Gasser Shines in Loss to No. 11 Marquette

Saturday, October 26

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-17, 2-8

Marquette

19-3, 9-1

Marquette

Seton Hall

10/26/2019 7:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) erupted for 19 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to No. 11 Marquette, 3-0 (12-25, 40-42, 12-25), despite a historic second set effort on Saturday.

In the second set, Seton Hall fell, 42-40, setting a new Pirate record for points in a single set. Marquette's 42 points were just four away from the NCAA single-set record. The Pirates went toe-to-toe with the nation's No. 11 ranked team, staving off 12 Marquette set points before ultimately succumbing on the 13^th.

Gasser finished with 19 kills, a .295 attack percentage and nine digs to lead the Pirate offense.

Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) also finished just one dig shy of a double-double, recording a match-high 29 assists to go with nine digs and two blocks.

SET 1:
The first set was all Marquette as it used a .483 attack percentage to fuel a 25-12 victory. Seton Hall never led in the set, although it kept the score close early. A kill by Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.) cut the Golden Eagles' lead to 12-9, but Marquette responded with an 11-1 run to take a commanding 23-10 lead. They went on to win, 25-12.

SET 2:
The epic second set featured eight lead changes and 22 ties. Gasser had nine kills, and Marquette's Allie Barber had 11 kills, in set two alone. Seton Hall got ahead early and forced a Marquette timeout up, 10-6. The Golden Eagles responded with six straight points to take control, 12-10. Trailing 21-18, The Hall scored four of the next five points to tie the set at 22. Trailing 24-23, a kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) staved off the first Marquette set point. That began a string of four straight set points by Marquette thwarted by the Pirates. Down 27-26, The Hall scored two straight to assume set point itself, but it was fought off by Marquette to tie the score at 28. The Pirates had set points of 28-27, 29-28, 31-30 and 38-37, but each time the Golden Eagles were able to find the equalizer. The never-say-die Pirates saved a total of 12 set points for Marquette before falling, 42-40.

SET 3:
Gasser had seven of the Pirates' eight kills in the third set, but The Hall fell victim to a late run by Marquette. A kill by Gasser cut the Golden Eagles' lead to 12-7, but Marquette responded with a 10-3 run to put the set out of reach. Marquette went on to close out the match with a 25-12 set three win.

Inside the Numbers:

Gasser had a team-best 19 kills to go with nine digs and a .295 attack percentage.
Cvelbar had a match-high 29 assists to go with nine digs and two blocks.
Rachwal had eight kills, only two attack errors, and three blocks.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) had a team-best 13 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .151 attack percentage for the match, while Marquette attacked at .304.
The Pirates had 38 kills, while the Golden Eagles recorded 59.
The Hall finished with 41 digs, while Marquette tallied 65.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 7-17 overall and 2-8 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates are now 5-19 all-time against Marquette.
The Hall is now 4-11 in three-set matches.
Seton Hall's 40 points are the most scored in a single set by the Pirates since scoring 35 also against Marquette… also in the second set… almost exactly two years ago, Oct. 28, 2017.
Seton Hall's 40 points in the second set is the ninth-highest point total for a single set in NCAA history (based on records entering the season).

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action when they travel to Providence on Friday, Nov. 1. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET.