OMAHA, Neb. - The University of Dayton volleyball team is advancing to the second round of the 2020-21 NCAA Tournament after a straight-set (25-15, 25-16, 25-16) win over Towson Wednesday evening. Dayton moves on to face sixth-seeded Washington Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Dayton improves to 14-1 overall and Towson moves to 6-1 to close out its season.

KEY STATS
• 9 - freshman Lexie Almodovar tallied a match-high nine kills to lead all attackers. For the match, she posted a .412 hitting percentage
• 7 - senior Bridget Doherty and junior Maura Collins each got under a match-high-tying seven digs
• 6 - freshman Alayna Yates tallied six total blocks
• .366 - as a team, Dayton hit at .366 for the match compared to Towson's .024 hitting percentage

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Dayton will be making the program's eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament Second Round tomorrow with its 3:30 p.m. match-up against sixth-seeded Washington. It will only be the second meeting between Dayton and Washington - the last was a 3-2 battle on Sept. 7, 2018 at the Pittsburgh Panther Tournament. Then 12th-ranked Washington eked out the five-set win, 25-19, 27-25, 24-26, 23-25, 17-15. The Flyers hold a 8-14 overall record over 15 appearances in NCAA tournament.

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