MOBILE, Ala. - The University of Denver volleyball team (11-13, 6-4 SBC) outlasted the South Alabama Jaguars (11-14, 2-10 SBC) 3-2 (25-22, 25-16, 14-25, 16-25, 16-14) on the road in Jag Gym as senior Emmy Davidsmeyer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Alexis Ninos (Cypress, Texas) led the Pioneers for the second-straight match with 16 and 10 kills, respectively.

"It was a tale of two matches tonight," said head coach Beth Kuwata. "We played great volleyball in the first two sets and then just let them get the momentum back in the third and fourth set. Emmy really stepped up for us in the fifth set and her leadership was one of the keys to our win tonight."

To go along with her 16 kills, Davidsmeyer finished the night with nine blocks, tying her career-high, and also registering six digs.

Returning to the setter position for the Pioneers senior Clare Maxwell (Western Springs, Ill.) finished the night with 37 assists and is now just 22 away from becoming the all-time assists leader in DU volleyball history. Maxwell also finished with eight kills and a .316 hitting percentage to go along with ffive digs and three blocks.

Leading the way defensively was libero Kacie Wikierak (Crystal Lake, Ill.) as she finished with 17 digs to add to her four assists and three service aces.

Juliana Almeida led the scoring efforts for the Jaguars as she tallied 21 kills and a .386 hitting percentage, while Hristina Markova added 15 kills. Turning in an outstanding performance at the net was Lindsay Schwartz as she registered 11 blocks to compliment her seven kills,

Denver remains on the road, traveling to Denton, Texas to face North Texas in another SBC match-up on Monday, Oct. 26.

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