Elgin, Ill. – Senior outside hitter
Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) finished with a match-best 16 kills on a .310 attack percentage (16-4-42), along with 10 digs and a service ace to guide Saint Xavier University women's volleyball (12-9, 8-0 CCAC) to a three-set victory (25-16, 25-23, 25-20) over Judson University (Ill.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Tuesday evening at the Lindner Fitness Center in Elgin, Ill. For LeBel, it was her team-leading 10
th double-double of the season and she recorded her third-best attack percentage in a match this year. She has posted a double-double in four of her last five matches. With the win, the Cougars kept pace with No. 15 Viterbo University (Wis.) for the top spot in the CCAC, as both teams are 8-0 in conference play.
- Fifth-year senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) came away with 11 kills on a .368 attack percentage (11-4-19). It was the 14th time in 2024 that she has had 10 or more kills in a match.
- Senior setter Kaleigh Ritter (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) handed out a match-high 33 assists while adding eight digs, an ace, a block and a kill.
- Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) led the Cougar defense as she scooped up a match-leading 21 kills. She also had three assists and a service ace.
- Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) tallied five kills and a solo block, while junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) added three kills and a pair of blocks (one solo).
- Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) registered her sixth double-digit dig effort of the season, collecting 10. She also had an assist.
- Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) had seven digs and an ace. Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) chipped in two kills and a dig in the win.
Saint Xavier (12-9/8-0 CCAC) makes the trip to La Crosse, Wis. to take on No. 15 Viterbo in a CCAC contest on Friday, October 18. The match is set for a 7:00 pm first serve.
