The Dayton volleyball team looked sharp in their first home tournament of the season this past weekend, as the Flyers won all three of their games and won the Dayton Flyer Volleyball Invitational.

In their first game Friday, the Flyers upended Big Ten power Northwestern 3-2 (27-29, 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13). Sophomore middleblocker Lindsay Fletemier led the team with 21 kills on the evening, while senior setter Erin Schroeder had 59 assists and 17 digs.

Saturday afternoon, the Flyers defeated previously unbeaten Towson 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-17). Sophomore middleblocker Becky Novacek led the team with 14 kills, while Fletemier and senior middleblocker Bethany Akerhielm each had 10. Towson dropped to 5-1 following the loss.

To cap off the tournament, the Flyers hosted Cleveland State Saturday evening. Dayton took the match 3-2 in five sets (21-25, 25-13, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10). Fletemier led the team with 19 kills, while Schroeder provided 45 assists on the night.

The Flyers put three players on the All-Tournament team, including Schroeder and Fletemier, while Akerhielm took home the Dayton Flyer Invitational MVP Award.

The Flyers are receiving votes in the CBS College Sports Network/AVCA Top 25 poll, where the Flyers have been vote recipients or ranked each week since August of last year.

The team will start preparation for the Comcast Lady Vol Classic in Knoxville, Tenn. next weekend before coming home for the Dayton Flyer Classic.

At the Comcast Lady Vol Classic, the team will face Illinois and Gardner-Webb on Friday, and then will go up against the hosting Tennessee Lady Vols on Sunday, Sept. 14.

The team raised its record to 4-2 after the three wins this weekend, and will be looking for more Friday in their matchup against Big Ten foe Illinois.