Pirates defeated in straight sets by Butler

The Seton Hall volleyball team was defeated by Butler, 3-0, on Friday evening, dropping the teams overall record to 5-10.

The turning point of the contest occurred in the second set, as the Bulldogs called a timeout down 23-19, two points away from going into halftime with split sets. Butler, however, closed the gap quickly, putting up five unanswered points to take the lead at 24-23. The quick shift in momentum eventually won the set for Butler, 26-24.

“It’s definitely tough,” assistant coach Simone Asque said. “We just had one too many points where we became too predictable. We were talking to our setters telling them to spread the ball. We have a lot of strong weapons, a lot of strong…