KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Looking to bounce back from three straight losses, the UIndy volleyball team ran into Rockhurst on Saturday afternoon, who had won six of its last seven matches. Anna Fehribach kept up her team-leading pace on the attack, but the Hawks – who have been receiving votes in the AVCA top 25 all season – maintained consistent play throughout the contest to sweep the Greyhounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIndy jumped out to a 9-5 lead, thanks in part to a pair of kills from Teigan Flaws and Julia Kruzan. They Greyhounds held the advantage at 12-8, but the Hawks used an 8-0 run to claim the lead, in which they would never relinquish. A Fehribach kill pushed UIndy to within three late in the opening set, but it was too late for the visitors as it would lose, 25-17.
 
The second frame began similarly to the first set as the Greyhounds grew an 8-4 lead out of the gate. Fehribach had three kills in the first eight points, but Rockhurst pushed ahead to 12-11. Kruzan tied it with a kill, but another run from the host Hawks put it out of reach for the Greyhounds. Rockhurst earned 13 of the final 19 rallies to take a 2-0 set advantage.
 
The teams traded points until midway through the third set. UIndy failed to string points together until it was too late, as a kill by Rachel Irbe and a trio of Rockhurst errors gave the Greyhounds a point in four of six rallies. The Hawks, however, would earn the final two points to win in a sweep, 25-19.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Fehribach had 11 kills on the afternoon, now reaching double-digits for the fourth time in five matches after totaling nine last night. The sophomore has reached double-digit kills 14 times this season.
 
Katie Voelz led the Greyhounds with a .286 hitting percentage among those who recorded at least five kills. It is the 10th time this season the junior has attacked at such a clip with a minimum of five kills.
 
Jena Davis has now reached double-digit digs for the fourth time this season, and the third contest in a row. The sophomore also dished out one helper in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The loss moves UIndy to 12-14 on the season and 7-6 in conference action. The Greyhounds will have a chance to redeem themselves this coming Tuesday from Ruth Lilly Fitness Center against Bellarmine. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.