Volleyball Defeats Buffalo in Five-Set Thriller

Friday, September 8

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

4-3,0-0Big East

Buffalo

7-1,0-0MAC

Buffalo

Xavier

Volleyball Defeats Buffalo in Five-Set Thriller

09.08.23 | Volleyball

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Xavier moves to 4-0 in the series history with the Bulls

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier volleyball opened the home slate of games with a five set victory (25-16, 18-25, 30-28, 25-23, 15-7) on Friday night.

Xavier moves to 4-3 (0-0 BIG EAST) on the season and Buffalo picks up their first loss of the season at 7-1 (0-0 MAC)

The Musketeers advance to 4-0 in the series history with the Bulls after five set victories in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

NOTABLES

• Delaney Hogan led the squad with 15 kills and hit for .577 against the Bulls. The senior middle blocker also recorded two block assists for the Musketeers.

• Lucia Corsaro, junior defensive specialist, reached a career-high four service aces and tallied 14 digs with three assists.

• Carrigan O'Reilly earned her fourth double-double of the season against the Bulls with her 37 assists and 11 digs. The graduate setter recorded nine kills and two block assists while raising her career total for assists to 3,600.

• Redshirt sophomore Anna Taylor recorded 12 kills and hit for .435 in the five set match with three block assists.

• Senior libero Stevie Wolf posted the team-high in digs with 20 and was followed by Corsaro with her 14.

• Sarah Stevens, the redshirt junior middle blocker, set the match-high of four block assists and added three kills to the team's 58.

• Graduate outside hitter Brooklyn Cink was the only member of the squad to record a block solo and it was paired with six kills and three digs.

• Corsaro's career high in aces was followed by Wolf, O'Reilly, and redshirt sophomore Emma Grace with two each.

• The Musketeers totaled 58 kills, 56 assists, 70 digs, 13 block assists, one block solo, and 10 service aces in the 3-1 victory.

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