Pirates Fall in Indianapolis, 3-0

Friday, October 24

Hinkle Fieldhouse / Indianapolis, Ind.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

6-14,0-9Big East

Butler

10-12,3-6Big East

Seton Hall

Butler

10/24/2025 9:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Freshman Alex Rasmussen (Lincoln, Neb.) had four kills and four blocks, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team was swept at Butler, 3-0 (22-25, 15-25, 17-25) on Friday.

Seton Hall dropped a close opening set, 25-22, and couldn't recover.

Freshman Sadie Reich (Wantagh, N.Y.) tied for a match-high nine kills, but she also had eight attack errors. Sophomore Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.), making her return from injury, had seven digs and three assists. Freshman Alexis Opland (Woodbury, Minn.) tallied eight assists, three blocks and two digs.

Junior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) had a team-high nine digs.

SET 1:
A block by Rasmussen and Opland gave The Hall an early 5-4 lead, but Butler answered with a 7-1 run to grab an 11-6 lead. A kill by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) cut The Hall's deficit to 13-9, but the Bulldogs scored the next four points to grab a commanding 17-9 advantage. Down 19-11, The Hall went on a 7-1 run, and a kill by Rasmussen, closed the Pirates to within two points, 20-18. A block by Subasili and Reich brought The Hall to within 23-22, but Butler closed out the opening set, 25-22.

SET 2:
The Pirates got off to a rough start in the second set as Butler scored nine of the first 11 points. A kill by setter Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) cut the Bulldogs' lead to 12-5, but Butler answered with back-to-back points to grab a 14-5 advantage. Down 20-10, The Hall scored four of the next five points, and an ace by Reich cut The Hall's deficit to 21-14. The Bulldogs regrouped to score four of the final five points and win 25-15. The Pirate had a -.057 attack percentage in set two.

SET 3:
A kill by Reich gave The Hall a 5-4 lead, but the Bulldogs responded with four straight points to grab the lead for good. Leading 11-8, Butler scored three straight to grab a 14-8 advantage. Rasmussen had a kill to cut The Hall's deficit to 20-17, but Butler closed out the match with five straight points to win 25-20. The Hall had a second-straight sub-zero attack percentage at -.054.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Reich tied for the match-high with nine kills to go with five digs.
Rasmussen had four kills and four blocks.
Nelson tallied a team-high nine digs.
Opland had eight assists, three blocks and two digs.
Subasili tallied four kills, two blocks and two digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .000 attack percentage for the match, while Butler attacked at .167.
The Pirates finished with 23 team kills, while the Bulldogs had 27.
The Hall recorded 37 digs, while the Bulldogs had 43.
Seton Hall collected 6.0 blocks and Butler had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 6-14 overall and 0-9 in the BIG EAST, while Butler improves to 10-12 overall and 3-6 in conference play.
The Pirates fall to 7-16 all-time against the Bulldogs and have now lost 13 of the last 15 matches in the series.
The Hall is now 3-4 in three-set matches this season.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they remain on the road to face Xavier in Cincinnati. Match time is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET.