The Hall Drops Four-Setter at Villanova

Wednesday, October 16

Villanova, Pa. / Jake Nevin Field House

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-14, 2-5

Villanova

12-5, 3-2

Seton Hall

Villanova

10/16/2019 9:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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VILLANOVA, PA. – Junior Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) had a team-high 12 kills and senior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) notched a double-double, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at Villanova, 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 16-25, 13-25), on Wednesday.

Rachwal had 12 kills, three digs and two blocks, while Gasser tallied her second career double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs.

Freshman Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.) had nine kills and no attack errors in a strong offensive match. Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) finished with a team-high 31 assists to go with seven digs and three kills.

SET 1:
Trailing 10-7 in the first set, the Pirate scored three straight points, and a kill by Gasser tied the score at 10. After Villanova re-took the lead, a kill by Koehler cut the Pirates' deficit to 15-14, but the Wildcats responded with a 6-1 run to take a 21-15 advantage. Villanova went on to claim the first set, 25-19.

SET 2:
Seton Hall roared back in the second set. With the score tied at six, the Pirates scored seven of the next nine points, and a kill by Cvelbar gave then a 13-8 lead. Another kill by Cvelbar gave The Hall its largest lead of the set, 21-14. From there, Villanova didn't get closer than a four-point deficit as Seton Hall went on to tie the match with a 25-20 set two victory.

SET 3:
A kill by Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) in set three gave the Pirates an 11-9 lead, but Villanova bounced back with five unanswered points to jump ahead, 14-11, and The Hall never led again. A kill by Koehler cut The Hall's deficit to 16-14, but the Wildcats finished the set with a 9-2 run to win, 25-16.

SET 4:
With the fourth set tied at eight, Villanova went on a 7-0 run to take a commanding 15-8 lead. Ahead 20-13, the Wildcats closed out the match by scoring five straight points to win set four, 25-13.

Inside the Numbers:

Rachwal had a team-high 12 kills to go with three digs and two blocks.
Gasser had a double-double with 11 kills, 12 digs and three service aces.
Koehler had nine kills, no attack errors and a .562 attack percentage.
Cvelbar finished with at team-high 31 assists, seven digs and three kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .185 attack percentage for the match, while Villanova attacked at .373.
The Pirates had 43 kills, while the Wildcats recorded 58.
The Hall finished with 56 digs, while Villanova tallied 51.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 7-15 overall and 2-6 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates are now 18-27 all-time against Villanova.
The Hall drops to 2-4 in four-set matches.
With 12 digs today, Gasser needs only eight more to reach 300 for her career and with 11 kills today, she needs only two more to reach 700 for her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Oct. 25 when they return to Walsh Gymnasium for a BIG EAST contest against DePaul. Match time is scheduled for Noon ET.