Xavier Beach Volleyball Wins State Quarterfinal Match-up vs Mountain Ridge

April 27, 2025

by Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter

With their tenth shutout of the season, #3 Xavier blanked #11 Mountain Ridge on Xavier’s Cavanaugh Family Beach Volleyball Courts Wednesday in the Division 1 State Quarterfinals.

Xavier’s Fives Pair, juniors Ellery Kerrigan and Leighton Fig, won the first match 2-0 with scores of 21-11 and 21-13 against pair of sophomores from Mountain Ridge.

Xavier’s Fours Pair, junior Delaney McHale and frosh Sofia Peterson won the second match 2-1 after losing the first set 18-21. They proceeded to win the next two 21-19 and 15-11 against a freshman and senior from Mountain Ridge.

Xavier’s Threes Pair, junior Elle Freeland and Sophomore Gracie Graf, won the next match 2-0 with scores of 21-13 and 21-11 against a junior and senior from Mountain Ridge.

Xavier’s Twos, juniors Kylie Barr and Emma Robescu, kept the shutout alive with a 2-0 (21-7, 21-5) dominant performance against a junior and senior from Mountain Ridge.

Xavier’s Ones, junior Kate MacDonald and senior Holly Matchinsky, capped off the team shutout with a dominant victory of their own, 2-0 (21-11, 21-5), against a sophomore and junior from Mountain Ridge.