Bourbonnais, Ill. – Despite a match-high 20 kills from senior outside hitter
Connie LeBel (Crestwood, Ill./DePaul/Ferris State/Mother McAuley) the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (6-9, 3-0 CCAC) lost to Bethel University (Ind.) in five sets (25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 17-25, 7-15) in a non-conference match Friday evening at Gates Gymnasium in Mishawaka, Ind. LeBel also had nine digs, a season-best three blocks as well as two service aces. Fifth-year senior middle blocker
Courtney Hunter (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) also finished in double-digits with 11 kills, while adding a block and a dig.
- Senior setter Kaleigh Ritter (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) issued 35 assists in the match, along with five digs, three aces, two kills and a block.
- Junior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) collected seven kills on a .353 attack percentage (7-1-17) to go with a pair of blocks.
- Junior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) finished with seven kills, three digs and a block.
- Freshman middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) tallied a career-high five blocks along with five kills.
- Redshirt junior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) scooped up a match-leading 19 digs, as well as coming away with two assists, two service aces and a kill.
- Redshirt junior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) posted nine assists, three digs, a block and a kill.
- Junior defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) registered five digs, an ace and an assist.
- Freshman defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) chipped in five digs and a service ace, while junior defensive specialist Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) added three digs.
Saint Xavier (6-9/3-0 CCAC) resumes conference play when they travel to Palos Heights, Ill. to face Trinity Christian College (Ill.) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference match-up. The match is slated for a 7:00 pm first serve.