Xavier Downs Georgetown in Five Set Battle

Saturday, October 2

Washington, D.C.

3 p.m.

Xavier University

8-6,3-1Big East

Georgetown

4-11,0-4Big East

Xavier

Georgetown

10.02.21 | Volleyball

Box Score

Musketeers go back and forth with Hoyas, but come out on top

By: Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

WASHINGTON D.C. - In their second match of the weekend, Xavier traded points with Georgetown until pulling away in the fourth and never looked back. The Musketeers ultimately came away with the 25-20, 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-10 win.

Xavier is now 3-1 in the BIG EAST and 8-6 overall, while the Hoyas drop to 0-4 in conference play.

NOTABLES

• Delaney Hogan was today's kill leader with 13 finishes. Defensively, she had five blocks (1 solo) for 16 points.

• Kelly Franxman matched her strong showing yesterday with another 12 kills and added 16 digs to secure the double-double. From the service line, she totaled a Xavier season-high four aces.

• Ellie Chaffee was Xavier's third double-digit scorer, posting 10 kills and a team-high .368 hit percentage. She was just behing Hogan with four blocks (one solo) as the middles helped the Musketeers to 10 team blocks.

• Setter Carrigan O'Reilly had a season-best 46 assists. She also had eight kills of her own at a team-high .368 hit percentage, three blocks and six digs.

• Three Musketeers had double-digit digs. along with Franxman's 16 digs, Stevie Wolf had 10, while Alyssa Overbeck led the team with 17.

UP NEXT

• Xavier comes back home for four of their next five matches, starting with Seton Hall and St. John's on October 8-9.