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Sami Clarkson
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Sami Clarkson and two other Mavericks posted double-doubles in the win vs. WIU.
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Western Ill. WIU 1-12,0-2 Summit League
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Winner Omaha UNO 5-7,2-0 Summit League
Western Ill. WIU
1-12,0-2 Summit League
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Final
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Omaha UNO
5-7,2-0 Summit League
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Ill. WIU 25 12 12 (0)
Omaha UNO 27 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Mavericks Down Leathernecks, 3-0

OMAHA, Neb. - The Mavericks finished the opening weekend of league action 2-0 with a sweep vs. Western Illinois. Sadie Limback, Sami Clarkson, and Shayla McCormick posted a double-doubles in the 3-0 win over the Leathernecks.

With the win, Omaha improves to 5-7 overall and 2-0 in the Summit League.

How It Happened
  • The first set went back and forth ending in favor of the Mavericks, 27-25. It saw 17 ties and 11 lead changes as both teams struggled to find momentum. Sadie Limback recorded three straight kills giving Omaha an earl 3-2 edge. Later in the set, Rylee Marshall and Marriah Buss made it a 21-19 Omaha lead recording kills in a 3-0 run. McCormick and Buss tallied the final kills of the set capturing a 27-25 win.
  • The Mavericks took control of the second set with five straight points to start it off. Limback sparked the run with a kill out of the gates, while four straight errors from the Leathernecks completed the run. Buss sparked a 9-2 run midway through with a kill. Marshall and Limback recorded multiple kills in the stretch opening Omaha's lead to 20-9. Lakyn Graves and Buss put the set away with back-to-back kills. Omaha won 25-12.
  • WIU jumped out to a 6-4 lead early in the third set, but Buss recorded two kills in a 3-0 run to give the Mavericks a 7-6 lead. The Leathernecks took two more leads before a Limback kill sparked a 5-0 Omaha run. Marshall kept the momentum in Omaha's favor with a kill beginning another 4-0 run for the Mavericks. Omaha closed the match with eight straight points. Five of those points were on kills from McCormick. 
Inside the Box Score
  • Limback led the Mavericks with 17 kills. She completed the double-double with 10 digs. Limback tallied Omaha's two service aces in the match.
  • McCormick posted her first career double-double with a new season-high of 10 kills. She added 11 digs and four blocks.
  • Sami Clarkson finished with 45 of Omaha's 47 assists. She added 17 digs for a double-double.
  • Buss finished hitting .455 with 11 kills.
  • Jaiden Centeno led with 17 digs, while Claire Mountjoy added 10.

Up Next
The Mavericks host Denver on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 12 p.m. in Baxter Arena.
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