Walsh Shines in Five-Set Setback at Georgetown

Friday, September 30

Washington, D.C. / McDonough Arena

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

11-4,2-1Big East

Georgetown

3-11,1-2Big East

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Jenna Walsh readies an attack against UConn on Sept. 23.

9/30/2022 8:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Walsh goes for a career-high 24 kills, the highest total of any player in BIG EAST matches so far this year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sophomore Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) erupted for a career-high 24 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in five sets to Georgetown, 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 12-25, 25-19, 14-16), on Friday.

The Hall came out of the gates strong with a convincing victory in the first set, but struggled mightily in sets two and three before being outlasted in set five. It's the first match this season that the Pirates have lost despite winning the first set.

Walsh erupted for 24 kills, by far the highest total for any Pirate this season, to go with nine digs and two blocks. It's the highest kill total of any player in a BIG EAST match so far this year.

Both Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) and Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) both recorded double-doubles. Jakubowski had 20 assists, 17 digs and three kills, while Bucciarelli notched 12 kills, 13 digs and three aces.

SET 1:
Trailing 15-11 in set one, Seton Hall went on a 10-1 run, and a kill by Walsh gave The Hall a 21-16 advantage. Georgetown bounced back with three straight points, but the Pirates ended the set with four consecutive. Back-to-back kills by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) put The Hall in set point, and a Hoyas attack error handed the set to the Pirates, 25-19.

SET 2:
Junior Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) had three straight kills for the Pirates to give them an 8-6 lead, but Georgetown responded with a 6-1 run to claim a 12-9 advantage. Another kill by Wallace cut Seton Hall's deficit to 18-17, but Georgetown scored four of the next five points to pull away, 22-18. Facing set point, 24-20, The Hall scored three straight points, but a service error gave the set to the Hoyas, 25-23.

SET 3:
Georgetown burst out of the gate in the third set, scoring 11 of the first 14 points and forcing the Pirates to take an early timeout. A kill by Walsh cut The Hall's deficit to 19-11, but Georgetown responded by closing the set with a 6-1 run. The Hoyas had an attack percentage of .370 in the third set, compared to just -.065 for the Pirates.

SET 4:
The fourth set was a complete opposite of set three. The Hall had a .324 attack percentage, compared to just .086 by Georgetown. Down 9-7 in the fourth set, The Hall scored four of the next five points, and a block by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) and Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) gave it a 13-8 advantage. Georgetown cut the Pirate lead to 18-17, but Seton Hall closed the set with seven of the last nine points. A kill by Jakubowski ended the set for The Hall, 25-19, to tie up the match.

SET 5:
Down 5-2 in the fifth set, the Pirates scored three straight, and an ace by Subasili tied the set at five apiece and sent the Hoyas to a timeout. Out of the break, Georgetown scored five straight points to take a commanding 10-5 advantage in the decisive set. The Hall rallied, and a kill by Walsh tied the set at 12. Walsh's sixth kill of the set staved off a match point to tie the set at 14, but Georgetown closed out the match with the last two points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Walsh had a career-high 24 kills to go with digs and two blocks.
Jakubowski notched 20 assists, a season-high 17 digs and three kills.
Bucciarelli tallied 12 kills, 13 digs and three service aces.
Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) collected a match-high 28 digs to go with seven assists.
Subasili had six kills, only one attack error and a team-high five blocks.
Wallace notched seven kills, one attack error and two blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .189 attack percentage for the match, while Georgetown attacked at .185.
The Pirates had 59 kills, while the Hoyas recorded 51.
The Hall tallied 80 digs, while Georgetown had 70.
Seton Hall had 7.0 team blocks, while Georgetown recorded 12.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 11-4 overall and suffers its first BIG EAST loss, dropping to 2-1. Georgetown improves to 3-11 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
The Hall drops to 21-24 all-time against Georgetown and has a four-match winning streak against the Hoyas snapped.
Seton Hall is now 2-1 in five-set matches this season.
The Hall drops to 9-1 this season when winning the first set.
The Hall falls to 11-2 this season when having a higher attack percentage than its opponent. In tonight's match, the Pirates also had more team kills and team digs.
This was the Pirates' first loss on a Friday this season (4-1).
Walsh has now reached double-figures in kills in eight straight matches.
Jakubowski's double-double is her sixth of the season and the 29^th of her career, which leads all active Pirates.
Bucciarelli's double-double is her third straight after not having a double-double in the first 39 matches of her career.
It's the first time in program history that The Hall has opened BIG EAST play with three straight five-set matches.
Holland has now reached at least 20 digs five times this year and 10 times in her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it travels to Villanova. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live and available to FloSports subscribers.