DAYTON - With wins over both Evansville and Ohio State on Saturday, the University of Dayton volleyball team claimed the Flyer Invitational team title. Senior
Lauren Bruns was named the tournament MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by sophomore
Brooke Westbeld and senior
Kendyll Brown. Dayton is now currently enjoying a four-match winning streak and improves to 9-4 on the season.
Dayton 3, Evansville 0: 25-13, 25-19, 25-17
Dayton 3, Ohio State 2: 18-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-15, 16-14
KEY STATS
• 2,285 - the #FlyerFaithful set a new Frericks Center attendance record Saturday night at nearly 2,300 people attended the Dayton-Ohio State match
• 30 & 15 - Westbeld tallied 30 assists and 15 digs in Dayton's 3-2 win over Ohio State
• 12 & 22 - Bruns led the Flyers with 12 kills against Evansville and a match-high 22 kills against Ohio State
• .398 - Dayton out-hit Evansville, .398 to .143 in the Flyers' straight-set sweep of the Purple Aces. The .398 hitting percentage is a team season-high
FLYER INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Lauren Bruns - Dayton MVP
Brooke Westbeld - Dayton
Kendyll Brown - Dayton
Erica Treiber - Tennessee
Tessa Grubbs - Tennessee
Vanja Bukilic - Ohio State
Hannah Gruensfelder - Ohio State
Rachel Tam - Evansville
UP NEXT
Dayton is set to open Atlantic 10 Conference play on Friday, Sept. 21 at George Mason. First serve between the Flyers and Patriots is set for 7 p.m. at Mason's Recreation Athletic Complex.
