Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha volleyball team closed the 2013 Omaha Marriott Classic on Saturday, falling 3-2 (25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 11-15) to Southern Utah and 3-1 (14-25, 24-26, 25-23, 21-25) to Bradley at Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO is now 1-5 (0-0 Summit League) on the season.

Sophomores Kelley Wollak, Michaela Schimmer and Bailey Baxter all finished with double-doubles in both matches, and sophomore Megan Schmale had an outstanding effort in the morning match with career highs of 13 kills and nine blocks.

MATCH #1 -- SOUTHERN UTAH 3, OMAHA 2
Schmale had a career performance in the first match of the day, as the Murdock, Neb., native finished with career bests of 13 kills and nine blocks. She hit .480 to lead the Mavericks, committing just one attack error.

Wollak matched Schmale with 13 kills of her own, as well as 14 digs and three blocks. Schimmer posted a double-double effort with 10 kills and 15 assists, as well as six digs and five blocks, and Baxter had another double-double with 31 assists and 21 digs.

Sophomore Kimberly Bailey and junior Rachelle Kruml added 14 digs and 11 digs, respectively, with Kruml's total a career best.

Southern Utah was led by 22 kills from Kylie Schofield and a double-double by Joanna Christenson with 53 assists and 14 digs.

Omaha outblocked the Thunderbirds, 15-8, the most blocks the Mavericks have had since 17 against Oakland on Oct. 6, 2012.

UNO came out sharp in the first set, outhitting SUU, .295 to .029. The Mavs never trailed, taking an early 7-2 lead with the help of kills from Schimmer, Wollak, Schmale and sophomore Diane Banderas and two service aces from Bailey. Southern Utah came within three at 11-8, but Omaha rattled off five straight points with two kills by sophomore Amy Taylor and another from Schimmer to make it 16-8. Four straight attack errors from SUU and a pair of Banderas kills later pushed the tally to 21-10, and UNO went on to take the set by a score of 25-14.

The second set saw Omaha start with a 7-3 lead, but the Thunderbirds put up 13-5 run to go up 16-12. UNO got back within two at 20-18, but SUU, aided by seven Schofield kills in the game, took it 25-22.

In the third set, UNO and SUU hit nearly identical to each other, with the Mavericks at a .281 clip to Southern Utah's .290. With three kills apiece from Schmale and Schimmer, as well as two blocks each from both Schmale and Schroedter, Omaha took the game-three win at 25-19. After breaking a 14-14 tie, the Mavericks went out to a 23-18 lead and punctuated it with kills from Baxter and Schimmer to go ahead two games to one.

SUU surged out to a 7-1 advantage in the fourth set and maintained its lead for the entire game. Alissa Youart accounted for six kills for the Thunderbirds, who evened the match at 2-2 with a 25-21 set win.

In the decisive fifth set, Southern Utah opened with a 3-0 lead, but two Schimmer kills kept it within one. Omaha tied it at 7-7 with back-to-back kills from Schmale and Wieser, and the game stalled twice more at 8-8 and 9-9. The Thunderbirds then went on a 4-0 surge with three straight kills from Christenson and Ann Clappier, prompting two Maverick timeouts. A Wollak kill made it 13-10 SUU, followed by another from Schofield to bring it to 14-10. Wollak put down one more kill – her last of five in the game – but Southern Utah had the last word, as an Annie Stradling kill gave the Thunderbirds the set at 15-11 and the match at 3-2.

MATCH #2 – BRADLEY 3, OMAHA 1
In the evening finale, Wollak achieved another double-double on 13 kills and 20 digs, along with three blocks. Baxter posted 23 assists and 13 digs, and Schimmer added 17 assists and 11 digs for the night. Bailey notched 11 digs, and Banderas put up a match-best six blocks.

Bradley was led by 13 kills and 14 digs from Alise Tuperitis, as well as 10 kills from Amy Angelos.

In the first set, Omaha rallied to tie it at 5-5 before Bradley strung together a 9-1 run to surge ahead, 14-6. A kill and an ace by Schmale coupled with a BU attack error put three points on the board for UNO, but the Braves managed to double the score at 22-11, prompting a Maverick timeout. Following the break, the two squads traded scores, but Bradley, hitting a blistering .458, took the first game by a score of 25-14.

UNO and BU hung together early in the second game, with the score knotting at 8-8. The Braves came back with a 4-0 run, but a block by Banderas and junior Jessy Schroedter and two aces from Baxter pulled Omaha within one. With a Baxter kill and a Schimmer/Schmale stop, the Mavericks then tied it at 15-15. The score knotted again at 22-22, and a Banderas kill plus another Schimmer/Schmale blog put UNO up 24-23. Bradley, however, capitalized on a Maverick attack error, and Angelos had a kill and a block to grab the second set, 26-24.

In the third set, Omaha tied it again early at 5-5 with a Schmale kill. The Mavs kept it close, trailing 11-10 after a Wollak kill and two BU attack errors, and kills by freshmen Nicki Carson and Kristy Wieser pushed the game to a 14-14 tie. UNO continued to chip away to a 21-21 tie, and the Mavericks went on to seize the third game, 25-23.

The fourth set proved tight again, with the Mavericks trailing just 7-6 before Bradley used a short 4-0 run to go up 11-6. Bradley held Omaha at bay the entire game, although UNO managed to come within two at 17-15. By 24-19, with Bradley on the verge of game point, the Mavs rallied for three straight points with kills from Schimmer and Schmale, as well as a Schimmer ace. BU closed with a kill from Tuperitis, though, taking the set at 25-21 and the match, 3-1.

“I felt against Bradley that we competed from the beginning to the end of the match,” head coach Rose Shires said. “The things that we were beaten on were things that Bradley did very well. It wasn't from a lack of effort. I think we played at a much higher level in this match, and this is the type of consistency that we need to see out of our team. If we can perform like this consistently, we can win some matches this season.”

Omaha returns to action next weekend, traveling to the Southeastern Louisiana Tournament, Sept. 13-14, in Hammond, La. The Mavericks take on Louisiana Tech and Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, followed by Stetson and Southern on Saturday. Links to live stats will be available on OMavs.com.