Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio - The UIC volleyball team (8-12, 2-3 HL) picked up its second Horizon League victory of the season Friday night with a 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-14, 25-18) over Wright State (3-15, 0-4 HL). The Flames collected their third sweep of the season and have won five straight meetings with the Raiders, who were held to a .161 attack percentage.

The Flames hit .307 as a team, which is their third highest attack percentage of the season. UIC also had 41 kills, four service aces and six blocks. The Raiders were limited to 29 kills, the lowest by a UIC opponent this season.

Senior Sara Jo Sternard put down a match-high 12 kills on 21 attempts for a stellar .476 attack percentage. She had five kills on eight attempts in the first set and four on seven swings in the final frame.

Sternard collected her eighth double-digit effort of the season and first since Sept. 16 at Northern Illinois. She owns 941 career kills and needs 59 more to become the 16th member of UIC's 1,000 Kills Club.

Junior Stephenee Yancy, who ranks fifth in the nation with 324 kills, extended her double-digit kill streak to 20 matches with 10 kills on 19 attempts for a .316 attack percentage. Yancy used a big third set to extend her streak as she put down six kills on eight attempts. She also collected a match-high five blocks and owns 33 total blocks over her last six contests.

Redshirt freshman Nicole Johnson, who leads the nation with 900 assists, had 32 assists, eight digs, four kills and two blocks in an all-around solid performance. Johnson's four kills came on five attempts for a strong .800 attack percentage.

Senior Maggie Strus compiled 12 digs for her 13th consecutive double-digit effort. She set UIC's digs program record last weekend and increased her career total to 1,545. Strus also recorded her first ace since the win over Indiana on Sept. 12.

Sophomore Kara Johnson contributed seven kills, seven digs and two aces while senior Molly McCoy added six kills. Freshman Allie O'Reilly had six digs and an ace on defense.

The first set was the most tightly contested as it featured eight ties and three lead changes. Megan Hopkins' kill put the Raiders up 9-8 but it was their final lead of the contest. Long service runs by Kara and Nicole Johnson allowed the Flames to take a 21-16 lead. Nicole Johnson ended the set at 25-22 with her second kill of the frame.

UIC hit at a .500 clip with 12 kills on 22 attempts in a quick 25-14 second set victory. The Flames then held WSU to nine kills in the final set while hitting .353 as a team in a commanding 25-18 win.

UIC looks to even up its conference record Saturday (Oct. 11) when the Flames play at Oakland (12-7, 4-0 HL). The Golden Grizzlies remained perfect in Horizon League play with a four-set home victory over Valparaiso on Friday.