Xavier University Athletics
Thursday, September 12
Cincinnati, Ohio
6 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Cincinnati
Volleyball Opens Home Slate with Cincinnati and Kent State
09.11.24 | Volleyball
The Musketeers look for a third straight win over rival Bearcats.
CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team plays their first two home matches this week against crosstown rival Cincinnati and Kent State. Both matches will be streamed on FloSports.
ÂXavier enters the weekend with a 1-5 record (0-0 BIG EAST). The Musketeers are coming off of a 1-2 weekend at the Billiken Invitational where they defeated Saint Louis for their first win.Â
Âmatch information
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SEPTEMBER 12
- Xavier vs. Cincinnati - 6 p.m.
- Watch -Â flosports.link/3QZlcoh
- Live Stats -Â bit.ly/4dXX40I
SEPTEMBER 13
- Xavier vs. Kent State - 6 p.m.
- Watch -Â flosports.link/3QZlcoh
- Live Stats -Â bit.ly/3z4LNwt
about the musketeers
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- Logan Flaugh currently ranks 5th in the BIG EAST with 9.63 assists per set. The senior notched a career-high 50 assists against Army last weekend, the most by any Musketeer since 2022.
- Emma Grace leads the team with 2.63 kills per set and 2.96 digs per set. The redshirt junior tallied both her 500th career kill and 500th career dig in last Saturday's match against Army.
- Margo Kemp ranks 4th in the BIG EAST with a .385 hitting percentage and leads the team with 2.9 points per set.Â
- Sarah Stevens' 1.0 blocks per set is the sixth best in the BIG EAST. Her 18 kills, .289 hit% & 7 blocks earned her a spot on the Billiken Invitational All-Tournament Team last weekend.
- Anna Taylor was also named to the Billiken Invitational All-Tournament Team after leading the Musketeers in kills in all 3 matches, finishing with 41 kills, 7 blocks, and a .242 hit%. She notched her 500th career kill last Friday against Illinois State.
scouting the bearcats
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- Cincinnati holds a 23-14 edge over Xavier in the longtime Queen City rivalry.Â
- The Musketeers won the last two matchups, most recently a 3-1 victory on Aug. 26, 2023, at Fifth Third Arena.Â
- The Bearcats enter the match with a 4-2 record and were picked to finish 13th in the Big 12 preseason poll.
- Cincinnati finished 5-13 in their first season in the Big 12 last year.
- The Bearcats lead the Big 12 with 2.95 blocks per set.
scouting the golden flashes
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- The Musketeers are 4-5 all-time against Kent State, with Xavier dropping the last matchup in 1996, 3-0.
- Kent State comes to Cintas Center with a 1-5 record, picking up their lone win over NJIT last weekend.
- The Golden Flashes were picked to finish 12th in the MAC preseason poll after a 2-16 conference record last season.
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