Xavier University Athletics
Xavier University
Tulane
Volleyball Falls, 3-0, to Tulane
09.20.08 | Volleyball
Sept. 20, 2008
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CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team fell, 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-18) to the visiting Tulane Green Wave Saturday evening at Cintas Center. Junior Kelly Ruth posted a team-high 10 kills in the contest for the Musketeers.
Also for Xavier, Sophomore Claire Paszkiewicz got under a team-high 13 digs while senior Jenn Welsh set 28 assists on the night.
Xavier (5-6) fell behind early in the first set but used a quick 4-0 spurt to take over the lead at 6-4. There were a total of 15 ties and eight lead changes in the frame and the two squads found themselves knotted at 22 apiece after a Green Wave kill. XU called timeout to take a minute to talk it over but out of the break, TU notched three straight points to take the game, 25-22.
Tulane (7-4) and Xavier kept the second set close throughout with neither team taking more than a five-point lead when the Green Wave held the 20-15 advantage. After a Musketeer timeout, XU rattled off five unanswered point to pull the two squads even at 20-all and TU took a minute to regroup. Xavier held set-point twice, last at 25-24 but, like the first set, Tulane managed to string together three straight points to take the second frame, 27-25.
The third game was never in question as there was only one tie at 1-1 and the Green Wave held the advantage from there out. Tulane jumped out to an early 13-6 but Xavier rallied and pulled to within three, 13-10. The Green Wave then stretched it's lead to seven after a 7-3 run. TU took the third set, 25-18, and the match 3-0.
Tulane was led by Bridget Wells with a match-high 16 kills and Jenn Miller with a match-high 14 digs.
The Musketeers hit the road next weekend for their final tournament of the season. Xavier will be participating in the Stony Brook Holiday Inn Express Tournament in Stony Brook, N.Y. XU will face host Stony Brook on Friday, Sept. 26, and St. Francis (Pa.) and Brown on Saturday.
