MUNCIE, Ind. – The UIndy volleyball team played its sole preseason exhibition on Friday evening at Worthen Arena on the campus of Ball State University, and came out of it with some positives despite the loss to the NCAA Division I program.
 
The Cardinals swept the Greyhounds, but the visitors failed to quit after scoring just 11 points in the first set. UIndy grabbed 17 tallies in the second and third frames, but could not overcome Ball State's .425 hitting percentage and six service aces.
 
Katie Furlong paced the Greyhound attack with nine kills, while also recording three digs. Lauren Koopman and Anna Fehribach each hit .333 in the match with three kills apiece, while transfer Emily Ellis contributed five kills in her Greyhound debut with a solo block.
 
Freshman Alex Equihua led UIndy with seven digs, while liberoes Jena Davis and Olivia Martin had four and three, respectively. Alyssa Spears pulled sole setting duty after splitting time a season ago, and dished out 25 dimes among the 28 Greyhound kills.
 
UIndy begins its regular season under sixth-year head coach Jason Reed next weekend in South Carolina. The Hounds will play Converse in the opener on Friday at 9 a.m. in Florence, S.C.