Kokomo, Ind. – Senior outside hitter
Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) totaled 34 kills and fifth-year senior middle blocker
Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) recorded 33 kills for the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (5-8, 2-0 CCAC) over the weekend at the Indiana University Kokomo Invitational in Kokomo, Ind. LeBel had 12 kills in a three-set loss (21-25, 12-25, 18-25) to University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) Friday evening. Hunter posted a match-high 17 kills with a career-best nine digs, while LeBel had 16 kills in a four-set defeat (19-25, 25-19, 23-25, 8-25) to Campbellsville University (Ky.) Saturday morning and Hunter added nine kills in a three-set loss (12-25, 15-25, 19-25) to host and the No. 10 ranked Cougars.
Match One:
- LeBel also had nine digs, two assists and a service ace.
- Hunter came away with three digs.
- Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) had five kills, three digs and an assist.
- Senior setter Kaleigh Ritter (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) registered a double-double with 24 assists and 11 digs, along with three kills and an ace.
- Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) finished with 12 digs, three assists and a service ace.
- Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) tallied 20 digs and she had a pair of assists.
Match Two:
- Hunter had a stellar .429 attack percentage (17-3-33) with two assists and a block.
- LeBel added five digs and an assist.
- Junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) collected nine kills, four digs and a pair of assists.
- Hovey handed out 32 assists with six digs, three aces and two kills.
- Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) scooped up nine digs with an assist and Martinez chipped in seven digs and two assists.
Match Three:
- Hunter also had two solo blocks and two digs, while LeBel added six digs and a service ace.
- Jensen recorded four kills and a block.
- Hovey dished out 15 assists with six digs, two kills and a block, while Ritter tallied seven digs and six assists.
- Vann posted six digs and an assist, and Martinez had five digs and an assist.
Saint Xavier (5-8/2-0 CCAC) returns to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action when they travel to Bourbonnais, Ill. to play Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) on Tuesday, September 17. The match is slated for a 7:00 pm start.