Musketeers Drop Tournament Finale to Texas State

Saturday, September 2

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

4-3

Texas State

3-2

Texas State

Xavier

Musketeers Drop Tournament Finale to Texas State

09.02.17 | Volleyball

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Volleyball falls in three sets, moves to 4-3 on the season

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier volleyball dropped its tournament finale to Texas State on Saturday night in three sets (15-25, 17-25, 21-25). The Musketeers moved to 4-3 on the season in the setback.

NOTABLES

• Laura Grossman and Alexis Newsome led Xavier with nine kills each. Newsome hit .350, while Grossman poste a .318 hitting percentage.

• Maya Krause added seven kills and Kristen Massa chipped in five. Massa also collected seven digs.

• Meredith Klare had a team-high nine digs to go along with five assists. Nadia Dieudonne chipped in a team-high 18 assists.

SET ONE

• Texas State jumped out to a 19-9 lead and never looked back, winning the set, 25-15, behind a .500 hitting percentage. Alexis Newsome paced Xavier with four kills and a .571 hitting percentage.

SET TWO

• The Bobcats posted another solid hitting percentage (.390), eventually pulling away for a 25-17 set victory. The set featured seven ties and two lead changes.

• Laura Grossman had five kills, while Mackenzi Humm dished out seven assists.

SET THREE

• Xavier trailed by as many as five (17-12) before using a 6-3 run to get within two (20-18) and force a Texas State timeout. The Bobcats responded by scoring five of the final eight points to win the set, 25-21.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers return to action at the Georgia Tech Tournament on Sept. 7-8 in Atlanta, Ga. Xavier opens tournament play on Thursday at 6 p.m. against the host Yellow Jackets.