Box Score (PDF)RICHMOND, Ky. - With a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-14) sweep of Eastern Kentucky Wednesday night, the University of Dayton volleyball team recorded its 20th win of the season at EKU's McBrayer Arena. Junior
Alaina Turner led all attackers with 15 kills while freshman
Jane Emmenecker recorded the match's only double-double with 33 assists and a career-high 17 digs.
Also for the Flyers, freshman
Amber Erhahon was swinging at a .455 clip with five kills to go with four blocks and senior
Isolde Hannan added six kills and five blocks. Junior
Jill Loiars chipped in eight kills while junior
Janna Krafka passed 16 digs on the night.
Dayton (20-5) scored the first three points of the match and was up, 4-1, on Eastern Kentucky (16-9) early in the frame. An Erhahon kill set the score at 8-4 in favor of the Flyers but the Colonels rallied to even the set at eight points apiece. EKU kept the game close and trailed UD by one at 17-16 but the Flyers rattled off four-straight points to pull ahead, 21-16. Dayton reached set point at 24-18 with a kill from Loiars and she sealed the win with a kill on the next play.
Eastern Kentucky started quick in set two, scoring the first two points of the game. A Flyer attack error tied the set at 4-4 but Turner and Erhahon recorded back-to-back kills for a two-point cushion. A Colonel service error evened the set again, this time at nine points each and the Flyers scored two more to retake the lead, 11-9. A Dayton 6-0 run opened a 17-11 advantage for the Flyers and the lead stretched to eight, 23-15. The Colonels put together a seven-point run to pull within one late, 23-22, but Loiars once again earned UD set point with a kill. Turner scored the set's winning kill and the Flyers took the 2-0 match advantage with a 25-22 second-set win.
It was a 3-0 start for the Flyers in set three and a 5-0 Dayton spurt pushed the advantage to eight, 11-3. The Flyers found themselves up 10, 20-10, as the Colonels signaled for timeout. Out of the break, Dayton would only allow four more points in the match as UD won set three, 25-14, and the match, 3-0.
The Colonels were led by Alexis Plagens with 11 kills and Dena Ott with a match-high 19 digs.
The Flyers return to action Saturday with their lone Atlantic 10 contest of the week, a big-time match-up against Saint Louis at home. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Frericks Center and admission is free.
