By Ethan Wolbach
Coming off a decisive 3-0 sweep against South Dakota State, the Mavericks looked to pick up right where they left off over the weekend traveling north to play North Dakota and North Dakota State. The Mavericks dominated the weekend with back-to-back sweeps, outscoring their opponents 150 – 96. The pair of wins bumped the Mavericks into fourth place in the Summit League standings.
Omaha returned home Tuesday to face off against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles who sat tied for the sixth in the Summit League. Playing confidentially, the Mavericks started flaming hot and never looked back taking set one 25-14. Strong net play by Isabella Sade and Alexa Blase were key points for the Mavericks in set one.
In set number two, the Mavericks continued their strong attack behind the hand of Sadie Limback, tallying 5 of the Mavericks’ first 9 points in the set. Two 4-0 runs for the Mavericks quickly put the Golden Eagles in a hole they struggled to find their way out of the rest of the match. In the end, Omaha took set two in dominant fashion 25-15.
Looking to finish the match, the Mavericks jumped out to an early 10-3 lead in set three. However, the Golden Eagles continued to battle until a 4-0 run by Omaha put the Mavericks within two points of ending the match. Back to back kills by Isabella Sade put the Golden Eagles away by a score of 25-16.
Sophomore’s Sadie Limback and Alexa Blase tallied 11 kills in the match, with junior Isabella Sade matching pace with 11 kills of her own. Omaha’s strong net play and unrelenting attack proved to be too much for the Golden Eagles as the Mavericks extended their win streak to four games.
Looking ahead, the Mavericks face off against the first-place South Dakota Coyotes on Friday at Baxter Arena. South Dakota is undefeated in Summit League play however, the Mavericks played a tough match back on October 4th with the Coyotes, in a match that went five sets. Friday’s match is slated to begin at 7 p.m. and can be heard on Mavradio.fm as well as a live stream on omavs.com.
