Pirates Drop Final Road Contest at No. 12 Creighton

Sunday, November 13

Omaha, Neb. / D.J. Sokol Arena

2:00 PM

Seton Hall University

14-14,5-11Big East

#12 Creighton

24-3,16-0Big East

Seton Hall

Creighton

Pirates Drop Final Road Contest at No. 12 Creighton

11/13/2022 3:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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OMAHA – The Seton Hall women's volleyball team hung tough with No. 12 Creighton for the first two sets, but ultimately fell, 3-0 (15-25, 17-25, 7-25), on Sunday.

Seton Hall's offensive numbers were solid through the first two sets with 18 kills and just nine errors, but Creighton collected 49 digs in only three sets to collect the convincing victory. The Bluejays have now won 25 sets in a row.

Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) and Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had five kills apiece to lead the Pirates. Senior Jennifer Giron (Benicia, Calif.) had a team-best seven digs.

SET 1:
The Hall played Creighton close early in set one. Down 9-7, the Pirates scored three of the next four points and a kill by Walsh tied the set at 10. The Bluejays responded with the next four points and never trailed again. A kill by Wallace cut The Hall's deficit to 19-15, but Creighton closed out the set with six consecutive points to win 25-15. Creighton had 15 kills, only one attack error and a .483 attack percentage in the opening set.

SET 2:
Seton Hall again was efficient in the second set, but never led as Creighton took an early lead. Leading 7-6, the Bluejays scored five of the next six points to grab a 12-7 advantage. Walsh and Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) had back-to-back kills to cut The Hall's deficit to 18-14, but Creighton closed out the set with seven of the final 10 points to win, 25-17. The Hall had 10 kills and only five attack errors in set two, but again the Creighton defense was able to prevent the Pirates from gaining any consistency.

SET 3:
Creighton took control of the third set from the start, racing out to a commanding 15-3 lead. The Hall scored two in a row late, but fell in the final set, 20-7.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Wallace finished with five kills and only one attack error.
Walsh had five kills and three digs.
Giron had a team-best seven digs to go with two assists.
Seton Hall recorded a .056 attack percentage for the match, while Creighton attacked at .362.
The Pirates had 20 kills, while the Bluejays recorded 43.
The Hall tallied 31 digs, while Creighton had 48.
Seton Hall had 3.0 team blocks, while Creighton recorded 8.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 14-14 overall and 5-11 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 24-3 overall and a perfect 15-0 in conference play.
The Hall falls to 3-17 all-time against Creighton and now dropped the last 14 matches in the series.
Seton Hall is now 6-8 in three-set matches this season.
The Pirates have been eliminated from contention for a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament.
With five kills today, Walsh surpassed the 400-kills mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, Nov. 18 when it hosts Georgetown at Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET.