EVANSVILLE, IN – The University of Indianapolis volleyball team traveled to Evansville on Tuesday night for a GLVC match up with the University of Southern Indiana.  The Screaming Eagles came out on top 3-0 in the crucial conference match.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds trailed by one midway thru the first set before 6-0 run from the Eagles put them ahead 17-10.  UIndy bounced back with a 6-2 run of their own including a pair of kills from Hannah Huppenbauer before USI scored six of the final eight points of the set to take a 25-18 victory.

USI led by five early in the second set until a 5-2 run from the Hounds pulled them within two.  Four of UIndy's five points came from Lauren Cullison kills.  The Eagles established a seven point lead at 17-10 but UIndy clawed back, eventually tying it at 21 after back-to-back kills from Cullison and Huppenbauer.  The Hounds fought off set point but USI snuck away with the 25-22 win.

The final frame was back and forth to start as neither team scored back-to-back points.  The Eagles utilized a 10-1 run to jump out to a 17-7 lead en route to the 25-13 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Grace Hegwood paced the Hounds with 11 kills and a pair of blocks.
- MaKenna Barnhart and Alex Equihua both recorded double digit kills with 19 and 14 respectively.
- Equihua led the offense with 23 assists on the night.
- USI recorded 18 blocks to UIndy's eight.

UP NEXT
The Hounds close out the week with their final road trip of the regular season.  UIndy takes on Missouri-St. Louis on Friday followed by Maryville on Saturday.