Seton Hall had more kills and more digs than the Pride, but Hofstra's defense up front proved difficult for the Pirates. Hofstra had 11.0 team blocks in the contest and The Hall committed 30 attack errors.
Walsh finished with 13 kills and five digs. Sophomore Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) continued her strong start to the season, finishing with 26 assists, seven digs and four kills.
SET 1:
Hofstra scored six of the first seven points and led for most of the first set. Down 8-2, the Pirates scored six straight, and a kill by Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) tied the set at eight. Trailing 16-13, The Hall scored five of the next six points, and a kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) gave the Pirates their first lead, 18-17. With the score tied at 19, the Pride closed out the opening set with a 6-2 run.
SET 2:
The Pirates struggled the most in the second set, compiling a -.160 attack percentage due in large part to 11 attack errors. The set was close early, but Hofstra pulled away late. With the score tied at 11, the Pride went on a 10-1 run to take a commanding 21-12 advantage. The Hall wasn't able to get closer than seven points the rest of the way.
SET 3:
The Hall looked like a completely different team in the third set. Trailing 14-11, the Pirates went on a 7-2 run, and a block by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) and Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) gave them an 18-16 advantage. Hofstra closed to within one, 21-20, but the Pirates responded with the next three points to enter set point. A kill by Lucas finished off the set, 25-21, in Seton Hall's favor. The Pirates had a match-high .370 attack percentage in the third set, compared to just .138 for the Pride.
SET 4:
Although the fourth set was close throughout, the Pirates never led. Down 16-12, The Hall scored three straight to cut its deficit to just one. Still leading by only one point, 18-17, Hofstra scored five of the next six points to grab a 23-18 advantage. The Hall made another late run, but ultimately fell in Hofstra's clinching set, 25-22.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Walsh had a team-high 13 kills to go with five digs.
- Klungel tallied a team-high 26 assists to go with seven digs and four kills.
- Bucciarelli recorded a season-high seven kills along with four digs and two blocks.
- Senior Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) had a season-high six kills along with three digs and two blocks.
- Seton Hall recorded a .151 attack percentage for the match, while Hofstra attacked at .250.
- The Pirates had 48 kills, while Hofstra recorded 42.
- The Hall tallied 39 digs, while the Pride recorded 35.
- The Pirates had 11.0 total blocks, while Hofstra had 5.0.
- Seton Hall suffers its first loss of the season and drops to 2-1 on the young campaign, while Delaware improves to 2-3.
- The Pirates fall to 7-10 all-time against Hofstra and have now lost five of the last six matches in the series.
- Wallace made her Seton Hall debut and recorded three kills and three blocks.
- Walsh has reached double-digits in kills in each of Seton Hall's first three matches this year.
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Sept. 2 when it hosts the 2022 Seton Hall Invitational. The Hall will host George Mason at 7:00 p.m. ET in Walsh Gymnasium. On Saturday, the Pirates will face Akron at 12:30 p.m. and Iona at 7:00 p.m. All three contests will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and shown on FloSports.
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