CHICAGO – The UIC volleyball team (3-4, 0-0 MVC) brought a balanced attack Friday night, sweeping Central Arkansas (2-5, 0-0 ASUN) in straight sets in the Flames' home opener at Credit Union 1 Arena.
Senior
Cleo Lorenzo paced the Flames with kills and a trio of service aces. Fellow senior
Beatrice Carulli had nine kills and two blocks., while freshman
Ana Petrides contributed eight kills and a team-high four blocks.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- Lorenzo notched her third consecutive double-digit kill performance, tallying 47 kills across her past 13 sets.
- After her nine-kill performance, Carulli leads the Flames with 64 kills in the season, ranking her 20th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
- Petrides is averaging 1.16 blocks per set, the fourth-best mark in the Valley.
- UIC's win over Central Arkansas marked the team's second sweep of the season, following a straight-sets victory against Radford on Sept. 5.
UP NEXT
The Flames return to Credit Union 1 Arena to finish out the weekend against Chicago State (0-5, 0-0 NEC) for a 6 p.m. (CT) first serve. Ticket information can be found
here and live stats will be available at
UICFlames.com.
Tomorrow is also UIC Campus Community Game, where UIC student organizations with the highest attendance will receive a pizza party.
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