DePaul Readies for Second Half of BIG EAST Play

CHICAGO – DePaul volleyball is set to face both Seton Hall and Georgetown for the second time this season, continuing conference play with another weekend at McGrath-Phillips Arena. First serve against the Pirates is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday, November 1, with streaming on Marquee Sports Network here. The match against the Hoyas will commence at 12 p.m. on Sunday, November 3, with streaming here on FloSports.

"November is the month you fall in love with volleyball all over again," said head coach Marie Zidek.

"Your game starts to sharpen, every match has post-season implications, and you see every player at a deeper level for who they are and what they add to their teams and programs. Both Seton Hall and Georgetown return Chicago players home this weekend, and I guarantee they will have their teams motivated for a strong showing. It will be crucial that we disrupt their offensive rhythm while we continue to add to our in both matches."

SCOUTING THE PIRATES

The Pirates sit at 8-13 overall and 2-8 in BIG EAST play, falling in each of their last two matches to RV Marquette and No. 6 Creighton
Setter Maddie Klungel ranks seventh in the league in assists, averaging 7.51 per set
Seton Hall earned their last conference win and first sweep on Wednesday, October 16 against Georgetown, holding the Hoyas to a team-low 12 points in the first set
Middle blocker Asli Subasili has tallied 30 services in 74 sets, good for a 0.41 average per set, and fifth in the BIG EAST
The Pirates have registered one conference win away from home, defeating the Providence Friars in a five-set battle on October 4

SCOUTING THE HOYAS

Middle blocker Vaughan Anoa'i sits at third in the league with an average of 1.13 blocks per set and 70 total on the season
The Hoyas have fallen in three sets in each of their last four matches, posting their last win on October 5 against Providence
Head Coach AJ Bonetti enters his first season at the helm of the Hoyas after serving as an assistant coach at Maryland for the previous five years
Middle blocker Kamryn Lee-Caracci and outside hitter Mary Grace Goyena and spearhead the Georgetown offense, with 69 and 65 kills, respectively

BLUE DEMON BITS

Outside hitter Jill Pressly is just 17 kills away from third on the Blue Demons all-time list, which would place her above alumna Wendy Fahlstrom Hall (1989-1993)
The Blue Demons seek to beat both the Hoyas and Pirates twice in the same season for the first time since 2021
Pressly continues to lead the conference with 356 kills and an average of 4.24 kills per set. No other player in the league averages more than 4.00 kills per set.
The first showdown of the season between the Hoyas and the Blue Demons saw 97 digs, the highest total in a BIG EAST match this year
DePaul seeks to open November at 2-0 for the third time in Coach Zidek's tenure, last occurring in 2022
Libero Rachel Krasowski also tops the league at 4.70 digs per set and 395 total digs

SERIES STUFF

DePaul has earned each of the last two meetings against Seton Hall, while the Pirates hold the all-time series record 21-8
The Hoyas narrowly maintain the edge in the all-time series at 16-17, with the Blue Demons taking both of the last two matches in Washington, D.C.

UP NEXT
DePaul hits the road for another pair of East Coast matches, facing St. John's on Friday, November 8, and Villanova on Saturday, November 9. Both matches are slated to begin at 6 p.m. CT, with streaming on FloSports here.

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DePaul Readies for Second Half of BIG EAST Play

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