Xavier University Athletics
Friday, February 26
Lawrence, Kan.
7 p.m. ET
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Volleyball Continues Non-Conference Action at Kansas
02.25.21 | Volleyball
First serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET from Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena
CINCINNATI - Xavier volleyball continues non-conference action on Friday, Feb. 26 at Kansas. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET from Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.
Friday's match is Xavier's fifth straight road match.
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (3-4) at KANSAS JAYHAWKS (5-9)
Match Info - Friday, Feb. 26 - 7 p.m. ET - Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena (2,265)
Live Stats - bit.ly/3bI1nOE
2020-21 Record: 5-9
2019 Record: 9-17 (5-11 Big 12)
Series History: Xavier trails, 3-1
Last Meeting: Kansas 3, Xavier 2 (Sept. 16, 2016 - West Lafayette, Ind.)
NOTABLES
• Friday's contest is the first match of the 2021 season for the Jayhawks. Kansas posted a 5-9 record during the fall portion of its schedule.
• Jenny Mosser leads the team in kills (3.38 k/s) and aces (17). Carolina Crawford has added 1.74 kills per set and a team-high 61 blocks.
• Kansas ranks second in the Big 12 in aces (1.38 a/s), while ranking fifth in hitting percentage (.209). Jenny Mosser leads the conference in aces (0.43 a/s).
• Xavier trails the all-time series with Kansas, 3-1. The Jayhawks won the last meeting between the two schools in five sets (15-25, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 5-15) on Sept. 16, 2016 at the Stacey Clark Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.). Kansas was ranked No. 4 in the country, the highest ranked opponent Xavier has faced in program history.
Feb. 16 - Delaney Hogan - Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 9 - Carrigan O'Reilly - Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 9 - Delaney Hogan - Freshman of the Week
Feb. 2 - MaryAnn O'Toole - Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 2 - Delaney Hogan - Freshman of the Week
• Xavier is coming off a five-set loss at DePaul on Feb. 20. The Musketeers split the weekend series with the Blue Demons in the BIG EAST opening series for the Musketeers.
• Norah Painter was the lone Musketeer with double-figure kills as the outside hitter finished with a season-high 14 kills. She now has 16 career matches with 10 or more kills. She added two digs and two blocks.
• Freshman Stevie Wolf had seven aces and eight digs. The seven aces are the most by a BIG EAST player this season and are tied for the third most in the NCAA in a single match this season (five sets).
• Carrigan O'Reilly posted a match-high 42 assists to go along with seven kills and seven digs. She added one block.
• Ellie Chaffee added nine kills and three blocks. Delaney Hogan chipped in six kills and four blocks (three solo, one assist).
• Moriah Hopkins posted a team-high .455 hitting percentage with five kills and four digs. MaryAnn O'Toole added 13 digs and four kills.
• DePaul held a 12-11 advantage in aces and had seven more total team blocks (14-7) than the Musketeers. The 11 aces are a season-high for the Musketeers. The last time Xavier had 11 aces in a match was on Sept. 13, 2014 vs Syracuse (W, 3-0).
TEAM
3. Digs per set (16.62)
3. Hitting percentage (.231)
4. Blocks per set (2.19)
5. Kills per set (13.09)
5. Assists per set (11.91)
INDIVIDUAL
4. Carrigan O'Reilly - Assists per set (10.00)
4. Alyssa Overbeck - Digs per set (4.50)
6. Delaney Hogan - Hitting percentage (.367)
7. Ellie Chaffee - Hitting percentage (.353)
9. MaryAnn O'Toole - Digs per set (3.44)
TEAM
60. Digs per set (16.62)
80. Kills per set (13.09)
85. Assists per set (11.91)
91. Blocks per set (2.19)
INDIVIDUAL
62. Carrigan O'Reilly - Assists per set (10.00)
68. Delaney Hogan - Hitting percentage (.367)
89. Alyssa Overbeck - Digs per set (4.50)
89. Ellie Chaffee - Hitting percentage (.353)
• Volleyball will play divisionally with five teams in the East (Connecticut, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova) and five teams in the Midwest (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier). League play will start on Friday, Feb. 19. Each team is scheduled to play divisional opponents twice, with both games scheduled at one location on the same weekend. The championship is scheduled for April 2 and 3, hosted by Creighton. The Championship will pit the top two teams in the East and Midwest against each other.
• Xavier's opponents combined to post a 148-70 (.679) overall record in 2019. Four of the Musketeers opponents advanced to the 2019 NCAA Tournament: Cincinnati (Sweet 16), Creighton (Round of 32), Marquette (Round of 32) and Dayton (First Round).
