SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) and sophomore Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) combined for 27 kills and only five attack errors, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball fell in five hard-fought sets to DePaul, 3-2 (25-16, 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 7-15), on Saturday.
The Pirates twice grab a set lead, winning sets one and three, but the Blue Demons rallied late for a close set-four victory and soundly defeated The Hall in set five.
Turner was brilliant, recording 13 kills without a single attack error and a .542 attack percentage. Lucas had a team-high 14 kills with only five attack errors, two digs and two blocks.
Sophomore Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) notched her team-leading 14th double-double of the season with 23 assists and 14 digs. Freshman Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a match-high 22 digs.
SET 1:
Set one featured a match-high five lead changes before the Pirates took control late. Trailing 12-11, The Hall went on a 10-1 run, and a block by Lucas and Madison Frusha (Huntsville, Texas) gave it a commanding 21-13 advantage. Leading 22-16, the Pirates closed out the match on a DePaul service error and back-to-back kills by Lucas and Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.).
SET 2:
Seton Hall never led in the second set as DePaul scored nine of the first 11 points to take a sizeable early lead. The Pirates methodically cut into their deficit and a block by Frusha and Tsvetelina Ilieva (Sofia, Bulgaria) made it 17-13, Blue Demons. DePaul rebounded though and scored four of the next five points to go back up seven. The Pirates were able to close to within four points late, but couldn't get closer, and fell, 25-20.
SET 3:
The Pirates again found their scoring touch in the third set and led for the vast majority. Up 5-3 early in the set, The Hall went on a 9-3 run and a kill by Frusha gave it a commanding 14-6 advantage. The Blue Demons cut The Hall's lead to five points, 20-15, and forced a Pirate timeout, but out of the break, the Pirates scored four of the next five points. A service ace by Matheny put Seton Hall in set point, and two points later, a kill by Turner won it. 25-17.
SET 4:
The fourth set was the closest of the match with eight ties and four lead changes. Seton Hall scored four straight points to grab a 10-7 lead, but DePaul responded with a 9-3 run to turn a three-point deficit into a three-point advantage. Twice Seton Hall cut their deficit to just a single point, but couldn't find the equalizer. A block by Lucas brought the Pirates to within 22-20, but the Blue Demons scored the next three points consecutively to win, 25-20. Despite the loss, the Pirates had a team-high .267 attack percentage in the fourth frame.
SET 5:
The decisive fifth set was controlled by DePaul from the start as the Blue Demons scored the first four points and forced an early Pirate timeout. Out of the break, The Hall roared back with three straight, but couldn't draw even. A kill by Lucas cut Seton Hall's deficit to 7-5, but DePaul ended the match with an 8-2 run, winning the fifth set, 15-7.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Turner finished with a season-high 13 kills, no attack errors, a .542 attack percentage and two blocks.
- Lucas had a team-high 14 kills, two blocks and two digs.
- Rachwal had nine kills, only one attack error, a .421 attack percentage, two service aces and four blocks.
- Jakubowski had a double-double with 23 assists, 14 digs and two service aces.
- Holland had a match-high 22 digs to go with four assists and two service aces.
- Seton Hall recorded a .224 attack percentage for the match, while DePaul attacked at .220.
- The Pirates had 58 kills, while DePaul recorded 60.
- The Hall tallied 68 digs, while the Blue Demons recorded 66.
- The Pirates had 10.0 total blocks, while DePaul had 8.0.
- Seton Hall falls to 12-16 overall on the season and 4-10 in the BIG EAST, while DePaul improves to 15-11 overall and 8-6 in conference play.
- The Pirates drop to 19-5 all-time against DePaul and have now dropped four straight matches to them.
- Seton Hall falls to 2-3 this season in four-set matches.
- With 14 digs tonight, Jakubowski surpassed the 400-digs milestone for her career.
- Tonight's match was only the second time this season the Pirates have lost after winning the first set and having a higher attack percentage. They're now 12-2 this season in both categories.
- The Pirates had at least 10.0 team blocks for the 11th time this season. They are now 6-5 in those matches.
- Jakubowski's double-double is her 14th of the season and the 21st of her career.
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 13 when it hosts Connecticut at newly-renovated Walsh Gymnasium on Senior Night. The contest will start at 6:00 p.m. ET and will be available to FloSports subscribers.
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