the 14^th player in Seton Hall history to top 1,000 career digs. Furthermore, Coffey joins Shelbey Manthorpe as the only players in Pirate history with more than 3,000 career assists and 1,000 digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall dominated the opening set, taking control mid-way through. Clinging to a slim, 9-8 advantage, the Pirates went on a 6-0 run to take a commanding 15-8 advantage. Leading 20-14, The Hall closed out the set with a 5-1 run, including the last three points. Back-to-back kills by Thelen put The Hall in set point, and a Blue Demon attack error closed out the win for the Pirates, 25-15. The Hall set the tone early with a .500 attack percentage in the opening frame, and didn't commit a single attack error.

SET 2:
The second set featured 13 ties and three lead changes, but the Pirates were able to grab the lead late. Trailing 16-13, Seton Hall went on a 7-0 run, capped by a service ace by Elizabeth Sottung (Westfield, N.J.), which gave it a 20-16 advantage. DePaul bounced back with four straight points of their own to tie the set at 20, but the Pirates didn't fall behind, and finished the set with five of the last six points for a 25-21 victory.

SET 3:
The finals set was the closest of the match, but ultimately the result was the same, a Seton Hall victory. With the score tied at 17, The Hall scored three straight points and never trailed again. The Blue Demons were able to cut the Pirate lead to just one point on four more occasions, but The Hall was able to hold them off. Leading 23-22, a kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) put the Pirates in match point, and after a DePaul point, Thelen's 23^rd kill of the night won the match for Seton Hall.

Inside the Numbers:

Thelen had a match-high 23 kills, only one attack error, and a match-best .647 attack percentage. She also had three blocks.
Coffey had a double-double with a match-high 41 assists to go with 10 digs and two kills.
Senior Caitlin Koska (Franklin, Wis.) had seven kills and 10 digs.
Five Pirates collected at least eight digs in the match.
Seton Hall recorded a .359 attack percentage for the match, its second-highest total of the season, while DePaul attacked at .173.
The Pirates had 49 kills, while the Blue Demons recorded 41.
The Hall finished with 54 digs, while DePaul tallied 55.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to a final record of 10-20 overall and 5-12 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul falls to 5-24 overall and 3-15 in conference play.
The Pirates are now 19-1 all-time against the Blue Demons and swept the 2018 season series.
The Pirates improve to 6-12 in three-set matches.
Coffey notched the team-leading 39^th double-double of her career and her eighth of the season.
With 10 digs tonight, Coffey surpassed the 1,000 digs milestone for her career. She finishes her career with 1,005.
Thelen reached the 15-kill mark for the 11^th time this season and the 34^th time in her career.
Coffey reached the 40-assist mark for the seventh time this season and the 22^nd time in her career.
With three digs tonight, junior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) reached the 200-dig milestone for her career.