Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Omaha volleyball team closed the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday at the Billiken Invitational, falling 3-0 (22-25, 14-25, 16-25) to host Saint Louis before defeating Murray State 3-2 (25-17, 19-25, 25-23, 17-25, 16-14) at Chaifetz Pavilion. The Mavericks, who snapped a seven-match losing streak, are now 3-11 on the season heading into Summit League play next weekend.

Over the day's two matches, Omaha outblocked its opponents a combined 24.0-6.0.

At the conclusion of UNO's final match, junior setter Sydney O'Shaughnessy was named to the Billiken Invitational All-Tournament Team.

MATCH 1 -- SAINT LOUIS 3, OMAHA 0
In the first match of the afternoon, sophomore outside hitter Kayla Torson tallied a team-best nine kills against Saint Louis, adding eight digs and three blocks.

O'Shaughnessy finished with 28 assists and another three blocks, and junior middle blocker Amanda Conlin posted four blocks with five kills. Defensively, freshman libero Ashley Smith led the way with 10 digs.

Saint Louis was led by 12 kills from Danielle Rygelski. The Billikens hit .241 to Omaha's .178, though the Mavericks held the advantage at the net, 7.0-3.0.

A back-and-forth opening game saw five ties and four lead changes. Stalled at 21-21, the Billikens capitalized on three Maverick errors to finish on a 4-1 run for a 25-22 tally. SLU then hit .667 with no attack errors in the second set en route to a 25-14 decision, followed by a 25-16 score in game three to complete the sweep.

MATCH 2 -- OMAHA 3, MURRAY STATE 2
Torson shined with a career performance in the second match of the day against Murray State, posting a career-high 22 kills with 13 digs and three blocks for her team-leading fifth double-double of the year. O'Shaughnessy also nabbed her fifth double-double with 43 assists, 11 digs, a career-high-tying six blocks and three service aces.

Conlin was dominant at the net, putting up a career-high 10 blocks alongside seven kills. Freshman middle hitter Daria Taylor joined her with season highs of seven blocks and five kills, and senior outside hitter Elise Brown had a career-best four blocks with nine kills of her own.

Conlin's effort helped Omaha outblock Murray State 17.0-3.0, which marked the Mavericks' highest blocking total since 19.0 vs. UT Pan American on Sept. 20, 2014.

Smith also notched a season-high 34 digs, while freshman setter Hannah Angeli had 14, and freshman defensive specialist Olivia Spanton had another 10.

In the first set, the Mavericks held a 7.0-2.0 advantage on the block. Trailing 11-10, three Torson kills and two Torson/Taylor stops spurred a 6-0 UNO run that made it 16-11 and was part of a closing 15-6 spurt that secured a 25-17 Omaha win.

Murray State went on to improve its team hitting from -.024 in the first set to .295 in the second. After breaking a 15-15 tie, the Racers used a 10-4 closing drive to take the second game 25-19, evening the match at 1-1.

In the third game, Torson registered seven kills to lead the Mavericks' offensive charge. Locked at 14-14, an O'Shaughnessy/Conlin block started a 5-0 run that gave Omaha a 19-14 advantage and prompted an MSU timeout. The Racers inched back within two at 23-21 before the Mavericks called for a timeout of their own. Out of the break, a Torson kill brought it to set point, but Murray State used a Scottie Ingram kill and a Maverick attack error to cut it to 24-23. Omaha, however, sealed it on the next play with a Torson kill for a 25-23 win and a 2-1 match lead.

The Racers then took the fourth set, 25-17, and put the match in a 2-2 deadlock to send it to a fifth set.

The deciding game included six ties up to 14-14. Omaha battled through with a kill by Brown, then capped it with an Angeli/Conlin block to give the Mavericks the set at 16-14 and the match at 3-2.

Omaha returns to action on Friday, Sept. 23, welcoming Fort Wayne to Baxter Arena at 7 p.m. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.