Volleyball Sweeps Butler in BIG EAST Opener

Wednesday, September 20

Indianapolis, Ind.

6 p.m.

Xavier University

8-4,1-0Big East

Butler

6-6,0-1Big East

Xavier

Butler

09.20.23 | Volleyball

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Xavier collects straight set victory for 1-0 start in conference play

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

INDIANAPOLIS - Xavier volleyball opened conference action with a straight sets (25-23, 25-22, 25-21) victory over Butler.

The Musketeers move to 8-4 (1-0 BIG EAST) on the season and the Bulldogs fall to 6-6 (0-1 BIG EAST).

Xavier earns its third consecutive win over Butler for the first time since the 2015-16 seasons.

NOTABLES

• Brooklyn Cink, the graduate outside hitter, led the Musketeers' offense with 11 kills and a .476 hitting percentage.

• Sarah Stevens led the Musketeers' defense with the match-high three block assists and one block solo. The redshirt junior middle blocker also tallied four kills against the Bulldogs.

• Reshirt sophomore outside hitters Emma Grace and Anna Taylor both contributed six kills to the team's 36 total.

• Grace and senior libero Stevie Wolf combined for four service aces, registering two apiece.

• Carrigan O'Reilly, the graduate setter, recorded 19 assists and 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season, while raising her career total for assists to 3,764.

• Wolf posted a team-high in digs with 16 and was followed by O'Reilly with 10 and junior defensive specialist Lucia Corsaro with eight.

• The Musketeers totaled 36 kills, 34 assists, 52 digs, eight block assists, two block solos and four service aces in the three-set match.

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