DAYTON – Redshirt senior Lexie Almodovar electrified the Flyer Faithful with 21 kills and a .500 attack percentage in the No. 22-ranked University of Dayton volleyball team's sweep over Loyola Chicago, 25-16, 25-10, 27-25 in the Frericks Center on Friday night. 
 
The 21 kills marked the third time Almodovar eclipsed the 20-kill threshold this season, but the first time she achieved the task in a three-set match.
 
UD out-paced Loyola by .300 points on the night, finishing with a .359 mark to the Ramblers' .058. Senior setter Alyssa Miller had 36 assists and added five kill, while redshirt senior Brooke Smith had eight kills and junior Liana Sarkissian tallied six blocks.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
.500 – attack percentage for Lexie Almodovar, her second .500+ performance of the season
36 – assists for Alyssa Miller, bumping her assists per set average to 11.07 on the season
16 – digs for libero Karissa Kaminski, leading all players
8 – kills for Brooke Smith, who also added five digs to tie a career-high
6 – block assists for Liana Sarkissian, tops in the night's game
5 – total blocks (1 solo, 4 assist) for Taylor Russell
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers and Ramblers play the second match of the weekend at the Frericks Center on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m.
 
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