Steve Woltmann

Box Score

Oakland Oak 5-4,5-4 Horizon

UIC UIC 8-1,8-1 Horizon

Oakland Oak

5-4,5-4 Horizon

Final

Mar. 01, 2021

UIC UIC

8-1,8-1 Horizon

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Oak	19	27	22	22	(1)
UIC UIC	25	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 3/1/2021 9:50:00 PM | Jenn Zoellick

Flames Take Down Oakland 3-1 in Series Opener

Paola Santiago nearly joins the 20-20 club with 19 kills and 19 digs

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CHICAGO – The UIC volleyball team (8-1, 8-1 HL) picked up its fifth-straight win at home on Monday evening, taking care of Horizon League foe Oakland (5-4, 5-4 HL) in four sets (25-19, 25-27, 25-22, 25-22) in the series opener between the two teams. Paola Santiago turned in her third double-double of the season and nearly joined the 20-20 club, matching her career-high 19 kills to go with a team-high 19 digs.

Set One Highlights

UIC jumped ahead 13-7 in set one and never looked back. The Golden Grizzlies were able to pull within four, 16-12, before a 3-0 run for the Flames created more distance, 19-12.
A Sohila Wafeek service ace and an Oakland attack error helped UIC get to set point, 24-17.
The Golden Grizzlies tried to make a late campaign with back-to-back aces, but a Becca Oldendorf and Alexandria Hicks block would end it, 25-19.

Set Two Highlights

The Flames once again built an early lead, 13-8. After an Oakland timeout, the Golden Grizzlies took five of the next seven to reduce the lead to two, 15-13.
Hicks put down a kill, 16-13, but an Oakland kill and a UIC error followed, putting the visitors one away, 16-15.
After a Flames timeout, UIC pushed back ahead, taking five of the next six, 21-16.
Oakland turned the tables, scoring seven of the next eight to tie the set at 22.
The two teams fought for the two-point advantage, with Oakland eventually putting away back-to-back points on a kill and a UIC error to complete the comeback, 27-25.

Set Three Highlights

UIC closed a 17-13 gap and took over the lead in set three after a 6-0 run, 19-17. Martina Delucchi and Zahria Woodard put up a block in the run, while the Flames also collected kills from Woodard and Santiago.
The two teams traded points through the next nine scores, leaving UIC with a 23-22 advantage.
Terminations from Mikala Henderson and Zahria Woodard finished out the set with a win for the Flames, 25-22.

Set Four Highlights

Set four was a close battle at the start, until the Flames were able to break a 15-15 tie with a Hicks kill, a pair of Morgan Kull aces and an Oakland attack error, 19-15.
The Golden Grizzlies ended UIC's run with a kill, which Santiago immediately responded to, 20-16.
Three Oakland kills and a Flames miscue tied the set at 20.
Still tied at 22, UIC polished off the Golden Grizzlies with kills from Hicks and Santiago, as well as a Santiago – Woodard block, 25-22.

Facts & Figures

Martina Delucchi turned in a career-high 15 kills and was near a double-double with nine digs.
Alexandria Hicks was also in double figures for the Flames with 10 kills.
Becca Oldendorf finished with eight kills, while Zahria Woodard finished with six. Woodard also put down a team-high three blocks.
Jaclyn Oblena recorded 16 in the libero position.
Sohila Wafeek and Morgan Kull shared the setter role, with Kull handing out 25 assists while Wafeek dished out 31.
The Flames hit .222 (64k-25e-176a) as a squad, compared to .205 (55k-22e-161a) for the Golden Grizzlies.
UIC tallied more assists, 62-52, but Oakland held the advantage in digs, 77-73. Both teams made an even six blocks.