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Courtney Hunter, Women's Volleyball
0
Governors State GSU 1-20, 1-11
3
Winner Saint Xavier SXU 11-13, 8-5
Governors State GSU
1-20, 1-11
0
Final
3
Saint Xavier SXU
11-13, 8-5
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Governors State GSU 15 14 27 (0)
Saint Xavier SXU 25 25 29 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Saint Xavier Sweeps GSU on ‘Family/Senior Night’

CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (11-13, 8-5 CCAC) played in their regular season home finale and celebrated 'Family/Senior Night' prior to their three-set victory (25-15, 25-14, 29-27) over Governors State University (Ill.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Thursday evening at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Each player on the roster was recognized before the match with spotlight on senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais). The four-year starter totaled six kills on a .357 attack percentage (6-1-14), a block assist and a service ace. Her six kills give her exactly 900 in her career with the Cougars, and she is just the 26th player in program history to record 900 or more kills.
  • Junior setter/ Kaleigh Ritter (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) posted a double-double for the third consecutive match and now has 10 on the years after collecting 26 assists and 20 digs.
  • Junior outside hitter Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) tallied a team-best 10 kills on a .333 attack percentage (10-2-24), along with eight digs, three aces and an assist
  • Junior opposite hitter Abby Gentile (Blissfield, Mich./Lourdes/Blissfield) came away with nine kills, six digs and a pair of aces.
  • Sophomore outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) registered nine kills, three blocks and a dig.
  • Sophomore middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) had six kills, three blocks (one solo) and a dig.
  • Sophomore defensive specialist Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) scooped up 10 digs, the 13th time this season that she has had 10 or more digs in a match. She added five assists and two service aces.
  • Sophomore defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) added three digs and an assist, while freshman setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) chipped in an ace, an assist and a dig.
Saint Xavier (11-13/8-5 CCAC) concludes the regular season with a CCAC match at Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) on Thursday, November 2 in Bourbonnais, Ill. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm first serve.
 
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