AMES, Iowa - The University of Dayton volleyball team dropped its first match of the season, 3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-22, 14-16), to North Dakota Friday afternoon at Iowa State's Hilton Coliseum. Senior
Alaina Turner led all attackers with 21 kills and recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 digs.
Stats of the Match• Senior
Alaina Turner recorded a match-high 21 kills to go with 10 digs and three blocks. Three other Flyers also recorded double-digit kills: senior
Jill Loiars 16, senior
Jenna Jendryk 11, sophomore
Jessica Sloan 10
• Redshirt-sophomore
Megan Giardina recorded her first career double-double with 27 assists and 11 digs. Freshman
Katie Machi nearly missed the double-double with a team-high 29 assists and nine digs.
• Senior
Janna Krafka was the team's leading passer with 25 digs and sophomore
Amber Erhahon tallied five blocks.
• Dayton out-hit North Dakota, .188 to .172, and recorded 68 kills to UND's 55. North Dakota was a beast at the net, recording 11.5 total team blocks to Dayton's eight.
Up Next• Dayton will take on host Iowa State Friday evening at at the Cyclones' Hilton Coliseum in the Flyers' second match of the day. First serve is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and Iowa State will offer a pay-per-view video stream via Cyclones.tv.
• Tomorrow, Dayton will conclude the Cyclone Invitational with a 12 p.m. ET match against Marquette. Live stats will be available for the match at DaytonFlyers.com
