Emma Grace's Career-High 23 Kills Leads Musketeers to Five-Set Win Over Miami (Ohio)

Friday, September 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

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Miami (Ohio)

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Miami (OH)

Xavier

Emma Grace's Career-High 23 Kills Leads Musketeers to Five-Set Win Over Miami (Ohio)

09.05.25 | Volleyball

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The Musketeers start the season at 5-0 for the first time since 2007.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team defeated Miami (Ohio) in a five-set thriller on Thursday night to move to 5-0 on the season, the Musketeers' best start since 2007.

Emma Grace had a career night, tallying a new career-high 23 kills and 27 digs for her fourth straight double-double.

XU came out swinging in the first set, hitting a combined .425 to pull out a 25-19 win in the opening frame.

The RedHawks responded with a gritty second set win, ending on a 5-0 run despite Emma Grace recording nine kills in the frame as part of her record night.

The Musketeers' hitting percentage dropped to .059, their worst mark of the night, in set three to let Miami take a 2-1 lead.

Xavier fought back in the fourth set with Emma Grace, Charlotte Moriarty and Anna Taylor each recording four kills each to balance out the Musketeer offense and take a 25-22 win to force a fifth set.

The Musketeers held onto their momentum in the final set, holding the RedHawks to a .077 clip while Elouise Czajkowski ended the match with an ace.

notables

Emma Grace led the Musketeers on both sides of the ball, racking up a career-high 23 kills and nearly matching her personal dig record with 27.
Anna Taylor hit .500 on 16, her third straight match in double figures. The redshirt senior ranks second in the BIG EAST with a .461 hitting percentage.
Kelsey Niesen tallied a new career-high 26 digs in the win to help lead the Musketeers to their first 100+ dig math in three seasons.
Charlotte Moriarty notched her second career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs while hitting a career-best .407.
Margo Kemp had 10 kills on a .333 clip to round out the double-figure scorers.
McKinley Boehm matched her career-high nine blocks and now leads the BIG EAST with 1.60 blocks per set.
Macy Hatkevich recorded her first Xavier double-double with a career-high 56 assists and 10 digs.
Elouise Czajkowski had 11 digs and two aces, including the game-winner from the service line.
The Musketeers combined for 10 blocks, their fourth match this season with double-figure blocks.
Xavier had 101 digs, the first time above the 100-mark since another five-set win over Miami on Sept. 15, 2022.