Pirates Host DePaul, Marquette This Weekend

Friday, October 25

South Orange, N.J.

12:00 PM

Seton Hall University

DePaul

10/24/2019 10:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (7-15, 2-6) vs. DE PAUL (10-10, 2-6)

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (6-12, 1-3) at BUTLER (5-11, 2-2)

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PREVIEW
Seton Hall will return to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium this weekend for a pair of BIG EAST Conference matches. The Pirates will host DePaul on Friday for Kids' Day at Noon, before taking on No. 11 Marquette on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast live by the Pirate Sports Network.

PROMOTION
Friday's contest will feature free popcorn and iced tea for all of those in attendance. It's an early Noon start, so spend your lunch break with us!! Saturday's contest is another "Make Your Own Sign" game, which allows fans to make their own signs to display during the match and support their Pirates!!

LAST WEEK
Seton Hall had a bye last weekend, but fell in their most recent contest, a mid-week match at Villanova on Oct. 16. Junior Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) had a team-high 12 kills and senior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) notched a double-double, but the Pirates 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.

SCOUTING DE PAUL
On Sept. 28, Rachwal recorded a career-high 14 kills, but the Pirates fell in four sets at DePaul, 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 22-25, 22-25).

Rachwal had a team-best 14 kills to go with only three attack errors, a .407 attack percentage and two service aces. Cvelbar recorded a double-double with a match-high 34 assists to go with 12 digs in the loss.

DePaul enters the weekend with a 10-10 overall record and the same BIG EAST record as the Pirates, 2-6. The Blue Demons have lost four of their last five matches, including the last two. On Saturday, they fell in four sets at Villanova. DePaul's two BIG EAST victories this season have come in four sets over Seton Hall and Providence, both at home.

SCOUTING MARQUETTE
On Sept. 27, freshman Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) had a team-high seven kills, and Cvelbar finished one dig shy of a double-double, but The Hall fell in straight sets to Marquette, 3-0 (19-25, 17-25, 13-25), in its BIG EAST Conference opener. Wilkins had seven kills to go with two digs, while Cvelbar had a team-best 23 assists and nine digs.

Marquette enters the weekend ranked the No. 11 team in the country with a 17-3 overall record and a 7-1 mark in BIG EAST play. A five-set loss to Creighton on Oct. 12 snapped a nine-match win streak. The Golden Eagles bounced with a pair of road sweeps last weekend, at Villanova and at Georgetown.

In Marquette's seven BIG EAST victories they've lost a total of two sets.