Xavier Beats UConn 3-1 Saturday Evening

Saturday, October 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

12-7,5-3Big East

UConn

8-13,1-7Big East

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UConn	25	17	24	26	1
Xavier	21	25	26	28	3

10.17.26 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Sydney Ragland, Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier volleyball defeated UConn in four sets Saturday, Oct. 17 at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers move to 12-7 overall and 5-2 in the BIG EAST.

Xavier dropped the first set 25-21 against the Huskies. Two UConn errors followed by two aces by Margo Kemp put Xavier up 4-1 to begin the match. Iyanna Battle ended a 6-0 Huskies run with her first kill of the night. Xavier closed in on UConn and made it 10-9 with a kill from Catherine Flaharty. Connecticut pulled away, extending their lead by as much as four, and made the match 24-20. An error by UConn gave Xavier momentum, but the Huskies would end the set with a kill.

The Musketeers took the second set 25-17 over UConn. Xavier opened the frame with a 9-1 run with seven Musketeer kills in that time. Kills from Quinci Thomas and Charlotte Moriarty extended the Musketeers' lead 13-5. Kemp got Xavier to 20 points with a kill while UConn trailed with just 10 points. A 4-1 run by the Huskies narrowed Xavier's lead, but a kill from Flaharty and a UConn error would finalize the set for XU.

The third set went to Xavier, ending 26-24. Throughout the set, the two teams remained within two points of each other. Xavier had 15 kills and an ace in the third set. Moriarty tallied six kills while Kemp had four in the frame. Tied 24 all, a kill from Kemp made set point and a UConn error ended the set.

Xavier won the match with a 28-26 fourth set over UConn. Flaharty opened the frame with a kill followed by an ace from Elouise Czajkowski. Connecticut put themselves on the board with a 6-0 run to surpass the Musketeers and go up 6-3. Kemp ended the run with a kill and two more kills from Moriarty and Macy Hatkevich tied the set seven all. The Huskies went up by as many as four points and made the match 19-15. Two kills from Moriarty and an error combined with a UConn kill made the set 20-18. Consecutive kills by Thomas tied the set 23 all before going back and forth through 26 all. A kill from Moriarty brought match point and Battle ended the fight with her seventh kill of the night.

notables

Kemp and Moriarty each had 16 kills against UConn. Kemp hit .500 in the match with 26 attempts and had three aces. Moriarty tallied a double-double with 15 digs in the match.

Flaharty had 11 kills and hit .409 Saturday evening. Her 11 kills is just one shy of her career high.

Battle had a season high seven kills in the match, including the game winner.

Hatkevich had 46 assists and five kills. Defensively, she had two block assists and 14 digs.

Four Musketeers had at least 14 digs against the Huskies with Kelsey Niesen leading the team with 17.

As a team, Xavier hit .309 overall.

up next

The Musketeers travel to DePaul and Marquette Oct. 24 and 25 respectively. Saturday's match against DePaul is set for 6 p.m. while Sunday's against Marquette is set for 4 p.m.