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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – UIndy volleyball split its second day at the Concordia University Tournament, defeating Hillsdale College 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-21), and falling to No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (25-22, 25-14, 25-9).
 
UIndy volleyball earned its first win of the season, defeating Midwest Region foe Hillsdale College in straight sets in its first match at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn.
 
Hillsdale is a familiar opponent for the Greyhounds; the teams met each of the last four years in the regional tournament.
 
The Greyhounds opened the match by taking the first set, 25-20. Trailing 20-19, UIndy scored six straight points behind three Julia Watkins kills.

Hillsdale turned the momentum around in set two, racing out to a 6-0 lead. A Hailey Brown kill stopped the run, and the Greyhounds were able to climb back and tie the set, 13-13. Once again, UIndy found itself down 20-19, but went on a 6-2 run to finish off the Chargers in the second set, 25-22. The Greyhounds used two separate 4-0 runs in set three to find an advantage and win in an otherwise close match, 25-21.
 
Brown finished with 12 kills and six digs, while Watkins contributed 11 kills and an error-free match. Meghan Binkerd led the Greyhounds with 15 digs, and Kimberly Trojan had 12. UIndy hit .243 compared to .110 for Hillsdale, and had more kills (44 to 33), assists (41 to 30), and digs (47 to 38).
 
The second match of the night pitted the Greyhounds against six-time defending national champions and top-ranked Concordia-St. Paul. The Golden Bears proved to be a handful for the Greyhounds, winning 3-0, (25-22, 25-14, 22-9).
 
The first set started out in Concordia's favor, as they jumped to a 5-1 lead, but UIndy fought back to pull to a 9-9 draw. At 16-16, an attacking error by the Golden Bears gave the Hounds their one and only lead of the set, 17-16. However, CU showed its class by closing out the set, 25-21.
 
With the second set fairly even out of the gate, CU used five straight kills to open up a 12-4 lead en route to a 25-14 final. Likewise in the third set, the Golden Bears took little time to separate themselves on the scoreboard, finishing on a 15-3 run to take the set and match.
 
UIndy hit just .014 against CU. Hailey Brown led the team with 12 kills, also adding 11 digs. Trojan, Kenzie Bruggeman, and Arielle Knafel all contributed double digit digs. Binkerd finished with 21 assists.
 
Kayla Koenecke's 15 kills and 15 digs, along with Erienne Lauersdorf's 12 kills, paced the Golden Bears.
 
The No. 9 Greyhounds finished the Concordia University Tournament with a 1-3 mark against stout competition. They return to action next weekend in the Wisconsin-Parkside Tournament.