WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. - The UIndy women's volleyball defeated Maryville, 3-1, to advance to the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship Tournament. The last time the Greyhounds won a match in the tournament was in 2019 against Drury in the quarterfinals.
Sophia Parlanti had a monster game against the Saints, setting a new career high of 26 kills. Hitting .442, the senior also picked up two block assists and six digs.
INS & OUTS
The Hounds were the underdogs going into the match as the No. 7 seed in the tournament against No. 2 seeded Saints. UIndy overpowered Maryville starting from the very first set. Despite losing the second frame, the Greyhounds held the Saints to only .180 hitting.
The Hound secured the win on a 6-1 run.
Madeline Lynch had three kills during this run and
Allie Wuestenfeld earned the game winning point off a service ace.
Lynch was also the second Greyhound to reach double-digit kills during the match, finishing with 12.
Claire Morris earned a double-double and hit a career high during the contest. Dishing out 46 assists and 14 digs, Morris surpassed 2,500 career assists.
Ellie Spang acted as the Libero for the Greyhounds; she grabbed 23 digs against the Saints.
Lauren Peal also had 14 digs during the game and had a team-high four aces.
INSIDE THE BOX
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Kayla Guthrie came off the Greyhound bench and had eight kills during the match.
- UIndy finished with seven total blocks and held Maryville to only one.
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Kelsey McKenney led the team in blocks with five block assists.
- Wuestenfeld was the fourth Hound to reach double-digit digs with 12.
MORE NOTES
The all-time series between the two teams is now, 14-2, in favor of UIndy ... Ella Brinkman led the Saints offense with 12 kills and Taylor Hasbrook led the defense with 24 digs.
HOUND BYTES
From head coach Jason Reed on today's win...
"The team played great today and we've been talking about getting hot. Consistency has been a challenge - but with every big team we take out, our confidence grows. Our best is pretty tough and I'll stand by the statement that teams don't want to play us right now. We believe."
UP NEXT
UIndy will take on either Lewis or Missouri-St. Louis tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. ET in the semifinals.
