ST. LOUIS - The University of Dayton volleyball team opened Atlantic 10 Conference play with a straight-set sweep of Saint Louis, 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-15), Friday night at Chaifetz Pavillion. Dayton is now 9-6 overall and 1-0 in league action while Saint Louis moves to 3-11 on the year and 0-1 in A-10 play.

KEY MOMENT
After scoring the first point of the match, Dayton fell behind Saint Louis by as many as seven in the first set. The Flyers faced set point at 24-22 but rattled off four-straight points to take the frame, 26-24, and kickstart the UD offense.

KEY STATS
- Junior Lauren Bruns led the Flyer attack with 11 kills while hitting at .435 in addition to three digs and one block
- Junior Kendyll Brown chipped in eight kills while leading the Flyer block with six stuffs
- Senior Jane Emmenecker set a match-high 25 assists and junior Margo Wolf passed a match-high-tying 12 digs
- Saint Louis was led by Maya Taylor with a match-high 12 kills and MacKenzie Long with 12 digs

400th WIN
With tonight's win, head coach Tim Horsmon now has 400 career wins.

UP NEXT
Dayton will return to the friendly confines of Frericks Center for two Atlantic 10 matches next week as it plays host to Duquesne Friday at 7 p.m. and La Salle Sunday at 1 p.m.