FAIRBORN, Ohio – The No. 22-ranked University of Dayton volleyball team finished a perfect weekend at the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Dayton Invitational on Sunday, sweeping UMBC 25-17, 25-22, 25-23 at the C.J. McLin Gymnasium.
 
Three Flyers were named to the All-Tournament team, with junior Liana Sarkissian being named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Redshirt senior outside hitter Lexie Almodovar and senior setter Alyssa Miller joined Sarkissian on the All-Tournament team.
 
Dayton improves to 5-0 on the season and has won its last four matches in straight sets.

KEY STATS
.333 – Dayton's total attack percentage for the weekend after hitting .320 today
.500 – attack percentage for junior Liana Sarkissian over the weekend's three matches
32 – assists for senior setter Alyssa Miller, who also added 10 digs for a double-double
19 – digs for junior libero Karissa Kaminski, a new best for the 2024 season
18 – kills for redshirt senior Lexie Almodovar, a new season-high
10 – service aces for Dayton, a new season-high
8 – kills for Tournament MVP Liana Sarkissian, who also added four blocks and three digs
7 – total blocks for Dayton, outpacing UMBC's three
3 – service aces for Lexie Almodovar, Alyssa Miller and Karissa Kaminski

UP NEXT
UD continues its road stretch next weekend, Sept. 13-14, with a trip to Bowling Green, Ky. to take part in the Western Kentucky Hyatt Place Invitational at E.A. Diddle Arena. The Flyers start the weekend with a pair of matches on Friday, Sept. 13 against Illinois at 2 p.m. ET and the host Hilltoppers at 8 p.m. ET.

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