• Lauren Hanlon was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Volleyball Team on Wednesday. The Woodstock, Ill., native led the team in kills per set (2.50) and total kills (255) during the 2019 season. She was also named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team in 2019.
• Hanlon ranked third among BIG EAST freshmen in 2019 in kills per set, while ranking 15th overall. She added 65 blocks, 47 digs and four service aces.
• Xavier returns 10 letterwinners from last season, including its top seven leaders in kills and blocks. The Musketeers lost its leader in total digs (426), Madi Kutruff, due to graduation.
• The Musketeers return its leader in assists, sophomore Carrigan O'Reilly. The setter averaged 6.03 a/s in conference only matches, leading all BIG EAST freshmen in the category and ranking eighth overall.
• Jayda Carlton returns after leading the BIG EAST in blocks (1.23 b/s), while ranking 51st in the NCAA. The junior middle blocker also led the team in hitting percentage (.266), while ranking 11th in the BIG EAST.
• Ellie Chaffee had a breakout season in 2019, posting 93 total blocks - ranking ninth in the BIG EAST. The junior middle blocker averaged 0.97 b/s in BIG EAST matches, ranking sixth overall.
• Xavier also returns two of its top three leaders in digs: sophomores Alyssa Overbeck and MaryAnn O'Toole. O'Toole ranked second among BIG EAST freshmen in digs in 2019, averaging 3.46 d/s. Overbeck ranked 12th (2.94 d/s) in the BIG EAST in the category.
• Xavier led the BIG EAST in blocks (2.31 b/s) in 2019, while ranking third in digs (15.37 d/s). The Musketeers ranked 74th in the NCAA in blocks per set.
• Xavier added three newcomers to the roster in Stevie Wolf, Hunter Fry and Delaney Hogan.
EAST DIVISION
1. St. John's (4) - 16 pts.
2. Villanova (1) - 13
3. UConn - 8
4. Seton Hall - 7
5. Providence - 6
MIDWEST DIVISION
1. Creighton (3) - 15 pts.
2. Marquette (2) - 14
3. DePaul - 8
4. Xavier - 7
5. Butler - 6
First-place votes in ()
• Xavier returns to action on Tuesday, March 9 vs Dayton. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. from Cintas Center.
Friday's match is Xavier's fifth straight road match.
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THE MATCHUP AT KANSAS |
XAVIER MUSKETEERS (3-4) at KANSAS JAYHAWKS (5-9)
Match Info - Friday, Feb. 26 - 7 p.m. ET - Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena (2,265)
Live Stats - bit.ly/3bI1nOE
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ABOUT KANSAS |
2020-21 Record: 5-92019 Record: 9-17 (5-11 Big 12)
Series History: Xavier trails, 3-1
Last Meeting: Kansas 3, Xavier 2 (Sept. 16, 2016 - West Lafayette, Ind.)
NOTABLES
• Friday's contest is the first match of the 2021 season for the Jayhawks. Kansas posted a 5-9 record during the fall portion of its schedule.
• Jenny Mosser leads the team in kills (3.38 k/s) and aces (17). Carolina Crawford has added 1.74 kills per set and a team-high 61 blocks.
• Kansas ranks second in the Big 12 in aces (1.38 a/s), while ranking fifth in hitting percentage (.209). Jenny Mosser leads the conference in aces (0.43 a/s).
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SERIES HISTORY |
• Xavier trails the all-time series with Kansas, 3-1. The Jayhawks won the last meeting between the two schools in five sets (15-25, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 5-15) on Sept. 16, 2016 at the Stacey Clark Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.). Kansas was ranked No. 4 in the country, the highest ranked opponent Xavier has faced in program history.
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2021 BIG EAST HONOREES |
Feb. 16 - Delaney Hogan - Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 9 - Carrigan O'Reilly - Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 9 - Delaney Hogan - Freshman of the Week
Feb. 2 - MaryAnn O'Toole - Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 2 - Delaney Hogan - Freshman of the Week
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LAST TIME OUT |
• Xavier is coming off a five-set loss at DePaul on Feb. 20. The Musketeers split the weekend series with the Blue Demons in the BIG EAST opening series for the Musketeers.
• Norah Painter was the lone Musketeer with double-figure kills as the outside hitter finished with a season-high 14 kills. She now has 16 career matches with 10 or more kills. She added two digs and two blocks.
• Freshman Stevie Wolf had seven aces and eight digs. The seven aces are the most by a BIG EAST player this season and are tied for the third most in the NCAA in a single match this season (five sets).
• Carrigan O'Reilly posted a match-high 42 assists to go along with seven kills and seven digs. She added one block.
