CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (16-10, 12-1 CCAC) defeated Calumet College of St. Joseph in three sets (25-9, 25-13, 25-11) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest Thursday evening on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. The Cougars finished with a season-best team attack percentage of .440 (40-7-75), there best attack percentage since November 2, 2021 when they had a .443 attack percentage (42-7-79) in a three-set win over Governors State University (Ill.). Junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) recorded a match-best nine kills on a stellar .615 attack percentage (9-1-13) with two blocks (one solo). The win guarantees SXU no worse than the No. 2 seed in the CCAC Tournament that begins on Tuesday, November 14.

• Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) posted a match-high 19 assists, along with four digs, a kill and a service ace.
• Fifth-year senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) was 5-for-5 on attack attempts, collecting five kills and a solo block. She now has 100 career solo blocks and becomes the 18^th player in program history to reach the milestone.
• Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) had five kills as well, with her first career service ace, an assist and a solo block.
• Senior right side/outside hitter Brittany Samars (Bridgeview, Ill./Millikin/Argo Community) tallied a season-high five kills on a .625 attack percentage (5-0-8) and a block.
• Sophomore setter/defensive specialist Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) registered seven digs, six assists and an ace.
• Sophomore outside hitter Kaylee Born (Plainfield, Ill./Oswego East) recorded six digs and four kills.
• Senior outside hitter Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) finished with four digs, three kills, an assist and a service ace.
• Junior defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) came away with six digs and an assist.
• junior defensive specialist/libero Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) scooped up five digs with a season-high four assists.
• Junior outside hitter Tara Glynn (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards) chipped in three digs and a kill.
• Redshirt freshman right side Lindsay O'Shea (Chincoteague, Va./Arcadia) had a career-best three kills and she added a dig.
• Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) and junior outside hitter/right side Maggie Sroka (Hickory Hills, Ill./Triton/Argo Community) each had two kills, respectively.

Saint Xavier (16-10/12-1 CCAC) celebrates 'Family & Senior Night' before they take on Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) in their regular season finale on Thursday, November 7. The match is set for a 7:00 pm first serve at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill.