Kristen Massa Posts a Career-High 20 Kills in Four-Set Loss at Colorado

Friday, September 15

Boulder, Colo.

9 p.m.

Xavier University

4-7

Colorado

8-1

Xavier

Colorado

Kristen Massa Posts a Career-High 20 Kills in Four-Set Loss at Colorado

09.15.17 | Volleyball

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The senior outside hitter added eight digs and four blocks

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

BOULDER, Colo. – Senior outside hitter Kristen Massa posted a career-high 20 kills on Friday night as the Musketeers dropped a four-set (23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 18-25) match at Colorado.

Xavier moved to 4-7 on the year, while the Buffaloes improved the 8-1.

NOTABLES

• Kristen Massa led Xavier in kills (20), while posting a team-high .302 hitting percentage. She added eight digs and four blocks. The senior outside hitter is now 19 kills away from hitting the 1,000-career kill mark.

• Xavier posted four more blocks (12-8) than Colorado. The Musketeers have posted 10 or more kills in six matches this season.

• Alexis Newsome led Xavier with seven blocks, while adding seven kills. Laura Grossman added four blocks and Lauren Frilling chipped in three.

• Laura Grossman recorded 12 kills in the loss, her third match of the season with 10 or more kills.

• Mackenzi Humm was one dig shy of a double-double as the setter finished with 23 assists and nine digs. Nadia Dieudonne added 20 assists and 12 digs, her third double-double of the season.

• Meredith Klare posted a match-high 20 digs. The junior libero has posted 20 or more digs in a match four times this season.

SET ONE

• Colorado led from start to finish in the opening frame. The Buffaloes used a 6-1 run to open the set, but Xavier battled back to get within one three times. With the score at 24-23, Colorado got a kill from Frankie Shebby to hold on for the 25-23 win.

• Kristen Massa and Laura Grossman both had six kills. Meredith Klare added six digs.

SET TWO

• Xavier trailed by five, 20-15, late in the set before scoring seven unanswered points to take a 22-20 advantage. The Musketeers scored three of the final four points of the set - capped by by blocks from Alexis Newsome and Kristen Massa - to win, 25-21.

• Kristen Massa had five fills, while Morgan Finn had four. Nadia Dieudonne had six assists and eight digs.

SET THREE

• Set three had 12 ties and five lead changes with neither team leading by more than three points. Tied at 23-23, Colorado got back-to-back kills from Joslyn Hayes and Alexa Smith to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

SET FOUR

• The final set had nine ties and seven lead changes. Xavier led 17-15 before the Buffaloes closed the set on a 10-1 run to win the match.

• Kristen Massa had five kills and Meredith Klare posted eight digs.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers travel to Fort Collins, Colo., on Saturday for two matches at the Colorado State Tournament. Xavier takes on the host No. 22 Rams at 3 p.m. and Albany at 7 p.m.