CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Wednesday night's National Invitational Volleyball Championship quarterfinal was the first time Boston College and Xavier ever met on a volleyball court. Both were 20-plus win programs representing a cross-section of the sport's geographic divide, and the matchup pitted a high mid-major program playing in a league capable of making a case to the top of the national landscape against a power conference team whose league record was the product of playing against national championship contenders. It was the perfect combination, and as the match roared through its first three sets, the explosive powder keg finally looked ready to erupt.
Eagles Soar Into NIVC Semifinals on Saturday Night
