Pirates Drop BIG EAST opener at Connecticut

Friday, September 24

Storrs, Conn. / Gampel Pavilion

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

8-7,0-1Big East

Connecticut

9-4,1-0Big East

Seton Hall

UConn

9/24/2021 8:49:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Lucas leads The Hall with six kills. Holland leads with 14 digs.

STORRS, CONN. – The Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in straight sets at Connecticut, 3-0 (16-25, 16-25, 11-25), on Friday to open BIG EAST Conference play.

Sophomore Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had team-highs of six kills and four blocks in the loss. Freshman Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) tied for the match-high with 14 digs.

SET 1:
A kill by Lucas early in set one cut The Hall's deficit to 7-5, but Connecticut responded with five of the next six points to take a 12-6 lead. A kill by Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) brought the Pirates to within four points, 13-9, but the Huskies again took off, going on an 8-2 run to grab a commanding 21-11 advantage. Connecticut went on to win the opening set, 25-16, holding the Pirates to a .048 attack percentage.

SET 2:
Seton Hall started strong in the second set. With the score tied at six, the Pirates scored three straight to grab an early 9-6 advantage. Trailing 10-9, UConn went on another 8-2 run to take a 17-12 lead. A kill by Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) cut the Pirates' deficit to 21-15, but the Huskies closed out the set with four of the last five points. Seton Hall had a significantly better attack percentage in set two, .280, but so did Connecticut, .485.

SET 3:
A block by Lucas and Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas) gave The Hall a very early 3-2 lead in set three, but Connecticut responded with five straight points, which forced a Pirate timeout. UConn upped its run to 13-3 to take a commanding 15-5 advantage. The Huskies went on to a 25-11 third-set win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Lucas finished with team-highs of six kills and four blocks.
Holland tied for a match-high with 14 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .101 attack percentage for the match, while Connecticut attacked at .385.
The Pirates had 25 kills, while UConn recorded 46.
Seton Hall finished with 39 digs, while the Huskies had 53.
The Pirates had 5.0 total blocks, while Connecticut had 7.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 8-7 overall on the season and 0-1 in BIG EAST play, while Connecticut improves to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in the conference.
The Pirates are now 11-21 all-time against Connecticut and has dropped the last four matches in the series.
Seton Hall falls to 5-5 this season in three-set matches.
With three blocks tonight, Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) surpassed the 300-block milestone for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Sunday, Sept. 26 for its 2021 home opener at newly renovated Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. All spectators in attendance must wear a mask, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated while in any indoor location at Seton Hall University.