INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy volleyball team (12-13, 5-6 GLVC) celebrated its seven seniors on Saturday afternoon, before falling in four sets to Missouri-St. Louis (19-5, 10-1 GLVC) inside Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.

Lauren Cullison was hot on the attack, finishing with 12 kills on .417 hitting from the right side, while MaKenna Barnhart recorded a match-high 25 digs.

Along with Barnhart, UIndy honored the following seniors: Elizabeth Eads, Alex Equihua, Hannah Huppenbauer, Emma Jones, Gillian Santana, and Kyra Simmons.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Similar to Friday night, both teams came out firing offensively in the first frame. UIndy  - led by Grace Hegwood's nine kills - attacked at a modest .282 clip in the opening set; however, five Tritons combined to hit .343 and pull away with a 25-21 victory.

After dropping the second set, the Greyhounds upped their game on the defensive end, allowing the offense to gain steam. The Crimson and Grey recorded a 72 percent sideout rate in the third, as four Hounds finished with four kills. Eads and Jones joined Cullison and Hegwood with four putaways in the set, with UIndy winning, 25-18.

The visitors responded in what proved to be the final frame, hitting .531 while only committing one attacking error. Cullison tallied eight of her 12 kills in the final set for the Hounds.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jones returned for her first match of the season, finishing with a line of eight kills (.316%), three digs, two blocks, and one assist. 
- Barnhart separated herself in the program's all-time digs race with her 25-spot on Saturday and now has 1,754 career scoops in her four years as the Greyhound libero.
- Huppenbauer was also one of five Hounds to record at least eight kills, hitting .300 and totaling four blocks against the Tritons.
- Lauren Peal made 11 scoops, while also contributing one of the team's seven service aces. Barnhart led the Hounds with three points off the serve.

HOUND BYTES
Head coach Jason Reed on the seniors...
"I love those guys. They've been through more than their fair share. I get emotional talking about them because they went through the COVID-19 stuff, they're all injured...they didn't get a fair shake. It sucks, and it's not fair, but through all of it they show up every day and work their butts off. I'm proud of them and we're gonna miss them. We know whatever they do in their next chapters, they're gonna crush and we look forward to celebrating them the rest of their lives.

UP NEXT
The Greyhounds wrap up the regular season with a single match next Saturday at Maryville. First serve in St. Louis is set for 4 p.m. ET.