KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior Taylor Jacquay posted eight kills on .333 hitting, but ultimately it was the No. 20 Rockhurst (23-6, 11-1 GLVC) attack that proved too much for the UIndy volleyball team (17-8, 8-4 GLVC) on Friday evening.
 
Four Greyhounds attacked at a minimum .333 clip with four kills, but the Hawks hit .301 as a team in the sweep.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After trading points in the early going, the Hawks pulled away to grab the one-set advantage on the heels of a 17-7 run to cap the frame.
 
A kill from Emma Jones midway through the second gave the Greyhounds a 14-10 lead to force a Hawks timeout, however, UIndy once again fell victim to a long Rockhurst run to close out the set. Hannah Huppenbauer secured a kill to make it 24-22, but it was too late for UIndy as the teams headed to the third.
 
A seven-point run to give the Greyhounds a 21-18 lead looked to hold before the Hawks ran off another series of points. Alyssa Spears tallied her fourth kills of the night to give UIndy set point, but Rockhurst matched the Greyhound effort before Karli Reichert scored three straight after a Jones' putaway to finish off the sweep.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Kyra Simmons joined her middle mate Huppenbauer with a team-high three blocks apiece.
-Rookie defensive specialist Gillian Santana scooped up a team-best 14 digs, the first time she recorded double figures since Oct. 25
-Jones recorded six kills on .357 hitting in two sets of action
-Senior setter Alyssa Spears handed out 30 assists and tallied nine digs
 
MORE NOTES
Four Rockhurst players recorded double-digit kills, with Reichert scoring 13 … it was the first time since Oct. 5 the Greyhound did not record at least one service ace … Friday's loss is the second straight defeat to Rockhurst after downing the Hawks a season ago in Ruth Lilly Fitness Center … UIndy holds the all-time advantage, 13-11.
 
MORE NOTES
The Greyhounds will once again look to rebound from a Friday road loss tomorrow afternoon at William Jewell. The Cardinals will host their senior day prior to first serve at 4 p.m. in Liberty, Mo.