Box Score

ROCHESTER, Mich. - The UIC volleyball team (9-12, 3-3 HL) handed first-place Oakland (12-8, 4-1 HL) its first Horizon League loss of the season with a 3-0 sweep (25-21, 25-22, 25-17) Saturday afternoon. The Flames recorded their fourth sweep of the season and second in a row after Friday night's 3-0 win over Wright State.

UIC put down 45 kills on a .340 attack percentage and collected nine blocks against the Golden Grizzlies. The Flames hit at a .324 clip over the weekend and limited their opponents to a .173 attack percentage. UIC had 86 kills, 15 blocks and six aces in the pair of victories.

Junior Stephenee Yancy, who ranks fifth in the nation with 338 kills, extended her double-digit kill streak to 21 matches with a match-high 14 kills on 24 attempts for a .458 attack percentage. She had six kills on eight attempts in the first set and five on eight swings in the third set. Yancy also collected a match-high five blocks and owns 38 total blocks over her last seven contests.

Sophomore Kara Johnson had 13 kills on 28 attempts for her 17th double-digit performance. She put down four kills on nine attempts in the first set and six on 14 swings in the third set. Johnson also added eight digs on defense.

Redshirt freshman Nicole Johnson, who leads the nation with 936 assists, had 36 assists and three blocks. She had five blocks in six sets over the weekend.

Senior Molly McCoy had eight kills and a match-high 12 digs for the third double-digit dig effort of her career. McCoy and senior Sara Jo Sternard collected two blocks while sophomore Casey Harris had three blocks. Harris and Sternard had four kills apiece while Harris hit at a .571 clip.

Senior Maggie Strus compiled nine digs to increase her program-record career total to 1,554. Freshman Allie O'Reilly recorded two service aces and owns five aces over her last five matches.

UIC led 14-9 in the first set before Oakland came back to narrow the Flames' lead to 20-19. UIC responded with two Yancy kills, a kill by Kara Johnson and a dual block from Sternard and Nicole Johnson to go up 1-0.

Oakland's biggest lead of the match was at 11-5 in the second set before a 6-0 run with Kara Johnson serving allowed UIC to tie the score. The set was tied 15-15 but kills by Yancy, Kara Johnson and a Golden Grizzlies' attack error allowed the Flames to go up 18-15. UIC never relinquished its lead and Kara Johnson sealed the win with her third kill of the set.

UIC ran out to a 6-1 lead in the third set and Oakland could not rally back to tie the score. The Golden Grizzlies trimmed the Flames' lead to 14-13 before a 7-0 run with Nicole Johnson serving allowed UIC to pull away for good.

UIC seeks its third straight Horizon League victory Friday night (Oct. 17) when the Flames play at Valparaiso (17-3, 4-2 HL). First serve is set for 7 pm inside the ARC.