The top two
players were outside hitters Briana McKnight and Lanie Wagner. McKnight, a
sophomore, had 14 kills and 10 digs. Wagner, a senior, had 10 kills and 3
blocks.
Junior
Ashley Yeung had a pair of service aces, senior libero Alyna Draper had 25
digs, junior setter Kate Spellman had 15 assists and junior setter Shannon
Shields had 26 assists.
Xavier
(16-1) moves on to play in the annual Nike Tournament of Champions beginning on
Friday (Sept. 29) and continuing Saturday (Sept. 30).
The Arizona
State University Fitness Center will be the site of most of the matches involving
the Gators. Address is 400 E. Apache Boulevard, Tempe.
Pool play
highlights the action on Friday. Xavier is in Pool G along with Sacred Heart of
Louisville, Ky., Leon of Tallahassee, Fla., and Beckman of Irvine, Calif.
The Gators’
first match on Friday will be at 10:30 a.m. against Sacred Heart. Leon follows
at 12:30 p.m. and Beckman at 3:30. Matches are best-of-three instead of the
normal best-of-five.
Play resumes
on Saturday with a qualifying match at 9:30 a.m., then bracket play depending
on the outcome of the qualifiers.
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