Pirates Fall Despite Rachwal's Career Day

Friday, October 25

South Orange, N.J.

12:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-16,2-7Big East

DePaul

10-11,2-7Big East

DePaul

Seton Hall

10/25/2019 2:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) recorded a career-high 19 kills without making an attack error, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four sets to DePaul, 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 17-25, 21-25), on Friday.

Rachwal's 19 kills came on 32 attacks for a team-best .593 attack percentage. She also had five digs and blocked two attacks.

Freshman Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.) finished with 12 kills, while senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) had a match-high 40 assists.

SET 1:
DePaul led the first set wire-to-wire, scoring the first four points of the set, and never trailing. The Hall kept the set close however, and a kill by Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) cut the Pirates' deficit to 8-7. The Blue Demons responded with a 10-0 run to take a commanding 18-7 lead. They went on to win, 25-17.

SET 2:
In set two, it was the Pirates who took control early and didn't relent. Trailing 3-2, The Hall went on a 10-1 run, and a kill by Rachwal gave it a commanding 12-4 lead. DePaul cut the Pirates lead to one, 21-20, late. Out of a timeout however, Seton Hall regrouped and scored four of the final five points of the set to win, 25-21, and tie the match at one set apiece.

SET 3:
With the score tied at seven early in set three, the Blue Demons went on an 8-1 run to take a commanding 15-8 advantage. From there, The Hall couldn't cut the deficit to fewer than five points in another 25-17 DePaul victory.

SET 4:
The fourth set was the closest of the match, featuring six ties. With the score knotted at eight, DePaul scored four of the next five points to open a modest advantage. A kill by Madison Salkowski (Cold Spring, Ky.) cut the Blue Demons' lead to 22-19 late, but DePaul was able to close out a 25-21 fourth set win.

Inside the Numbers:

Rachwal recorded a career-high 19 kills, with no attack errors, and a .594 attack percentage.
Koehler had 12 kills and two blocks.
Cvelbar finished with a match-high 40 assists to go with four digs and two kills.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) notched a team-best 13 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .221 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .316.
The Pirates had 48 kills, while the Blue Demons recorded 57.
The Hall finished with 53 digs, while DePaul tallied 58.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 7-16 overall and 2-7 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates are now 19-3 all-time against DePaul.
The Hall is now 2-5 in four-set matches.
With six kills today, Gasser has surpassed the 700-kill mark for her career, and with eight digs today, she reached the 300-dig milestone for her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when they return to Walsh Gymnasium for a BIG EAST contest against No. 11 Marquette. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET.