DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton volleyball team extended its win streak to five with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-19) over Eastern Michigan in the Flyer Invitational finale at Frericks Center Saturday night. Dayton improves to 7-5 on the season while Eastern Michigan falls to 8-5.
STATS OF THE MATCH• Senior
Alaina Turner led all attackers with 14 kills while senior
Jill Loiars added 12 kills.
• Sophomore
Amber Erhahon chipped in seven kills while hitting at a blistering .700. She also had four blocks and three digs and seniors
Angel Agu and
Jenna Jendryk each had six kills and three blocks.
• Sophomore
Jane Emmenecker set 40 assists while freshman
Margo Wolf got under a team-high 13 digs.
• Eastern Michigan was led by Stacey Perinar with 12 kills and Corynne Smith had a match-high 16 digs.
• Dayton out-hit Eastern Michigan, .360 to .139, and the Flyers tallied 47 kills to the Eagles' 34.
SET-BY-SET• Set One: It was a 7-2 start for Dayton in the first set and after a 6-0 run the Flyer lead was 11 at 19-8. Dayton scored the last three points of the set and cruised to the 25-11 win in the first frame.
• Set Two: Eastern Michigan kept the second game close through a 4-4 tie but Dayton used a 3-0 spurt to pull ahead, 7-4. The Flyers were ahead five, 15-10, but the Eagles slashed the advantage to one, 17-16. EMU stayed in the set but UD finished out the game with a 25-20 victory to take a 2-0 lead into intermission.
• Set Three: UD doubled up EMU, 8-4, in the third set and a kill from Loiars gave the Flyers a 15-9 advantage. A kill by Emmenecker set Dayton up with a seven-point lead at 23-17 and the Flyers claimed a 25-19 win in set three to take the match, 3-0.
UP NEXT• Dayton will hit the road next weekend to open Atlantic 10 Conference play in Pennsylvania. On Friday, Sept. 25, UD will be in Pittsburgh to square off against Duquesne at 7 p.m. followed by another 7 p.m. match on Saturday in Philadelphia at La Salle.
FLYER INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMAlaina Turner, Dayton (MVP)
Amber Erhahon, Dayton
Jaelyn Keene, Illinois State
Ashley Rosh, Illinois State
Corynne Smith, Eastern Michigan
Emily Laskelle, Jacksonville
