Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORMAN, Okla. – The Omaha volleyball team closed out the Nike Invitational on Saturday, falling 3-0 to LIU Brooklyn (19-25, 30-32, 18-25) and Tulsa (14-25, 19-25, 22-25) at McCasland Field House. The Mavericks are now 4-10 (0-0 Summit League) on the year.

MATCH 1 – LIU BROOKLYN 3, OMAHA 0
Sophomore Kelley Wollak paced the Mavericks in the first match, totaling 12 kills with seven digs, a block and two service aces. Sophomore Michaela Schimmer had a well-rounded effort, putting up 15 assists with seven kills, six digs and two blocks, and sophomore Megan Schmale was solid at the net with a match-leading seven blocks of her own. Sophomore Bailey Baxter also had 12 assists for the day, and junior Rachelle Kruml had 10 digs to lead UNO.

As a team, Omaha outblocked the Blackbirds, 9-4, though LIU managed to outhit UNO, .237 to .121.

The Blackbirds were led by a double-double from Tamara Ignjic, who finished with 14 kills and 11 digs while hitting .444. Mirjana Rajic also had 12 kills with eight digs. Vera Djuric guided her team with 33 assists and 10 digs for another double-double, and LIU finished with a match-high .391 attack percentage with only four errors in the final set.

MATCH 2 – TULSA 3, OMAHA 0
In the later match, Schimmer shined for the Mavericks, narrowly missing a triple-double with 10 kills, nine assists, nine digs and three blocks. Baxter tallied a double-double on 17 assists and 12 digs, and Schmale matched her career best with nine blocks to lead UNO at the net. Bailey added 16 digs to lead the match.

The Mavericks had another outstanding blocking performance, putting up 12 stops as a team to TU's four. In addition to Schmale's nine blocks, junior Jessy Schroedter added six, and Wollak had four.

Tulsa was led by 14 kills and 16 digs from Kellie Culbertson, and the Golden Hurricane hit .164 to UNO's .108.

“This was another outstanding day for us in blocking,” head coach Rose Shires said. “I was very pleased with the gains we made as a team this weekend, being able to block some of the best hitters in the country and keeping them under a .200 hitting percentage.

I thought overall the weekend was a great success for us. Our players were resilient and competitive in a high-level volleyball environment, and their play escalated as the tournament went on. In our effort to continually improve and become a good Division I program, we know one of the things we have to focus on is alleviating our errors. That's something that will be a huge focus for us throughout the practice week.”

Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, Sept. 25, traveling to Drake. The match is set for 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and a link to live stats will be available on OMavs.com.