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Xavier Volleyball Hosts Providence and UConn
10.15.26 | Volleyball
CINCINNATI – Xavier hosts Providence and UConn Friday and Saturday at Cintas Center. Both matches are set to begin at 6 p.m.
Xavier is 11-6 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST.
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Xavier Musketeers (11-6, 4-2 BIG EAST) vs. Providence Friars (9-8, 1-5 BIG EAST)
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Xavier Musketeers (11-6, 4-2 BIG EAST) vs. UConn Huskies (8-11, 1-5 BIG EAST)
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Dig Pink Match
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Charlotte Moriarty tallied a team high 16 kills Sunday, Oct. 11 at Creighton. She also had two aces and 19 digs against the Bluejays. Moriarty has 222 kills on her junior season so far while hitting .205 through 17 matches. She ranks third in conference matches in kills with 3.71 per set.
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Macy Hatkevich nears her 500th assist this season with 491 entering Friday's match. The senior is averaging 8.18 assists per set to rank third in the BIG EAST. At Xavier, Hatkevich has totaled 1512 assists in her career.
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Margo Kemp leads the Musketeers in blocks with 60.0 this season while averaging 1.20 per set. Kemp has 10 solo blocks and 50 block assists so far. She ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in all matches in blocks.
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Kelsey Niesen and Moriarty are the only Musketeers to eclipse 200 digs so far this season. Niesen leads Xavier with 282 while Moriarty trails with 220. The pair ranks in the top ten in the league in BIG EAST matches with Niesen ranking fourth and Moriarty ranking ninth.
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The Musketeers have held all opponents to an average of .207. Xavier has 865 kills to its opponents' 813.
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Providence is 9-8 overall and 1-5 in the BIG EAST with their lone win coming against Seton Hall. The Friars most recently fell in four sets to St. John's at home.
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Providence was picked to finish 10th in the BIG EAST by the league's coaches in the preseason poll.
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Tori Otter and Sophia Adkins lead the offensive efforts for the Friars, each totaling over 135 kills.
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Miller McDonald leads Providence in aces with 23 so far this season to rank sixth in the BIG EAST.
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The Friars lead the league in blocks with 171.0 total and 2.90 per set.
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Xavier is 21-2 against Providence in all time meetings. The Musketeers have won the last five matches and have only dropped one set to the Friars in that time.
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UConn is 8-11 overall and 1-5 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, UConn defeated Seton Hall in four sets at home.
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Isabella Sohl was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Sept. 14 for the Huskies. Sohl has totaled 23 kills, 418 assists, and 87 digs in her rookie season at UConn. Sohl ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in assists.
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UConn has four players with at least 147 kills this season with Sydney Borowy leading the charge with 196. Borowy ranks 10th in the league in kills averaging 2.88 per set.
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The Huskies lead the conference in aces with 151 so far this season.
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Xavier and UConn are 5-5 in overall meetings with the Musketeers winning four of the last five matches. In 2025, Xavier defeated the Huskies twice, each time in four sets.
Oct. 5 – Ava Tilden, Macy Hatkevich – BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 28 – Gabby Semona – BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Sept. 28 – Margo Kemp – BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 13 – McKinley Boehm – BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 7 – McKinley Boehm – BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Aug. 31 – Charlotte Moriarty, Kelsey Niesen – BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll
(first place votes)
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Creighton, 100 (10)
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Villanova, 86
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Marquette, 82 (1)
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Xavier, 75
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DePaul, 62
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Georgetown, 49
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UConn, 48
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St. John's, 36
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Butler, 34
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Providence, 20
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Seton Hall, 13
Preseason BIG EAST Volleyball Player of the Year
Abby Harrell, Sr., OH, Villanova
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^
Elise Ward, Sr., OH, Butler
Abbey Hayes, So., OH, Creighton
Ayden Ames, Jr., MB, Creighton
Jaya Johnson, Sr., RS/MB, Creighton*
Kendall Timme, So., OH, DePaul*
Kamryn Lee-Caracci, So., MB, Georgetown
Carson Tyler, Jr., OH, Marquette
Rashanny Solano Smith, Sr., L, St. John's
Abby Harrell, Sr., OH, Villanova
Campbell McKinnon, Jr., MB, Villanova*
Macy Hatkevich, Sr., S, Xavier*
Margo Kemp, Rs-Jr., MB, Xavier
McKinley Boehm, Rs-So., MB, Xavier
*Denotes unanimous selection
^Denotes tie in voting
