La Crosse, Wis. – The Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (4-13, 4-4 CCAC) lost in three sets (14-25, 7-25, 17-25) to No. 18 Viterbo University (Wis.) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest Saturday afternoon in La Crosse, Wis. Senior outside hitter
Aalyssa Gunn (Orlando, Fla./Trinity Christian/Orlando Christian Prep) led the Cougars with six kills, while adding a pair of digs. Senior setter
Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) finished with eight assists, a dig and a service ace, while junior libero
Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) posted a team-best seven digs, along with an assist.
- Senior middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) logged three kills, a block and a dig.
- Sophomore right side Ella O'Neill (Orland Park, Ill./Edgewood/Andrew) also had three digs and a block for SXU.
- Junior middle blocker Eva Wintersteen (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) came away with two kills and a block.
- Junior middle blocker Ellie Graf (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Christian) booked a block and a kill, while senior outside hitter Kaylee Born (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) also tallied a dig and a kill.
- Sophomore setter Vianne Villa (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) handed out three assists with a dig.
- Freshman setter Kasey Thompson (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn Community) collected a career-best three assists, and junior defensive specialist Yuvia Velasquez (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) added three digs.
- Redshirt freshman libero Kailey Moore (Oak Lawn, Ill./Richards) scooped up her first collegiate dig.
Saint Xavier (4-13/4-4 CCAC) plays Governors State University (Ill.) in CCAC action at the Shannon Center on Tuesday, October 6. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start in Chicago, Ill.
