SAINT LOUIS – The No. 19-ranked University of Dayton volleyball team claimed its 17th Atlantic 10 Conference regular season title with its sweep (25-14, 25-17, 25-17) of Saint Louis on Friday evening at Chaifetz Pavilion.
 
The win pushes Dayton's record to 27-1 on the season and is the Flyers' 20th consecutive victory. SLU falls to 11-18 overall and 6-11 in A-10 action, but still holds a one-game lead over George Mason for the final spot in the Atlantic 10 Tournament with one game to play.
 
Junior Liana Sarkissian paced Dayton's offense with 11 kills while hitting .450 in the contest, while redshirt senior Lexie Almodovar finished the night with a double-double of 10 kills and 11 digs.
 
Dayton controlled every statistical category in the match, out-pacing Saint Louis in digs (49 to 38), assists (36 to 27), blocks (9 to 6) and service aces (6 to 3).
 
BY THE NUMBERS
.302 – hitting percentage for the Flyers in the match, matching their season average
.081 – hitting percentage for Saint Louis in the match
37 – consecutive regular season Atlantic 10 wins for the Flyers
30 – combined kills in the last three matches for Liana Sarkissian while hitting an impressive .417
17 – Atlantic 10 regular season championships for Dayton after clinching the title tonight
16 – consecutive matches with at least 10 kills for Lexie Almodovar, who had 10 tonight
3 – Flyers with double-digit digs (Almodovar, Miller and Karissa Kaminski)
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers and Billikens wrap the regular season with a 3 p.m. ET match on Saturday afternoon at the Chaifetz Center.
 
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