Gary, Ind. – Senior outside hitter
Aalyssa Gunn (Orlando, Fla./Trinity Christian/Orlando Christian Prep) recorded a team-high 10 kills, her seventh match with 10 or more kills this season, and a pair of digs, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (5-14, 5-5 CCAC) lost a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) road match to Indiana University Northwest Thursday evening in Gary, Ind. Senior setter
Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) paced the offense with 23 digs, while coming away with a team-leading eight digs. She also had a kill and service ace for the Cougars.
- Senior middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) totaled six kills, two blocks (one solo) and a dig.
- Sophomore right side Ella O'Neill (Orland Park, Ill./Edgewood/Andrew) posted four kills, three digs and a solo block.
- Freshman middle blocker Addison Hoeniges (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) did a bit of everything with six digs, two blocks (one solo), two kills and an ace.
- Junior libero Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) registered six digs and a pair of assists.
- Junior defensive specialist Yuvia Velasquez (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) had six digs as well, adding an assist and a service ace.
- Junior middle blocker Ellie Graf (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Christian) logged a team-best two solo blocks with a dig and a kill.
- Senior outside hitter Kaylee Born (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) finished with three kills, while junior middle blocker Eva Wintersteen (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) added four digs and a kill.
Saint Xavier (5-14/5-5 CCAC) returns to Hallberg Court to host University of St. Francis (Ill.) in a CCAC contest on Saturday, October 10, for Homecoming. The match is slated for an 11:00 am start at the Shannon Center.
