OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha volleyball continues Summit League play with a road match at Oral Roberts tomorrow, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla.
Links to live video and stats can be accessed on OMavs.com.
OPENING SERVE
• Omaha opens conference play with a 2-0 record and aims for a 3-0 start for the second-straight year.
• In both of the 3-1 wins over North Dakota and North Dakota State, the Mavericks rallied back from being down a set to take the next three.
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Sadie Limback is coming off a career-high 21 kills and a .405 hitting performance against NDSU. Two days earlier, she tallied 18 kills on .567 hitting.
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Anna Blaschko is on a streak of six-straight double-digit kills and six-straight matches of hitting .300 or better.
• The Mavericks are led by
Isabella Sade's 3.54 kills per set, which rank fifth in the league. Sade also boasts a league-best 0.60 aces per set, which rank 14th in the nation. Her 35 total service aces are fourth nationally.
• Claire Mounjoy's 4.45 digs per set rank fourth and her 267 total digs rank second among league members.
• Setter
Sami Clarkson has the second-most assists per set in the league with 10.84.
• As a team, Omaha is third nationally for team service aces with 119.
• Omaha looks to snap an 0-3 road skid this season.
• Oral Roberts leads the all-time series 8-7 over Omaha.
SCOUTING ORAL ROBERTS
The Golden Eagles are 4-12 overall and look for their first league win of the season after starting 0-2. Last weekend, Oral Roberts was handed a 3-1 loss at South Dakota, followed by a 3-0 loss to Denver at home on Sunday. They are led by CeCe Madison's 3.85 kills per set. Madison's mark ranks third in the league for the stat. Libero Sarah Thiessen ranks just behind Mounjoy in both digs and digs per set for the league. The libero tallies 4.17 digs per set and has 250 total digs this season.
Oral Roberts holds a one-game lead in the all-time series. Omaha will look to match it as well as its fourth-straight win over the Golden Eagles. In 2017, Omaha fell 3-0 at ORU, but followed up with a 3-0 win later in the season at home. The team went on to sweep the meetings against the Golden Eagles in 2018: 3-0 at home and 3-2 on the road.
The last time both teams faced off, Omaha won in five sets (26-24, 25-19, 16-25, 21-25, 15-8) behind the 16 kills on .577 hitting from Blaschko. Sade followed with 16 kills on .323 hitting. Both players also notched four blocks apiece.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Mavericks have a crucial road match this Friday, Oct. 4, at South Dakota. The teams are set to square off at 7 p.m. in Vermillion, S.D. Fans can check back on OMavs.com for all preview and link information to follow the match.
