INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy women's volleyball team fell to Maryville, 3-1, on Friday night. The Greyhounds
Despite the outcome, senior
Sophia Parlanti hit a career milestone during the matchup. Parlanti set a new career high in kills with 25. Her previous career high of 24, was set earlier this season against
William Jewell.
INS & OUTS
The energy in Ruth Lilly was electric during the contest. The
UIndy football team packed the stands to help create this atmosphere. The Greyhounds picked up on this and downed the Saints, 25-12, in the second set.
UIndy started off the second frame on an uncontested 11-point run. Parlanti picked up six of her 11 set kills during the run. Freshman
Madeline Lynch and sophomore
Riley Laine each grabbed three kills during the set.
The Greyhounds hit .314 during the second set and held Maryville to only .044.
Redshirt junior
Claire Morris finished with 43 assists during the game. Morris also grabbed seven digs and two kills.
On defense, sophomore libero
Ellie Spang led the team in digs with 26. Fellow sophomore
Allie Wuestenfeld, set a career-high of her own during the game. The Joliet, Ill. native had 16 digs, surpassing her previous career high by four.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Lynch and Laine each grabbed nine kills during the game. Lynch finished with .304 hitting.
- Freshman
Mia Moser picked up a dig during the second set, notably against her mom, who is the head coach for the Saints.
- UIndy secured five aces against Maryville; Laine led the team with two.
- Both teams had 81 digs during the contest.
- The Saints out-performed the Greyounds in blocks with seven. The Hounds were held to three.
MORE NOTES
UIndy continues to lead Maryville, 13-2, in the all-time series ... The Saints offense had three players finish with 13 kills - Emma Hoing, Hanna Dressing, Ella Brinkmann.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds return to Ruth tomorrow to face Missouri S&T to cap their three-game homestead. The GLVC matchup is slated for 3 p.m.
