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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 14-8, 12-4
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Winner St. Francis (IL) USF 15-12, 11-3
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
14-8, 12-4
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Final
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St. Francis (IL) USF
15-12, 11-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 25 21 25 28 9 (2)
St. Francis (IL) USF 23 25 16 30 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

SXU Women’s Volleyball Falls in Five Sets to St. Francis

Joliet, Ill. – Senior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) recorded her fifth triple-double of the season, finishing with 21 assists, 20 digs and 13 kills, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (14-8, 12-4 CCAC) lost in five sets (25-23, 21-25, 25-16, 28-30, 9-15) to University of St. Francis (Ill.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Tuesday evening at the Sullivan Center in Joliet, Ill. It was the third match this season that Hovey collected 20 or more digs. She also added a team-high tying three service aces for the Cougars.Fifth year senior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) scooped up a career-high 41 digs, becoming just the third player in SXU history to record 40 or more digs in a match. She joins Mariana Ayala (206-17), who had 42 digs vs. Columbia College (Mo.) on September 17, 2016, and Kim Prohaska (1999-2000), who set the team record with 44 digs vs. King College (Tenn.) on October 21, 2000. Martinez also moves into a tie for No. 3 in career digs at Saint Xavier with 1,827, along with former standout Christine Bowe (2009-12).
  • Sophomore middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) established a new career-high with 13 kills on a .281 attack percentage (13-4-32). She also had a season-best five digs and a solo block.
  • Senior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) came away with 13 kills as well, her fourth consecutive match with 10 or more kills. She added three digs, two solo blocks and an assist.
  • Junior setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) handed out a season-high 23 assists, along with five digs and an ace.
  • Sophomore libero/defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) tied her season-bests with 15 digs and three service aces. She also added a pair of assists.
  • Graduate student defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) tallied 11 digs, her seventh match with 10 or more digs this season.
  • Redshirt junior outside hitter Carolina Cosme (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Judson/Colegio Sagrado Corazon de Jesus) finished with seven digs, five kills and an assist.
  • Senior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) totaled five kills, a dig and a solo block.
  • Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) added four kills, two digs and an assist.
Saint Xavier (14-8/12-4 CCAC) travels to Kokomo, Ind. to face No. 16 Indiana University Kokomo in non-conference action on Friday, October 31. The match is slated for a 5:30 pm central first serve.
 
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