OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha concluded the weekend with one win and one loss. The Mavericks battled it out with South Dakota on Thursday night, dropping the match in a close five-sets. They came back out on Saturday with a sweep against South Dakota State. Omaha is home for one more match before hitting the road. They take on Kansas City Tuesday night at 7 p.m. They travel to Macomb to take on Western Illinois on Thursday at 7 p.m. and then head to St. Paul to take on St. Thomas on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Quick Hits
• Omaha went 1-1 on the week with a loss to South Dakota and a win against South Dakota State.
• Omaha had a team total of 106 digs in their match against South Dakota, with Centeno leading the way with 31 digs (career-high).
•The Mavericks held South Dakota State to a -.041 hitting percentage.
• Buss had a team high 16 kills against South Dakota and added nine in the South Dakota State match.
• Marshall tallied 13 blocks between the two matches.
• Limback notched a double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs against South Dakota. She led the team in kills with 13 against South Dakota State.
• McCormick ended the week with 17 kills, 18 digs and three aces.
• Clarkson made a statement with 44 assists, 10 digs, four aces and four kills in the South Dakota match.
Scouting the Kansas City Roos
The Roos are 15-5 overall and 6-2 in league play heading into the week. Kansas City has won its last three matches in three sets. They took down Oral Roberts, Western Illinois and St. Thomas.
Roos to Watch
• Melanie Brecka- Leads the team in kills (270), and put up 19 kills and 18 digs against Western Illinois to tallie her 10th double-double of the season.
• Alli Schomers- Leads the team in assists (834). She put up 41 assists in the win over Western. She ranks first in the league for assists with an average of 10.97 assists per set.
• Maddie Renn- Leads the team in digs (354) and ranks first in the league with 4.66 digs per set.
Scouting the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks
Western Illinois has dropped its last four games, most recently to Kansas City and Oral Roberts. The Leathernecks are 3-17 on the season overall and 2-7 in conference play.
Leathernecks to Watch
• Brittany Wolf- The freshman outside led the team over the weekend with 15 kills against Kansas City and 11 against Oral Roberts.
• Maggie Craker- Posted a career high 31 assits and 18 digs in the match vs. Kansas City marking her fourth double-double of the season.
• Karli Wenzel- Led the team with tallying 21 digs against Kansas City and 17 against Oral Roberts. She also added four aces.
Scouting the St. Thomas Tommies
St. Thomas held a home series against Oral Roberts and Kansas City dropping both games 0-3. They are now 2-17 overall and 1-8 in the Summit League.
Tommies to Watch
• Lauren Galvin- Leads the team in kills (192) and aces (22) on the season. She tallied 10 kills in their match against Oral Roberts.
• Grace Anetipa- Runs the offense with 241 assits on the season. She put up 61 assists against North Dakota.
• Carrie Rutledge- Leads the team in digs (184) and averages 3.02 digs per set on the season.
