Pirates Fall to No. 16 Creighton in Three Sets

Saturday, October 2

South Orange, N.J.

6:00 PM

Seton Hall University

9-9,1-3Big East

Creighton

15-2,3-1Big East

Creighton

Seton Hall

10/2/2021 8:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Taylor Jakubowski collected her ninth double-double of the season in the loss.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) recorded a double-double, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to No. 16 Creighton, 3-0 (24-26, 15-25, 18-25), on Saturday.

Jakubowski had team-highs of 12 assists and 10 digs for her ninth double-double of the season and 16^th of her young career. Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) had a team-high seven kills.

SET 1:
Seton Hall came ready for the challenge of the No. 16-ranked team in the country in the opening set, which featured 10 ties and four lead changes. Trailing 19-15, the Pirates scored four straight and a kill by Katie Winkler (Troy, Wis.) tied the set at 19. The Bluejays took off again, however, and entered set point up 24-21. The Hall bounced back with three straight and a service ace by Cagla Bengi (Bursa, Turkey) tied the set at 24. The Pirates ran out of steam late though, and the Bluejays scored the last two points to win, 26-24.

SET 2:
Junior Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) had four kills in the second set, but it wasn't enough as the Bluejays took control late. A kill by Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) cut The Hall's deficit to just 12-11, but Creighton responded with a 10-2 run to take a commanding 21-13 advantage. They went on to win, 25-15 as they limited The Hall to a .091 attack percentage.

SET 3:
The Pirates improved offensively, hitting .222 as a team, but Creighton was able to close out the match in set three. With the score tied at six, the Bluejays went on a 7-0 run to set the tone. A block by Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas) cut The Hall's deficit to 17-10, but Creighton scored five of the next six points to take a commanding 22-11 lead. They went on to win, 25-18.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Jakubowski had team-highs of 12 assists and 10 digs.
Ilieva had a team-best seven kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .140 attack percentage for the match, while Creighton attacked at .270.
The Pirates had 29 kills, while Creighton recorded 46.
Seton Hall finished with 35 digs, while the Bluejays had 51.
The Pirates had 4.0 total blocks, while Creighton had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 9-9 overall on the season and 1-3 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 15-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play.
The Pirates are now 3-14 all-time against the Bluejays. The Hall has now been swept 11 straight times in the series.
Seton Hall drops to 5-6 this season in three-set matches.
Jakubowski's double-double is her ninth of the season and the 16^th of her career. Holland's is the third of her young career.
With 10 digs tonight, Jakubowski surpassed the 300-dig milestone for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Oct. 8 when it travels to Cincinnati, Ohio for a BIG EAST Conference contest at Xavier. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.