HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The UIndy volleyball team (3-1) finished its first weekend of action with a pair of victories at Coker College on Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds earned a four-set win against Emmanuel College before sweeping the host Cobras.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. Emmanuel
The Hounds attacked at a consistently efficient rate all match, with their hitting percentage ranging from .294 to .333. Katie Furlong led the team with a .525 attack rate with 23 kills, while adding 16 digs. The sophomore, who set a program record last night with 22 kills in the sweep of Converse, converted eight kills in the opening set.
 
UIndy and Emmanuel exchanged points in the second set until Olivia Martin capped a three-point rally with a service ace, her fourth of the season. The Greyhounds never trailed again, as Emily Ellis and Katie Voelz each tallied a kill to finish the set.
 
After the Lions snagged a victory in the third frame, the Hounds jumped to a 6-3 lead after back-to-back kills by Julia Kruzan. Emmanuel rattled off seven consecutive points to take a lead at 11-10, but Furlong recorded three kills in the Hounds' six-point run to grab the late advantage. Alyssa Spears fed Taylor Jacquay for her 11th kill to close to contest for the Greyhounds' victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED at Coker
The Greyhounds cruised through most of the first two sets, attacking at a .342 rate in the opening frame with Furlong and Ellis posting five kills and four kills, respectively. Kruzan recorded three kills in a row late in the set before Ellis finished it with consecutive terminations, as UIndy won 25-12.
 
The Hounds led 16-7 and 17-10, but the Cobras forced a late rally before UIndy closed it out with the 25-21 victory. Kruzan kept up her momentum from the first set, recording the first two kills of the second for the Greyhounds. Katie Voelz had two of her four kills in the second frame.
 
UIndy staged a comeback in final set after trailing 12-9. Jacquay and Ellis combined for five kills in the Hounds' seven-point rally to give them the lead before Voelz added two more kills late in the set. Once again, Jacquay finished the game with a kill, posting another 11-spot for the second straight match.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Voelz posted her first double-digit kill match of the season against Emmanuel, attacking at a .452 clip with 10 tallies.
 
Furlong and Jacquay each had a double-double against the Lions, with the latter adding 10 digs to her 11 kills. Furlong's 16 digs came after the Galena, Ill. native recording 15 against Anderson on Friday afternoon. Jacquay also hit a season-best .321 against the Cobras with her 11 kills, while adding seven digs.
 
Spears has proved to be a reliable force on the defensive end, adding 20 digs against Coker with 41 assists. The junior now has 148 dimes on the young season. The setter tallied 56 assists in the win over Emmanuel, a new career-high.
 
Freshman Hannah Huppenbauer posted her first career kill in the win over Coker.
 
HOUND BYTES
Head coach Jason Reed: "I'm proud of how we bounced back today after a close loss to Anderson yesterday. We showed some resolves this morning against a really strong Emmanuel group who I think will win a lot of matches this season.
 
"We're learning our system still and we're still improving. I have high expectations for this group and we will need to continue to get better the rest of the way. We're all hungry to get back to work and return home for some great competition next weekend at the UIndy Invitational."
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds welcome seven teams to Ruth Lilly Fitness Center and Nicoson Hall next weekend, with each playing four matches. UIndy will kick off its schedule with No. 17 Winona State at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
 
All matches will be streamed on GLVCSN.