Xavier University
12-8,5-4Big East
DePaul
15-5,7-2Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 21 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| DePaul | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
10.24.26 | Volleyball
CHICAGO – Xavier volleyball lost in five sets to DePaul Saturday, Oct. 24 on the road.
The Musketeers move to 12-8 overall and 5-4 in the BIG EAST.
DePaul won the first set 25-21. Freshman Gabby Semona put up the first two points for Xavier with back-to-back kills. A kill from Margo Kemp and an ace from Kelsey Niesen put XU up 5-2 to begin the first frame. The teams were tied seven all, but a 6-1 run by the Blue Demons put DePaul up 8-13. The Musketeers would not find the lead again in the set despite nine more kills from the Musketeers' offense.
Xavier tied the game with a 25-23 second set. Charlotte Moriarty put the Musketeers on the board first with a kill to open the set followed by a service error by the Blue Demons for a 2-1 start. The Musketeers added two more with kills from Kemp and Quinci Thomas to go up 5-2. Moriarty would extend the Musketeers' lead 12-6 with an ace and control the lead until the teams tied at 16 all. Consecutive errors by DePaul put XU up 19-17, and the Musketeers would not give up the lead for the remainder of the set.
In the third set, DePaul claimed a 25-13 victory. Xavier had five kills in the set, and Jenna Barhorst had back-to-back aces. McKinley Boehm made a kill in the frame on her return from an injury earlier in the season.
Xavier evened the score once again with a 25-22 fourth set. The Musketeers started 5-2 with two DePaul errors, an ace from Niesen, an ace from Kasey Quenichet, and a kill from freshman Cami Sher. Xavier extended their lead 11-5 with a kill from Boehm and an error by DePaul. Xavier had 12 kills in the frame and did not share the lead with the Blue Demons throughout the set.
The Blue Demons ended the match with a 15-11 final frame. Xavier had an ace from Quenichet and two kills from Semona paired with a kill from Moriarty. The teams were tied through eight points, but DePaul went on a 5-0 run and ended the match with two more kills.
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Semona and Moriarty each had 13 kills in the match. Moriarty recorded a double-double with 18 digs also. Semona had a .455 clip on the night.
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Niesen had a match high 24 digs.
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Barhorst, Niesen and Quenichet all had at least two aces. Barhorst recorded three.
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Macy Hatkevich had 32 assists against the Blue Devils
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Xavier volleyball travels to Marquette Sunday, Oct. 25 to play the Golden Eagles at 4 p.m. EST.
