DAYTON – The No. 18-ranked University of Dayton volleyball team advanced to the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championship with a sweep (25-18, 25-16, 25-16) of No. 4 seed Davidson on Saturday afternoon at the Frericks Center.
 
The win cements the Flyers' spot in the A-10 Championship match set for Sunday at 12 p.m. and pushes Dayton's record to 29-1 on the season. UD takes on the winner of No. 2 seed VCU and No. 3 seed Loyola Chicago.

Redshirt senior Lexie Almodovar led a balanced attack with 14 kills, while junior Liana Sarkissian finished with 13, redshirt senior Brooke Smith added eight, and redshirt senior Alayna Yates tacked on seven. Senior setter Alyssa Miller finished with 43 assists, leading a Flyer offense that hit a season-high .437.
 
Dayton held the advantage in every statistical category, topping Davidson in blocks (8 to 4), services aces (8 to 3), hitting percentage (.437 to .150) and assists (44 to 29).
 
BY THE NUMBERS
.437 – season-high attack percentage for the Flyers in the match
.481 – hitting efficiency for Lexie Almodovar, who had 14 kills
39 – consecutive Atlantic 10 wins for the Flyers
16 – digs for libero Karissa Kaminski in the match, leading all players
14.3 – assists per set mark for Alyssa Miller in the contest
6 – block assists for Alayna Yates, who also had seven kills
5 – points for Alia Williams in the match thanks to three kills and four block assists
 
UP NEXT
Dayton advances to the Atlantic 10 Championship match on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 p.m. in Frericks Center. The Flyers will take on the winner of No. 2 VCU and No. 3 Loyola Chicago.
 
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