PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Omaha volleyball program defeated CSUN in five sets Saturday afternoon at the GCU Invite behind the 18 kills of Sadie Limback. 

Omaha improves to 7-6 overall while the Matadors fall to 4-7 this year. This marks the fifth five-set match for the Mavericks this season, as they edged CSUN (25-20, 25-14, 20-25, 25-27, 15-10). 

NOTES 
•    Omaha is now 2-3 in five-set matches. 
•    This marks the third-straight five-set match for the Mavericks. 
•    Limback's 18 kills tie her career-high for the third time. 
•    Claire Leonard and Anna Blaschko followed with double-digit kill performances, as they tallied 17 and 14, respectively. 

INSIDE SET ONE 
Omaha jumped out to a 5-2 lead early on in the opening set. CSUN was able to cut the Maverick lead to one (15-14) mid-way through the frame, but a 6-1 scoring run by Omaha helped them cruise to a 25-20 opening-set victory off a kill by Sade. 

INSIDE SET TWO 
CSUN led 7-6 early in the second set, but Omaha took control once again with a large, 7-0 run that increased its lead to 13-7. Another 6-1 Omaha spurt helped the team increase the gap over the Matadors, capped off by kills from Limback and Sade. From there, Omaha took a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-14 second-set win. 

INSIDE SET THREE 
The Matadors refused to waiver and opened the third set with a 6-1 run over Omaha. The Mavericks fought back and tied it at 10-all, but CSUN responded with three-straight points. Omaha was unable to re-gain the lead from there as the Matadors won 25-20 and got on the board to force a fourth set. 

INSIDE SET FOUR 
A barn-burner of a fourth set fell in favor of CSUN, 27-25. Both teams exchanged the lead until CSUN built a 23-19 lead on the Mavericks after back-to-back Omaha attack errors. With their backs against the wall, Omaha fought back and evened the score up at 23-all, courtesy of an Alexa Blase kill. CSUN, however, was able to edge Omaha and force a fifth set with the close win. 

INSIDE SET FIVE 
A close fifth set saw the score tied at 8-all. Out of the CSUN timeout, Omaha went on a blistering, 4-0 run and led 12-8 in the match. Despite a pair of Matador points, Omaha maintained the lead and clinched the match on a Blaschko kill and back-to-back service aces by Leonard. 

LOOKING AHEAD 
Omaha returns to action tonight for this second match of the day against host Grand Canyon at 9 p.m. (CST). For more information, visit OMavs.com.