DAYTON, Ohio – In its first match on Saturday, the University of Dayton volleyball team defeated Jacksonville in straight sets, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-16). Dayton improves to 6-5 on the season while Jacksonville falls to 3-9 for the year.

STATS OF THE MATCH
• Sophomore Megan Giardina recorded the double-double with 23 assists and a match-high 12 digs and senior Alaina Turner tallied a team-high 13 kills.
• Senior Jenna Jendryk also had double-digit kills with 11 and freshman Margo Wolf passed 10 digs for UD.
• Senior Angel Agu was the team's leading blocker with three and senior Janna Krafka served up three aces to go with nine digs.
• Jacksonville was led by Emily Laskelle with a match-high 14 digs and Jizzyan Gesualdo with 19 assists and 10 digs.
• Dayton out-hit Jacksonville, .402 to .194, the Flyers' best hitting percentage of the season. UD recorded 48 kills to JU's 29.

SET-BY-SET
• Set One: Jacksonville kept the first set close in the early going and trailed Dayton by two, 11-9. A 3-0 spurt by the Flyers kick started UD and Dayton held a seven-point lead, 21-14. The Flyers reached set point at 16 and took the frame at 25-17.
• Set Two: A kill from sophomore Megan Giardina capped off a 6-2 run for the Flyers to open the second game. The Dolphins pulled to within one, 9-8, but UD rattled off five straight points to jump out, 16-10. Dayton was up 10, 22-12, following a kill from Giardina and freshman Kendyll Brown recorded the set-winning for the Flyers, 25-19.
• Set Three: Jacksonville fell behind, 3-1, in the third set battled back to tie the frame at 6-6. A 5-0 Dayton run put the Flyers up, 11-6, and the UD lead was seven at 15-8. Dayton led by as many as nine late in the set before taking the game, 25-16, and the match, 3-0.

UP NEXT
• Dayton will close out the Flyer Invitational tonight with its final match of the weekend against Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. All matches are played at Frericks Center and admission is free.