Pirates Drop Three-Set Contest at Providence

Friday, November 1

Providence, R.I. / Alumni Hall

6:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-18 (2-9BE)

Providence

6-18 (1-10BE)

Seton Hall

Providence

11/1/2019 8:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) recorded 20 digs, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in three sets to Providence, 3-0 (16-25, 23-25, 20-25), on Friday.

Murray reached the 20-dig mark for the third time this season, and also recorded four assists in the Pirates' setback. Offensively, both Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) led The Hall with 12 kills.

Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) had a double-double with a match-high 31 assists to go with 11 digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall charged out of the gate in the opening set and block assists by Gasser and Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.) put the Pirates on top, 10-5. Providence however, responded with a 9-3 run to take a 14-13 advantage. With the score tied at 15, the Friars went on an 8-0 run to take a commanding 23-15 lead, and went on to win the opener, 25-16.

SET 2:
Although the second set was close, Providence led from wire-to-wire. The Friars scored three of the first four points, and never trailed. A Providence service error cut their lead to one, 10-9, but the Friars went on a 6-1 run to jump ahead, 16-10. A kill by Gasser cut the Providence lead to 20-18, but again the Friars extended their lead to a comfortable margin. Facing a Friars set point, 24-21, a kill and an ace by Gasser cut The Hall's deficit to only one, 24-23, but Providence got the next point to edge Seton Hall, 25-23, in set two.

SET 3:
With the score tied at 11 in the third set, Providence scored six straight to jump ahead, 17-11. Seton Hall roared back with a 6-0 run of its own, and a kill by Rachwal tied the set at 17. Another kill by Rachwal tied the contest at 20, but the Friars ended the set with five straight points to complete the sweep with a 25-20 set three win.

Inside the Numbers:

Murray had a match-high 20 digs to go with four assists.
Gasser notched 12 kills with five digs and two service aces.
Rachwal had 12 kills and two digs.
Cvelbar tallied a match-high 31 assists to go with 11 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .093 attack percentage for the match, while Providence attacked at .236.
The Pirates had 39 kills, while the Friars recorded 36.
The Hall finished with 51 digs, while Providence tallied 56.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 7-18 overall and 2-9 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates are now 18-16 all-time against Providence.
The Hall is now 4-12 in three-set matches this season.
Cvelbar's double-double is her ninth of the season and the 24^th of her career, the most of any active player.
Freshman Mackenzie Huntley (Leader, Texas) made her collegiate debut. She had one kill and one dig.
It's the first time this season that Seton Hall has lost a match when recording more kills than its opponent.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday when they travel to Omaha for a BIG EAST Conference match against No. 9 Creighton. Match time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.