Freshmen Power Pirates Over Binghamton, 3-1

Saturday, September 7

South Orange, N.J.

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

1-5

Binghamton

0-5

Binghamton

Seton Hall

9/7/2019 2:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) tallied a career-high 16 kills, and classmate Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) had a double-double as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team defeated Binghamton, 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 19-25, 25-14), early on Saturday.

Wilkins was brilliant, compiling a team-best 16 kills with only five attack errors for a .344 attack percentage. Hopp had a career-best 14 kills to go with 13 digs and three blocks in a sparkling all-around effort. A third freshman, Grace Rosenberg (Lido Beach, N.Y.) picked up a career-high 39 assists to go with five digs and five kills.

SET 1:
Seton Hall (1-5) never trailed in the first set, firing at an attack clip of .346. The Pirates methodically built their lead from the start, and a Binghamton (0-5) attack error gave them a 12-7 advantage. Leading 15-12, The Hall went on a 7-1 run, and a kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) gave them a commanding 22-13 lead. A Wilkins kill ended the set in the Pirates' favor, 25-19.

SET 2:
The second set was much closer until the Pirates pulled away late. Trailing 10-9, The Hall went on an 8-2 run to take a 17-12 lead. The Bearcats closed to within four points, 22-18, but the Pirates scored the last three points of the set, and Reece Koehler's (Stillwater, Minn.) kill won it, 25-18.

SET 3:
Set three was a slight blip on an otherwise dominant performance by Seton Hall. Binghamton never trailed in the third stanza, leading by as much as nine points before the Pirates closed late. Down 23-14, Seton Hall scored five of the next six points, but ultimately fell, 25-19.

SET 4:
Seton Hall resumed its dominance in set four. Already leading 9-5, the Pirates went on a 7-1 run to take a commanding 16-6 advantage. The Bearcats never pulled within seven points the rest of the set as The Hall cruised to a 25-14 set four victory. The Pirates had a match-high .378 attack percentage in the final frame.

Inside the Numbers:

Wilkins had a career-high 16 kills to go with a .344 attack percentage
Hopp tallied 14 kills, 13 digs and three blocks for her first career double-double.
Rosenberg had a match-high 39 assists to go with five digs and five kills.
Freshman Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) had a match-high 19 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .236 attack percentage for the match, while Binghamton attacked at .115.
The Pirates had 50 kills, while the Bearcats recorded 38.
The Hall finished with 61 digs, while the Binghamton tallied 46.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 3-0 all-time against Binghamton.
The Hall improves to 1-0 this season in four-set matches.
Wilkins' 16 kills are the most by any Pirate so far this season.
Hopp's double-double is the second by a Pirate this season and the first of her career.
Seton Hall's .236 attack percentage and 50 kills are season highs.