Pirates Drop Key Match at DePaul, 3-0

Friday, November 17

Chicago, Ill. / McGrath-Phillips Arena

8:00 PM

Seton Hall University

14-14,8-9Big East

DePaul

16-12,9-8Big East

Seton Hall

DePaul

11/17/2023 10:08:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

CHICAGO – Senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high 10 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at DePaul, 3-0 (20-25, 22-25, 17-25), in a match with major BIG EAST Tournament implications on Friday.

The loss drops the Pirates to 8-9 in the BIG EAST and into a tie with Villanova for sixth place in the standings with one day left in the regular season. Seton Hall will play at 15-2 Marquette tomorrow, while the Wildcats go to 2-15 Connecticut.

Lucas had a team-high 10 kills, only two errors, a .421 attack percentage and three blocks. Senior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) had eight kills and 10 digs. Junior Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) tallied seven kills, no attack errors, a .583 attack percentage and three blocks.

SET 1:
Trailing 11-8, The Hall went on a 6-0 run, and a block by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) and Lucas put it on top, 14-11. DePaul answered, however, with three straight to tie the set at 14. With the score tied at 20, DePaul closed out the victory with a 5-0 run. The Hall fell, 25-20, despite 10 kills and only two attack errors.

SET 2:
A kill by Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) gave The Hall an early 9-8 lead in set two, but DePaul answered with a 6-2 run to grab a 14-11 advantage and never trailed again. Trailing 22-17, The Hall went on a 5-1 run, and an ace by Hadlee Ackerman (Atlanta, Ga.) cut its deficit to just one, 23-22. The Blue Demons, however, scored the next two points to win set two, 25-22. The Hall's efficiency dropped in the second set as they had only a .083 attack percentage.

SET 3:
A kill by Tulli gave the Pirates an early 8-5 advantage, but DePaul answered with a 5-0 run to grab the lead and force an early Seton Hall timeout. Another kill by Lucas cut The Hall's deficit to 16-14, but the Blue Demons scored four straight to take a commanding 20-14 lead. DePaul went on to a 25-17 third set win. The Hall was better in set three offensively, but DePaul had a huge effort with 17 kills, only one attack error and a .567 attack percentage to close out the Pirates.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Lucas had 10 kills, only two attack errors, a .421 attack percentage and three blocks.
Bucciarelli notched eight kills and 10 digs.
Tulli had seven kills, no attack errors, a .583 attack percentage and three blocks.
Freshman Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) had a team-best 12 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .144 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .333.
The Pirates had 34 kills, while DePaul had 52.
The Hall recorded 42 digs, while the Blue Demons had 53.
Seton Hall collected 7.0 blocks and DePaul had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 14-14 overall and 8-9 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul improves to 16-12 overall and 9-8 in conference play.
The victory clinches a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament for the Blue Demons.
Seton Hall and Villanova are now both 8-9, but the Wildcats hold the head-to-head tie-breaker. The Pirates will face Marquette (15-2) tomorrow, while Villanova will take on UConn (2-15).
The Pirates are now 21-7 all-time against the Blue Demons.
The Pirates are now 9-4 in three-set matches this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they travel to Milwaukee for a match at Marquette. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.