BRONX, N.Y. – Redshirt senior Lexie Almodovar broke the University of Dayton career kills record and the No. 20-ranked Flyers rolled to another sweep, topping Fordham 25-17, 25-18, 25-17 on Saturday afternoon at Rose Hill Gymnasium. 
 
Needing nine kills to break the all-time record of 1,796, held by UD Hall of Famer Faye Barhorst, Almodovar finished with 18 kills and hitting .381 for the match. Dayton pushes its record to 21-1 on the season and is 11-0 in Atlantic 10 play.
 
Senior setter Alyssa Miller had the Dayton offense clicking on all cylinders, dishing out 38 assists while the Flyers hit .306 in the match. The Orland Park, Kan. Native also had a season-high 21 digs to lead all players.
 
The offense got contributions from the full lineup on Saturday, as redshirt senior Brooke Smith had 10 kills, Alia Williams added her best as a Flyer with eight, and the middle duo of Liana Sarkissian and Alayna Yates each had seven.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
.098 – attack percentage for Fordham, the ninth time this season UD has held an opponent under .100 and fourth consecutive instance
45 – consecutive wins over the Rams for the Flyers
38 – assists for Alyssa Miller
21 – digs for Miller, a new career-high
16 – digs for Karissa Kaminski
13 – times this season the Flyers have hit over .300 on the season after hitting .306
7 – double-doubles on the season for Miller after her 38-assist, 21-dig performance
4 – blocks by Alayna Yates in the contest, leading UD
4 – Flyers with double-digit digs: Almodovar (15), Miller (14), Karissa Kaminski (13) and Gaby Arroyo (12)
 
UP NEXT
Dayton has a quick turnaround with Duquesne paying visit to the Frericks Center on Tuesday, Oct. 29 for a 5 p.m. match.
 
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