Palos Heights, Ill. – The Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (10-6, 8-3 CCAC) dropped its second consecutive match after a 3-0 defeat (17-25, 18-25, 23-25) to Trinity Christian College (Ill.) Saturday afternoon in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest at DeVos Gymnasium in Palos Heights, Ill. Senior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) led the Cougars with team highs in assists (13) and kills (nine) while adding five digs and a pair of blocks. Sophomore middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) posted six kills, two blocks and two digs for SXU.

• Fifth year senior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) came away with a match-best 19 digs, along with three assists and a service ace.
• Senior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) collected four kills, an assist, a block and a dig.
• Junior setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) tallied 11 assists, three digs and a team-leading two aces.
• Sophomore libero/defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) scooped up eight digs while registering a service ace.
• Senior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) logged three digs and two kills.
• Junior outside hitter Kaylee Born (Plainfield, Ill./Oswego East) added three kills and an assist.
• Freshman middle blocker Ellie Graf (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Christian) recorded her first two collegiate kills, and her first collegiate block and dig.

Saint Xavier (10-6/8-3 CCAC) returns to the Shannon Center to host Governors State University (Ill.) in CCAC action on Tuesday, October 14. The match is slated for a 7:00 pm first serve in Chicago, Ill.