ALLENDALE, Mich. – The third-seeded University of Indianapolis volleyball team picked-up the program’s first ever NCAA win on Thursday.  The Hounds defeated the sixth-seeded Hillsdale Chargers in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA DII Great Lakes Regional.  The event is being hosted Thursday through Saturday by top-seeded Grand Valley State at GSVU Fieldhouse in Allendale, Mich.

 

Game one remained close though the early going.  Just after a 15-15 score marked the seventh tie of the frame, the Hounds ran off four straight points to seize control.  At 22-19, UIndy remained three points up but the Chargers managed an 11-2 run to finish the game and go up 1-0.

 

The Greyhounds rebounded with a .340 team hitting percentage in game two and never trailed on their way to knotting the match at one apiece.  Senior Casey Chrzastowski accounted for a third of the Hounds points in the second by killing nine balls and adding a service ace.

 

UIndy controlled the third game as well.  The Hounds led by as many as nine points and went on to take the game 30-24.

 

Indianapolis put Hillsdale away in the fourth and final game, but the Hounds needed more than 30 points to do so.  A Kyleigh Turner ace gave UIndy a 29-26 edge and put the pressure on the Chargers.  Hillsdale delayed elimination by scoring three in a row.  The schools were even again at 30, but a Charger attack error and a Jessica Breeden kill sealed the Hounds’ first tournament win.

 

The match marked the first time this season that both the Greyhounds and their opponents amassed a team hitting percentage of over .290.  UIndy edged the Chargers .293-.291 in that department.

 

Three Hounds hit for at least a .350 clip and compiled double-digit kill totals.  Chrzastowski registered a .356 percentage with 20 kills, six digs and two aces.  Freshman Lyndsay Callahan recorded her team-leading 12th double-double with 19 kills and 19 digs.  Breeden completed the trio with 10 kills and team-highs in hitting percentage (.375) and blocks (3).

 

Setter Beth Robbins recorded 69 assists and 10 digs while Turner added 18 digs and two aces.  Alyssa Carlotta and Elizabeth Shuyler chipped in 14 and 10 kills, respectively.

 

In Friday's first semifinal, UIndy will face a familiar foe in Lewis University.  The GLVC East Division-rivals have already faced each other three times, with the road team winning every game.  Lewis has won the previous two meetings, including a sweep win in the conference tournament finals.  The match is scheduled to begin at 5 pm.  Click here at game time for GameTracker stats.