Volleyball Tops IU Indy in Home Opener

Thursday, September 4

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

4-0,0-0Big East

IU Indy

3-1,0-0Horizon

IU Indy

Xavier

09.04.25 | Volleyball

Box Score

Emma Grace recorded her third straight double-double with 20 kills and 13 digs.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team defeated IU Indy, 3-1, in the Musketeers' 2025 home opener.

Both teams started slow for a combined .069 hitting percentage in the first set as IU Indy pulled out a close opening frame.

The Musketeers responded with a dominant offensive outing in the second set with veterans Anna Taylor and Emma Grace each recording six kills.

Xavier closed out the final set hitting .478 with just one error.

XU improves to 4-0 with the win while handing the Jaguars their first loss of the season to fall to 3-1.

notables

Emma Grace led the way with a season-high 20 kills to go along with 13 digs for her third straight double-double of the season.
Anna Taylor balanced out the offense with a 14-kill performance on a .462 clip with four blocks.
McKinley Boehm continued her defensive dominance with seven blocks including two solos.
Kelsey Niesen tallied 14 digs and three aces at libero.
Macy Hatkevich dished out 31 digs with six digs and two kills.
Freshman Jenna Barhorst contributed nine assists, five digs and an ace.
Charlotte Moriarty had eight kills and six digs.
Reigning BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Week, Margo Kemp, had five blocks and five kills and continues to average 1.67 blocks per set.
Xavier hit .279 in the match, the second-highest mark of the season. Outside of the first set, XU maintained a .379 clip.
The Musketeers combined for 13 blocks with four players tallying at least four each.

up next

Xavier returns to action against Miami (Ohio) on Friday night for game two in the Xavier Tournament. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. in Cintas Center.