University of Dayton Athletics

DAYTON – After playing five the night before, the University of Dayton volleyball team shut down George Washington in three sets Saturday afternoon (25-19, 25-18, 25-17).

After opening the first set tied at five apiece, Dayton went on a six-point run off sophomore Morgan Asleson's serve. Freshman Sidney Sprada and senior Gabriela Machin Borges tallied kills, Machin Borges and junior Abigail Cresse earned a block assist and Asleson had an ace in the run to make the score 11-5. Later in the set, a kill for sophomore Charlotte Vinson and a service ace for graduate Rylee Sloss gave Dayton a 10-point lead at 20-10, carrying them through the set.

The Flyers trailed early in the second set, pulling away on a four-point run with an ace for Sprada and back-to-back blocks for Cresse and Vinson to make it a 12-10 score. Dayton continued to outpace George Washington, taking a six-point lead after a kill for Vinson and a pair of aces for Sprada, 22-16. A pair of errors for the Revolutionaries gave UD the two-set lead.

Tied at 3-3, the Flyers jumped ahead to 8-3, taking advantage of four errors by George Washington. With a 22-17 lead late in the set, Dayton put the match away on a three-point run with a kill for Cresse, a block assist for the Cresse-Vinson duo and an ace for Sprada.

BY THE NUMBERS

10 – Kills for Sidney Sprada, along with four aces, leading both categories

5 – Total blocks for Abigail Cresse

15 – Assists for freshman Natalie Harrington, sharing the load with Rylee Sloss, who had 14

10 – Service aces for the Flyers

14 – Total block assists for Dayton, compared to the Revolutionaries' six

UP NEXT

The Flyers will be back in the Frericks Center on Oct. 23-24, hosting Loyola Chicago.