Pirates Drop Four-Setter to Hofstra

Saturday, September 9

Hanover, N.H. / Leede Arena

12:30 PM

Seton Hall University

5-3,0-0Big East

Hofstra

9-1,0-0CAA

Seton Hall

Hofstra

Madeline Matheny goes for a kill against NJIT on Aug. 31

9/9/2023 4:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE - HOF (.pdf)

Matheny matched her season-high with 16 kills, while Klungel and Jakubowski had double-doubles.

HANOVER, N.H. – Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) erupted for a match-high 16 kills and both Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had double-doubles, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Hofstra, 3-1 (31-33, 19-25, 25-19, 17-25), at the Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday.

The match swayed in Hofstra's favor after the Pride outlasted Seton Hall, 33-31, in an epic first set. After winning five straight matches, the Pirates will look to salvage the final match of the Dartmouth Invitational when they face Stonehill at 4:30 p.m.

Matheny matched her season high with 16 kills, only five attack errors, nine digs and two blocks. Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had an impressive 12 kills, only one attack error, nine digs and two service aces. Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) also was strong offensively with nine kills to go with four blocks.

Klungel finished with 20 assists, 13 digs and three kills, while Jakubowski tallied 19 assists and 12 digs.

SET 1:
The epic first set featured 21 ties and 11 lead changes. The Pirates had their best attacking set at .275 despite the loss. The Hall staved off six Hofstra set points to remain alive and even had two chances of taking the set leading 25-24 and 31-30. A Matheny kill gave The Hall their last set point, but the Pride responded with three straight points to close out the set, 33-31. Matheny had seven kills and only one attack error in the opening set alone.

SET 2:
A kill by Klungel gave The Hall its largest lead of the set, 10-6, but Hofstra bounced back with seven of the next nine points to take a 13-12 advantage. The Pride never looked back, expanding their lead to a many as seven points. Facing set point, 24-17, the Pirates collected back-to-back points to cut their deficit to five, but Hofstra ended the set, 25-19.

SET 3:
Trailing 15-13, the Pirates scored four straight, and a block by Klungel and Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) put The Hall on top and forced a Hofstra timeout. Although the Pride rallied to tie the score at 18, The Hall finished the set with a 7-1 run to win set three, 25-19. Walsh had five kills and only one attack error in the third set as the Pirates cut their match deficit to 2-1.

SET 4:
In the fourth set, Hofstra had 19 kills, only two attack errors and a .500 attack percentage. A kill by Lucas tied the set at nine, but the Pride went on an 11-2 run to take a commanding 20-11 advantage and force a Seton Hall timeout. Out of the break, The Hall scored six of the next eight points to cut its deficit to 22-17, but Hofstra closed out the match with the final three straight points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Matheny had a match-high 16 kills to go with nine digs and two blocks.
Klungel had a double-double with 20 assists, 13 digs and three kills.
Jakubowski had a double-double with 19 assists and 12 digs.
Walsh nearly had a double-double with 12 kills, only one attack error, a .355 attack percentage, nine digs and two service aces.
Lucas finished with nine kills and four blocks.
Tulli had six kills, only one attack error, a .417 attack percentage and four blocks.
Hofstra recorded a .256 attack percentage for the match, while Seton Hall attacked at .204.
The Pride had 64 kills, while the Pirates had 53.
Hofstra had 74 digs, while The Hall had 64.
Hofstra collected 9.0 blocks and Seton Hall had 8.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 5-3 on the young season, while Hofstra improves to 9-1.
The Hall is now 7-11 all-time against the Pride and has dropped six of the last seven matches in the series.
Seton Hall drops to 1-1 in four-set matches.
Jakubowski's double-double is her fifth in a row, the sixth of the season and the team-leading 41^st of her career.
Klungel's double-double is her fourth of the season.
With 16 kills tonight, Matheny surpassed the 400-kills mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will complete play at the Dartmouth Invitational later today when they face Stonehill at 4:30 p.m. It will be streamed live on ESPN+.