Pirates Fall in Four Sets to Hoyas in BIG EAST Opener

Friday, September 26

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Daria Safian and Alex Rasmussen attempts a block against Iona on Sept. 5

Pirates Fall in Four Sets to Hoyas in BIG EAST Opener

9/26/2025 8:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Sadie Reich (Wantagh, N.Y.) had a match-high 18 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Georgetown, 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 18-25, 17-25), in its BIG EAST Conference opener on Friday.

The Hall was able to even the match with a strong second-set showing, but ultimately was outlasted by the Hoyas. The Pirates have been besieged by injury in recent weeks and have been forced to go with a young group. Eight of the 11 players to see action tonight for Seton Hall are freshmen or sophomores.

Reich had another strong showing with 18 kills, a .233 attack percentage and eight digs. Sophomore Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with a match-high 32 assists to go with nine digs. Senior Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) had eight kills, only two attack errors, four digs and four blocks.

SET 1:
The opening set featured eight ties and six lead changes, and the Pirates appeared to be in control of the set until Georgetown rallied late. A kill by Hanna Labanowska (Olszewnica Star, Poland) gave The Hall a 21-18 lead and forced a Hoyas timeout. Out of the break, the Hoyas went on a 7-0 run to enter set point. Two points later, Georgetown completed the comeback, stunning Seton Hall with a 25-22 set one victory. After a strong start, Seton Hall finished with only a -.027 attack percentage in the opening frame.

SET 2:
Seton Hall started the second set on fire, scoring the first six points. A Georgetown attack error extended The Hall's lead to 15-9, but the Hoyas responded with four straight points to force a Pirates timeout. A block by Subasili boosted The Hall's advantage back to six points, 20-14, but the Hoyas answered with a 6-1 run to cut their deficit to 21-20. This time, the Pirates were able to stave off the Georgetown rally, scoring four of the final five points to claim set two, 25-21.

SET 3:
Just as Seton Hall led for all of set two, Georgetown led for the vast majority of set three. The Hoyas used a blistering .440 attack percentage in the third frame to grab a 2-1 match list. Down by as many as five points, the Pirates rallied to cut their deficit to 18-17, and forced a Hoyas' timeout. Out of the break, Georgetown finished the set with a 7-1 run.

SET 4:
Down 3-1 early in set four, Georgetown when on a 10-2 run to grab a commanding 11-5 advantage. A kill by Rowan Carr (Lakeville, Minn.) cut The Hall's deficit to 18-16, but the Hoyas closed out the match with a 7-1 burst. The Hall was limited to a .031 attack percentage in the fourth set.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Reich had a match-high 18 kills, a .233 attack percentage and eight digs.
Adler tallied a match-high 32 assists to go with nine digs.
Subasili had eight kills, only two attack errors, a .333 attack percentage, four digs and four blocks.
Junior Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa. Minn.) had a match-high 14 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .129 attack percentage for the match, while Georgetown attacked at .230.
The Pirates finished with 47 team kills, while the Hoyas had 51.
The Hall recorded 54 digs, while Georgetown had 50.
Seton Hall collected 6.0 blocks and Georgetown had 8.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 6-6 overall, while Georgetown improves to 8-6.
Today's contest was the first BIG EAST Conference match of the season for both teams.
The Pirates are now an even 25-25 all-time against the Hoyas. Prior to today, Seton Hall's last Walsh Gym loss to Georgetown was in 2015.
The Hall drops to 2-5 in four-set matches this season.
Reich has now collected at least 15 kills in a single-match in three straight matches and six times this season.
With eight kills today, Subasili reached 300 for her career.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action tomorrow when they host Villanova in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is again 5:00 p.m. Stick around for post-match autographs, presented by Zebra Pen.