CHICAGO – Celebrating 'Family & Senior Night' before their match tonight, the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (17-10, 13-1 CCAC) concluded the regular season with a 3-0 victory (25-17, 25-17, 25-19) over Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Thursday evening on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Fifth-year senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) led the Cougars with a match-high 10 kills on an efficient .421 attack percentage (10-2-19), along with two blocks and two digs. Hunter also moved into the Top 10 in program history in career kills as she now ranks No. 9 at SXU with 1,229. Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) also reached a milestone as she set the Saint Xavier single-match record with five solo blocks, with single-match records available going back to 1996. She also had seven kills and three digs.

Before the match, the entire roster was recognized with their parents for 'Family Night' and six seniors were honored: outside hitter/right side Delaney Davis (Chicago, Ill./South Carolina State/Mother McAuley), defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew), outside hitter/right side Abby Gentile (Blissfield, Mich./Lourdes/Blissfield, outside hitter Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley),), setter Kaleigh Ritter (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) and right side/outside hitter Brittany Samars (Bridgeview, Ill./Millikin/Argo Community).

• Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) issued a match-leading 29 assists and she added four digs, three kills and three service aces.
• Junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) posted an attack percentage of .500 (8-1-14) while adding an assist.
• LeBel recorded six kills, four digs and two assists.
• Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) registered a pair of blocks, two digs and two kills.
• Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) came away with a team-best eight digs, along with two assists and an ace.
• Sophomore setter/defensive specialist Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) had two assists and two digs, while Samars tallied two kills and a dig.
• Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) totaled six digs and a service ace.
• Junior defensive specialist/libero Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) added an ace and a dig in the win.

Saint Xavier (17-10/13-1 CCAC) earns the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CCAC Tournament that begins on Tuesday, November 12. They will play at the Shannon Center with time and opponent to be determined after the league office announces the pairings.