Pirates Rally Past PC for First BIG EAST Victory

Friday, October 4

Providence, R.I. / Alumni Hall

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

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Providence

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Seton Hall

Providence

Jenna Walsh prepares to serve against Kent State on Sept. 8

10/4/2024 10:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Down 2-1 in sets, The Hall won sets four and five behind double-doubles from Walsh and Klungel.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Seniors Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) had double-doubles as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team rallied for a five-set victory over Providence, 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12), on Friday.

The Hall trailed after three sets, but largely dominated the last two sets. In fact, the Pirates trailed only briefly after the conclusion of the third set, 1-0 and 2-1 in set five. The victory is the first in BIG EAST play for The Hall and snaps a brief three-match losing streak.

Walsh had a season-high 18 kills, only five attack errors, 12 digs and two blocks. Klungel had a career-high 52 assists to go with 13 digs and four blocks.

Sophomore Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) matched her career-high with 17 kills, while senior Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) added 13 kills and is now only three away to reach 1,000 for her career.

SET 1:
The first set featured a remarkable 15 ties and 10 lead changes until Seton Hall took control late. Trailing 20-18, The Hall closed the opening set with a 7-0 run. A block by Klungel put the Pirates in set point, and a kill by Lucas closed out a 25-20 set one victory. The Pirates' defense held Providence to just .070 attacking in the first set.

SET 2:
The Pirates kept rolling to open the second, jumping out to a 7-1 lead, and a kill by Loiselle sent the Friars to an early timeout. Down 9-3, Providence stormed back to tie the set at 10 and force a Seton Hall timeout. Up 13-12, the Friars took off again, scoring seven of the next nine points to grab a commanding 20-14 advantage and sending The Hall to its second timeout. A kill by Lucas cut Seton Hall's deficit to 23-20, but Providence held on for a 25-21 set-two win.

SET 3:
Providence led the third set wire-to-wire, but never led by more than four points. Down 20-16, The Hall received back-to-back kills by Walsh and forced a Friars' timeout. The Pirates cut their deficit to 23-22, but Providence was able to get the final two points for a 25-22 victory. Seton Hall had only a .103 attack percentage in set three.

SET 4:
Like Providence in set three, The Hall never trailed in set four. The Pirates raced out to a 14-5 lead, causing the Friars to burn both of their timeouts early. A kill by Loiselle extended The Hall's lead to 20-10, but Providence answered with an 8-0 run to cut their deficit to 20-18. The Pirates, however, bounced back and a kill by Lucas put The Hall in set point, 24-20, and two points later, a Providence service error gave the Pirates the set and tied the match.

SET 5:
In the decisive fifth set, the Pirates had a match-high .368 attack percentage. With the score tied at five, The Hall scored four straight, and a kill by Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) put it on top, 9-5. Down 13-9, Providence scored three straight points to cut their deficit to just one, 13-12, but the Pirates rallied and closed out the match with back-to-back kills by Walsh.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Walsh had a season-high 18 kills, 12 digs and two blocks.
Klungel notched a career-high 52 assists, 13 digs and four blocks.
Loiselle matched her career-high with 17 kills to go with two blocks.
Lucas had 13 kills, three digs and two blocks.
Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) had a team-high 14 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .219 attack percentage for the match, while Providence attacked at .183.
Both teams had 63 team kills and 10.0 team blocks.
The Hall recorded 77 digs, while the Friars had 72.

NEWS & NOTES:

The Hall improves to 7-7 overall on the season, and earns its first BIG EAST victory (1-2), while Providence falls to 7-7 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 24-18 all-time against the Friars.
Klungel's double-double is her fourth of the season and the eighth of her career.
Walsh's double-double is her third of the season and the seventh of her career.
The Pirates are 7-0 this season when having a higher attack percentage.
Merk saw her streak of seven straight double-doubles come to an end.
This was Seton Hall's first five-set match of the season.
Lucas had 13 kills today and now needs only three more kills to become the 12^th player in Seton Hall history to record 1,000 career kills.
Walsh reached 15 kills in a single-match today for the seventh time in her career.
Klungel topped 30 assists in a single-match today for the fourth match in a row and the eighth time in her career.
Seton Hall had season-highs tonight in team kills (63) and assists (59).
The Pirates had five players reach double-digits in digs for the first time since Sept. 24, 2022, coincidentally against Providence.