Volleyball Stumbles Against Villanova, Looks Ahead to Georgetown

Friday, October 4

Villanova, Pa.

6 pm.

Xavier University

4-9, 1-2BIG EAST

Villanova

11-3, 2-1BIG EAST

Xavier

Villanova

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Volleyball Stumbles Against Villanova, Looks Ahead to Georgetown

10.04.19 | Volleyball

Box Score

Xavier looks to rebound against Hoyas on Saturday at 3:00 pm ET

By: By Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Volleyball dropped in three sets on the road against Villanova on Friday, and they look forward to a quick turnaround as they play Georgetown at 3:00 pm ET on Saturday. The final score was 22-25, 15-25, 18-25.

• Following the match against Georgetown, Xavier will host a pair of BIG EAST matches at Cintas Center on October 11-12 against Seton Hall and St. John's.

Highlights

• Lauren Hanlon led the attack for the Musketeers, as she tallied 10 kills and a .318 hitting percentage. She also tallied two assisted blocks to help Xavier win the battle at the net 7-3.

• For the second-straight match, Xavier collected three aces on the day, as MaryAnn O'Toole, Carrigan O'Reilly and Jayda Carlton once again each contributed to the serving success.

• Defensively, Madi Kutruff racked up 18 digs, the most by either team, as she racked up exactly half of Xavier's 36 dig total.

Summary

• Set One was as competitive a set as possible. Xavier held multiple two-point advantages, and Villanova never got more than a one-point lead until Xavier eld 18-16. Finally, the Wildcats had a breakthrough and scored five-straight points to earn the largest lead of the match so far at 21-18. The Musketeers bounced back to tie the score at 21, but Villanova would not be denied as they finished on a 4-1 run to take the first set.

• Villanova and Xavier continued to trade points early in Set Two Villanova broke a 5-5 tie with a 3-0 run. They shortly followed with a 6-1 run to break the set open at 15-8. Xavier fought back to get within four, but that was as close as they'd get before the Wildcats closed on another 6-1 run to win the set 25-15.

• Villanova came out of the break firing, as they got off to an 11-4 lead in Set 3. However, despite the odds, Xavier stuck around and narrowed the gap to as little as 13-15. Villanova respionded with a 4-1 run to take back control, and the teams once again traded points down the stretch. Ultimately, Villanova would take the final set 25-18.

Up Next

• Following the match against Georgetown, Xavier will host a pair of BIG EAST matches at Cintas Center on October 11-12 against Seton Hall and St. John's.