Pirates Fall to Quinnipiac, 3-0

Saturday, August 31

Baltimore, Md.

10:00 AM

Seton Hall University

0-2

Quinnipiac

1-2

Seton Hall

Quinnipiac

8/31/2019 12:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BALTIMORE, MD. – Senior Haylee Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) tallied a match-high 11 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in three sets to Quinnipiac, 3-0 (119-25, 18-25, 21-25), in its second match of the Morgan State Invitational on Saturday.

SET 1:
A kill by Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) gave The Hall a 10-9 lead in set one, but Quinnipiac responded by scoring five of the next six points to take a 14-11 advantage. The Bobcat lead grew to as many as six points, 20-14, and the Pirates never got closer than a five-point deficit in a 25-19 first set win.

SET 2:
Seton Hall dominated much of the early portions of the second set, but Quinnpiac bounced back late to take control. Another kill by Hopp gave The Hall a 15-12 advantage, but the Bobcats went on a 5-1 run to take a 17-16 lead and force a Pirates' timeout. A kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) tied the set at 17, but Quinnipiac finished the set on a 6-1 run to win, 25-18.

SET 3:
The final set was the closest of the match, but the Pirates still couldn't top the Bobcats. A kill by freshman Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.) put The Hall in front 8-7, but despite keeping the set close, the Pirates never led again as Quinnipiac scored the next three points. Seton Hall cut Quinnipiac's lead to one point on seven occasions, but couldn't find the equalizer. A kill by Gasser cut the Bobcat lead to 20-19, but Quinnipiac closed the match with five of the next seven points.

Inside the Numbers:

Gasser led The Hall with a match-high 11 kills to go with three blocks.
Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) had a match-high 31 assists to go with six digs.
Rachwal finished with nine kills and a team-high four blocks.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) notched a team-best 12 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .085 attack percentage for the match, while Quinnipiac attacked at .260.
The Pirates had 35 kills, while the Bobcats recorded 38.
The Hall finished with 38 digs, while Quinnipiac tallied 34.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall drops to 3-1 all-time against Quinnipiac.
With 11 kills today, Gasser surpassed the 500-kill milestone for her career.
With 31 assists today, Cvelbar needs just two more to reach 1,300 for her career.