SAINT LOUIS – The No. 19-ranked University of Dayton volleyball team finished off the program's seventh undefeated Atlantic 10 Conference season with another sweep (25-11, 25-17, 25-15) of Saint Louis on Saturday afternoon at Chaifetz Pavilion.
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The win pushes Dayton's record to 28-1 on the season and is the Flyers' 21st consecutive victory. SLU falls to 11-19 overall and 6-12 in A-10 action.
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Redshirt senior
Lexie Almodovar led the way with 14 kills, while fellow redshirt senior
Brooke Smith put on a clinic having 10 kills while hitting a career-best .833 from the floor to go along with four total blocks. Senior
Alyssa Miller divvied out 34 assists while junior libero
Karissa Kaminski put up a game-high 17 digs.
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The dynamic middle blocking duo of redshirt senior
Alayna Yates and junior
Liana Sarkissian had nine and four kills, respectively, while Yates had five total blocks and Sarkissian added four.
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Dayton dominated at the net, out-blocking Saint Louis 10-1 on the day, hitting .425 for the match while holding the Billikens to a mere .031.
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BY THE NUMBERS
.833 – attack percentage for
Brooke Smith (10 kills, 0 errors, 12 attacks), a season-high for Dayton
.425 – hitting percentage for the Flyers in the match, their fourth .400-or-better match of the season
100% – sideout percentage for UD in the first set
38 – consecutive regular-season Atlantic 10 wins for the Flyers
17 – consecutive matches with at least 10 kills for
Lexie Almodovar, who had 14 today
8 – matches this season the Flyers have had 10+ blocks after having 10.5 today
1 – block for Saint Louis, tying an opponent low for the season
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UP NEXT
The Flyers will have the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Tournament at the Frericks Center thanks to Dayton's second consecutive undefeated A-10 season. UD will have a bye into the tournament semi-final and will play its first match on Saturday, Nov. 23.
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