PITTSBURGH - The University of Dayton volleyball team picked up its eighth-straight win Friday night with a sweep (25-16, 25-13, 25-15) of Duquesne. The Atlantic 10 match was played at the Dukes' recently renovated UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

Junior Jamie Peterson and freshman Lexie Almodovar each contributed a match-high 11 kills for the Flyers. Dayton improves to 8-1 on the season and 5-1 in league play while Duquesne falls to 1-7 overall and 1-7 in A-10 matches as well.

KEY STATS
• .400 - in addition to tallying 11 kills, both Peterson and Almodovar posted a .400 hitting percentage for the match
• 10.5 - as a team, Dayton recorded 10.5 blocks while Duquesne had 7.0 as a team
• 4 - sophomore Amelia Moore served up four of the the team's 11 total aces
• 4 - Moore and Peterson each collected four blocks on the night
• 27 - senior Bridget Doherty set 27 assists to go with five kills and a .500 hitting percentage
• 12 - junior Maura Collins got under a match-high 12 digs

UP NEXT
Dayton will stay in Pittsburgh to play its third and final match of the season against Duquesne. First serve between the Flyers and Dukes is set for 4 p.m. Saturday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.