Xavier University
12-9,5-5Big East
Marquette
14-6,9-1Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 17 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| Marquette | 25 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
10.25.26 | Volleyball
MILWAUKEE – Xavier volleyball lost 3-2 to Marquette Sunday, Oct. 25 in Milwaukee, Wis.
Xavier moves to 12-9 overall and 5-5 in the BIG EAST. The Musketeers rank fifth in the league with three more weekends of play.
Marquette took the first set 25-17. Kills from Gabby Semona and Charlotte Moriarty opened the frame, followed by kills from Catherine Flaharty and Macy Hatkevich, combined with Golden Eagle errors for a 7-2 start. A 9-1 run by Marquette put them up 11-8 and Xavier would not take the lead again in the frame. The Musketeers had 12 kills in the opening set with Moriarty claiming six.
XU tied the match with a 25-14 second set. Xavier held Marquette to their lowest scoring set since the Golden Eagles faced Illinois earlier this season on Sept. 11. The Musketeers opened with a 10-2 run with four Marquette errors, five kills and an ace from Kelsey Niesen. The Musketeers led by as much as ten with a kill from Flaharty to go up 21-11. Another kill from Flaharty combined with a kill from Quinci Thomas and Margo Kemp and a Marquette error would end the set.
The Musketeers took the lead with a 25-17 third frame. Xavier began the third set 10-3 and Marquette would not close the gap. Three straight Golden Eagle errors would put the Musketeers on the board and three kills and two aces would extend the lead. Xavier had 14 kills in the set and four aces; Jenna Barhorst and Niesen each had two.
Marquette forced a fifth set with a 25-15 fourth set. Xavier held Marquette within three points through 10-7, but a 7-3 run by the Golden Eagles would extend their lead. Marquette ended the set on a 6-2 run to enter the fifth set.
The Golden Eagles secured the match with a 16-14 fifth frame victory. The teams split the lead through the set until a Marquette kill, and a Xavier error ended the match. The Musketeers had 12 kills in the final set, and Kemp accounted for eight of them.
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Kemp had a career high 24 kills against Marquette and tallied her 600th career kill. She hit .370 on the evening and totaled five blocks.
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Moriarty had 14 kills and 17 digs while totaling her 600th career dig in the match.
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Niesen had a career high 32 digs at Marquette and had three aces. The junior also had seven assists. Niesen has totaled 1060 career digs at Xavier.
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McKinley Boehm recorded four kills and six blocks in her second game back since Bowling Green.
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Xavier matched Marquette's 59 kills on the night.
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Xavier leads the BIG EAST in kills averaging 13.11 per set with 1075 total.
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Xavier hosts Seton Hall and St. John's October 30 and 31. Sunday's match against the Red Storm is senior night for the Musketeers with first serve set for 3 p.m. All senior night activities are to follow the match.
