Pirates Fall on Senior Day to Friars in Four Sets - Seton Hall University Athletics

Saturday, November 7

South Orange, N.J.

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

10-16,2-12Big East

Providence

15-10,7-7Big East

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Providence	23	25	25	25	3
Seton Hall	25	14	17	20	1

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11/7/2026 6:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Junior Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) had a double-double and Daria Safian (Moscow, Russia) had a match-high 14 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell to Providence on Senior Day in Walsh Gymnasium, Saturday.

The Pirates won a back-and-forth slugfest in set one, but never led in sets two through four as Providence rallied to win in four sets. The Hall finished with a .068 attack percentage and struggled to best the Friars' front line which collected 17.0 blocks.

Adler had a match-high 28 assists to go with 14 digs for her 10^th double-double of the season. Safian had a match-best 14 kills to go with four digs.

Loukia Papadakos (Stoufville, Ontario), Maddy Loiselle (Tampa, Fla.) and Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) were honored in a pre-game Senior Day ceremony. Loiselle finished with 10 kills and two blocks.

SET 1:
The opening set was a wild, back-and-forth affair that featured 17 ties and nine lead changes. At no point in the set did either team grab a lead of greater than two points. Trailing 22-21, Seton Hall scored three straight points, and a block by Alondra Villanueva (Lima, Peru) put it in set point. Two points later, a kill by Loiselle put set one in the win column for The Hall, 25-23.

SET 2:
Providence came out of the sets break with vengeance, scoring the first nine points of the second set. The Friars' run extended to 13-1 before Seton Hall found its offensive footing. The damage was done, however, and the Pirates couldn't climb out of its large hole. A 7-2 spurt cut The Hall's deficit to 18-12, but PC answered with four straight points to boost its lead back up to double-digits. Providence went on to win set two, 25-14, as Seton Hall had only a -.026 attack percentage.

SET 3:
For a second straight set, Providence led wire-to-wire. The Friars scored the first three points of the third set and never looked back. An ace by Emilee Fuller (Louisville, Ky.) cut The Hall's deficit to 20-16, but PC regrouped and went on to win the third set, 25-17. Providence had a .379 attack percentage, compared to just .032 for The Hall.

SET 4:
Although the Pirates played Providence closely in set four, the Friars methodically pulled away late. A kill by Villanueva, followed by a PC attack error, cut The Hall's deficit to 19-16, but the Friars answered with four of the next five points to grab a commanding 23-17 advantage. A block by Loiselle brought the Pirates to within 23-19, but Providence closed out a 25-20 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Adler had a match-high 28 assists with a team-high 14 digs.
Safian had a match-high 14 kills to go with four digs.
Loiselle tallied 10 kills and two blocks.
Villanueva had eight kills and 10 digs.
Fuller finished with eight assists and nine digs.
Freshman Rylee Wooldridge (Mars, Pa.) had 14 digs and two aces.
Seton Hall recorded a .068 attack percentage for the match, while Providence attacked at .239.
The Pirates had 44 kills, while Providence had 47.
The Hall tallied 68 digs, while the Friars had 63.
Seton Hall had 5.0 team blocks, while Providence had 17.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall drops to 10-16 overall and 2-12 in the BIG EAST, while Providence improves to 15-10 overall and 7-7 in conference play.
The Hall is now 25-22 all-time against the Friars and has now lost four straight in the series.
The Pirates are now 4-7 in four-set matches this season.
Adler's double-double is her 10th of the season and the 16th of her career.
The Friars had 17.0 team blocks for the game, a season-high for a Pirates' opponent. Providence had 16.0 blocks when it played Seton Hall in Alumni Hall on Oct. 9.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Nov. 13 when it begins its final weekend of the season in Milwaukee, Wis. against Marquette. Match time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.