Mavericks Fall To South Dakota In Home Finale

Sunday, November 4

Omaha, Neb.

1 p.m.

Omaha

15-11 (10-4)

South Dakota

17-9 (11-3)

Team	1	2	3	Final F
South Dakota	25	25	25	3
Omaha	23	20	16	0

Mackenzie Horkey (left), Abby Bergsten (center) and Gessica Gdowski (right) honored on Senior Day.

Mavericks Fall To South Dakota In Home Finale

Nov 4, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE

OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha dropped a three-set match to South Dakota in the final contest at home Sunday afternoon inside Baxter Arena.

The Mavericks fell 25-23, 25-20, 25-16 against the Coyotes and

Prior to the match, seniors Mackenzie Horkey, Abby Bergsten and Gessica Gdwoski were recognized alongside their friends and family.

Leaders for Omaha
Sadie Limback posted a double-double of 13 kills and 15 digs, while Anna Blaschko followed with 10 kills. Sydney Case had 35 assists while Claire Mountjoy recorded 21 digs.

Notes

Horkey played in her 100th career match.
Limback recorded her fifth double-double of the season and of her career.
With the loss, the overall series is now 58-20 in favor of Omaha.
South Dakota has claimed the No. 2 seed an a first-round bye in The Summit League Championship, while the Mavericks will be the No. 3 seed with a 10-4 league record.

Inside Set 1
Omaha jumped out to a five-point lead early in the set (8-3) and led by as many as six (14-8). The Coyotes, however, went on a 5-0 spurt and cut the Maverick lead to just one (15-14). Omaha scored three straight to lead 18-14, but could not retain the lead as the Coyotes tied the match at 19-all. Tied at 21-all, South Dakota outscored the Mavericks 4-2 down the final stretch to edge Omaha and take a 1-0 lead in the match.

Inside Set 2
Tied at 5-5 early on, South Dakota scored two points off a kill and an Omaha error to take a two-point lead. From there, Omaha never regained the lead and eventually fell into a six-point hole (19-13). The Mavericks were not able to recover, as the Coyotes cruised to a 25-20 victory in the second set.

Inside Set 3
The Mavericks fell into an 8-2 hole early in the third. The gap proved to be too much as the deficit increased to as many as 11 (17-6). Omaha rattled off four straight off three straight kills by Claire Leonard, but once again, the gap proved to be to monumental to overcome as the Coyotes defeated Omaha 25-16 to win in straight sets.

Looking Ahead
Omaha now sets its sights on two straight road matches to close out the regular season. The Mavericks take a trip to Macomb, Ill., at Western Illinois for a Tuesday, Nov. 6 matchup and follow up with a Sunday, Nov. 11 contest at Oral Roberts to conclude the regular season stretch. For more information on viewing live stream, stats and audio on road contests, visit OMavs.com.