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St. Ambrose (IA) SAU 7-10, 2-3
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Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 6-4, 4-1
St. Ambrose (IA) SAU
7-10, 2-3
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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
6-4, 4-1
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
St. Ambrose (IA) SAU 11 17 22 (0)
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Balanced Effort Guides SXU Past St. Ambrose in Three Sets

CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (6-4, 4-1 CCAC) posted a season-high team attack percentage of .366 (42-8-93) to extend its winning streak to five in a row after a three-set victory (25-11, 25-17, 25-22) over St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest Thursday evening on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Senior setter Samantha Hovey (Mackinaw, Ill./Heartland/Dee-Mack) recorded a team-leading 10 kills on a stellar .714 attack percentage (10-0-14) to go along with 19 assists, five digs, a block and a service ace. She finished with her eighth consecutive double-double and tied her season-high in kills. Five players for the Cougars finished with seven or more kills in the match.
  • Senior middle blocker Nicole Grochola (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) registered eight kills on a .500 attack percentage (8-1-14) with a block and a dig.
  • Sophomore middle blocker Carrington Smith (Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic) came away with seven kills, three digs, two solo blocks and an ace.
  • Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) collected seven kills, a dig and a solo block.
  • Senior outside hitter Jenny Jensen (Orland Park, Ill./Cardinal Stritch/Sandburg) also had seven kills on a .333 attack percentage (7-1-18), while adding three digs and a solo block.
  • Fifth year senior libero Avanna Martinez (Coamo, Puerto Rico/Colegio Ponceno) scooped up a match-best 17 digs along with six assists and a service ace.
  • Junior setter Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) totaled 12 assists, her eighth straight match with 10 or more assists, with four digs and an ace.
  • Graduate student defensive specialist Katie DeHaan (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) tallied 10 digs, her second match with 10 or more digs this season, and a match-high two service aces.
  • Sophomore libero/defensive specialist Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) added five digs in the win.
Saint Xavier (6-4/4-1 CCAC) makes the short trip to Gary, Ind. to play Indiana University Northwest in CCAC action on Tuesday, September 23. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start.
 
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