Volleyball Completes Epic Five Set Comeback to Down Georgetown

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Volleyball Completes Epic Five Set Comeback to Down Georgetown

10.25.19 | Volleyball

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Xavier finishes season sweep of Hoyas

By: By Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Down 0-2, Xavier won the final three sets of the match to complete the ultimate comeback and defeat Georgetown. The final score was 21-25, 19-25, 25-14, 27-25, 15-11. The victory is Xavier's third in five sets, and second against Georgetown this season. Their all-time record against the Hoyas improves to 14-2.

The Musketeers are back in action tomorrow, Saturday, October 26, at 6:00 pm ET as they face Villanova with playoff positioning on the line.

Highlights

• Jayda Carlton continued her assault on the BIG EAST with eight more blocks to extend her conference lead. She also finished eight kills at a .300 hitting percentage.

• Lauren Hanlon led Xavier tonight with 12 kills, 11 coming in the final four sets. She had an impressive .321 hitting percentage, and recorded three important blocks.

• Overall, the team had three aces, 62 digs, and won the block battle by a score 11-7.

Summary

• Georgetown got things going early in Set One with a 4-0 run after facing a 1-2 deficient. Xavier responded later with a 4-0 run of their own to take the lead 9-8. The conference foes traded points in the middle ground before Georgetown won four-straight again, but Xavier got on a roll once more with an 8-3 scoreline to take a late lead at 19-17. However, the Hoyas closed with a 6-1 run to take the first set.

• In Set Two, Georgetown got off to a hot start and their lead was never in danger as they maintained a steady five-point lead for most of the set. In fact, after the score was 11-5, neither team scored more than two points in a row, and the Hoyas took a 2-0 advantage.

• After the long break, Xavier came out hot with five-straight points, three coming on kills from Moriah Hopkins. After a brief exchange, Xavier scored four more in a row, which set the tone for various mini-runs from the Musketeers. In the end, Xavier clinched the set with ease, 25-14.

• Set Four began evenly until an 8-1 run by the Musketeers broke it open to put Xavier ahead 13-8. The lead was steady for the middle points, but Georgetown came out of a timeout with four-straight to tie the score at 18-18, prompting a Xavier timeout to regroup. That they did, as they fought off another 3-0 Hoya run to take the set 27-25 and force the deciding fifth.

• In the decisive fifth set, it was a war of attrition. The score was tied at 6-6 before Xavier record back-to-back kills from Ellie Chaffee and Kelly Franxman to switch sides with the lead. After the switch, Georgetown got a kill before Xavier got three more in a row to go up 11-7 and take hold of the match. From there, the teams traded points until it was over…with Xavier on top 15-11 to complete the ultimate comeback.

Up Next

• The Musketeers are back in action tomorrow, Saturday, October 26, at 6:00 pm ET as they host Villanova with playoff positioning on the line.