DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team will be in North Carolina Friday to take on Atlantic 10 foe Davidson. The pair just met on March 5 with the Flyers taking down the Wildcats in straight sets at Frericks Center. First serve between Dayton and Davidson is set for 5 p.m. at Belk Arena.
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SCOUTING DAVIDSON
Davidson (2-7, 1-6 A-10) has dropped back-to-back 3-0 matches to Dayton and Duquesne after taking a 3-2 win over VCU on Feb. 27. The Wildcats have had seven of their matches cancelled or postponed this season but have been able to get seven matches in since Feb. 20. DC is led by Hattie Rodriguez with 2.73 kills/set and two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week Bella Brady is the team's leading passer with 4.81 digs/set (2nd A-10).
ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (6-1, 3-1 A-10) briefly stepped out of Atlantic 10 play with an early-week trip down to Xavier on Tuesday. UD swept XU as graduate student
Mahalia Swink led three Flyers in double-figures kills with 12 while junior
Jamie Peterson (11K-13D) and freshman
Lexie Almodovar both recorded double-doubles (10K-10D) in the 3-0 win. Sophomore
Amelia Moore is the reigning A-10 Player of the Week after she averaged 3.17 kills per set while swinging at .459 in consecutive 3-0 wins over Davidson and VCU last week. Senior
Bridget Doherty leads the team and ranks 17th nationally with 11.15 assists/set.
UP NEXT
On March 19 and 20, Dayton will play back-to-back matches at Duquesne in the Duke's newly remodeled UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. First serve Friday is set for 6 p.m. followed by a 4 p.m. match on Saturday.
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