William Carey University’s Lady Crusaders defeated Xavier University 3-1 in volleyball pool play at the SSAC Championship, recovering after Xavier took the opening set.
Xavier won the first set 25-22 after the teams traded leads. William Carey answered with a 25-23 second-set win to even the match. Alejandra Villarreal contributed a kill and a service ace, and Maurin finished the set with a kill.
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William Carey took control in the third set, winning 25-17 to move ahead 2-1. The Lady Crusaders then closed out the match with a 25-13 fourth-set victory.
The match was played at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. William Carey was scheduled to continue pool play against Point University on Friday, with first serve set for 11:30 a.m. at the same venue.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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