Xavier University
DePaul
10.23.26 | Volleyball
CINCINNATI – The Musketeers travel to DePaul and Marquette Oct. 24 and 25.
Xavier plays DePaul Saturday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. and Marquette Sunday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m.
This season, Xavier is 12-7 overall and 5-3 in the BIG EAST. The Musketeers rank fifth in the league entering the weekend.
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Xavier Musketeers (12-7, 5-3) vs. DePaul Blue Demons (14-5, 6-2)
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Xavier Musketeers (12-7, 5-3) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (12-6, 7-1)
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Margo Kemp was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Oct. 19 after leading the Musketeers to a 3-1 victory over UConn. In the match she had 16 kills while hitting .500 with four blocks. Kemp leads the Musketeers in blocks this season with 65.0 so far. She has also tallied 136 kills and six aces in her redshirt junior season.
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Charlotte Moriarty leads the team in kills with 246 this season, surpassing her season best of 244 kills in 2025. She has also tallied 244 digs in her junior season to rank second for the Musketeers.
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Setter Macy Hatkevich has 572 assists as a senior and 1593 as a Musketeer. She had a career high 60 assists in the victory at Seton Hall. Hatkevich ranks second in the league in assists in conference matches averaging10.35 per set.
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The Musketeers are outhitting their opponents .230 to .213 through 19 matches.
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Xavier ranks first in three categories in BIG EAST matches this season with 15.55 digs per set, 14.13 kills per set, and 13.00 assists per set.
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DePaul is 6-2 in the BIG EAST most recently defeating St. John's and Seton Hall on the road.
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The Blue Demons enter the weekend with a program best RPI of 52.
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DePaul's Leonor Polezzi ranks second behind Hatkevich in assists in the BIG EAST with 8.85 per set. The senior also leads the Demons in aces with 44 this season.
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As a team, DePaul tallied 123 aces this season. The Blue Demons rank second in league matches in aces with 1.88 per set.
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Isabella Tavares Salomon leads DePaul in kills this season with 222 while hitting .275.
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Xavier is 23-12 against DePaul in all time meetings. The Blue Demons lead the last five meetings 3-2, with both Xavier victories coming in the historic 2025 season.
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Marquette ranks first in the BIG EAST with a 7-1 record falling only to DePaul on the road. The Golden Eagles swept St. John's and Seton Hall most recently.
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Carson Tyler was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Monday, Oct. 19 for the fourth time this season. Tyler leads the Golden Eagles offense with 293 kills and 39 aces.
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Oct. 19 Luanna Markus was named BIG EAST Setter of the Week for the second week in a row. She has totaled 667 assists so far this season and leads the BIG EAST in assists in conference matches, averaging 10.69 per set.
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Marquette ranks second behind the Musketeers in assists and kills in league matches with 12.62 assists per set and 13.83 kills per set.
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Against the Golden Eagles, Xavier is 10-23 overall.
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In the last five meetings, Xavier is 1-5 against Marquette. The lone victory came in 2025 at Marquette, and the Golden Eagles were receiving votes at the time.
Oct. 19 – Margo Kemp – BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
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
