Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, September 17
West Lafayette, Ind.
6 p.m.
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Musketeers Drop Stacey Clark Classic Finale to No. 14 Purdue
09.17.16 | Volleyball
Xavier volleyball falls in three sets on Saturday night
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Xavier volleyball dropped a three set match at No. 14 Purdue in the Stacey Clark Classic finale on Saturday night at Holloway Gymnasium. The Musketeers finished tournament play with a 1-2 record as they moved to 6-7 overall.
The Boilermakers (10-1) won the tournament title as they finished with a 3-0 record. Purdue defeated Southeastern Louisiana, Xavier and previously unbeaten No. 4 Kansas.
• Abbey Bessler led Xavier with 13 kills, while adding 11 digs – her seventh double-double of the year. The senior outside hitter added three blocks and a .267 hitting percentage.
• Senior Sofia Peterson was the only other Musketeer with double figure kills with 10. She added a .318 hitting percentage.
• Kristen Massa added seven kills, while Alexis Newsome chipped in three kills and a team-high four blocks. Xavier had two more total team blocks (7-5) than Purdue in the loss.
• Mackenzi Humm dished out a team-high 19 assists and Meredith Klare had a team-high 12 digs.
• Purdue raced out an 9-3 lead to open the match. Xavier battled back to get within two, 18-16, late in the set before the Boilermakers posted a 9-3 run to win the opening frame.
• Purdue led by as many as six midway through the set before the Musketeers fought back to make the score 23-21 down the stretch. A Sherridan Atkinson kill followed by a Xavier attack error would give the Boilermakers the set.
• Xavier hit .314 in the set – its highest hitting percentage on the day – with Sofia Peterson hitting .429 with three kills.
• Purdue raced out to an early 14-4 lead and never looked back as they won the set, 25-11.
•Xavier opens BIG EAST play with trip to the east coast on Sept. 23-24. The Musketeers face St. John's on Friday and Seton Hall on Saturday.
The Boilermakers (10-1) won the tournament title as they finished with a 3-0 record. Purdue defeated Southeastern Louisiana, Xavier and previously unbeaten No. 4 Kansas.
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MATCH NOTES |
• Abbey Bessler led Xavier with 13 kills, while adding 11 digs – her seventh double-double of the year. The senior outside hitter added three blocks and a .267 hitting percentage.
• Senior Sofia Peterson was the only other Musketeer with double figure kills with 10. She added a .318 hitting percentage.
• Kristen Massa added seven kills, while Alexis Newsome chipped in three kills and a team-high four blocks. Xavier had two more total team blocks (7-5) than Purdue in the loss.
• Mackenzi Humm dished out a team-high 19 assists and Meredith Klare had a team-high 12 digs.
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SET ONE |
• Purdue raced out an 9-3 lead to open the match. Xavier battled back to get within two, 18-16, late in the set before the Boilermakers posted a 9-3 run to win the opening frame.
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SET TWO |
• Purdue led by as many as six midway through the set before the Musketeers fought back to make the score 23-21 down the stretch. A Sherridan Atkinson kill followed by a Xavier attack error would give the Boilermakers the set.
• Xavier hit .314 in the set – its highest hitting percentage on the day – with Sofia Peterson hitting .429 with three kills.
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SET THREE |
• Purdue raced out to an early 14-4 lead and never looked back as they won the set, 25-11.
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UP NEXT |
•Xavier opens BIG EAST play with trip to the east coast on Sept. 23-24. The Musketeers face St. John's on Friday and Seton Hall on Saturday.
Team Stats
XU
PUR
Kills
37
40
Errors
24
13
Attempts
106
96
Hitting %
.123
.281
Points
44.0
49.0
Assists
34
33
Aces
0
4
Blocks
7.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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