Follow the Matches
The Omaha volleyball team continues Summit League play with two matches vs. North Dakota on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 21-22 at Baxter Arena. First serve on Sunday is set for 2 p.m. while Monday's match begins at 1 p.m.
Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.
Socially-distanced single-game tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com, OMavs.com/MyMav or by phone at (402) 554-MAVS. Tickets must be purchased in advance, as walkup sales will not be permitted at Baxter Arena.
Quick Digs
- Omaha is 4-4 (3-3) on the season after a split last weekend at South Dakota.
- The Mavericks won a five-set battle over the Coyotes on Monday, snapping USD's 22-match Summit League regular season win streak.
- As a team, Omaha set a DI era program record and tied the NCAA single-match high with 17 aces in the victory.
- Claire Mountjoy is second in the Summit League with 4.69 digs per set.
- Sadie Limback ranks seventh in the conference with 3.09 kills per set and eighth with a .282 hitting percentage.
- Head coach Matt Buttermore is in his second season leading the Maverick program.
Scouting the North Dakota Fighting Hawks
- North Dakota is 2-4 (2-2 Summit League) on the year after getting swept vs. South Dakota on Feb. 7-8.
- Lexi Ahrens is posting 2.57 kills per set this season and is fourth in the Summit League with a .342 hitting percentage.
- Taylor Riedl is second on the team with 2.45 kills per set while Peyton Sewell is handing out 6.32 assists per set.
- As a team, the Fighting Hawks are hitting .153 on the season with 9.74 kills per set and 16.26 digs per set.
- Darian Chwialkowski leads the Summit League with 5.26 digs per set.
- Head coach Jeremiah Tiffin is in his second season at North Dakota and holds a 14-22 record with the Fighting Hawks.
All-Time Against North Dakota
Omaha holds a dominant advantage in the all-time series over the Fighting Hawks, 46-13. In their last meeting, the Mavericks swept UND on Oct. 26, 2019 in Grand Forks, N.D.
Omaha is a perfect 4-0 against UND since North Dakota joined the Summit League.
Looking Ahead
The Mavericks travel to Macomb, Ill., for two matches at Western Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 28 and Monday, March 1.
