Volleyball Drops Three-Set Match to Villanova

Friday, September 29

Villanova, Pa.

7 p.m.

Xavier University

9-5,2-1Big East

Villanova

10-5,1-2Big East

Xavier

Villanova

Volleyball Drops Three-Set Match to Villanova

09.29.23 | Volleyball

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Carrigan O'Reilly tallies her seventh double-double of the season

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Xavier volleyball fell in three sets (18-25, 23-25, 14-25) to Villanova on Friday night.

The Musketeers move to 9-5 (2-1 BIG EAST) on the season and the Wildcats advance to 10-5 (2-1 BIG EAST).

NOTABLES

• Emma Grace, the redshirt sophomore outside hitter, led the Musketeers' offense with 11 kills and two service aces.

• Sarah Stevens led the Musketeers' defense with one block assist and one block solo. The redshirt junior middle blocker also tallied four kills and a .375 hitting percentage against the Wildcats.

• Grace and junior setter Logan Flaugh combined for four service aces, registering two apiece.

• Carrigan O'Reilly, the graduate setter, recorded 20 assists and 11 digs, the team-high in both categories, for her seventh double-double of the season, while raising her career total for assists to 3,832. O'Reilly posted four kills, hitting .444 in the three-set match.

• O'Reilly's team-high 11 digs was followed by senior libero Stevie Wolf with 10 and junior defensive specialist Lucia Corsaro with eight.

• The Musketeers totaled 32 kills, 26 assists, 38 digs, two block assists, one block solo and four service aces in the three-set match.

UP NEXT

Xavier continues the road weekend at Georgetown on Saturday night with a 7 p.m. first serve.