Grand Rapids, Mich. – Senior outside hitter Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) totaled 22 kills on the afternoon at the Aquinas College Tri-Match, including 13 in a four-set win (23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-17) over Goshen College (Ind.) for the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (1-5, 0-0 CCAC) Wednesday afternoon in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Cougars came up short in the first match of the afternoon, dropping a four-set match to the host Saints (27-25, 21-25, 15-25, 16-25). Fifth-year senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) also played well for the Cougars, collecting 20 kills over both matches.
Match One:

• Hunter recorded a team-leading 10 kills with three digs, a solo block and a service ace.
• LeBel had nine kills and eight digs, while adding an ace and an assist.
• Senior outside hitter Abby Gentile (Blissfield, Mich./Lourdes/Blissfield) registered seven kills and four digs.
• Senior outside hitter Delaney Davis (Chicago, Ill./South Carolina State/Mother McAuley) added six kills, a block and a dig.
• Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) handed out 31 assists, along with six digs, two kills and a service ace.
• Junior defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) tallied a team-best 12 digs with a pair of assists.
• Junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) posted four kills, a block and a dig.
• Freshman libero Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) came away with six digs, a team-best three aces and an assist.
• Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) making her season debut, collected seven digs and two service aces.

Match Two:

• LeBel helped lead SXU to the victory in the second match, posting 13 kills, nine digs, three aces and an assist.
• Hunter had 10 kills on a .333 attack percentage (10-3-21) along with three blocks (one solo).
• Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) came away with a career-high 11 kills on a .429 attack percentage (11-2-21), a solo block and a dig.
• Hovey recorded a double-double with 42 assists and 10 digs. She added three kills, a block and a service ace.
• Martinez scooped up a team-best 14 digs, along with three aces, two assists and a kill.
• Vann came away with 10 digs, a team-best four service aces and an assist.
• Gentile tallied eight kills and four digs, while junior defensive specialist Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) added six digs, an assist and a service ace.

Saint Xavier (1-5/0-0 CCAC) makes its way to Upland, Ind. to play in the Taylor University (Ind.) Tournament on Saturday, August 31. They take on Huntington University (Ind.) at 1:00 pm central and the host Trojans at 3:30 pm central.