OMAHA, Neb. – The Mavericks ended the weekend with a three-set sweep against South Dakota State. Rylee Marshall recorded eight blocks and Sadie Limback had 13 kills leading the Mavericks to the win.
The Mavericks improve to 10-8 overall and 7-1 in the Summit League.
How It Happened
- Omaha opened the game with a kill from Mariah Buss and an ace from Sami Clarkson. South Dakota State responded with a couple kills and aces to tie the game up early. Back-to-back kills from Shayla McCormick and an added one from Sadie Limback started the run for the Mavericks. Omaha went on a 13-point run that wasn’t stopped until the score reached 22-8. A kill by Marshall and two kills from McKenna Ruch secured the first set for the Mavericks, 25-8.
- Set two started with back and forth points between the Mavericks and the Jackrabbits. A big kill by McCormick put the Mavericks in a two-point lead at 10-8. A couple of service aces from South Dakota State brought them back in the game tying it 11-11. Ruch, Limback, and Buss all added kills to push Omaha to keep the lead. After three errors from the Jackrabbits, Omaha took the lead 21-16. The Mavericks only allowed South Dakota State to earn two more points in the set. Mavericks took the second set 25-18.
- The Mavericks fell to an early 5-3 deficit in the third set. They came back to snag the lead 10-8 after back-to-back kills from Limback. Three service errors in a row, two from South Dakota State and one from Omaha, pushed the score to 13-10 Omaha. Limback, McCormick and Buss all notched kills to put the Mavericks up 18-11. The Jackrabbits fought back bringing the score to 21-18 with the Mavericks still leading. The match ended with two kills Limback and a big block from Marshall and Limback. The Mavericks win set three 25-18 and take the match 3-0.
Inside the Box
- Limback notched 13 kills and added eight digs.
- Marshall totaled eight blocks.
- Clarkson recorded 32 assists, and added eight digs and six total blocks.
- Buss tallied nine kills while hitting a .444 percent.
- McCormick added eight kills, eight digs, and three aces.
- Jaiden Centeno and Claire Mountjoy had 12 digs each.
Up Next
Omaha takes on Kansas City on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m., at Baxter Arena before going on the road. They travel to Macomb to take on Western Illinois on Thursday, Oct. 21 and to St. Paul to take on St. Thomas on Saturday, Oct. 23.
