Volleyball Downs Seton Hall in Four-Set Thriller

Saturday, October 7

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

11-6,4-2Big East

Seton Hall

8-9,2-4Big East

Seton Hall

Xavier

Volleyball Downs Seton Hall in Four-Set Thriller

10.07.23 | Volleyball

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The Musketeers move to 15-4 in the series history with the Pirates

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier volleyball sealed the third weekend of BIG EAST action with a four-set (25-27, 25-17, 25-11, 28-26) win over Seton Hall on Saturday night.

The Musketeers move to 11-6 (4-2 BIG EAST) on the season and the Pirates fall to 8-9 (2-4 BIG EAST).

NOTABLES

• Sarah Stevens, the redshirt junior middle blocker, led the Musketeers' offense with her career-high and match-high 12 kills and the match-high hitting percentage of .550. Stevens was followed on offense by senior middle blocker Delaney Hogan and graduate outside hitter Brooklyn Cink, boasting 11 kills apiece.

• Hogan, graduate setter Carrigan O'Reilly, and redshirt sophomore outside hitter Emma Grace let the Musketeer defense at the net, recording three total blocks apiece. Grace registered a career-high three block solos, Hogan tallied three block assists, and O'Reilly posted one block solo and two block assists. Stevens contributed two block solos to the team's six.

• Cink picked up her 33rd career double-double with her 18 digs, the match-high, and 11 kills. Following Cink's defense in the back court was junior setter Logan Flaugh with 14 digs, O'Reilly with 13, and junior libero Lucia Corsaro with 10.

• O'Reilly earned her 43rd career double-double with her 13 digs and 44 assists, rasing her career total for assists to 3,920.

• Four Musketeers tallied service aces to total eight. Flaugh led with her career-high four and was followed by Corsaro with two and Cink and Hogan with one apiece.

• Freshman outside hitter Quinci Thomas recorded her first BIG EAST kill in the duel with the Pirates.

• The Musketeers totaled 57 kills, 56 assists, 78 digs, six block assists, six block solos, and eight service aces in the four-set match.

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