Pirates Drop Rivalry Match in Queens, 3-1

Tuesday, October 14

Carnesecca Arena / Queens, N.Y.

12:00 PM

Seton Hall University

6-12,0-7Big East

St. John's

6-14,2-5Big East

Seton Hall

St. John's (NY)

10/14/2025 2:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

QUEENS, N.Y. – Freshmen Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) and Sadie Reich (Wantagh, N.Y.) combined for 21 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to St. John's, 3-1 (19-25, 13-25, 25-17, 17-15), on Tuesday afternoon.

Seton Hall was hoping to flip the script after following Saturday's loss to DePaul after leading 2-0. Today, the Pirates found themselves down 2-0, and had a convincing 25-17, set three victory, but couldn't continue the momentum in set four.

Safian finished with a team-best 11 kills, two digs and two blocks. Reich had 10 kills and nine digs.

Junior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) also nearly had a double-double with a match-high 17 digs to go with eight assists.

SET 1:
The opening set featured eight ties, and was close until the Red Storm took control late. A kill by Reich gave The Hall a 17-16 edge, but St. John's responded with five straight points to grab a 21-17 lead and force a Pirates' time out. The run stretched to 9-2 as the Red Storm closed out a 25-19 first set victory. The Hall had a .000 attack percentage with nine kills and nine errors in the first frame.

SET 2:
Seton Hall got off to a rough start in the second set with the Red Storm grabbing an early 9-3 advantage. Two of the three Pirates' points were off St. John's service errors. A kill by Safian cut The Hall's deficit to 15-10, but the Red Storm scored seven of the next eight points to grab a commanding 22-11 lead and force a Pirates' time out. St. John's went on to win set two, 25-13.

SET 3:
Trailing 8-4, The Hall scored five of the next six points to tie the third set at nine. With the score tied at 12, Seton Hall went on a 5-1 burst, and a block by Hanna Labanowska (Olzewnica Stara, Poland) gave it a 17-13 advantage. Ahead 21-17, the Pirates closed out the final three points. An ace by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) put The Hall in set point, and a kill by Alexis Opland (Woodbury, Minn.) gave it a 25-17 victory. Seton Hall's offense burst out in set three with a .348 attack percentage.

SET 4:
Down 4-1 early in set four, the Pirates went on a 5-1 burst to grab a 6-5 lead. Moments later, St. John's down 8-7, scored five of the next six points to jump back ahead, 12-9. A service ace by Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) cut The Hall's deficit to 16-14, but the Red Storm answered with four straight points to grab a commanding 20-14 advantage.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Safian had a team-high 11 kills to go with two digs and two blocks.
Reich finished with 10 kills, nine digs and two blocks.
Nelson had a match-high 17 digs to go with eight assists and two aces.
Fuller finished with a team-high 15 assists, four digs and two kills.
Labanowska tallied 10 digs, two blocks and two kills.
Freshman Alex Rasmussen (Lincoln, Neb.) had a career-high seven blocks to go with three kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .126 attack percentage for the match, while St. John's attacked at .228.
The Pirates finished with 38 team kills, while the Red Storm had 48.
The Hall recorded 48 digs, while the Red Storm had 43.
Seton Hall collected 9.0 blocks and St. John's had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 6-12 overall and 0-7 in the BIG EAST, while St. John's improves to 6-14 overall and 2-5 in conference play.
The Pirates fall to 20-23 all-time against St. John's and have now lost four straight at Carnesecca Arena.
The Hall is now 2-8 in four-set matches this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 19 when they travel to Omaha, Neb. to take on defending BIG EAST champion Creighton. Match time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET.