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Austin Peay vs Bowling Green
Volleyball Kicks Off Home Schedule With Xavier Tournament
09.10.26 | Volleyball
CINCINNATI – Xavier hosts Austin Peay, Bowling Green and Saint Louis at Cintas Center for the Xavier Tournament Friday, Sept. 11-12.
SEPTEMBER 11
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Austin Peay (4-2, 0-0 UAC) vs. Bowling Green (5-1, 0-0 MAC) – 3 p.m.
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Live Stats - bit.ly/4A5reKR
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Xavier (3-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Saint Louis (4-1, 0-0 A-10) – 6 p.m.
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Watch - bit.ly/3UxHSTj
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Live Stats - bit.ly/4A5reKR
SEPTEMBER 12
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Bowling Green (5-1, 0-0 MAC) vs. Saint Louis (4-1, 0-0 A-10) – 10:00 a.m.
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Live Stats - bit.ly/4A5reKR
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Xavier (3-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Austin Peay (4-2, 0-0 UAC) – 12:30 p.m.
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Watch - bit.ly/4r1obiP
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Live Stats - bit.ly/4A5reKR
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Saint Louis (4-1, 0-0 A-10) vs. Austin Peay (4-2, 0-0 UAC) – 5:00 p.m.
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Live Stats - bit.ly/4A5reKR
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Xavier (3-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Bowling Green (5-1, 0-0 MAC) – 7:30 p.m.
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Watch - bit.ly/46bg75x
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Live Stats - bit.ly/4A5reKR
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Tickets are sold for both games Friday, and morning and evening sessions on Saturday.
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McKinley Boehm was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Sept. 7. She ranks second in the BIG EAST in blocks with 1.43 per set. Against Campbell, Boehm had a career-high-tying nine blocks and a season high 11 kills. The redshirt-junior has tallied 46 kills and is currently hitting .264.
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Kelsey Niesen tallied her 100th dig of the season against Georgia Tech and ranks fourth in digs per game in the BIG EAST with 4.35. She had a career-high 27 digs against Ball State at the Notre Dame Tournament.
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Charlotte Moriarty leads Xavier in kills with 69 this season. She ranks eighth in the league, averaging three per set. The junior has had five aces and 65 digs this season.
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The Musketeers have 29 aces on the season so far with Macy Hatkevich leading the team with six. Boehm tallied four at the Georgia Tech Tournament with two against RV Georgia Tech.
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Austin Peay was picked to finish seventh in the United Athletic Conference.
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The Governors are 4-2 this season, most recently defeating Green Bay 3-2.
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Lauren Wallace leads the offensive efforts for Austin Peay tallying 64 kills while hitting .270.
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Regan Anderson leads the team in digs with 115 and 4.79 per set. The senior had 31 digs in the Governors win over Green Bay.
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The Musketeers are 7-1 all-time against Austin Peay. In 2025, Xavier defeated APSU 3-1 at the Austin Peay Tournament.
- The Falcons are 5-1 this season after going 2-1 hosting the Best Western Invitational.
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Bowling Green has 43 aces this season with Avery Anders claiming 10 of them. The junior defensive specialist is averaging 1.67 aces per match.
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Sydnie Hernandez leads the Falcons in digs with 106, and the team has 370 total. So far this season, Bowling Green has held its opponents to 11.60 kills per set.
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Xavier is 3-4 against Bowling Green and most recently fell 1-3 in 2019 at home.
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Saint Louis is coming off a 2-0 weekend at the Saluki Bash defeating Merrimack and SIU Carbondale.
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Jetta Brenning was named the A-10 Defensive Player of the Week after recording 33 digs across eight sets while averaging 4.13 digs per set.
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Against the Billikens, Xavier is 17-19 overall. Most recently, the Musketeers defeated Saint Louis 3-1 on the road at the Saint Louis Tournament.
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
