Seton Hall Falls to St. John's, 3-0

Friday, March 12

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

3-3,1-2Big East

St. John's

6-3,2-2Big East

St. John's (NY)

Seton Hall

3/12/2021 7:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) had a team-high 11 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to St. John's, 3-0, on Friday in Walsh Gymnasium.

Turner had a team-best 11 kills and only three attack errors. She also had a team-high .364 attack percentage. Freshmen Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) also had strong matches. Lucas finished one kill shy of a double-double with nine kills and 10 digs. Jakubowski finished one dig shy of a double-double with a team-high 23 assists and nine digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall grabbed an early 9-5 lead, which prompted a St. John's timeout. Out of the break, the Red Storm bounced back, outscoring the Pirates, 11-3, to take a 16-12 lead. A Red Storm attack error cut the St. John's lead to 17-15, but they rebounded with an 8-1 run to close out the set. The Pirates started well, but ultimately attacked at only a .040 clip during the set.

SET 2:
A kill by Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) cut The Hall's deficit to 6-5 early in set two, but St. John's rallied with six straight to pull away, 11-5. A kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) brought The Hall to within 11-8, but the Red Storm scored four of the next five points to claim a 15-9 advantage. The Pirates drew to within a single point on three different occasions, but couldn't draw even. An Ilieva kill cut the Pirate deficit to 19-18, but the Red Storm closed the set with six of the final seven points.

SET 3:
The Pirates started strong again with six of the first eight points in set three, but St. John's responded with a 9-3 run to claim an 11-9 lead. A kill by Lucas tied the set at 14, but the Red Storm scored seven of the next nine points to jump back ahead, 21-16. Trailing 24-19, the Pirates scored twice to extend the match, but ultimately fell, 25-21.

Inside the Numbers:

Turner had a team-high 11 kills, only three attack errors and a .364 attack percentage.
Lucas had nine kills and 10 digs.
Jakubowski totaled 23 assists, nine digs and three kills.
Ilieva had seven kills, five digs and three blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .137 attack percentage for the match, while St. John's attacked at .288.
The Pirates had 36 kills, while the Red Storm recorded 41.
The Hall finished with 43 digs, while St. John's tallied 50.
The Pirates had 6.0 team blocks, while St. John's had 9.0.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 3-3 overall on the season and 1-2 in the BIG EAST, while St. John's improves to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
The Pirates drop to 17-17 all-time against the Red Storm. The Hall has dropped five straight matches and 15 straight sets in the series.
Seton Hall drops to 1-2 in three-set matches this season.
With three kills today, Rachwal surpassed 450 for her career. Rachwal made her season debut today.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it hosts St. John's for a second straight day at Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET.