Lucas, Pirates Sweep Butler in Indianapolis, 3-0

Saturday, October 9

Indianapolis, Ind. / Hinkle Fieldhouse

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

10-10,2-4Big East

Butler

9-10,3-3Big East

Seton Hall

Butler

10/9/2021 6:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Lucas had a team-high 13 kills, while Taylor Jakubowski tallied her fourth straight double-double.

INDIANAPOLIS – Sophomore Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high 13 kills, and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a double-double as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team swept Butler, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 26-24), on Saturday.

The Pirates snap a six-match losing streak to Butler and pick up their second BIG EAST victory of the season in impressive fashion on the road.

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.

SET 1:
With the score tied at four early in the opening set, the Pirates went on a 9-3 run, and a kill by Lucas put them on top, 13-7. Leading 14-9, The Hall scored five of the next six points to grab a commanding 19-10 lead. With the Pirates up, 23-15, Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) connected on kills in back-to-back rallies to send The Hall to a convincing 25-15 first-set victory. The Pirates had a .367 attack percentage in the opening set and committed just one attack error.

SET 2:
Seton Hall continued its offensive assault to open the second set. With the score tied at two, the Pirates went on a 6-1 run, and a kill by Jakubowski gave them an early 8-3 lead. After Butler scored to make it 8-4, the Pirates took off again with five more unanswered points, and a kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) gave The Hall a commanding 15-5 advantage. Trailing 22-13, Butler scored seven straight points to cut The Hall's lead to 22-20, and in the process, burn both Pirate timeouts. The Hall bounced back, however, and was able to stave off the furious Bulldog rally, 25-21.

SET 3:
The third set was the closest of the match, but the result was ultimately the same. Trailing 11-6, the Pirates went on a 7-2 run, fueled by a pair of Lucas kills, to tie the score at 13. From there, the set was tied five more times until the Pirates took control late. With the score tied at 19, the Pirates scored four of the next five points, and a block by Lucas and Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas), put them in front, 23-20. The Bulldogs rallied, however, staved off three match points and tied the set at 24. With the score knotted up, a Butler service error again put The Hall in match point, and a Bulldogs' attack error ended the set in the Pirates' favor, 26-24.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Lucas had a team-best 13 kills, only three attack errors, a .294 attack percentage and three digs.
Jakubowski collected a team-best 16 assists to go with 15 digs, four kills and no attack errors.
Junior Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) had a team-high 18 digs to go with seven assists.
Sophomore Cagla Bengi (Bursa, Turkey) narrowly missed a double-double with nine assists and eight digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .246 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .174.
The Pirates had 40 kills, while Butler recorded 43.
Seton Hall finished with 58 digs, while the Bulldogs had 54.
The Pirates had 4.0 total blocks, while Butler had 6.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 10-10 overall on the season and 2-4 in the BIG EAST, while Butler falls to 9-10 overall and 3-3 in conference play.
The Pirates are now 6-9 all-time against the Bulldogs and snap a six-match losing streak in the series.
Seton Hall improves to 6-6 this season in three-set matches.
Jakubowski's double-double is her fourth straight, 11^th of the season and the 18^th of her career.
The Pirates improve to 10-1 when winning the first set this season. They're also 10-1 when having a higher attack percentage than their opponent.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action next weekend when it remains on the road for a pair of matches in the Central Time Zone. The Pirates will face DePaul in Chicago on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET. They'll then head to Milwaukee for a contest at Marquette on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ET.