Pirates Drop Five-Set Heartbreaker to Stony Brook

Sunday, September 11

Fairfield, Conn. / William H. Pitt Center

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

6-2,0-0Big East

Stony Brook

4-3,0-0CAA

Stony Brook

Seton Hall

9/11/2022 2:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE - SBU (.pdf)

Taylor Jakubowski had a double-double in the loss, while both Perri Lucas and Jenna Walsh had 13 kills apiece.

FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a double-double and both Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had 13 kills apiece, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Stony Brook, 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-27, 25-13, 7-15), on Sunday.

Each team alternated set victories. The Pirates had a convincing 12-point victory in set four, but couldn't carry the momentum into the fifth. The loss snaps a four-match win streak for the Pirates.

Jakubowski had a team-high 27 assists to go with 10 digs. Sophomores Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) and Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) nearly had a double-double. Klungel had 20 assists and nine digs, while Holland had 21 digs and nine assists.

SET 1:
A block by Walsh and Reagan Hopp (Carmel, Ind.) gave The Hall an early 6-4 lead, but Stony Brook responded with five straight points to take the lead. With the score tied at 19, the Seawolves ended the set with six of the final eight points to surprise the Pirates with a 25-21 win. Stony Brook out-hit the Pirates, .308 to .206 in the opening set.

SET 2:
Trailing 12-9 in set two, Seton Hall went on a 7-1 run which gave it a 16-13 lead and forced an early Stony Brook timeout. A block by Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) and Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) put The Hall up five, 22-17. Leading 23-18, The Hall got a pair of kills from Walsh to push it to a 25-21 victory in set two and tie the match at one set apiece.

SET 3:
The third set was the closest of the set and featured 13 ties and eight lead changes. The Pirates led 19-18 late, but Stony Brook rallied with two straight to reclaim a 20-19 advantage. A Seawolves service error enabled The Hall to tie the set at 20, but Stony Brook scored the next three to take a commanding 23-20 lead. The Pirates rallied with three straight to tie the set at 23. Facing a Stony Brook set point, 24-23, The Hall scored two straight on back-to-back kills from Lucas and Walsh to enter set point itself. The Seawolves closed the set with three straight points, however, and won set three, 27-25.

SET 4:
With its back against the wall, Seton Hall came out strong in the fourth set. Leading 10-6, the Pirates went on a 6-2 run, and a kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) gave them a commanding 16-8 lead and forced a Stony Brook timeout. A kill by Wilkins extended The Hall's lead to 23-13, and a pair of Stony Brook attack errors handed the Pirates a convincing set four win, 25-13. Seton Hall had a match-high .414 attack percentage in the fourth frame, compared to just .094 for Stony Brook.

SET 5:
Stony Brook started the fifth set with five of the first six points and prompted an early Seton Hall timeout. A kill by Lucas cut the Pirates' deficit to 5-3, but the Seawolves took off again, scoring five straight points to grab a commanding 10-3 advantage. Stony Brook went on to win set five, 15-7. The Seawolves had eight kills and no attack errors in the defining set.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Jakubowski had a double-double with 27 assists and 10 digs.
Lucas had 13 kills, only four attack errors and a .321 attack percentage.
Walsh had 13 kills, seven digs and two assists.
Holland tallied 21 digs, nine assists and two aces.
Klungel notched 20 assists and nine digs.
Hopp had nine kills, only two attack errors and nine digs.
Tulli tallied a career-high eight kills, no attack errors and a perfect 1.000 attack percentage.
Seton Hall recorded a .266 attack percentage for the match, while Stony Brook attacked at .217.
The Pirates had 61 kills, while Stony Brook recorded 49.
The Hall tallied 63 digs, while the Seawolves had 56.
The Pirates had 5.0 total blocks, while Stony Brook had 3.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 6-2 on the young season, while Stony Brook improves to 4-3.
The Hall drops to 7-2 all-time against Stony Brook and has a five-match win streak against the Seawolves snapped.
This was the first five-set match of the season for Seton Hall.
This is the first time this year the Pirates have lost despite out hitting their opponent, .266 to .217.
Seton Hall dropped this match despite recording more team kills, digs, blocks and having a higher attack percentage.
Holland has now reached 20 digs in a single match seven times in her career.
Jakubowski's double-double is her second of the season and the 25^th of her career, which leads all active Pirates.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will complete play at the Sacred Heart Invitational later this afternoon when it faces Princeton. The match is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.