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Woodard
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Ball St. BSU 2-6,0-0 MAC
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Winner UIC UIC 7-3,0-0 MVC
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2-6,0-0 MAC
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Final
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UIC UIC
7-3,0-0 MVC
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Set Scores
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Ball St. BSU 24 25 19 23 (1)
UIC UIC 26 23 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Flames Pull Away from Ball State for 3-1 Victory

UIC finishes Dayton Invitational with 2-1 record

DAYTON, Ohio (Sept. 9, 2023) – Tied at one through the first two sets, the UIC volleyball team pulled away in sets three and four to defeat Ball State 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23) in Day Two of the Dayton Invitational. With the victory the Flames move to 7-3 on the season and finish the Dayton Invitational with a 2-1 record. COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH JUSTIN INGRAM

"I thought Ayat Amin, Becca Oldendorf and Martina Delucchi were exceptional on the offensive side. The three of them recorded most of our kills today and hit for high clips throughout the match. We feel good about our outcome against a traditionally competitive MAC program in Ball State and we look forward to what is next." FIRST SET (UIC, 26-24)
  • After Ball State took the early 7-3 lead, UIC scored seven of the next 10 points to tie the set at 10.
  • The Flames took their first lead of the match off a kill by Martina Delucchi (La Plata, Argentina/San Cayetano) to give UIC the 11-10 advantage.
  • Tied at 12, the two programs traded 15 of the next 18 points. Delucchi led the way with four kills over that span.
  • Down 22-21, two kills by Ayat Amin (Cairo, Egypt/Al Waha International School) gave UIC the 23-21 lead.
  • After Ball State tied the match at 24, kills by Amin and Delucchi gave the Flames the 26-24 set victory 
SECOND SET (Ball State, 25-23)
  • The Flames jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead off back-to-back aces by Celimar Hoyos (Caguas, Puerto Rico/Archbishop McCarthy) and a kill from Becca Oldendorf (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township).
  • Up 4-2, the Flames scored six of the next seven points to increase its lead to 10-3. Amin had two kills and Delucchi recorded a kill and a service ace over the six point run.
  • After the Cardinals went on a 15-4 run of their own, Ball State took the 18-14 lead.
  • Following a UIC timeout, the Flames scored three points in a row and six of the next seven points in a row to retake the 20-19 lead.
  • Down 23-20, UIC scored three in a row to tie the set at 23. However Ball State scored the next two points to take the second set. 
THIRD SET (UIC, 25-19)
  • Trailing 4-2 early, the Flames went on a 4-0 run to take the 6-4 lead.
  • Up 7-5, UIC scored five of the next seven points to jump to a 12-7 lead.
  • Midway through the set, the Flames capitalized on three Cardinals errors to increase their lead to 19-12.
  • The Flames won the set on a block by Woodard and Delucchi.
FOURTH SET (UIC, 25-23)
  • UIC jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead off a Ball State attack error, a Oldendorf ace and back-to-back kills by Cleo Lorenzo (Belo Horizonte, Brazil).
  • Tied at 11 midway through the set, the Flames scored three points in a row off kills by Amin and Lorenzo and a block from Oldendorf and Delucchi.
  • Down 23-22, Amin hit a kill to tie up the score. The sophomore outside hitter finished the morning with 18 kills, the most in the match.
  • The Flames would win the match off back-to-back kills by Oldendof and Delucchi.
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Three Flames finished the match with ten or more kills (Amin: 18, Delucchi: 17, Olendorf: 15).
  • UIC tied a season-high with eight service aces in the match. Delucchi and Hoyos tied for the team-lead with three aces each.
  • The Flames finished the match with 56 assists, their third-most in a match this season. It is the team's second match in a row with 55 assists or more.
  • Francesca Venturini (Bergamo, Italy/Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi) had a team-high 38 assists, while Sohila Wafeek (Cairo, Egypt/Al Gomhorya Language School) added eight assists.
  • Oldendorf led the match in both hitting percentage (.667) and blocks (7.0)
  • Jaclyn Oblena (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) tallied 17 digs, her third-most in a match this season. 
UP NEXT
 
The Flames are off until Wednesday when they take on Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The 7 p.m. contest will stream on BTN+. The match against the Wildcats starts a three-match road trip against Chicagoland opponents for the Flames. UIC will also travel to Loyola on Friday (12 p.m.) and DePaul Saturday (6 p.m.) for nonconference competitions.
 
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