Reich, Carr Show in Five-Set Heartbreaker at PC

Saturday, October 4

Alumni Hall / Providence, R.I.

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

Providence

Rowan Carr digs out a ball vs. Iona on Sept. 5

10/4/2025 5:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Freshman Sadie Reich (Wantagh, N.Y.) had a team-high 18 kills, and Rowan Carr (Lakeville, Minn.) collected her first career double-double, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at Providence, 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 12-15), on Saturday.

The teams traded sets from the start, but The Hall couldn't outlast the Friars in set five. The Pirates had a lot of trouble with Providence's front line as the Friars collected 16.0 team blocks on the afternoon.

Sadie Reich had a team-high 18 kills to go with five digs. Senior Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) had a career-high 13 kills, only five attack errors, and four blocks. Freshman Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) notched 13 kills, only five attack errors and five digs.

Carr had the breakout performance of the afternoon with career-highs of 11 kills, 22 digs, three blocks and four service aces.

SET 1:
Seton Hall got off to a rough match start with Providence scoring nine of the first 10 points. A kill by Reich cut The Hall's deficit to 14-6, but the Friars responded with the next three points to grab a commanding 17-6 advantage and force a Pirates' timeout. Down 20-9, The Hall scored three straight, and a kill by Subasili cut its deficit to 20-12. Providence bounced back, however, and closed out a 25-17 first-set victory. The Pirates had a .081 attack percentage in the opening set, while Providence hit at .324.

SET 2:
Seton Hall started much better in set two, and led for much of the early stage of the set. Ahead 11-8, however, Providence scored four in a row to take their first lead of the set, 12-11. Trailing 15-14, the Pirates went on a 7-1 run, and a block by Subasili and Alexis Opland (Woodbury, Minn.) gave them a 21-16 lead and forced a Providence timeout. Out of the break, the Pirates kept up the pressure and a pair of kills by Reich put The Hall in set point and provided the winning point, 25-20, to tie the match at one set apiece.

SET 3:
Similarly to set one, Providence raced out of the gates in set three, scoring seven of the first eight points. Trailing 10-5, The Hall clawed back, and a kill by Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) cut Seton Hall's deficit to 14-12. A kill by Carr brought the Pirates to within, 16-15, but Providence scored four of the next five points to open up a 20-16 advantage and force a Seton Hall timeout. The Hall staved off two set points, but ultimately fell, 25-22. The Pirates fell in set three despite having 19 kills, only two attack errors and a .487 attack percentage.

SET 4:
The fourth set was the closest of the match and featured nine ties and six lead changes. A kill by Safian gave The Hall a 20-17 lead, but Providence struck back with four of the next five points to tie the set at 21 and force a Pirates' time out. Seton Hall bounced back out of the break with four of the final five points. A kill by Subasili put the Pirates in set point, and an ace by Carr gave them a 25-22 victory.

SET 5:
Trailing 6-4, Seton Hall went on a 5-1 run, and a block by Subasili and Carr gave The Hall a 9-7 lead and forced a Friars' time out. Out of the break, Providence struck back with three straight points to take the lead. With the score tied at 11, PC scored three straight to enter match point. A kill by Reich staved off the loss momentarily, but Providence won set five, 15-12.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Reich had a team-high 18 kills to go with five digs.
Carr tallied a double-double with career-highs of 11 kills, 22 digs, three blocks and four service aces.
Subasili had a career-high 13 kills, only five attack errors, a .286 attack percentage and four blocks.
Safian had 13 kills, only five attack errors, five digs and two service aces.
Fuller tallied a career-high 30 assists to go with eight digs and two kills.
Seton Hall recorded a .216 attack percentage for the match, while Providence attacked at .261.
The Pirates finished with 63 team kills, while the Friars had 64.
The Hall recorded 80 digs, while Friars had 65.
Seton Hall collected 8.0 blocks and Providence had 16.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 6-9 overall and 0-4 in the BIG EAST, while Providence improves to 10-7 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
The Pirates fall to 25-19 all-time against Providence and have their five-match win streak against the Friars snapped.
The Hall is now 1-1 in five-set matches this season.
Reich has now collected at least 15 kills in a single-match seven times this season, a team-high.
Seton Hall had four players reached double-figures in kills for the first time since doing so against Coppin State on Sept. 20.
Carr tallied her first career double-double.
Nelson reached 20 digs in a single-match for the second time this season and the sixth time in her career.
Carr reached 20 digs in a single-match for the first time in her career.
Providence's 16.0 team kills are a season-high for a Seton Hall opponent.
Seton Hall had season-highs with 63 kills, 56 assists and 80 digs.
Today's match was the 100^th in Subasili's career.
With four blocks today, Subasili moved past former Pirate Amanda Rachwal and into eighth place on the Seton Hall career list.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Oct. 10 when they host Marquette in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.