CHICAGO – Senior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack), who was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week on Tuesday, continued her strong play to start the season as she recorded a triple-double by collecting 18 assists, 13 digs and a team-high 10 kills, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (1-2, 0-0 CCAC) lost to Bethel University (Ind.) in four sets (25-16, 19-25, 15-25, 17-25) in their home opener on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center Wednesday evening in Chicago, Ill. Hovey is the first Cougar to come away with a triple-double since former NAIA All-American setter Courtney Joyce (2015-17), when Joyce finished with 19 assists, 11 digs and 10 kills in a three-set win over former NAIA program Menlo College (Calif.) on August 26, 2016.

• Fifth year senior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) was tough defensively, recording a match-best 20 digs while adding two service aces and an assist.
• Senior defensive specialist Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) also registered double-digit digs, finishing with 12. She also had an ace and an assist.
• Senior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) tallied eight kills, along with two digs.
• Senior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) came away with eight kills as well on a .353 attack percentage (8-2-17).
• Sophomore middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) recorded seven kills, three digs, two service aces and a solo block.
• Junior setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) handed out 14 assists with three digs and a pair of aces.
• Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) had five kills and a solo block, while sophomore libero Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) added six digs and an assist.
• Junior outside hitter Kaylee Born (Plainfield, Ill./Oswego East) posted four digs, two kills and a service ace.
• Freshman outside hitter Danica Bowden (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) came away with her first collegiate dig.

Saint Xavier (1-2/0-0 CCAC) heads out to Sylvania, Ohio to play Lourdes University (Ohio) in a non-conference match on Saturday, August 30. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 pm central time.