Xavier University Athletics
Xavier University
7-10 (4-3BE)
Providence
5-15 (0-7BE)
Volleyball Steals Another Road Win at Providence
10.18.19 | Volleyball
Xavier moves into a tie for fourth in BIG EAST Standings
Following a travel day on Saturday, the road warriors will face off against conference-leading Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Highlights |
• MaryAnn O'Toole recorded a new career-high 16 kills and 16 points at a .279 clip. The freshman also added two assists and 13 digs to help Xavier clinch the victory.
• Freshman Carrigan O'Reilly set a new Xavier season-high with 35 assists, narrowly besting Ailsa Watson's total from September 6 against Akron, when she provided 34 helpers.
• Jayda Carlton tied Xavier's season-high with nine blocks on the night, matching Ellie Chaffee's total from last Saturday. However, Carlton was able to record four solo blocks, the most by a Musketeer this season by far.
• Norah Painter set a new season-high hitting percentage mark with a .600 hitting percentage, as she drilled three kills on five attacks without an error in her lone set of action.
• Lauren Hanlon, who had not recorded an ace in her career until tonight, recorded four. The total is the second most by Xavier this season behind O'Reilly's mark of five.
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Summary |
• Xavier kicked off the match with a 4-0 run to take the lead, and they would never relinquish it. While maintaining a two or three point advantage, the Musketeers held the score until they broke it open at 17-15. Following a 5-0 featuring back-to-back kills from MaryAnn O'Toole, Providence threw in the towel and Xavier won 25-19.
• Providence came out hot in Set 2, taking a 4-1 lead early. Echoing Xavier's first set, they would never fall behind. Though Xavier managed to tie the score three times at 12-12, 17-17 and 19-19, they could never pull ahead and the Friars ultimately took Set Two by a score of 25-21.
• Again, Providence came out strong in Set Three with a 4-0 run, but Xavier fought back quickly to tie the score at 6-6. Providence wouldn't give the lead away, but Xavier tied the score three times before finally breaking through at 12-12. In the midst of a 7-1 run, Xavier took control of the set and the match. They would go on another 5-0 run before easily clinching Set Three 25-18.
• Set Four was all Xavier after exchanging points until 8-8. The Musketeers took it from there, as a 6-1 run followed shortly by a 6-0 run put the match well out of reach for the Friars, and the Musketeers didn't have to break a sweat in the 25-14 victory.
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Up Next |
• Xavier will take on conference-leading Creighton in Omaha on Sunday at 2:00 pm ET.
