Kent State University
1-5,0-0MAC
Seton Hall
3-3,0-0Big East
Kent State Starts Strong in 3-1 Loss to Host Seton Hall
9/8/2024 3:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Kent State volleyball team took the opening set from the host on Sunday morning before falling, 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 24-26, 11-25), in its final weekend match at the Seton Hall Classic.
The Golden Flashes (1-5) posted a .289 hitting percentage in the first set with 13 kills and just two errors but totaled 26 kills while hitting only .047 over the next three.
Junior Kendall White tallied her second double-double of the season with 29 assists and 14 digs. Sophomore Logan Henderson continued her strong play at the pin with a team-high 10 kills to post double-figures in all three weekend contests. Henderson added five blocks (one solo, four assists), just one off the career-high she set on Saturday. Freshman Avrey Rigney posted eight kills and a .350 hitting percentage in her first collegiate start.
Junior Greta Bolognini recorded a team-high 20 digs and redshirt sophomore Alexandria Connatser also made an impact on defense with six blocks.
How it Happened…
   Set 1 (25-20): Kent State battled back from an 8-2 deficit and went ahead 11-10 on an attack error by the host. An ace by Kendall White gave the Golden Flashes their largest lead at 24-17. After three straight points for the Pirates, Logan Henderson delivered a kill to take the set.
   Set 2 (18-25): Seton Hall used a 7-2 run to take its first lead of the set, 15-11. Kent State fought back to tie it at 17-17, but a pair of 4-0 runs by the Pirates allowed them to tie the match.
   Set 3 (24-26): Neither team led by more than three in the third, which had 13 ties and six lead changes. A kill from Avrey Rigney put the Flashes ahead 24-23, but Seton Hall stayed alive with a kill. The Pirates followed with an ace and a block for a 2-1 lead in the match.
   Set 4 (11-25): Seton Hall jumped out to a 10-3 lead, and too many attack and serving errors prevented Kent State from putting a comeback together.
Up Next for the Flashes
Kent State will visit the Queen City next weekend and is scheduled to battle Xavier on Friday and Cincinnati on Saturday.
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