Pirates Drop Contest to Xavier

Saturday, October 29

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

13-11,4-8Big East

Xavier

15-7,8-4Big East

Xavier

Seton Hall

Jennifer Giron serves during a match against UConn on Sept. 23.

10/29/2022 7:38:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE - XU (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Jennifer Giron (Benicia, Calif.) tied for the match-high with 13 digs, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Xavier, 3-0 (18-25, 15-25, 18-25), in Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday.

It's the Pirates' seventh straight loss after starting BIG EAST play with wins in four of their first five matches. Five of those seven matches, however, have come to the top four teams in the conference.

Giron tied for the match-high with 13 digs to go with six assists. Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) tied for the match-high with 10 kills. She also had five kills and two blocks.

SET 1:
A kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) got the match started, but five straight points by Xavier gave them the lead for good and forced an early Seton Hall timeout. A kill by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) cut Xavier's lead to 8-6, but the Musketeers responded with a 5-1 burst to grab a 13-7 advantage. Xavier went on to win set one, 25-18, behind a match-high .455 attack percentage.

SET 2:
The second set was much closer until the Musketeers assumed control late. With the score tied at 11, Xavier scored five straight points and the score was never tied again. A kill by Walsh cut The Hall's deficit to 18-14, but the Musketeers closed out the set with a 7-1 run.

SET 3:
Xavier took control of the third set at the start, racing out to a 14-3 lead. The Hall bounced back with a 6-1 run and a kill by Lucas cut its deficit to 15-9. The Pirates continued to chip away and a block by Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) and Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) lowered the Xavier lead to 22-17. The Musketeers answered with three of the last four points to win, 25-18.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Giron had a team-best 13 digs to go with six assists.
Walsh tallied a team-high 10 kills along with five digs and two blocks.
Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a team-high 13 assists along with three digs.
Sophomore Faith LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) tallied a career-high nine digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .152 attack percentage for the match, while Xavier attacked at .346.
The Pirates had 32 kills, while the Musketeers recorded 46.
The Hall tallied 43 digs, while Xavier had 53.
Seton Hall had 4.0 team blocks, while Xavier recorded 3.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 13-11 overall and 4-8 in the BIG EAST and has now lost seven straight matches, while Xavier improves to 15-7 overall and 8-4 in conference play.
The Hall falls to 4-13 all-time against Xavier and has now dropped seven of the last eight matches in the series.
Seton Hall is now 6-5 in three-set matches this season.
This is the 15^th time in 24 matches this year that the Pirates have out-blocked their opponent. They're now 11-4 in those matches.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 2 when it hosts St. John's in Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The match will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network for FloSports subscribers.