South Bend, Ind. – Senior setter
Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) logged her team-leading seventh double-double of the season, and her third in the last four matches, with 31 assists and 16 digs, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (6-15, 6-6 CCAC) lost in four sets (20-25, 27-25, 18-25, 19-25) to Indiana University South Bend in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) competition Tuesday evening at the Student Activities Center in South Bend, Ind. Opilka added a pair of kills for the Cougars. As a team, SXU scooped up 75 digs, second-most in a match this year, the fourth time that they have had 70 or more digs so far this season.
- Senior outside hitter Aalyssa Gunn (Orlando, Fla./Trinity Christian/Orlando Christian Prep) collected 12 kills, four digs, three blocks and a service ace.
- Sophomore right side Ella O'Neill (Orland Park, Ill./Edgewood/Andrew) had 12 kills as well, adding three digs, a block and a service ace.
- Junior libero Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) came away with a match-high 21 digs and her first kill of 2026. It was the second time this year that she has had 20 or more digs in a match.
- Freshman middle blocker Addison Hoeniges (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) filled the box score; amassing nine kills, eight digs, three blocks, two aces and two assists.
- Junior defensive specialist Yuvia Velasquez (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) tallied 10 digs, her second match with 10 or more digs this season, with an assist.
- Freshman defensive specialist Emma Smola (Tinely Park, Ill./Andrew) totaled eight digs and a career-best three service aces.
- Junior middle blocker Eva Wintersteen (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) added four digs, two blocks (one solo) and two kills.
Saint Xavier (6-15/6-6 CCAC) returns to the Shannon Center to host Judson University (Ill.) on Thursday, October 22. The match is set for a 7:00 pm start on Bob Hallberg Court in Chicago, Ill.
