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Women's Volleyball
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Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 6-8, 3-0
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Olivet Nazarene (IL) OLIVET N 6-11, 2-1
Winner
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA
6-8, 3-0
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Final
1
Olivet Nazarene (IL) OLIVET N
6-11, 2-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Xavier (IL) SAINT XA 21 25 25 25 (3)
Olivet Nazarene (IL) OLIVET N 25 17 16 22 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Hunter Guides Saint Xavier to 3-1 Win Over Olivet Nazarene

Bourbonnais, Ill. – Fifth-year senior middle blocker Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) tallied a match-high 15 kills and team-best five blocks (one solo) to help lead Saint Xavier University women's volleyball (6-8, 3-0 CCAC) to a four-set victory (21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-22) over Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) Tuesday evening in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action at McHie Arena in Bourbonnais, Ill. The victory moves the Cougars to 3-0 in conference play, tied with No. 17 Viterbo University (Wis.) for first place.
  • Senior outside hitter Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) had a strong evening, posting 14 kills with eight digs, three service aces, an assist and a block.
  • Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) finished with nine kills and a career-high four blocks (one solo).
  • Senior setter Kaleigh Ritter (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) recorded her second double-double of the season after a 34 assist and 13 dig effort. She also had two aces and a kill.
  • Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) came away with seven kills, three digs and two blocks (one solo).
  • Junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) registered five kills, four blocks (one solo), an assist and a dig.
  • Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) collected a team-best 18 digs, along with three assists and a service ace.
  • Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) added eight digs, three aces and a pair of assists.
  • Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) posted seven assists, five digs and a service ace, while junior defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) recorded three aces, an assist and a dig.
Saint Xavier (6-8/3-0 CCAC) travels to Mishawaka, Ind. to face Bethel University (Ind.) in a non-conference contest on Friday, September 20. The match is scheduled for a 6:00 pm central time first serve.
 
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