Pirates Drop Heart-Breaking Five-Setter to Butler

Friday, November 8

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-20, 2-11

Butler

11-14, 8-5

Butler

Seton Hall

11/8/2019 10:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's volleyball team had three match points in the third set, but couldn't find the elusive 25^th point and Butler rallied to win in five sets, 3-2 (25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 19-25, 11-15), on Friday.

Three Pirates had at least 14 kills with freshman Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) notching a match-high 16 kills. Junior Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) finished with 15 kills, and senior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) had 14. Both Gasser and classmate Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) notched double-doubles.

SET 1:
Seton Hall charged out of the starting gates in the first set scoring eight of the first 10 points, and a kill by Gasser sent Butler to an early timeout down, 8-2. Butler cut the Pirates' lead to only one late, 23-22, but block assists by Wilkins and Rachwal put The Hall in set point, and a Rachwal kill ended it in the Pirates' favor, 25-22.

SET 2:
Butler led for most of the early part of the second set, but the Pirates took control late. Trailing 11-10, The Hall went on a 7-1 run to take the lead for good, 17-12. The Pirates closed out the set with five of the final seven points to win easily, 25-18, and take a commanding two-set match lead.

SET 3:
The third set featured nine ties and three lead changes. Trailing 13-10, Butler scored four straight points to take their first lead of the set, 14-13. From there, the score was tied six more times. Leading 23-21, a kill by sophomore Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) put The Hall in match point, 24-21. The Bulldogs rallied however, and shocked the Pirates by finishing the set with five straight points to win, 26-24.

SET 4:
The early goings of set four went back-and-forth. Trailing 10-9, Seton Hall scored five of the next seven points to take a 15-11 advantage and force a Butler timeout. Out of the break, the Bulldogs struck back with a 9-1 run to grab a 20-16 lead. The Hall eventually cut the deficit to three points, but couldn't get closer in a 25-18 fourth-set loss.

SET 5:
Neither team grabbed a lead of greater than two points until late. Trailing 9-8, Seton Hall received a kill by Rachwal and a Butler attack error to grab a 10-9 advantage. Butler however, scored six of the final seven points to close out their comeback with a 15-11 final set win.

Inside the Numbers:

Wilkins finished with a match-high 16 kills with only four attack errors and a .324 attack percentage.
Rachwal had 15 kills, only five attack errors, a .385 attack percentage, five digs and four blocks.
Gasser had a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs to go with two service aces.
Cvelbar tallied a double-double with a team-high 31 assists to go with 12 digs.
Elizabeth Sottung (Westfield, N.J.) and Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) led The Hall with 18 digs apiece.
Seton Hall recorded a .210 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .222.
The Pirates had 63 kills, while the Bulldogs recorded 65.
The Hall finished with 77 digs, while Butler tallied 76.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 7-20 overall and 2-11 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates are now 5-9 all-time against Butler.
The Hall is now 1-2 in five-set matches this season.
It's the first time this season that Seton Hall has lost after winning the first two sets.
Seton Hall had more digs (77) than Butler (76). It's only the third time this season that The Hall has lost with more digs than its opponent.
Seton Hall's 63 team kills and 77 team digs are season-highs.
Cvelbar's double-double is her team-leading 10^th of the season and the 25^th of her career, while Gasser's double-double is her fifth of the season/career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when they host Xavier in Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.