DAYTON – The No. 19-ranked University of Dayton volleyball team took down Davidson in dominating fashion on Friday night inside the Frericks Center, topping the Wildcats 25-12, 25-12, 25-16. The victory marked the 400^th at Dayton for Head Coach Tim Horsmon.
 
The Flyers hit a season-high .427 on the match, with redshirt senior Lexie Almodovar leading the way with 17 kills and a .438 attack percentage. Junior Liana Sarkissian had a fantastic night as well, finishing with 10 kills and a .500 percentage. Redshirt senior Brooke Smith added nine kills while hitting .389.
 
Dayton held decisive advantages in assists (49 to 23), service aces (8 to 2), and blocks (7 to 4) in addition to hitting percentage (.427 to .133).
 
Senior setter Alyssa Miller divvied out an impressive 39 assists, while Sarkissian led the team with four total blocks. Almodovar registered her double-double number 11 thanks to a team-best 11 digs on the night, while junior libero Karissa Kaminski notched 10 digs.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
576 – career wins for head coach Tim Horsmon, who reached 400 as Dayton's head coach tonight
.427 – hitting percentage for Dayton, a new season-high and best in a match since the 2017 campaign
35 – consecutive Atlantic 10 wins for the Flyers
49 – total assists in the match for the Flyers, a new high in a three-set match this season
7 – matches with double-digit kills on the season for Liana Sarkissian
3 – consecutive double-doubles for Lexie Almodovar
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers host the Wildcats for the final regular season home match of the 2024 campaign on Saturday at 2 p.m. UD will honor its seven seniors prior to the match.
 
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