YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The UIC volleyball team continued its winning ways Thursday evening with a 3-1 road win over Youngstown State. With the victory, UIC has now won three consecutive matches, and eight of its last nine contests, heading into Sunday's regular season finale.
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Paola Santiago had a team-high 19 kills to go along with 15 digs for her fifth consecutive double-double.
Martina Delucchi added 15 kills and six digs while
Becca Oldendorf returned to form with 14 kills and six assisted blocks Thursday evening.
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In a tightly contested first set, UIC overcame 10 tied scores and four lead changed to take the opening set by a 25-22 margin. The Penguins evened things up with a 25-18 victory in the second set before the Flames ran away with the final two sets, collecting 25-13 and 25-17 victories to improve to 16-11 on the year and 12-3 in Horizon League play.
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As a team, the Flames hit at a .421 attack percentage, the team's second-highest mark of the season.
Jaclyn Oblena led the way with a team-high 12 digs of the defensive end while sharing the team lead with
Sohila Wafeek with two aces in the match.
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UIC closes out the regular season on Friday, Nov. 12 at Robert Morris. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. (CT).
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News and Notes
- Freshman Salma Abdelhady had a career-high eight kills on an effective .389 hitting percentage in the match.
- UIC owned a 7.5-3.0 advantage in blocks and a slim 8-7 mark in aces.
- Wafeek dished out a match-high 48 assists in the match.
- Oldendorf tied her career high with 14 kills in her first extended run since Sept. 26 when she also recorded 14 kills in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
