Joliet, Ill. – Junior outside hitter
Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) had a team-high 16 kills, along with 13 digs, five service aces and an assist, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (10-12, 7-4 CCAC) lost to University of St. Francis in five sets (25-23, 18-25, 22-25, 25-20, 11-15) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Tuesday evening at the Sullivan Center in Joliet, Ill. It was the seventh this season that the Cougars had a match go five sets and they are now 5-2 in such matches.
- Junior opposite hitter Abby Gentile (Blissfield, Mich./Lourdes/Blissfield) finished with 12 kills, five digs, two assists and a block. It is the third time in the last four matches that she has had 10 or more kills.
- Junior setter/ Kaleigh Ritter (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) dished out 44 assists with 17 digs for her eighth double-double of the year. She also had five kills, an ace and a block.
- Senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) registered nine kills, two blocks and two digs.
- Sophomore outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) collected six digs, five kills and a block.
- Sophomore middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) tallied five kills, three blocks (one solo), an assist and a dig.
- Sophomore defensive specialist/libero Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) came away with a team-best 18 digs. It was the 12th time this season that she has had 10 or more digs. Hoskin added an assist and a service ace.
- Sophomore defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) had nine digs, while freshman setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) chipped in three digs, two aces and an assist.
Saint Xavier (10-12/7-4 CCAC) returns to action on Tuesday, October 24 when they make their way to South Bend, Ind. to play Indiana University South Bend in a CCAC matchup. The match is scheduled for a 6:00 pm central first serve.
