Krause Posts a Season High in Kills, Musketeers Fall in Four Sets to Marquette

Wednesday, September 27

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

6-10, 1-2BIG EAST

Marquette

10-5, 4-0BIG EAST

Marquette

Xavier

Krause Posts a Season High in Kills, Musketeers Fall in Four Sets to Marquette

09.27.17 | Volleyball

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The freshman outside hitter recorded 14 kills and a .565 hitting percentage

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Freshman Maya Krause posted a season-high 14 kills in Wednesday night's four-set loss (25-20, 22-25, 19-25, 13-25) to Marquette.

The Musketeers dropped to 6-10 (1-2 BIG EAST), while the Golden Eagles won their fifth straight match - improving to 10-5 (4-0 BIG EAST).

NOTABLES

• Maya Krause posted a season-high 14 kills to go along with a .565 hitting percentage. Morgan Finn was the only other player with 10 or more kills as the junior right-side hitter added a season-high 11 kills. Audrey Adams and Moriah Hopkins both chipped in seven kills.

• McKena Estes recorded her first double-double of the year, posting a team-high 20 assists to go along with 10 digs. Mackenzi Humm added 13 assists.

• Meredith Klare posted a team-high 16 digs, while Olivia Hart chipped in a career-high 10 digs.

SET ONE

• Xavier led by as many as six (13-7) in the opening set before Marquette used a 9-4 run to get within one and force a Xavier timeout. The Musketeers closed the set by scoring eight of the final 12 points, winning the set, 25-20.

• Maya Krause had five kills with a .714 hitting percentage. The Musketeers posted their highest hitting percentage (.385) of the night in the first frame.

SET TWO

• Set two had four ties with the final tie at 17-17. Marquette used an 8-5 run to close the set and even the match at one. Maya Krause and Morgan Finn combined to post seven kills in 16 attempts.

SET THREE

• The third set featured five ties. With the score knotted at 12, the Golden Eagles used an 8-3 run to take a 20-15 lead they would never relinquish. Marquette took a 2-1 advantage in the set with a 25-19 victory.

• Xavier hit .324 in the set with Maya Krause posting a .625 hitting percentage and five kills.

SET FOUR

• Marquette jumped out to an early 11-2 lead before pulling away for the 25-13 win. The Golden Eagles hit .394 in the set and got nine kills from Allie Barber.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers hit the road for back-to-back BIG EAST matches at Villanova (Sept. 29) and Georgetown (Sept. 30).