Double-Doubles from Gallop, Smith Not Enough in Loss to Xavier

Tuesday, October 14

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:00 PM

DePaul University

Xavier

Double-Doubles from Gallop, Smith Not Enough in Loss to Xavier

10/14/2014 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Oct. 14, 2014

Box Score: Xavier 3, DePaul 1

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Despite double-doubles from both Saige Gallop and Colleen Smith, the DePaul volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-22) decision at Xavier on Tuesday night. The loss moved the Blue Demons to 3-16 overall with a 1-6 mark in the BIG EAST. The Musketeers improved its record to 12-8 overall and 5-3 in conference play.

Gallop paced the Blue Demons offensively with 12 kills and also chimed in with 10 digs to give Gallop her first double-double of the season.

Smith notched her sixth double-double of the 2014 campaign when she tallied 42 assists and 14 digs in the four-set defeat. Smith also registered seven kills and four block assists in the match.

Caitlyn Coffey set a new career-high with 12 kills, matching Gallop's total for the match. The freshman middle player attacked at a .476 (12-2-21) clip, marking a personal-best in conference play.

As a team, DePaul set a new season-high with 58 kills. The Blue Demons gathered 64 digs on the night, marking their second-highest total in 2014.

Xavier was led by offensively by Abbey Bessler who scorched a match-high 20 kills and 19 digs. Setter Aubree Smith also landed a double-double with 54 assists and 10 digs for the Musketeers.

The first set began as a back-and-forth affair as both teams were tied at the 11-11 mark. A kill by Randi Leath gave DePaul its first lead of the set and the Blue Demons never looked back. A pair of kills from Callie Huebener capped DePaul's 14-9 run to close out the first set, 25-20. The Blue Demons hit .410 (18-2-39) in the frame, marking its highest set total in conference play.

The Musketeers responded in the second set, jumping out to a 10-5 lead to open the frame. Following a kill from JaQuayla Baker, Xavier ended the frame on its own 14-9 run to win the second stanza, 25-16. Both teams went into intermission tied at 1-1 in sets.

Xavier maintained the momentum gained from winning the second set to begin the third frame on a 16-6 run capped by a pair of service aces. The Musketeers stretched their lead to as many as 13 at the 20-7 mark, but DePaul would bring the deficit down to six highlighted by four kills from Myah Reed. Xavier would eventually hold off DePaul to win the third set, 25-17.

The Blue Demons jumped out to a 10-7 lead to begin the fourth frame following three kills from Coffey. The Musketeers clawed their way back and tied the set up at the 17-17 mark. DePaul would retake the lead 20-17 before Xavier used an 8-2 run to close out the match, taking the final set, 25-22.

DePaul returns to the court this weekend to take on Seton Hall on Oct. 17 at noon and Villanova on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. for the program's annual "Pink Out" match.

Notes: This was the 14th meeting all-time between the programsÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ Xavier holds a 10-4 advantage in the seriesÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ DePaul's 58 kills were a season-highÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ the Blue Demons won the battle at the net, 8.0-6.5, for the first time since Sept. 20 versus East CarolinaÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ JaQuayla Baker's 18 attacks matched a career-highÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ Saige Gallop matched a career-high with one assistÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ Caitlyn Coffey set a career-best mark with 12 killsÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ Colleen Smith matched a career-best with four block assists.