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Calumet (IN) CCSJ 1-15, 0-9
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Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 10-4, 8-1
Calumet (IN) CCSJ
1-15, 0-9
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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
10-4, 8-1
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Calumet (IN) CCSJ 15 16 19 (0)
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Smith Leads SXU to 3-0 Victory over Calumet St. Joseph

CHICAGO – Sophomore middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) finished with a game-high 10 kills, a career-best six service aces, two digs and a block to help guide Saint Xavier University women's volleyball (10-4, 8-1 CCAC) to a 3-0 triumph over Calumet College of St. Joseph (25-15, 25-16, 25-19) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Tuesday evening on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. The win was the ninth in a row for the Cougars, and it was the fifth time this season that SXU came away with 10 or more aces in a match. For Smith, it was the fourth consecutive match that she had 10 or more kills, and the fifth time overall in 2025.
  • Senior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) collected a match leading 19 assists, along with eight digs, five kills and a service ace.
  • Fifth year senior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) scooped up a team-high 13 digs while adding four assists and an ace.
  • Junior setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) came away with 10 assists and three digs.
  • Senior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) tallied five kills and a dig.
  • Sophomore middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) posted four kills, three blocks (two solos) and a dig.
  • Senior outside hitter Tara Glynn (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards) and senior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) each had four kills, respectively.
  • Graduate student defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) had six digs and three service aces.
  • Senior defensive specialist Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) recorded five digs and an assist, while sophomore libero/defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) chipped in four digs in the win.
Saint Xavier (10-4/8-1 CCAC) takes on No. 16 Viterbo University (Wis.) in a CCAC match on Friday, October 10 at the Shannon Center. The contest is slated for a 7:00 pm first serve in Chicago, Ill.
 
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