Volleyball Wins Fifth Straight Match with 3-1 Victory Over Morehead State

CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team defeated Morehead State, 3-1, in Cintas Center on Saturday afternoon to wrap up non conference play.

Ava Tilden led the Musketeers to a 25-22 first set win, subbing in while Xavier was down 18-14 and went on to tally six kills in the set.

XU overwhelmed MSU in the second set, holding the Eagles to a .098 clip behind three blocks while the Musketeers hit a combined .353 to take a 25-16 set two win.

The third set saw 15 ties and eight lead changes with Emma Grace racking up eight kills for the Musketeers while MSU's M.E. Hargan had eight of her own en route to the Eagles taking a 29-27 set three victory.

The Musketeers bounced back in the fourth, hitting .353 and recording four blocks on the Eagle offense to close out the match with a 25-19 set.

Xavier improves to 11-1 on the season ahead of BIG EAST play next week while Morehead State falls to 6-5.

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Rookie Ava Tilden exploded for 17 kills on a .452 clip in just her fifth appearance for the Musketeers.
Emma Grace followed up with 16 kills and 14 digs for her 34th career double-double while hitting .343.
Kelsey Niesen recorded 24 digs, just one shy of her career best to go along with two aces.
Margo Kemp had 11 kills on zero errors to hit .550 with five blocks.
Macy Hatkevich led the offense with 47 assists, adding 13 digs, four blocks and two kills for her 22nd career double-double.
Anna Taylor rounded out the double digit scorers with 10 kills on a .346 clip.
McKinley Boehm contributed six kills and four blocks to hit .385.
Elouise Czajkowski added 12 digs and an ace.
The Musketeers combined to hit .323, their second best mark of the season.

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Xavier will open BIG EAST play next Wednesday as they host Butler in Cintas Center. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m.

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