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Isabella Sade
Mark Kuhlmann
0
Western Illinois WIU 1-15 (0-3)
3
Winner Omaha OMAHA 8-7 (3-0)
Western Illinois WIU
1-15 (0-3)
0
Final
3
Omaha OMAHA
8-7 (3-0)
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Illinois WIU 19 15 13 (0)
Omaha OMAHA 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Omaha Sweeps Western Illinois To Remain Undefeated in League Play

OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory in its Summit League home opener against the Western Illinois Leathernecks Friday night.

The Mavericks won in three sets (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) over the Leathernecks and improved to 8-7 overall with a perfect 3-0 mark in league play.

Leaders for Omaha
Isabella Sade finished with a match-high 11 kills on .643 hitting and four blocks. Sydney Case tallied 38 assists while defensively, Courtney Morehead and Claire Moutjoy recorded 11 and 10 digs apiece.

Notes
  • Omaha hit .402 as a team in the match which marks the second-highest hitting percentage this season.
  • Sade tallied her 10th match this season of double-digit kills.
  • The win over Western Illinois marked the second 3-0 sweep for the Mavericks this season with the last being against UTEP on Sept. 1 in the Omaha Challenge.
  • The Mavericks recorded more kills (43-21), assists (41-20), digs (35-25) and blocks (6-3) than WIU.
  • Omaha improves to 9-4 all-time against the Leathernecks.
Inside Set 1
The Mavericks jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead to open the match. Down 12-10, Omaha pulled together a 9-1 run that was capped off by a Claire Leonard kill which made it 19-13. Western Illinois cut the Mavericks' lead to three (20-17), but Omaha was able to maintain the cushion and close out the set 25-19 off a kill by Sade.

Inside Set 2
Western Illinois sparked a 4-0 run to lead 5-4 in the match, but six straight points by the Mavericks put them ahead 12-7. A kill by Sadie Limback concluded a 4-0 run that increased Omaha's lead to eight (16-8) in the match. From there, the Mavericks were able to take the second set off a 25-15 victory.

Inside Set 3
The big Omaha run came midway through the third frame as the Mavericks scored six straight and led 14-6. Another 5-0 spurt made it a 19-8 match off a kill by Leonard. In her debut, Alexa Blase recorded her first-career kill which sparked a 4-1 run to close and helped close out the sweep for the Mavericks.

Looking Ahead
The Mavericks return home this Sunday, Sept. 30, for a 1 p.m. showdown with Purdue Fort Wayne. The match will take place at Sapp Fieldhouse and live stream, stats, audio and links for ticket information can be accessed through OMavs.com.
 
 
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