• Ellie Chaffee added nine kills and three blocks. Delaney Hogan chipped in six kills and four blocks (three solo, one assist).
• Moriah Hopkins posted a team-high .455 hitting percentage with five kills and four digs. MaryAnn O'Toole added 13 digs and four kills.
• DePaul held a 12-11 advantage in aces and had seven more total team blocks (14-7) than the Musketeers. The 11 aces are a season-high for the Musketeers. The last time Xavier had 11 aces in a match was on Sept. 13, 2014 vs Syracuse (W, 3-0).
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BIG EAST STAT RANKINGS |
TEAM
3. Digs per set (16.62)
3. Hitting percentage (.231)
4. Blocks per set (2.19)
5. Kills per set (13.09)
5. Assists per set (11.91)
INDIVIDUAL
4. Carrigan O'Reilly - Assists per set (10.00)
4. Alyssa Overbeck - Digs per set (4.50)
6. Delaney Hogan - Hitting percentage (.367)
7. Ellie Chaffee - Hitting percentage (.353)
9. MaryAnn O'Toole - Digs per set (3.44)
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NCAA STAT RANKINGS |
TEAM
60. Digs per set (16.62)
80. Kills per set (13.09)
85. Assists per set (11.91)
91. Blocks per set (2.19)
INDIVIDUAL
62. Carrigan O'Reilly - Assists per set (10.00)
68. Delaney Hogan - Hitting percentage (.367)
89. Alyssa Overbeck - Digs per set (4.50)
89. Ellie Chaffee - Hitting percentage (.353)
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SCHEDULE NOTES |
• Volleyball will play divisionally with five teams in the East (Connecticut, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova) and five teams in the Midwest (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier). League play will start on Friday, Feb. 19. Each team is scheduled to play divisional opponents twice, with both games scheduled at one location on the same weekend. The championship is scheduled for April 2 and 3, hosted by Creighton. The Championship will pit the top two teams in the East and Midwest against each other.
• Xavier's opponents combined to post a 148-70 (.679) overall record in 2019. Four of the Musketeers opponents advanced to the 2019 NCAA Tournament: Cincinnati (Sweet 16), Creighton (Round of 32), Marquette (Round of 32) and Dayton (First Round).
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PRESEASON BIG EAST |
• Lauren Hanlon was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Volleyball Team on Wednesday. The Woodstock, Ill., native led the team in kills per set (2.50) and total kills (255) during the 2019 season. She was also named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team in 2019.
• Hanlon ranked third among BIG EAST freshmen in 2019 in kills per set, while ranking 15th overall. She added 65 blocks, 47 digs and four service aces.
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ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS |
• Xavier returns 10 letterwinners from last season, including its top seven leaders in kills and blocks. The Musketeers lost its leader in total digs (426), Madi Kutruff, due to graduation.
• The Musketeers return its leader in assists, sophomore Carrigan O'Reilly. The setter averaged 6.03 a/s in conference only matches, leading all BIG EAST freshmen in the category and ranking eighth overall.
• Jayda Carlton returns after leading the BIG EAST in blocks (1.23 b/s), while ranking 51st in the NCAA. The junior middle blocker also led the team in hitting percentage (.266), while ranking 11th in the BIG EAST.
• Ellie Chaffee had a breakout season in 2019, posting 93 total blocks - ranking ninth in the BIG EAST. The junior middle blocker averaged 0.97 b/s in BIG EAST matches, ranking sixth overall.
• Xavier also returns two of its top three leaders in digs: sophomores Alyssa Overbeck and MaryAnn O'Toole. O'Toole ranked second among BIG EAST freshmen in digs in 2019, averaging 3.46 d/s. Overbeck ranked 12th (2.94 d/s) in the BIG EAST in the category.
• Xavier led the BIG EAST in blocks (2.31 b/s) in 2019, while ranking third in digs (15.37 d/s). The Musketeers ranked 74th in the NCAA in blocks per set.
• Xavier added three newcomers to the roster in Stevie Wolf, Hunter Fry and Delaney Hogan.
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PRESEASON COACHES' POLL |
EAST DIVISION
1. St. John's (4) - 16 pts.
2. Villanova (1) - 13
3. UConn - 8
4. Seton Hall - 7
5. Providence - 6
MIDWEST DIVISION
1. Creighton (3) - 15 pts.
2. Marquette (2) - 14
3. DePaul - 8
4. Xavier - 7
5. Butler - 6
First-place votes in ()
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UP NEXT |
• Xavier returns to action on Tuesday, March 9 vs Dayton. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. from Cintas Center.
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