Xavier University Athletics
Friday, October 24
Cincinnati, Ohio
6 p.m.
Xavier University
19-2,8-1Big East
3
vs
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St. John's
6-16,2-7Big East
1
2
3
4
F
St. John's (NY)
16
25
21
20
1
Xavier
25
23
25
25
3
Volleyball Wins Seventh Straight Match
10.24.25 | Volleyball
The Musketeers defeated St. John's in four sets on Friday night to improve to 19-2.
CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team remains undefeated on their home court after a 3-1 win over St. John's on Friday night.
The Musketeers improve are 8-0 inside Cintas Center this season, with four of those wins coming in BIG EAST play.
XU was dominant out of the gate, hitting a massive .500 in the first set with zero errors combined. McKinley Boehm and Anna Taylor each recorded three kills in the opening frame.
SJU fought back in the second set, reducing the Musketeers' hitting efficiency to just .083. The Johnnies took advantage of a 7-0 run to take a 14-9 lead, but the Musketeers responded with an 8-0 run of their own to retake a three-point lead.
St. John's put on a defensive clinic in the second frame with their libero recording 12 digs alone to help fight off the Xavier attack and even up the match with a 25-23 set two win.
The Musketeers combined for five blocks in the third set to hold SJU to a .056 clip led by Margo Kemp's three block assists to go along with her five kills in the same frame.
Xavier closed out the final set hitting .371 behind six kills on seven attempts from McKinley Boehm.
XU improves to 19-2 overall with an 8-1 BIG EAST record while St. John's falls to 6-16 with a 2-7 mark in league play.
Xavier will host Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in Cintas Center. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m.
The Musketeers improve are 8-0 inside Cintas Center this season, with four of those wins coming in BIG EAST play.
XU was dominant out of the gate, hitting a massive .500 in the first set with zero errors combined. McKinley Boehm and Anna Taylor each recorded three kills in the opening frame.
SJU fought back in the second set, reducing the Musketeers' hitting efficiency to just .083. The Johnnies took advantage of a 7-0 run to take a 14-9 lead, but the Musketeers responded with an 8-0 run of their own to retake a three-point lead.
St. John's put on a defensive clinic in the second frame with their libero recording 12 digs alone to help fight off the Xavier attack and even up the match with a 25-23 set two win.
The Musketeers combined for five blocks in the third set to hold SJU to a .056 clip led by Margo Kemp's three block assists to go along with her five kills in the same frame.
Xavier closed out the final set hitting .371 behind six kills on seven attempts from McKinley Boehm.
XU improves to 19-2 overall with an 8-1 BIG EAST record while St. John's falls to 6-16 with a 2-7 mark in league play.
notables
- McKinley Boehm led the offense with 13 kills on a .550 clip and added four blocks.
- Anna Taylor followed up with 12 kills for a .310 hitting percentage.
- Emma Grace also recorded 12 kills to go along with her nine digs, just one shy of her 40th career double-double.
- Julia Grace led the back row with a career-high 15 digs.
- Kelsey Niesen added 14 digs with zero reception errors on 18 attempts.
- Margo Kemp contributed eight kills and a match-high five blocks.
- Macy Hatkevich dished out 41 assists, six digs, three blocks and two kills.
- The Musketeers combined for four solo blocks, tied for their second-highest mark on the season.
- XU remains in second place in the BIG EAST standings.
up next
Xavier will host Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in Cintas Center. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m.
Team Stats
SJU
XU
Kills
50
51
Errors
30
17
Attempts
143
128
Hitting %
.140
.266
Points
60.0
65.0
Assists
47
47
Aces
5
3
Blocks
5
11
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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