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Blue Demons Set to Visit St. John’s and Seton Hall
10/12/2023 1:42:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
DePaul embark on second East Coast roadtrip
CHICAGO - DePaul volleyball forges ahead through conference play as they head east to take on St. John's and Seton Hall. The Blue Demons will meet the Red Storm on Friday, Oct. 13 at Carnesecca Arena at 6 p.m. CT. The trip will close out on Saturday, Oct. 14 with a matchup against the Pirates at Walsh Gymnasium at 6 p.m. CT.
"St John's runs a lot through their three pins and their setters," said head coach Marie Zidek. "Erin Jones does just about everything for that team and is one of the most complete volleyball players in the league. She hits, passes, sets, blocks, and serves. We will need to be willing to go long transitions with this team and win the battle in the transition trenches. They don't give away many points for free."
"Seton Hall will be a lot of the same styles just in different sides of the court. Perri Lucas has traditionally led the charge for them and been a bit of a match up challenge for us. We will need to win the transition and serve receive battle to grab a win on the road. They play really well at home so we know we need to come fueled and ready to go."
"We have been playing better and better volleyball the past two weeks, so we are looking for our next gear this weekend out east and we will have two really good opponents that can help us reach it."
SCOUTING THE RED STORM
- St. John's enters the weekend with an overall record of 13-5 (5-1 BIG EAST), with their only conference loss coming at Creighton.
- Erin Jones ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in kills per set, averaging 3.56 and leading the Red Storm offense. Giorgia Walther also chips in 3.11 kills per set.
- Wiktoria Kowalczyk ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in assists, dishing out an average of 9.18 per set.
- Rashan Solano Smith averages 3.97 digs per set, which is good for fifth in the league.
- Head Coach Joanne Persico is in her 30th season leading the Johnnies.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES
- Seton Hall has an overall record of 8-9 (2-4 BIG EAST) entering the weekend of play, with their two conference victories coming over Providence and UConn.
- The Pirates have two players ranking in the top-5 of blocks per set in the conference - Asli Subasili (1.05 per set) and Hannah Tulli (1.02 per set).
- Madeline Matheny paces the offense, averaging 2.94 kills per set.
- Rylee Nelson leads the defense, earning 3.11 digs per set.
- Shannon Thompson is in her second season with the Pirates.
SERIES STUFF
St. John's leads the all-time series, 20-9.
The Pirates have the upperhand in the series, leading 20-6.
BLUE DEMON BITS
- DePaul enters the matchup sitting in fifth in the BIG EAST standings with an overall record of 10-7 (3-3 BIG EAST).
- The team ranks first in blocks (2.45 per set), third in assists (12.03 per set) and fourth in kills (12.71 per set) within the league.
- Jill Pressly is first in the conference in kills per set, averaging 4.45 which is good for 13th nationally.
- Senior libero Rachel Krasowski is averaging 5.21 digs per set, setting her atop the conference leaders and ranking 13th in the country.
- The top two blockers in the league reside with the Blue Demons. Freshman Meghan Scholz ranks first, averaging 1.12 per set while sophomore Katelynn Oxley is second with 1.11 per set.
- The Blue Demons have two setters within the top-10 of the conference. Ashley Cudiamat ranks eighth with an average of 6.79 assists per set while Maggie Jones rounds out the top 10 with an average of 5.86 per set.
UP NEXT
DePaul will continue their roadtrip with a visit to Xavier and Butler on Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21. The Blue Demons will meet the Musketeers at 6 p.m. CT on Oct. 20, followed by a 5 p.m. CT matchup against Butler on Saturday, Oct. 21.
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2023 TICKET INFORMATION
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