Pirates Win Battle of "SHU"premacy, 3-1

Saturday, February 27

South Orange, N.J.

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

2-1,0-0Big East

Sacred Heart

1-3,0-0NEC

Sacred Heart

Seton Hall

2/27/2021 8:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Three Pirates recorded double-doubles and the team had 15 total blocks as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team downed Sacred Heart, 3-1, in Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

Freshman Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) recorded a match-high 18 kills to go with 11 digs, while teammate Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) tallied career-highs of 15 kills, 16 digs and five blocks. Setter Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a career-high 44 assists to go with 10 digs.

Junior Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) finished with 12 kills and a career-high six blocks, while junior Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas) led the Pirates defense with nine blocks.

SET 1:
Seton Hall jumped on Sacred Heart at the start, using a 9-1 run to take a 10-3 lead early in the first set. Sacred Heart rallied to tie the set at 15, but the Pirates went on a 6-0 run, and a block by Turner and Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) gave them a 21-15 advantage. The Pioneers cut the Pirates' lead to 23-22, but a kill by Frusha put The Hall in set point, and an ace by Ilieva won the set, 25-22.

SET 2:
Set two appeared to be heading in the same direction, but with the Pirates leading 12-8, Sacred Heart went on a 7-1 run to grab a 15-13 advantage. The Hall never found the equalizer. Five times Seton Hall cut the Pioneer lead to one point, but it couldn't draw even. Sacred Heart went on to tie the match with a 25-20 victory, as Seton Hall had a match-low .081 attack percentage.

SET 3:
The third set was a completely different story as Seton Hall never trailed. The Pirates raced out to a 7-0 lead, and extended their advantage to as much as 10 points, 18-8, with a kill by Ilieva. Leading 23-16, a kill by Lucas put The Hall in set point, and three points later, another by Ilieva ended it in Seton Hall's favor, 25-18. The Pirates had an impressive .385 attack percentage in the third set, which included 17 kills and just two attack errors.

SET 4:
The fourth set was the closest of the match with neither team grabbing a lead of greater than three points until late. Trailing 22-21, Seton Hall closed out the match with four straight points. A kill by Turner tied the set at 22. Then the Pirates benefited by two consecutive Pioneers errors, before Lucas finished it with a kill, 25-22.

Inside the Numbers:

Lucas finished with a match-high 18 kills to go with 11 digs for her second career double-double.
Ilieva had career-highs of 15 kills, 16 digs and five blocks.
Jakubowski had a career-best 44 assists to go with 10 digs.
Turner tallied 12 kills, a .360 attack percentage and a career-high six blocks.
Frusha had a career-high nine blocks to go with four kills.
Sophomore Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio) had a match-high 22 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .234 attack percentage for the match, while Sacred Heart attacked at .167.
The Pirates had 55 kills, while the Pioneers recorded 53.
The Hall finished with 76 digs, while Sacred Heart tallied 68.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 2-1 on the young season, while Sacred Heart falls to 1-3.
The Pirates improve to 5-0 all-time against the Pioneers and have lost only two sets in the all-time series.
Murray reached the 20 digs mark in a match for the first time this season and the fourth time of her career.
Jakubowski has now recorded a double-double in each of her first three collegiate matches. Ilieva and Lucas have now had double-doubles in two of three matches.
Jakubowski has now topped 40 assists in a single-match twice.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, March 5 it hosts Providence to open BIG EAST play at Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET.