Xavier Volleyball Back at Cintas to Face St. John's for Senior Day

Friday, October 30

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

Seton Hall

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10.29.26 | Volleyball

The Musketeers Host Seton Hall and St. John's at Cintas

By: Sydney Ragland, Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier volleyball hosts Seton Hall Oct. 30 and St. John's Oct. 31 for Senior Day at Cintas Center.

Friday's match against the Pirates is set for 6 p.m. while Saturday's match against the Red Storm is set for 4 p.m. with Senior Day ceremonies to follow.

The Musketeers are 12-9 overall and 5-5 in the BIG EAST this season.

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Xavier Musketeers (12-9, 5-5 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (9-13, 1-9 BIG EAST)
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Xavier Musketeers (12-9, 5-5 BIG EAST) vs. St. John's Red Storm (16-7, 6-4 BIG EAST)
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The Senior Day ceremony will begin following the conclusion of the match. The seven graduating seniors being honored are Iyanna Battle, Elouise Czajkowski, Jamison Gordon, Macy Hatkevich, Margo Kemp, Kasey Quenichet, and Quinci Thomas.

about the musketeers

In the Musketeers' most recent match, Kelsey Niesen recorded a career high 32 digs and surpassed 1,000 career digs. This season, Niesen has 367 digs and leads the team. The junior ranks second in the BIG EAST with 4.48 digs per set and second in conference matches with 4.32 per set.

Margo Kemp leads the team in blocking with 72 total blocks, 14 solo blocks, and 58 block assists. She ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in blocks. Kemp has 260 career blocks. Offensively, Kemp surpassed 600 career kills and tallied a career high 24 kills at Marquette.

Charlotte Moriarty has 273 kills on her junior season to lead the Musketeers' offense. She ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 3.33 kills per set. In the last two matches, Moriarty has tallied 27 kills, 35 digs, and five blocks.

As a team, Xavier leads the league in digs in conference matches with 15.88 per set. The Musketeers have totaled 651 digs in 2026.

Scouting the pirates

Seton Hall is 1-9 in the league, picking up their first win at Georgetown Oct. 23.

The Pirates' Gwen Adler ranks eighth in the BIG EAST in assists with 6.33 per set. Adler accounts for 513 of Seton Hall's 924 assists this season. The setter also has nine aces on the season.

Rylee Nelson leads the Pirates in digs and ranks ninth in the league with 3.28 per set. She totals 233 digs for Seton Hall this season.

As a team, Seton Hall ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in digs with 14.20 per set.

Xavier leads the all-time series 18-5 against Seton Hall. In the last five meetings, Xavier is 4-1 against the Pirates, winning 3-1 earlier this month at Seton Hall. The Pirates have won seven of the least 19 sets against the Musketeers.

Scouting the red storm

St. John's is 6-4 in the BIG EAST and ranks fourth in the league behind Marquette, DePaul, and Creighton.

The Red Storm have at least one player in the top 10 in the league in every category with Rashanny Solano-Smith leading the conference in digs. Solano-Smith averages 5.49 digs per set with Xavier's Niesen trailing with 4.48 per set.