Seton Hall Falls to La Salle, 3-0

Friday, September 6

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

0-5

La Salle

3-2

La Salle

Seton Hall

9/6/2019 9:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) had six kills and no attack errors, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to La Salle, 3-0 (17-25, 17-25, 19-25), on Saturday evening.

Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) also had a solid match, almost recording a double-double, but settling with nine assists and a team-best nine digs.

SET 1:
La Salle (3-2) had its best offensive set in the opener, recording 18 kills with only one attack error for a .486 first set attack percentage. A kill by Hayley Gasser (Mission Viejo, Calif.) gave The Hall (0-5) an early 2-1 lead, but the Explorers bounced back with a 6-1 run and never trailed again. The Pirates cut their deficit to 17-14, but La Salle scored five of the next six points to grab a commanding 22-15 advantage in route to a 25-17 win.

SET 2:
With the score tied at 10 in the second set, La Salle scored five of the next six points to jump ahead 15-11. Leading 19-15, the Explorers scored five straight points to enter set point, 24-15. The Hall staved off two set points, but ultimately fell by the same score as set one, 25-17.

SET 3:
Trailing 10-9 in set three, the Pirates scored three straight, and block assists by Wilkins and Reece Koehler (Stillwater, Minn.), gave them a 12-10 lead. La Salle however, responded with four straight points of their own to reclaim the lead, and never trailed again. An Explorer attack error got the Pirates to within one point, 17-16, but La Salle pulled away with a 6-0 run. The Explorers went on to win set three, 25-19.

Inside the Numbers:

Rachwal had a team-high six kills with no attack errors and a .400 attack percentage.
Cvelbar finished with nine assists and a team-best nine digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .071 attack percentage for the match, while La Salle attacked at .306.
The Pirates had 24 kills, while the Explorers recorded 46.
The Hall finished with 24 digs, while the La Salle tallied 45.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 12-3 all-time against La Salle.
The Hall drops to 0-4 in three-set matches this season.
With nine digs tonight, Cvelbar needs just 16 more to reach 500 for her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow as the Seton Hall Classic continues. The Hall will face Binghamton at 11:00 a.m. followed by Northeastern at 7:00 p.m.