OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha volleyball program sets its focus on The Summit League Championship presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare.
The No. 4 seeded Mavericks begin with a 4 p.m. (CST) matchup against No. 5 North Dakota State Friday, Nov. 22, at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colo.
OPENING SERVE
• Omaha takes on the Bison for the third-straight year in The Summit League Championship quarterfinal.
• The Mavericks aim to stop a two-match skid to the Bison, who have ended the Mavericks' season in the opening round the past two years.
• This will be the third-straight tournament appearance for the Mavericks and the fourth-overall in The Summit League.
• For the second-straight year, Omaha swept the Bison during the regular season.
• Omaha has never been the No. 4 seed at The Summit League Championship before.
• The Mavericks rank in the top-two in seven different statistical categories and lead the league in three.
• Omaha ranks eighth in the nation for assists (1,472), ninth in kills (1,567) and 10th in service aces (194).
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Anna Blaschko leads the league in hitting percentage at .396, while
Isabella Sade leads the team with 3.55 kills per set, which ranks fourth overall in the league.
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Sadie Limback ranks fifth in the league at 3.48 kills per set behind Sade, and is on a streak of 16 consecutive matches of double-digit kills.
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Sami Clarkson's recent 48 assists and 12 digs gives the freshman nine double-doubles this season.
• Clarkson also ranks second in the league with 11.41 assists per set.
• The winner of the conference tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
• The Mavericks are looking for their first Summit League Tournament Championship in program history.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The winner of the opening-round match takes on No. 1 seed South Dakota Saturday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. (CST) in the semifinal. The championship match of the tournament is slated for Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. (CST).
