Seton Hall Travels to Villanova, Wednesday

VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA – Jake Nevin Field House

SETON HALL (7-14, 1-4) at VILLANOVA (12-5, 3-2)

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Wednesday,
Oct. 16

7:00 PM ET

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PREVIEW
Seton Hall will play one more road contest before enjoying a nine-day bye. The Pirates will make the short trip to Villanova for a BIG EAST match on Wednesday. The contest begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be carried live via Nova Nation All-Access at Villanova.com.

LAST WEEKEND
The Pirates had a tough weekend in a pair of losses in the Midwest against Xavier and Butler. Freshman Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) had a team-high nine kills, but the Pirates fell at Xavier, 3-0 (19-25, 23-25, 17-25), on Friday. In addition to her team-best seven kills, Wilkins also had seven digs and a service ace. Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) finished one dig shy of a double-double, finishing with 28 assists and nine digs.

On Saturday, Cvelbar had 30 assists and nine digs, but The Hall fell at Butler, 3-0 (13-25, 14-25, 16-25).
Cvelbar finished just one dig shy of a double-double for a third straight match. She did however, notch her seventh 30-assist performance of the season. Senior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Wilkins tied for the team lead with eight kills apiece.

SCOUTING VILLANOVA
Seton Hall and Villanova will meet for the 45^th time in history on Wednesday, with the Wildcats owning a 28-16 lead in the all-time series. Last year, Villanova swept the season series, defeating the Pirates in four sets in Pennsylvania and three sets in Walsh Gym.

Villanova enters the weekend with a 12-5 overall record and a 3-2 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. They're a perfect 4-0 at home this season. The Wildcats are coming off a pair of losses last week. They dropped a midweek contest at St. John's on Wednesday in straight sets, and fell at La Salle in five sets in Saturday's non-conference tilt.

Villanova's three conference wins have come via home sweeps against Butler and Xavier, as well as a four-set victory at Providence.

The Wildcats were picked to fourth in the 10-team BIG EAST Conference in the preseason coaches' poll. Senior Regan Lough was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.