University of Dayton Athletics

ST. LOUIS – The University of Dayton women's volleyball team earned its fourth straight-set win in conference play against the Saint Louis Billikens on Friday night (25-20, 25-11, 25-17).

The Flyers began red-hot with a 12-6 lead featuring three kills for senior Kamryn Hunt. Saint Louis narrowed Dayton's lead to one, but a pair of kills for senior Gabriela Machin Borges helped pull the Flyers out ahead to win the first set.

Momentum remained with UD, taking an 11-3 lead in the second set, forcing SLU to take both of their timeouts early. After leading 15-7 at the technical timeout, the Flyers outscored the Billikens 10-4 to take a two-set lead. 

Dayton began the third set on a 7-0 run, with a kill for junior Abigail Cresse, back-to-back kills for sophomore Charlotte Vinson, an ace for freshman Natalie Harrington, a kill for Hunt and a block assist for Cresse and Vinson. With that lead, UD remained ahead to win the match in three sets.

BY THE NUMBERS
12 – Kills for Kamryn Hunt, along with three service aces
8 – Digs for Natalie Harrington, leading the Flyers
18 – Block assists for Dayton, led by Abigail Cresse with six

UP NEXT
Dayton will face Saint Louis on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.

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