Sabre women's volleyball finishes with split at Raider Invite

Marian University women’s volleyball (4-4, 0-0 NACC) closed out the Raider Invite with a sweep against Dominican and a five-set defeat against Loras.

VS. DOMINICAN (W, 3-0, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16)

Marian opened the second day with a resounding victory over NACC foe Dominican.
The Sabres opened the match with an 8-4 advantage and pulled ahead with five straight points.
Dominican opened the second set with a slim 3-2 before the Sabres scored seven straight.
Marian was able to finish the set with four straight points.
The third set was a little tighter as the Stars only trailed 19-16.
The Sabres closed out the match quickly, however, scoring six straight points.

VS. LORAS (L, 3-2, 25-18, 17-25, 25-12, 11-25, 17-15)

After already leading 9-7, Loras was able to pull away with a run of 6-1.
Marian was able to trim its deficit down to four at 20-16 but the Duhawks scored the next four points to seal the win.
Marian jumped ahead 8-2 to start the second set and led for the remainder of the set.
The Sabres had an 8-1 run later in the set to help even the sets at 1-1.
The third set was all Duhawks as Loras jumped out in front 19-5 to easily take a 2-1 lead in the sets.
The roles reversed in the force as Marian dominated leading by as many as 14 points to force a fifth set.
The Duhawks used an 8-2 run to build the first sizeable lead of the fifth at 11-6.
Marian responded scoring seven of the next eight points to lead 13-12.
Loras managed to retake the lead only for the Sabres to turn the Duahwks away on a pair of match-point chances.
The third time proved to be the charm, however, as the Duhawks sealed the win at 17-15.

VS. DOMINICAN

Marian had a 43-14 edge in kills and 47-29 advantage for digs.
Marian hit .311 in the match marking the first time since 2023 Marian has had multiple matches with a .300 attack percentage.
The Sabres also had a 9-3 advantage for service aces.
This is the first time Marian has had multiple matches with a .300 or better hitting percentage since 2023.
It was the third sweep of the season for Marian.
Marian is now 9-18 all-time against Domincian with wins in two of the last three matches.

VS. LORAS

Loras finished with a 54-44 edge in kills and a 73-66 advantage in digs.
The Sabres held an advantage in service aces once again at 11-9.
Marian is 1-2 in five-set matches this season.
Marian is 2-8 all-time against Loras with this being the first meeting since 2021.

	Khloe Walling had 13 kills and hit .667 in the win over Dominican.
	Kaylie Engebose finished with 21 assists, 17 digs, and five service aces against Loras.
	Evyn Mascareñas had 27 digs on the day with 17 coming against Loras.