DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team staved off a come-from-behind rally by UIC, 3-2 (25-17, 25-15, 27-29, 27-29, 15-7), Friday night at Frericks Center in the Flyers' first match of the Dayton Invitational. Play resumes tomorrow with three matches on the second day of the two-day event.

Dayton improves to 6-2 on the season while UIC moves to 6-3 overall.

KEY STATS
45 - junior Alyssa Miller set 45 assists to go with a career-high eight blocks, six digs and four kills
24 - junior Lexie Almodovar tallied 24 kills while swinging at .365 to with a career-high-tying six service aces, five digs and two blocks
19 - sophomore Karissa Kaminski got under a match-high 19 digs, the fifth time this season she has posted 19 or more digs
15.0 - as a team, the Flyers recorded 15.0 total blocks led by senior Amelia Moore with nine (1-8)
14 - Dayton served up a total of 14 aces compared to UIC's three
UIC - the Flames were led by Martina Delucchi with 26 kills and 11 digs

UP NEXT
UD will play two matches on Saturday, kicking off the day with a 1 p.m. matchup against Wright State and will close the weekend against Ball State at 7 p.m. In the first match of the day, Ball State and UIC will square off at 11 a.m. All matches will be played at Frericks Center and admission is free. CLICK HERE for live stats and video streaming links.

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