St. John’s Defeats Seton Hall in Four Sets, 3-1

Wednesday, September 27

Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

6:30 p.m.

St. John's University

11-4,3-0Big East

Seton Hall

8-6,2-1Big East

Seton Hall

St. John's (NY)

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Rashanny Solano Smith posted a match-high 16 digs paired with four assists

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Ludovica Zola put up five kills on a 44.4 percent clip.

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Lucrezia Lodi posted her first double-double of the season, consisting on 10 kills and 12 digs.

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Erin Jones notched her fifth double-double of the season on 10 kills and 18 assists

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Eleonora Tosi secured seven kills and two blocks.

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Magda Stambrowska registered a team-high six blocks and seven kills

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Wiktoria Kowalczyk recorded a match high 24 assists to go along with an ace and eight digs.

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Photo by: Vincent Dusovic

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The Red Storm start BIG EAST play 3-0 for the first time since 2012

QUEENS, N.Y. (Sept. 27, 2023) – On the back of double-doubles from Lucrezia Lodi and Erin Jones, the St. John's volleyball team took Seton Hall in four sets, 3-1, on Wednesday evening in Carnesecca Arena.

The Johnnies (11-4, 3-0 BIG EAST) are now a perfect 3-0 to start BIG EAST play for the first time since 2012, when they took down Georgetown, Villanova and UConn.

"Tremendous come from behind win tonight against a well coached formidable Big East Rival," said Head Coach Joanne Persico. "We had solid contributions in all six volleyball statistical areas through the match. I thought our team spirit and fight was impressive throughout the match."

After dropping the first set, St. John's stormed back, taking the next three in convincing fashion. The scores of the sets were 18-25, 25-18, 25-17 and 25-23.

Lodi and Jones each notched a double-double in the victory. Lodi posted 10 kills and 12 digs. Jones used 10 kills and 18 assists to claim her fifth double-double of the campaign. She also added two aces, eight digs and four blocks.

Giorgia Walther also recorded 10 kills and three blocks. Eleonora Tosi added seven kills and two blocks.

Magda Stambrowska put up a team-high six blocks to go along with six kills.

Rashanny Solano Smith paced the Johnnies in digs with 16 paired with four assists.

Wiktoria Kowalczyk had 22 helpers and eight digs in the win.

Jenna Walsh recorded a match-high 14 kills and four digs for Seton Hall (8-6, 2-1 BIG EAST). Rylee Nelson tacked on 10 digs. Taylor Jakubowski added 22 assists.

Jones put up four kills in the first game for the Red Storm while Solano Smith posted a set-high five digs. Seton Hall started the off by taking a 7-4 lead from four unanswered points, forcing a St. John's timeout. The Pirates continued to pack on the points, putting together a 13-1 run that featured 10 unanswered Pirate scores to take a 20-6 lead over the Johnnies. The Johnnies broke the Pirate's run with a Jones kill, sparking a 12-5 run, but their deficit was too much as Seton Hall took the first set 25-18.

Lodi posted three kills and four digs for St. John's in set two. Both squads traded points to an early 9-9 tie in the second game. The Johnnies scored three unanswered points, capped off by Stambrowska's fifth block of the match to take a 12-9 lead. The Johnnies held their lead midway through the set, growing it to as much as seven, 22-15, off a Walther kill. A monster Jones kill would close the second frame for the Johnnies, 25-18, and tie the match at one set apiece.

Lodi had another impressive game, posting five kills and four digs. St. John's ran out to an 11-6 lead to start set three, benefiting from four combined kills from Stambrowska Lodi, Walther and Jones. The Pirates applied pressure midway through the set putting together an 8-7 run, answering every point St. John's scored. The Red Storm tacked on four straight points to take a 22-14 lead. Despite Seton Hall scoring three points at the end of the frame, a Bree Martin ace would end the set, 25-17.

Walther led the way for the Johnnies in the fourth frame, posting seven kills. The Pirates used a collection of kills and aces to roll to a 7-3 lead early in the fourth set. St. John's quickly stormed back using an 8-1 stretch, on the back of five combined slams from Lodi, Ludovica Zola and Walther to take an 11-8 lead. Seton Hall crept back into the match, using a 6-4 run to cut the Johnnies lead down to one, 15-14. With the Johnnies back up by three, 21-18, the Pirates worked to cut their deficit back down to one, 24-23. A Stambrowska kill slammed the door on the set for the Johnnies, taking it 25-23.

St. John's will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 29, when it travels to take on No. 16 Creighton for its first road BIG EAST contest. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at D.J. Sokol Arena.