10.19.26 | Volleyball
NEW YORK – Margo Kemp was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Monday, Oct. 19.
Kemp helped lead the Musketeers to a victory over UConn Saturday, Oct. 17. In the match, Kemp had 16 kills with a .500 clip. She tallied three aces in the match and four blocks.
Against Providence, the middle blocker had 10 kills while hitting .286. She also had one ace, one block, and three digs.
This season, Kemp has totaled 136 kills while hitting .312. Her hitting percentage ranks fifth in the league in overall matches. She has six aces in her redshirt junior season with four of them coming against UConn and Providence. Kemp ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks with 65.0 and averaging 1.14 per set.
Kemp was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the week Sept. 28 by the conference and was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team in August.
The Musketeers are 12-7 overall and 5-3 in the BIG EAST.
Up next, Xavier travels to DePaul and Marquette Oct. 24 and 25 before coming home to host Seton Hall Oct. 30. Saturday's match vs. DePaul is set for 6 p.m. while Sunday's match at Marquette is set for 4 p.m.
