Xavier University Athletics
Xavier University
Houston
Volleyball Falls to Houston, 3-0
08.27.11 | Volleyball
Aug. 27, 2011
Box Score
HOUSTON - The Xavier volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision (25-22, 25-21, 25-16) to Houston Saturday afternoon in its last match of the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup. Senior Michelle Matia and red-shirt freshman Alex Blair each recorded seven kills to go with a combined seven assisted blocks.
Also for the Musketeers (2-1), junior Kaleigh Rougraff was able to tally two service aces and six digs. Freshman Aubree Smith was able to set 25 assists and notch a .500 hitting percentage with five kills.
Houston (2-0) was led by Stephanie Nwachukwu who put away a match-high 15 kills for a .355 hitting percentage. The Cougars had a total of nine team blocks to the Musketeers' five and were able to capitalize on five service aces to XU's two.
The Musketeers had two representatives on the All-Tournament team: Matia and Alex Smith. The rest of the team included Houston's Katie Norris and Natalie Keck and Central Arkansas' Jesse Hayes. Houston's Stephanie Nwachukwu was named the tournament MVP.
Xavier will be back in action next weekend at the Maryland Invite its opponents are Maryland, Virginia Commonwealth and Quinnipiac University. Stay tuned to GoXavier.com for more information on Xavier volleyball.
