Hammond, Ind.— The University of Indianapolis Greyhounds went 1-1 on Friday to open the Midwest Regional Crossover.

The tournament, hosted at the Hammond Sportsplex, featured 34 teams from the GMAC, GLIAC, and GLVC. The Hounds started off their tournament play with a 3-0 sweep over the Michigan Tech Huskies before falling 3-2 in a five-set thriller against #25 Findlay. Senior Paige Parlanti once again recorded game-high kills for the Hounds in both matches.

UIndy 3, Michigan Tech 0
The Hounds took control of the match early in set one with an 11-2 run to lift them to a 16-5 lead over the Huskies. Freshman Carly Fonda recorded seven of her 11 first-set assists during the run by the Hounds. Ultimately, it was back-to-back attacking errors by Michigan Tech that gave UIndy the first set, 14-25.

The Hounds continued their control of the match with a 13-25 second set capped with kills from Fasbender and Fonda.  The teams traded points most of the third set, but the Hounds prevailed, scoring six straight to end the match.

The Hounds hit for .335 on the match, outperforming the Huskies with 12 more kills on 13 fewer total attempts. Makenzie Pflederer tied Parlanti with a game-high 11 kills for the Hounds. Three UIndy players hit .500 or higher: Caitlin Blomberg (.500), Riley Laine (.556) and Kaitlin Fasbender (.667) to aid the Greyhound offense. The Hounds racked up eight service aces against the Huskies, with Fonda contributing a career-high five aces for UIndy.

The Greyhound defense scooped up 49 digs, highlighted by a game-high 17 for Parlanti, with an additional 13 from Macy Bruton.

UIndy 2, #25 Findlay 3

UIndy dropped its second match of the day to the top-25-ranked Findlay.

The Hounds gained momentum in the match, winning sets two and three 25-15 and 25-11, after dropping the opening two sets. Pflederer recorded three straight Aces to give the Hounds a 10-point lead in set three. Lauren Gips recorded two of her six blocks in the match, immediately following to give UIndy a 24-12 lead. Parlanti secured the set for the Hounds with a kill off a Fonda assist. Berger recorded three consecutive kills to start an 8-0 run for the Hounds in the third set, and Allie Wuestenfeld secured an ace to give UIndy set four and equalize the match.
The two squads traded off points for the majority of the final set, but the Hounds could not overcome the Oilers' 7-3 run in the middle of the set to fall 12-15 to Findlay.

Seven Hounds recorded at least one ace, with UIndy recording 13 compared to Findlay's four on the match.

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The Greyhounds return to action tomorrow for day two of the Midwest Regional Crossover.