Pirates Drop Contest at No. 21 Creighton

Friday, November 19

Omaha, Neb. / D.J. Sokol Arena

7:30 PM

Seton Hall University

14-17,6-11Big East

Creighton

27-3,15-2Big East

Seton Hall

Creighton

11/19/2021 9:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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OMAHA, NEB. – The Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to No. 21 Creighton, 3-0 (16-25, 13-25, 8-25), at DJ Sokol Arena on Friday.

Sophomore Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) led The Hall with five kills and only two attack errors. Defensively, freshman Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a team-best 13 digs.

SET 1:
The Pirates never led in in the opening set as Creighton scored five of the first seven points. A kill by Lucas cut The Hall's deficit to 14-11, but the Bluejays responded with a 7-2 run to take a commanding 21-13 advantage. Down 23-14, a block by Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas) and Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria), followed by an Ilieva service ace, cut the Creighton lead to 23-16. But the Bluejays bounced back with the final two points to win, 25-16.

SET 2:
Creighton continued its pressure in the second set. A Bluejays attack error pulled The Hall to within 13-9, but Creighton responded with a 10-2 run to grab a commanding 23-11 advantage. The Pirates again scored twice late, and a kill by Lucas cut their deficit to 23-13, but the Bluejays found the final two points, and won, 25-13.

SET 3:
The Bluejays scored the first eight points of the final set to set the tone early in set three. The Pirates had a -.083 attack percentage in the final set, compared to .333 for Creighton. The Bluejays went on to a 25-8 third-set victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Lucas had five kills to lead the Pirates.
Holland finished with 13 digs.
Sophomore Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) finished with seven assists and seven digs.
Seton Hall recorded a -.037 attack percentage for the match, while Creighton attacked at .264.
The Pirates had 16 kills, while Creighton recorded 34.
The Hall tallied 35 digs, while the Bluejays recorded 41.
The Pirates had 2.0 total blocks, while Creighton had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 14-17 overall on the season and 6-11 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 27-3 overall and 15-2 in conference play. With the victory, the Bluejays clinched the regular season title.
The Pirates are now 3-15 all-time against Creighton.
Seton Hall drops to 8-9 this season in three-set matches.
With 12 digs tonight, Holland surpassed the 400-mark for her young career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will wrap up the 2021 season on Sunday when it travels to Providence. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. and will be available for subscribers of FloSports.