CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (3-4, 2-1 CCAC) scooped up a season-high 94 digs to go along with a season-best 9.0 blocks (three solos/12 block assists) to come away with a 3-1 victory over Indiana University South Bend in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action Thursday evening on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Fifth year senior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) was all over the court, finishing with a team-best 32 digs, her fifth career match with 30 or more digs. She added six assists in the win. Senior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) was also tough defensively, recording a career-high 19 digs while added 25 assists, eight kills, two blocks and a service ace. The Cougars also tied their season high in points with 62.0, having done so earlier in the week in their four-set win over Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) on Tuesday.

• Senior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) tied for the team lead with 12 kills. She also had eight digs.
• Sophomore middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) posted a career-best 12 kills on a .381 attack percentage (12-4-21) with two blocks (one solo), two digs and an assist.
• Senior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) registered eight kills and a career-high six blocks (one solo).
• Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) collected six kills, five blocks (one solo) and five digs.
• Junior setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) issued 13 assists along with seven digs and an ace.
• Graduate student defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) scooped up a season-best nine digs while adding a pair of assists.
• Sophomore libero/defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) came away with seven digs, an assist and a service ace.
• Junior outside hitter Kaylee Born (Plainfield, Ill./Oswego East) had two digs, two kills and an assist.
• Senior outside hitter Tara Glynn (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards) also had two kills while adding a dig, while senior defensive specialist Ariel Hoskin (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) chipped in a pair of digs in the CCAC triumph.

Saint Xavier (3-4/2-1 CCAC) plays Lourdes University (Ohio) in a non-conference contest at the Shannon Center on Saturday, September 13. The match is set of a 2:00 pm first serve.