Xavier Takes Down Murray State to Sweep Stacheville Challenge

Saturday, August 30

Clarksville, Tenn.

12 p.m. ET

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Murray State

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Murray St.

Xavier Takes Down Murray State to Sweep Stacheville Challenge

08.30.25 | Volleyball

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The Musketeers defeated Murray State, 3-1, to complete a 3-0 weekend in Tennessee.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The Xavier volleyball team closed out the Stacheville Challenge with a 3-1 win over Murray State to complete the weekend sweep.

The Musketeers recorded 19 blocks in the win, the most in a single match since Sept. 21, 2018, against St. John's.

XU's offense hit .299, the highest mark on the weekend, while holding the Racers to a .083 clip.

Anna Taylor was named the Tournament MVP with Emma Grace and Macy Hatkevich earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

Xavier improves to 3-0 after winning the Stacheville Challenge while Murray State drops to 1-2 after the first weekend of the season.

notables

Emma Grace recorded her 27th career double-double and second straight of the season with 10 kills and 10 digs on a .381 clip.
Anna Taylor, the Stacheville Challenge MVP, tallied 12 kills and seven blocks with zero errors for the second consecutive match.
Macy Hatkevich dished out 28 assists with seven digs, three kills and three aces.
Charlotte Moriarty had a career outing with 13 kills and six blocks, both records for the sophomore.
Freshman Jenna Barhorst had 15 assists and nine digs, just one shy of her first career double-double.
Kelsey Niesen registered a career-high 25 digs and had a perfect 19 serve receptions with no errors.
McKinley Boehm recorded nine blocks while hitting .308 on seven kills in her debut weekend.
Quinci Thomas contributed eight kills and four blocks on a .350 clip.
Margo Kemp tallied a new career-high 10 blocks.
The Musketeers combined for 12 aces, the most in a single match since Sept. 16, 2023.
Xavier held all opponents this weekend to a .090 clip.
XU dominated the final set, hitting .444 and maintaining a perfect side out percentage.
The Musketeers' 19 blocks are the most in seven seasons with four different players recording at least five.

up next

Xavier returns home next weekend to host the Xavier Invitational. The Musketeers will face IU Indy first on Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. in Cintas Center. Miami (Ohio) and Eastern Kentucky round out the four-team tournament.