INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy volleyball team dropped a four-set contest to Southern Indiana on Saturday afternoon from Ruth Lilly Fitness Center. The loss sends the Greyhounds to 12-11 on the season and 7-4 in GLVC matches.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIndy held the visitors to .121 hitting in the first set, but the Greyhounds committed 12 attacking errors themselves in the loss. Five players had at least two kills, including Rachel Irbe with four. UIndy led 22-19 late in the frame after Teigan Flaws' second kill of the set, but the Screaming Eagles went on a 6-1 run to finish the opener with a win.
 
The Greyhounds cleaned up their play for the second set, hitting .263 as a team, led by Anna Fehribach (.455) and Flaws (.600). UIndy trailed 11-5 after a Southern Indiana 7-1 run early in the frame, but Katie Furlong recorded back-to-back kills to keep the Greyhounds in it. The teams traded points for most of the set thereafter, but Fehribach capped a run to give the home team a lead at 23-22. Julia Kruzan was timely with her lone kill of the set, as it gave the Greyhounds the 25-23 victory.
 
The teams exchanged rallies for the first half of the third set, but the Greyhounds were unable to keep up after a 6-0 USI run to trail 15-10. A kill by Flaws put UIndy within three, but the teams went back and forth with points until Southern Indiana would win, 25-21.
 
The Greyhounds had seven attacking errors in the fourth frame, and were unable to keep up with the Screaming Eagles, as they trailed the entirety of it. Southern Indiana gained the early advantage at 5-2 that would turn into a 17-10 deficit for the home team. UIndy attempted the comeback, fueled by solo blocks by Kailey Kleinert and Katie Voelz en route to a five-point run, but the deficit loomed too large for the Greyhounds as they lost the finale, 25-21.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Flaws led the Greyhounds with 13 kills and .478 hitting on the afternoon, the third time the senior has recorded double-digit kills this season. The 13 successful attacks is also a UIndy career-high mark for Flaws.
 
Olivia Martin had 25 digs in the loss to place herself third all-time in the category by a rookie in program history. It is the second straight match Martin has recorded double-digit digs.
 
Fehribach had 11 kills for two consecutive matches, increasing her season total of double-digit kills to 13. The sophomore has now surpassed the 200-mark in the category after posting 144 a year ago as a freshman.
 
Alyssa Spears (24) and Alexis Waugh (21) each dished out more than 20 assists for the second straight match. Spears has now tallied 20 or more digs in nine matches, while Waugh has done so 14 times.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will travel to Cedarville, Ohio this coming Tuesday against in-region Cedarville. The Yellow Jackets are 14-11 on the season with a 10-2 mark in G-MAC competition.