LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The UIndy volleyball team (11-4, 3-2 GLVC) ended its short road skid on Tuesday night, as the Greyhounds exploded offensively to hit .314 on their way to sweeping Bellarmine (12-5, 3-2 GLVC) in mid-week league action.
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Katie Furlong and
Taylor Jacquay combined for 28 kills from the outside, while
Alyssa Spears handed out 46 assists.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Greyhounds ran out to a big 18-10 advantage in the opening frame to force a Knights' timeout after three straight kills from Furlong. The junior outside hitter totaled seven kills in the first set, with Jacquay putting away six of her own.
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Gillian Santana scooped up seven digs in the first game, pacing the Greyhound back line.
Emma Jones and
Kyra Simmons kept up the heat at the net, combining for a pair of blocks between the first two sets. After trailing 5-1 to begin the second frame, UIndy would go on to win the set, 25-19, with four Greyhounds recording at least three kills.
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The third set started almost identical to its predecessor before a couple Bellarmine attack errors gave UIndy its first lead of the game. Kills by
Elizabeth Eads, along with Furlong and Jacquay, put the set and match out of reach at 22-18, but it was back-to-back putaways from Jones that sealed the Greyhound sweep.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Middles Eads and Simmons combined for 14 kills on .393 hitting in the sweep, with the latter totaling three blocks
-Furlong tallied 15 kills for the third match in the past four contests
-The trio of
MaKenna Barnhart,
Jena Davis and Santana scooped up a combined 33 digs, with each recording double figures
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MORE NOTES
It was the Greyhounds' first win at Bellarmine since October 24, 2015 … Bellarmine outside hitter Abbie Oetting recorded 15 kills on .583 hitting … all three conference wins for UIndy have been sweeps.
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UP NEXT
The Greyhounds have a big weekend ahead, as they host No. 6 Lewis on Friday evening at Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.
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