La Crosse, Wis. – Senior outside hitter
Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) posted a team-leading 14 kills, along with seven digs and a service ace, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (12-10, 8-1 CCAC) lost in three sets to No. 14 Viterbo University (Wis.) Friday evening in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest in La Crosse, Wis. The match featured the last two unbeaten teams in the CCAC and was close in the first two sets with the V-Hawks taking the first set, 26-24. SXU held a 19-16 advantage in the second set before Viterbo went on a 9-3 run to win 25-22. VU pulled away in the third set, winning 25-12.
- Senior setter Kaleigh Ritter (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) recorded her seventh double-double of the season, handing out 29 assists and scooping up a team-high 13 digs. She also had three kills and an ace.
- Fifth-year senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) tallied seven kills, two blocks and two digs.
- Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) registered five kills, along with a pair of digs.
- Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) collected three kills, two blocks and an assist.
- Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) had eight digs and junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) finished with four kills.
- Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) came away with four assists and three digs, freshman defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) had four digs, two service aces and an assist, and junior defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) added two digs.
Saint Xavier (12-10/8-1 CCAC) returns to the Shannon Center on Tuesday, October 22 for 'Alumni Night' and play University of St. Francis (Ill.) in conference action. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm first serve.
