Despite Loss, Subasili Shines in Final Collegiate Match

Sunday, November 16

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

6-21,0-16Big East

St. John's

10-19,6-10Big East

St. John's (NY)

Seton Hall

Despite Loss, Subasili Shines in Final Collegiate Match

11/16/2025 4:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) had 12 kills and a match-high six blocks in her final collegiate match, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to St. John's, 3-1 (25-22, 25-27, 19-25, 20-25), on Sunday.

Subasili finishes seventh on Seton Hall's career blocks list with 386 after adding six more to her impressive career total today. Joining Subasili in a pre-match Senior Day ceremony was four-year Pirate Mason Woo (Burbank, Calif.), who missed her senior campaign while recovering from injury. The libero collected 302 digs for The Hall in three seasons.

In today's match, the Pirates won the opening set, snapping a 13-set losing streak, but were outlasted in an epic set two, 27-25. The Hall never recovered fully, and dropped sets three and four to end their season.

Freshman Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) put a stamp on her stand-out rookie campaign with a team-high 19 kills to go with five digs. Hanna Labanowska (Olszewnica Stara, Poland) had eight kills, eight digs and two blocks. Junior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) matched her career-high with 24 digs.

SET 1:
St. Johns's scored six of the first eight points to grab an early lead in set one. Trailing 12-10, The Hall scored three straight points to grab its first lead of the match, 13-12. A block by Loukia Papadakos (Stoufville, Ontario) and Alexis Opland (Woodbury, Minn.) extended The Hall's lead to 19-16, but St. John's answered with three of the next four points to cut their deficit back to one point. With the score tied at 21, the Pirates scored three straight, and a kill by Safian put them in set point, 24-21. Two points later, another slam by Safian ended a 13-set losing streak for The Hall.

SET 2:
The second set was a back-and-forth affair that featured 14 ties and two lead changes. Leading 10-9, the Pirates scored four of the next five points, and a kill by Safian gave them a 14-10 advantage and forced a Red Storm time out. Up 18-15, St. John's returned the favor with a short spurt to tie the set at 19. Seton Hall staved off two set points, but the Red Storm were able to pull out a 27-25 set-two victory to tie the match.

SET 3:
The third set was also close, with 11 ties and five lead changes, but St. John's again found a way to outlast The Hall. A block by Opland and Subasili tied the set at 12, but the Red Storm answered with a 6-2 run to grab an 18-14 lead. A kill by Safian and a block by Subasili cut The Hall's deficit to 23-19 late, but St. John's closed out a 25-19 victory.

SET 4:
With the score tied at three, early in set four, the Red Storm went on a 9-2 run to grab a commanding 12-5 lead. The Pirates were able to get as close as a four-point deficit, 19-15, but couldn't draw closer. Facing match point, 24-17, The Hall scored three straight points, but ultimately fell, 25-20. The Seton Hall defense managed to limit St. John's to just a .079 attack percentage, but only hit at a .032 clip itself.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Safian had a team-high 19 kills to go with five digs.
Subasili tallied 12 kills, only three attack errors, a .391 attack percentage and a match-high six blocks.
Nelson matched her career-high with 24 digs.
Labanowska closed her sophomore season with eight kills, eight digs and two blocks.
Opland had 21 assists and a career-high five blocks.
Sophomore Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) had 21 assists, five digs and three service aces.
Papadakos matched her career-high with five kills to go with four blocks.
Seton Hall recorded a .256 attack percentage for the match, while St. John's attacked at .289.
The Pirates finished with 52 team kills, while the Red Storm had 58.
The Hall recorded 51 digs, while St. John's had 56.
Seton Hall collected 7.0 blocks and St. John's had 10.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall closes the 2025 season with a final overall record of 6-21 overall and 0-16 in the BIG EAST, while St. John's improves to 10-19 overall and 6-10 in conference play.
The Pirates fall to 20-24 all-time against St. John's and were swept in a two-match season series by the Red Storm for the first time since 2020.
The Hall is now 2-9 in three-set matches this season.
With 21 assists today, Adler surpassed the 500-assists milestone for her career.
Subasili completes her collegiate career with 386 career blocks, which ranks seventh-most in Seton Hall history.
Seton Hall honored Subasili and Woo in a pregame ceremony for Senior Day.

UP NEXT:
This concludes the 2025 season for Seton Hall. The Pirates will return to action next fall.