Felise Jones serving versus Point
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Felise Jones
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Point POINT 9-16, 5-5
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Winner Xavier (LA) XAVIER ( 9-8, 5-4
Point POINT
9-16, 5-5
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Xavier (LA) XAVIER (
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Set Scores
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Point POINT 21 21 18 (0)
Xavier (LA) XAVIER ( 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Gold Nuggets get key conference win over Point

NEW ORLEANS - The Xavier women's volleyball team rebounded from a Friday-night loss to Life with authority, claiming a 3-0 win over Point on Saturday at the Convocation Center. 

XULA's win was the team's fourth in its last five contests and a key win in the hunt for the Southern States Athletic Conference postseason. 

Point (9-16, 5-5 SSAC) had entered the day fifth in conference, one spot ahead of Xavier  (9-8, 5-4 SSAC). 

The Gold Nuggets maintained control of the match throughout each set, winning 25-21, 25-21, and 25-18. 

Mikayla Matthews and Charlie Henderson, both of whom had strong showings against Life, shared the lead in total points for Xavier with 12.5 apiece. 

Henderson, one of the most effect servers in the SSAC, 2 service aces to go along with 10 kills and a block assist, while Matthews had 11 kills, a block, and a block assist. Kamea Uitenham and Kennedy Campbell added 7 kills apiece. 

Service aces were a particular strength for Xavier, which averaged 3 aces per set. 

Felise Jones was the most effective on the day with 4 aces. She was also tops on the team with 17 assists, just ahead of Kamrynn Williams with 14. 

A trio of Gold Nuggets - Henderson, Williams, and Michaela Clayton - shared the lead in digs with 10. 

Xavier will be on the road for its next two games, starting Friday at 6 p.m. with a visit to Blue Mountain Christian in Mississippi. The team will then visit UT Southern at 1 p.m. Saturday. 
 
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