Pirates Close Season with Senior Night Setback

Saturday, November 23

South Orange, N.J.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

12-17,6-12Big East

Butler

7-23,5-13Big East

Butler

Seton Hall

Those being celebrated during volleyball Senior Night on Nov. 23 pose for a group shot.

11/23/2024 8:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) collected her team-leading 11^th double-double of the season, but the Seton Hall volleyball team fell to Butler, 3-0 (25-27, 22-25, 22-25), on Senior Night Saturday in Walsh Gym.

The loss concludes the 2024 season for Seton Hall. Despite the loss tonight, the Pirates closed the season with wins in four of its final seven matches.

Klungel had team-highs of 28 assists and 14 digs to go with three kills and two blocks. Graduate student Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) had a team-high nine kills to go with only three attack errors. Senior Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) had seven kills and seven digs.

SET 1:
The opening set was the closest of the match and featured 12 ties and five lead changes. Neither team had a lead of greater than three points. A kill by Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) put The Hall in set point, 24-22, and forced a Butler timeout. Out of the break, however, the Bulldogs scored three straight to stave off two Seton Hall set points and enter set point themselves. Another kill by Merk tied the set at 25, but Butler scored the last two points. The final point was initially scored for Seton Hall, but was overturned upon review.

SET 2:
Trailing 7-3, The Hall scored seven of the next eight points, and a kill by Klungel put the Pirates on top, 10-8. A kill by Walsh gave Seton Hall a 20-19 lead, but the Bulldogs closed out the set with a 6-2 run. Walsh had five of her seven kills in the second set alone.

SET 3:
A kill by Lucas gave The Hall a 19-18 advantage in set three, but Butler scored the next five points to grab a 23-19 lead. Another kill by Lucas cut The Hall's deficit to 23-22, but a Seton Hall service error put Butler in match point. A Bulldogs block gave them a 25-22 set three win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Klungel had team-highs of 28 assists and 14 digs to go with three kills and two blocks.
Lucas had nine kills and only three attack errors.
Walsh had seven kills and seven digs.
Merk tallied five kills and 12 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .151 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .203.
The Pirates had 39 kills, while Butler had 40.
The Hall recorded 57 digs, while the Bulldogs had 55.
Seton Hall collected 4.0 blocks and Butler had 8.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

The Hall completes its season with a 12-17 overall final record and a 6-12 mark in the BIG EAST, while Butler improves to 7-23 overall and 5-13 in conference play.
Seton Hall is now 7-14 all-time against Butler and has now dropped 12 of the last 14 matches in the series.
The Hall falls to 5-7 this season in three-set matches.
Klungel's double-double is her team-leading 12^th of the season and the 18^th of her career.
Lucas closes her career ranked ninth on Seton Hall's career kills list and sixth on the Pirates' career attacks list.
Klungel finishes her career ranked 10^th in Seton Hall history in career assists, despite playing only three years in South Orange.
Prior to tonight's match, nine seniors/graduate students were honored as part of Senior Night ceremonies: Klungel, Lucas, Merk, Walsh, Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.), Faith LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Berra Tok (Istambul, Turkiye), Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) and Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.).