Xavier University
13-9,6-5Big East
Seton Hall
9-14,1-10Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall | 15 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| Xavier | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10.30.26 | Volleyball
CINCINNATI – Xavier volleyball defeated Seton Hall for the second time this season in four sets at Cintas Center Friday, Oct. 30.
The Musketeers are 13-9 overall and 6-5 in the BIG EAST following the win.
Xavier had a dominating 25-15 first set to open the match. The Musketeers had 16 kills with Charlotte Moriarty claiming five, and Catherine Flaharty and Quinci Thomas each claiming three. The set opened 8-4 Xavier with every Musketeer point coming from a kill. Macy Hatkevich set seven of the eight opening kills, only excluding her own. Moriarty brought the 15-point media timeout with her fifth kill of the set. Seton Hall would make seven errors following the media timeout to propel Xavier to 25.
Seton Hall took the second set 25-23. The teams remained tied through seven all, before Xavier went on a 9-2 run. In that frame, Moriarty had four kills and Hatkevich had one kill and two aces. Seton Hall responded with a 5-0 run of their own, but Xavier managed to make their lead 21-15 with four kills and an ace from Kelsey Niesen. The Pirates ended the set on a 10-2 run for the point.
The Musketeers came back with a 25-18 third frame. Moriarty and Thomas each had five kills in the set while Flaharty had three. The Musketeers opened the set 6-2, and the Pirates never responded. Xavier led by as many as eight in the frame.
Xavier closed the match the same way it started with a 25-15 final fourth frame. Opening the set 7-1, Xavier's momentum extended through the set, never relieving the lead. Xavier led by as many as 11 and Seton Hall was never within six points of the Musketeers after the 7-2 opening run. A kill from Margo Kemp sealed the deal and earned the Musketeers their sixth BIG EAST victory.
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Hatkevich tallied a triple-double in the match with 11 kills, 44 assists, and 12 digs. The senior hit .500 in the match also. Hatkevich had a season high two solo blocks.
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Moriarty had 20 kills in four sets with 13 digs while hitting .405.
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Niesen had a match high 23 digs against Seton Hall.
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Four Musketeers had at least 10 blocks with Thomas and Flaharty tallying 11 and 10 each, respectively.
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As a team, Xavier hit .321 marking the highest team hitting percentage since Oct. 7 at Butler.
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Xavier hosts St. John's Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. for Senior Day. All Senior Day activities will take place following the match.
