Xavier Opens Loyola Tournament with Sweep of SIUE

Friday, September 3

Chicago, Ill.

11 a.m. ET

Xavier University

2-2

SIUE

1-3

SIU Edwardsville

Xavier

Xavier Opens Loyola Tournament with Sweep of SIUE

09.03.21 | Volleyball

Box Score

Kelly Franxman leads all scorers with 12 kills

By: Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

CHICAGO, Ill. - Xavier starts the weekend off right with a 3-0 victory over SIUE by a score of 25-19, 25-14, 25-20. This was the Musketeers' first meeting with the Cougars.

With the win, Xavier's record moves to 2-2 early on in the season including a sweep of South Carolina State in their regular season opener last weekend.

NOTABLES

• Kelly Franxman led all scorers with 12 kills, including six in the first set alone. She finished with a hit percenatge of .632, and added three blocks (one solo) and seven digs.

• Moriah Hopkins tallied eight kills, with Carrigan O' Reilly, and Delaney Hogan close behind with six. Maryann O'Toole also added five kills.

• Eight different Musketeers had at least one block, with Delaney Hogan rejecting four Cougar attacks. The 12 total blocks is the most by Xavier so far this season.

• Xavier notched six aces in the match, two from Carrigan O'Reilly and Stevie Wolf, and one Maryann O'Toole and Alyssa Overbeck.

•O'Reilly had a match-high 33 assists to go along with seven digs. Wolf had a match-high 13 digs.

UP NEXT

• Xavier sets their sights on Eastern Kentucky at 6 p.m. tonight.