Box score
INDIANAPOLIS- In its home opener versus Indiana Tech Tuesday night, the No. 13 University of Indianapolis volleyball team upped its record to 10-0 on the season, matching the program record for most wins to start the season. UIndy dropped the Lady Warriors in just over an hour with scores of 25-12, 25-10, and 25-15 at the Ruth Lilly Center.
The Greyhounds got out of the gate quickly by opening the match with four straight points. Tech pulled to within three at 13-10, but a 7-0 run from the home team put the set out of reach. UIndy had just one attack error in the frame to finish with a .400 team percentage.
Indianapolis hit nearly as well in the second, out-hitting the visitors by a hefty .391 to -.286 margin. The Warriors pulled ahead 4-1, but lengthy scoring droughts again did them in as UIndy managed runs of 10-0 and 10-2 to help boost the lead to 2-0.
Indiana Tech (4-6) looked to put up a fight in the final set as the teams traded points through the early going. After the score was locked at seven apiece, the Lady Warriors fought off a would-be Greyhound rally to stay within two at 13-11, but the Hounds proved too much as they rallied to win the race to 25, including scoring the final five points of the match.
Junior
Lyndsay Callahan, who tonight moved into 10th in school history in career digs, finished with nine kills and 11 digs,
Hannah Kelzer compiled a .583 hitting percentage on the way to seven finishes, while
Kyleigh Turner had a match-high 20 digs.
Other Greyhound notables included
Amber Lucas and
Kourtney Crawford. Lucas picked up her first collegiate kill on the way to three on the night while Crawford killed three balls on eight swings.
The Greyhounds put their spotless record on the line with four tough matches at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational this weekend, starting with 15th-ranked Minnesota State-Mankato Friday at 2:30 pm.
Note: This year's UIndy squad tied the 1999 incarnation by starting the season with 10 straight wins…The current-day squad has dropped just four of 34 sets played this season.
