Xavier Opens Golden Grizzlies Invitational with Win Over Eastern Michigan

ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Xavier volleyball team returned to the win column with a 3-1 victory over Eastern Michigan at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational.

The Musketeers hit above .210 in all four sets and above .430 in both sets one and three en route to their highest attack percentage of the season.

XU rolled to a first-set victory with 16 kills on a .438 clip while holding the Eagles to just a .029 percentage.

EMU responded with 14 kills of their own in the second set to even up the match with a 25-22 set win.

The Musketeers hit a match-best .444 in the third set to retake the lead behind Charlotte Moriarty's six kills in the frame.

Xavier closed out the win by holding EMU to a -.040 hitting percentage in the fourth set.

XU improves to 7-1 with the win while the Eagles drop to 5-3.

notables

Charlotte Moriarty led the way with her fourth career double-double on 13 kills and 11 digs while hitting .333.
Anna Taylor tallied 11 kills and three blocks on a .429 clip, her fifth double-figure match of the season.
Margo Kemp hit a season-high .600 on 10 kills to round out the double-digit scorers.
Reigning BIG EAST Setter of the Week Macy Hatkevich dished out 31 assists along with three kills to lead XU to a season-high .339 attack percentage.
McKinley Bohem, BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, had six kills on a .500 clip and four blocks.
Kelsey Niesen had 11 digs, three assists and an ace for her sixth match with double-figure digs.
Kaya Hood contributed five kills with three blocks while hitting .500 in her first Xavier appearance.
Xavier's offense hit a season-best .339 in the win with five players hitting above .300.
The Musketeers had a season-low 15 attack errors.
XU bounced back from Tuesday night's loss with zero blocks to combine for nine blocks in Friday afternoon's win.

up next

Xavier will face host Oakland in their second match of the Golden Grizzlies Invitational tonight. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in OU Credit Union O'rena.

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