USD volleyball downs Omaha for second straight sweep

OMAHA, Neb. (USD) – The South Dakota volleyball team picked up its second straight road sweep with a 3-0 win over Omaha Saturday afternoon at Baxter Arena.

The Coyotes featured a balanced attack with five players putting away six or more kills, led by

10. Of the five Yotes, four had a .300 or better hitting percentage.

put away eight kills on 15 swings for a .467 clip.

The Coyotes team .282 hitting percentage was the second highest swing rate of the season, and the 43 kills were the second most in a three-set match.

Medeck had a team-high 16 digs for her second straight double-double, while

dished out 33 assists to go along with three kills and five digs.

The Coyotes held the Mavericks to a .100 hitting percentage across the three sets and to a .000 hitting percentage in set two.

It was all Mavs to start with a 5-1 lead, with the lone Coyote point coming from an Omaha error, but the Yotes found their footing to tie the set at 10-10 after a 5-1 run. South Dakota continued to build momentum with a 7-2 run to take a 17-13 lead. Omaha responded to tie the set at 22, but a big block from

was the first of three straight points to take set one 25-22.

Nelson got the Yotes started in set two with a kill to kick off a three-point run and the Yotes would hold the lead wire-to-wire across the second and third sets. Bode put away four kills on an errorless seven swings, while Nelson and Medeck had three kills each to pace the Yotes in set two. USD put together four separate 3-0 runs in the set, while holding Omaha to just two 3-0 runs to take set two 25-18.

The Coyotes dominated set three with a .314 hitting percentage to Omaha's .044 swing rate. Loschen put away five kills on nine swings and was followed by

and Medeck who had four each. The trio combined for 13 kills on 25 swings with just two errors.

A Zachariasen kill and ace sandwiched a Loschen kill, as USD was the first to 15 and led by seven. The Coyotes cruised in the back half of the set and won the set 25-13 to seal the 3-0 match victory.

The Coyotes move to 9-5 on the season, 2-1 in Summit League and 4-1 on the road.

South Dakota returns to the Sanford Coyote Sports Center next week for a pair of matches starting on Thursday against Oral Roberts at 7 p.m.