SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Dayton volleyball team split two four-set matches in day one of the Utah Classic, defeating Lafayette (25-18, 25-18, 24-26, 25-16) and falling to No. 23 Utah (14-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-25).

The Flyers moved to 1-1 to start the season.

Dayton 3 Lafayette 1
The Flyers took a two-set lead, attacking .359 in the second, before Lafayette won a close 26-24 third set. Dayton came back strong in the fourth set to win 25-16 and take the match, holding the Leopards to a .026 attacking percentage in the fourth set. Overall, Dayton out-hit Lafayette .258 to .093.

BY THE NUMBERS
18 – Kills from redshirt freshman Corrie Anderson

.643 – Attack percentage from Viktoria Wahlgren, playing on the right side and tallying 11 kills

49 – Assists from Melina Schrader in her first career start

11 – Total blocks for the Flyers, out-blocking the Leopards 11 to five.

64 – Total kills from Dayton compared to Lafayette's 39 kills

No. 24 Dayton 1 No. 23 Utah 3
Utah won the first two sets, but Dayton came back in the third set to push a fourth set. In the fourth, there were four lead changes before the Utes went on an eight-point run to outpace the Flyers to win the match.

BY THE NUMBERS
14 – Kills from Sarkissian, who led the team with a .619 attacking average and four block assists

3 – Service aces by Karissa Kaminski

6 – Different players with block assists (Kaitlyn McNeel, Lejla Sara Hadžiredžepović, Abigail Cresse, Taylor Russell, Sarkissian and Wahlgren)

10 – Tie scores in the third set

UP NEXT
The Flyers will take on Washington St. on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 3 p.m. ET.

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