Volleyball battles back, falls short against Western Michigan

Thursday, September 3

Omaha, Neb.

6:30 p.m.

Omaha

1-2,0-0Summit League

Western Michigan

4-0,0-0MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Western Mich.	25	25	19	23	15	3
Omaha	14	20	25	25	12	2

Volleyball battles back, falls short against Western Michigan

Sep 3, 2026 | Volleyball

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OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha Volleyball put on a show in Baxter Arena on Thursday night with a five-set fight against Western Michigan.

The Broncos (4-0) won the first two sets 25-14 and 25-20, before the Mavericks (1-2) took the third set 25-19 and won the fourth set 25-23 to send the match to the fifth. Ultimately, WMU won the final set 15-12 to seal the match.

Sophomore Lara Marić (Brisbane, Australia) led the Mavericks with 17 kills for a new career-high. Freshman Dara Obeid (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) was right behind her with 16. Sophomore Faith Venable (Lincoln, Neb.) was the only other Mav in double digits with 14 kills.

Obeid also led the team in blocks for the second game in a row with two solo and seven assisted.

Omaha and WMU went point-for-point in the match with WMU tallying 61 kills to Omaha's 59 and the Mavericks' 10 total blocks to the Broncos' 11.

The Mavericks will be back for day two of their home tournament at 6 p.m. CT on Friday to play Louisiana Tech. Tickets are available at OmahaMavs.com/Tickets or by calling 402-554-MAVS.

The match will be streamed on the Summit League Network powered by MidCo Sports. Live stats will be available.

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