Box Score SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's volleyball team dropped to 1-1 on the season as they fell in straight sets at BIG EAST squad, Seton Hall on Tuesday night at Walsh Gymnasium.
Seton Hall 3, FDU 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-14)
Records: FDU (1-1), SHU (1-0)
Location: Walsh Gymnasium (South Orange, N.J.)
Box Score (coming soon)
In the loss, senior setter
McKenna Setterlund totaled 23 assists and six digs, while first-year Knight
Tessa Fisk finished with eight kills.
How It Happened
Set One – SHU 25, FDU 17
Freshman
Tessa Fisk's first kill as a Knight gave the Knights a 2-1 lead but it would be the last lead of the set for the Burgundy and Blue. Tied at four, the Pirates rattled off three straight kills and maintained at least a three-point lead for the duration of the frame.
Set Two – SHU 25, FDU 21
Kills by Fisk and
Mujay Mambu helped the Knights close a four-point deficit midway through the second set to make it a 12-11 game. After the Pirates pulled away once more, the Knights nearly erased a seven-point deficit and pulled to within three, 21-18 after an ace from
McKenna Setterlund. Trailing 23-20,
Brooke Stevens delivered the Knights' final kill before the Pirates closed out the frame.
Set Three – SHU 25, FDU 14
A pair of kills by
Magdalena Maksimovic sandwiched an ace from Demmene and gave the Knights 9-7 lead but the Pirates would respond with a 10-0 run to take control. With all the momentum on their side, the Pirates continued to roll and scored 15 of the final 22 points to complete the three-set victory.
Stats/Notes
- Fisk made her FDU debut and committed just three errors to go along with her team-high kill total.
- Coming off a 19-kill performance at Georgian Court, senior Victoria Demmene finished with seven on Tuesday with just one attack error.
- Junior libero Jaelyn Young led the backline with 10 digs and added an assist to her ledger.
- Seton Hall was led by 12 kills apiece from Perri Lucas and Emilee Turner and 11 from Tsvetelina Ilieva.
- The Knights totaled five blocks in the loss, while the Pirates had six.
- The host Pirates finished with a .337 attack percentage compared to .075 by the Burgundy and Blue.
Next Up
The Knights open Northeast Conference action with their first home doubleheader of the season on Tuesday, March 9. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. inside the Rothman Center.
