INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy volleyball team hosted Illinois-Springfield on Saturday afternoon for the Greyhounds' final home match of the 2017 season. The team celebrated its three seniors, Teigan Flaws, Kailey Kleinert, and Alexis Waugh, but dropped the contest in three sets to the visiting Prairie Stars. The Greyhounds are now 12-17 on the season and 7-9 within conference action.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams played well in the opening set before Illinois-Springfield won, 25-22. The visitors attacked at a .333 clip, while the Greyhounds hit just .234. Anna Fehribach had five kills in the frame for UIndy, followed by Lauren Koopman's four. The senior Waugh had 10 of her 17 assists in the set, as the team assisted on each of the 16 kills. The Prairie Stars defense played a major factor in the game, totaling two-and-a-half blocks and 20 digs.
 
The second set didn't bode well for the Greyhounds, hitting -.024 as a team. Koopman, along with Katie Furlong and Rachel Irbe, had a pair of kills, while the former added a solo stop to her stat line. UIndy scored nine of 11 points near the end of the frame, but it was too late before Illinois-Springfield took a 2-0 set lead with the 25-20 victory.
 
There were seven ties and five lead changes in the third set, but the Prairie Stars held onto the big lead they gained to finish the sweep, 25-22. Irbe had five of her seven kills in the frame en route to hitting .385 in the two sets she saw action in. Jordyn Barrette and Waugh each dished out five assists, while the senior also recorded two digs and a service ace.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The senior duo of Flaws (6) and Kleinert (4) combined for 10 kills and .347 attacking on the afternoon. Kleinert has now recorded four kills in consecutive matches after not totaling that many since September 29 at Quincy. Flaws has hit .333 or better in three straight matches now, recorded 28 kills.
 
Waugh's 17 assists adds to her season total of 585, which is just 42 away from her career-best of 627 that she recorded her sophomore season at Hillsdale. Her season percentage of 5.68 dimes per set is currently second in her career.
 
The eight kills by Koopman is a career-high in a single match. She tallied six kills twice in her career, both this season – at Kentucky State and against Missouri-St. Louis.
 
UP NEXT
The home schedule has come to an end for the Greyhounds in 2017, but the team will travel to Southern Indiana on Tuesday before finishing the regular season at No. 4 Lewis next Saturday. As always, both contests will be streamed on GLVCSN.com.