BOLIVAR, Mo. - The UIndy volleyball team defeated Southwest Baptist on the road to close the open weekend of GLVC play. The Greyhounds increase their win streak to 11.
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Senior
Sophia Parlanti picked up 18 kills in the four-set affair hitting .255. On defense
Ellie Spang tabbed 20 digs and one ace.
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INS & OUTS
The Hounds came out strong in the first set downing the Bearcats 25-16. UIndy hit .379 during the set and held SBU to 0.079. The Greyhounds totaled 14 kills in the set and only committed three errors.
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The set included a five-point run to end the set, three of which were caused by attack errors by the Bearcats.
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Despite dropping the second set, the Hounds stayed energized. In the fourth set, UIndy grabbed eight straight points, which propelled them to victory. Sophomore
Riley Laine had four aces during the run, a team-high.
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INSIDE THE BOX
- Redshirt junior
Claire Morris picked up 40 assists during the match as the sole setter for the Greyhounds.
- UIndy compiled 10 total blocks, and freshman
Kelsey McKenney had six block assists. Sophomore
Maddie Berger was the only Hound to have solo blocks, tabbing two.
- Sophomore
Macy Bruton and Morris grabbed some defensive stats of their own with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.
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MORE NOTES
The Greyhounds remain undefeated against Southwest Baptist with a record of 6-0 ... for the Bearcats Ella Radmaker led the team in kills with 17.
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UP NEXT
UIndy welcomes William Jewell and Rockhust to Indianapolis next weekend. The Greyhounds will play WJC first on Friday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Rockhurst will face the Hounds the following day at 3 p.m. Both contest will take place inside the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center.
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