Pirates Set to Host Xavier, Butler this Weekend in Walsh Gym

SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY - Walsh Gymnasium

SETON HALL (10-12, 2-6) vs. XAVIER (10-9, 5-3)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Fri., Oct. 22	6:00 PM			LIVE STATS	@SHUVolley

SETON HALL (10-12, 2-6) vs. BUTLER (10-11, 4-4)
Date	Time	Live Video	Live Audio	Live Stats	Twitter
Sat., Oct. 23	6:00 PM			LIVE STATS	@SHUVolley

PREVIEW
Seton Hall returns home for a pair of BIG EAST contests at newly-renovated Walsh Gym this weekend. The Pirates will host Xavier on Friday, Oct. 22 and Butler on Saturday, Oct. 23. Both contests are scheduled to be 6:00 p.m. starts.

** INDOOR MASK REQUIREMENT **
For those interested in attending Seton Hall's home contests at Walsh Gym... please note... All individuals (vaccinated and unvaccinated) are required to wear a mask at all indoor, nonresidential, on-campus University settings, except when alone or dining.

MEDIA
Both contests this weekend will be available to watch via live stream for subscribers on FloSports and will also be carried by 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.

STREAM INFORMATION
Both matches will streamed on FloSports, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloSports is normally $29.99 per month.

PROMOTION
Friday is French Fry Friday!! Those who attend the contest will receive a free voucher from BGR for free fries with the purchase of a sandwich! Saturday is our RWJ Pink Match to promote breast cancer awareness. All fans in attendance are encouraged to wear pink.

LAST WEEK
Seton Hall dropped a pair of hard-fought road contests in BIG EAST play last weekend. The Pirates were swept at DePaul on Friday, before falling in four sets at Marquette on Saturday.

Senior Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) had a team-high 10 kills, but the Pirates fell in three sets at DePaul, 3-0 (23-25, 19-25, 16-25), on Friday. Turner had a team-best 10 kills, only two attack errors, a team-best .333 attack percentage and four blocks. Junior Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) recorded a season-high 23 digs.

Turner and sophomore Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) combined for 18 kills and only three attack errors, but the Pirates fell in four sets at Marquette, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 12-25, 19-25), on Saturday. Turner finished with nine kills, only one attack error, and a .364 attack percentage, while Ilieva had nine kills, two attack errors, and three digs. Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) missed the team lead by only one kill, finishing with eight. Sophomore Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) picked up her fifth double-double in the last six matches. She finished with 15 assists and 13 digs.

SCOUTING XAVIER
The Pirates are looking for a season-series split when Seton Hall and Xavier match up on Friday. On Oct. 8, six Pirates recorded at least nine kills and Seton Hall rallied from a two-set deficit, but ultimately fell on the road to Xavier, 3-2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 13-15). In one of the closest matches the Pirates have played in recent memory, the teams combined for 42 ties and 20 lead changes. All three of Seton Hall's losing sets were by only two points.

Xavier enters the weekend with a 10-9 overall record and an impressive 5-3 mark in BIG EAST play. They're currently tied for fourth in the BIG EAST and are very much alive for a BIG EAST Tournament berth.

Most recently, the Musketeers split a pair of home BIG EAST matches last weekend. Xavier defeated Georgetown in four sets on Friday before falling to Villanova in four sets on Saturday. Since last playing Seton Hall, the Musketeers have also fallen to St. John's in four sets and been swept by Dayton in non-conference action.

SCOUTING BUTLER
On Saturday, the Pirates will be looking for a season-sweep of Butler, a feat that hasn't happened since the 2016 season. On Oct. 9, Seton Hall snapped a six-match losing streak to the Bulldogs with an exciting three-set sweep in Indianapolis.

Sophomore Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high 13 kills, and Taylor Jakubowski had a double-double as the Pirates swept Butler, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 26-24). Lucas was brilliant offensively, collecting a team-high 13 kills to go with only three attack errors and three digs. Jakubowski collected her fourth straight double-double with a team-best 16 assists, 15 digs and four kills.

Butler enters the weekend with a 10-11 overall record and a 4-4 mark in BIG EAST play. They're currently tied with Villanova for sixth in the BIG EAST and are alive for a BIG EAST Tournament berth.

Most recently, the Bulldogs split a pair of home BIG EAST matches last weekend. Butler fell in five sets to Villanova on Friday before bouncing back with a three-set sweep of Georgetown on Saturday.

UP NEXT
Next weekend, the Pirates will head back on the road for a pair of BIG EAST contests. The Hall will travel to Villanova on Friday for a match at 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, Seton Hall will head to Washington for a match at Georgetown at 5:00 p.m.