Musketeers Sweep Pirates on the Road

Saturday, October 29

South Orange, N.J.

5 p.m.

Xavier University

15-7,8-4Big East

Seton Hall

13-11,4-8Big East

Xavier

Seton Hall

10.29.22 | Volleyball

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Xavier extends the win streak to four with the sweep

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Xavier volleyball posted a three-set sweep (25-18, 25-15, 25-18) at Seton Hall on Saturday night.

With the win, Xavier improved to 15-7 (8-4 BIG EAST) while Seton Hall dropped to 13-11 (4-8 BIG EAST). The pair will see each other once more in the regular season on Nov. 11 in Cintas Center. The Musketeers improve to 13-4 in the all-time series with the Pirates.

For the first time since 2014, Xavier has won four consecutive road games to push the team into third place in the BIG EAST standings.

NOTABLES

• Senior outside hitter Brooklyn Cink led the Musketeers with 10 kills in the match and was the only member of the squad to reach double-digits.

• Graduate middle blocker Angel Robinson posted the team high hitting percentage of .562 with nine kills and no errors on 16 attempts.

• Carrigan O'Reilly posted 35 assists in the three-set match sending her career total to 2,976. The senior setter also recorded four kills and seven digs.

• Freshman outside hitter Caroline Speelman recorded her first career kill in the match and hit for .500 (2-0-4).

• Robinson and junior middle blocker Delaney Hogan both averaged hitting percentages above .500 in the match. Hogan hit for .500 (8-1-14) while Robinson hit for .562 (9-0-16). The squad averaged a hitting percentage of .455 in the first set of the match as well.

• Senior outside hitter Maryann O'Toole was the only member of both squads to post a block solo. O'Reilly, Robinson, Hogan, and Cink each tallied one block assist for the Musketeers.

• Senior defensive specialist Alyssa Overbeck and junior defensive specialist Stevie Wolf were the only members of the squad to hit double-digit digs. Wolf had the team high with 13 while Overbeck followed close behind with 10.

• Sophomore libero Lucia Corsaro managed two five plus point scoring runs in the first and third sets early to give the Musketeers a solid lead.

• Four members of the squad managed a service ace on the Pirates with Corsaro leading with three and Cink, Wolf, and O'Reilly all posting one.

UP NEXT

• Xavier will return home for to begin a four-match home stand when they host UConn and Providence the first weekend of November.