Box scores
UIndy 3, Minnesota St.-Mankato 2
UIndy 3, St. Cloud State 0  (coming soon)

KENOSHA, Wis.- Now 12-0 on the season, the 13th-ranked University of Indianapolis volleyball team set a new program record for wins to start a season Friday at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational.  UIndy broke the old mark in the first of two matches on the day, a five-set thriller versus No. 15 Minnesota State, before going on to a three-set win versus St. Cloud State.


MATCH 1
The Greyhounds downed the talented Mavericks 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 20-25, and 16-14 in the record-breaking win. The Greyhounds surpassed their 1999 counterparts, who started their season 10-0 a decade ago.

The teams traded wins through the first four frames to force a fifth set, UIndy's first of the year.  The Greyhounds quickly went down 3-0 to start the deciding set, as Coach Jody Butera was forced to call a timeout.  Her women responded and went on the squeak out the 16-14 win to take the match.

Indianapolis is now 2-for-2 versus ranked teams this year, as it also defeated then-13th-ranked Truman State in straight sets back on Sep. 5.

Sophomore Kristina Hefferan bombed a personal-high 23 kills on 39 swings, good for a hefty .513 hitting percentage.  Freshman Kristina Kerrigan amased 16 kills and Cheneta Morrison had 56 assists.  Four Hounds recorded double-digits in digs, led by Kyleigh Turner and Lyndsay Callahan, who each had 20.


MATCH 2
UIndy hit a season-high .462 as a team in the efficient 25-10, 25-15, 25-20 win over St. Cloud.  Lyndsay Callahan recorded 11 kills and six digs while recording a .360 hitting percentage.

More stats to follow when available.

Play continues tomorrow at the eight-team event.  First at 1:30 pm EDT, UIndy faces Minnesota-Crookston in a rematch from an Aug. 28 meeting earlier this season.  The Hounds wrap up play with a 6:30 pm EDT match against Northwest Missouri State.

The GLVC opener awaits the Greyhounds upon their return to Indy.  The ladies host arch-rival Lewis on Friday, Sep. 18 at 7 p.m., a match that will be streamed live at athletics.uindy.edu.  Click here for more details.