Pirates Steamroll to Fifth Straight Victory

Friday, September 10

New York, N.Y. / Levien Gymnasium

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-3,0-0Big East

Iona

1-5,0-0MAAC

Seton Hall

Iona

9/10/2021 5:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Lucas and Matheny combine for 21 kills in a three-set sweep of Iona on Friday.

NEW YORK – Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) and Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) combined for 21 kills and the Seton Hall women's volleyball team had a season-high .412 attack percentage in a three-set sweep of Iona, 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-19) on Friday.

Lucas again led The Hall offensively with 11 kills and only three attack errors, while Matheny had 10 kills and only two attack errors.

Defensively, freshman Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a match-high 13 digs. Graduate student Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) had a match-high five blocks.

SET 1:
Seton Hall's offense was clicking on all cylinders in the opening set, registering a .407 attack percentage. With the score tied at eight, the Pirates went on a 9-2 run and forced Iona to take both of their timeouts. A block by Rachwal and Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) upped the Pirates to a commanding 21-12 advantage. From there, they cruised to a 25-17 first set victory.

SET 2:
The Pirates didn't suffer a letdown to start the second set, scoring the first nine points. Iona scored four straight points to cut their deficit to 11-6, but the Pirates didn't allow the Gaels to get much closer. In fact, Iona never led and The Hall went up 2-0 in the match with a 25-15 set two victory. Seton Hall was even more efficient in the second set, recording a season-high .522 attack percentage. They had 14 kills and only two attack errors on 23 attacks.

SET 3:
Leading 6-5 in the third set, the Pirates went on a 7-1 run to grab a 13-6 lead and again force Iona to burn both of their timeouts early. Seton Hall wouldn't let their lead get less than four points the rest of the way. A kill by Lucas put the Pirates in set point, 24-18, and two points later, a kill by Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas) ended the match in their favor.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Lucas finished with a team-best 11 kills to go with four blocks.
Matheny had 10 kills, seven digs and a .667 attack percentage.
Holland tallied a match-high 13 digs and three assists.
Rachwal finished with five kills and a match-high five blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .412 attack percentage for the match, while Iona attacked at .156.
The Pirates had 43 kills, while the Gaels recorded 31.
Seton Hall finished with 38 digs, while Iona had 28.
The Pirates had 9.0 total blocks, while Iona had 5.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 5-3 on the young season, and have now won five straight contests. Iona drops to 1-5.
The Pirates improve to a perfect 12-0 all-time against Iona. Seton Hall now owns an all-time set record of 34-1 against the Gaels. The Hall hasn't dropped a set in the last five matches in the series.
The Hall's current five-match win streak is its longest since winning five in a row early in the 2016 season.
Lucas has now reached double-figures in kills in six of eight matches so far this year.
With five digs today, sophomore Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) surpassed the 200-dig milestone for her career.
With 11 kills today, Lucas surpassed the 200-kill milestone for her career.
Seton Hall's .412 attack percentage is by far its highest of the season. The Pirates' previous high was .271 in a victory over Kent State.
Freshman Faith LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) made her collegiate debut. She played one set and collected three assists and two service aces.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow for a pair of contests at the Big Apple Tournament. The Pirates will face St. Francis-Brooklyn at 10:00 a.m., before playing host Columbia at 7:00 p.m. Both contests will be available for streaming on ESPN+.