INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy volleyball team ended its home invitational on a high note Saturday evening, sweeping West Virginia State in the programs' third-ever meeting.

Maddie Lynch led the Greyhounds with nine kills, while senior middle Katilin Fasbender added eight on .467 hitting.

INS & OUTS
The Hounds dominated their opponent, leading the entire match and not allowing more than 17 points in any set. Senior Paige Parlanti scooped up 11 of her 20 digs in the opening frame, which accounted for nearly half of her total on the weekend.

Libero Macy Bruton finished just one dig short of her career-high mark set last night, tallying 15 in the sweep. Meanwhile, Makenzie Pflederer scooped up an additional 10 digs for the Hounds, whuile adding four kills and two blocks.

The UIndy defense was strong, limiting WVSU to 26 kills (.063 hitting percentage) over the course of three sets. Of the Yellow Jackets' 111 attack attempts, the Greyhounds kept the ball alive with 61 digs, turning defense into offense with 39 kills on only four more attempts. Lauren Gips accounted was in on nearly half of the team's blocks, finishing with five assisted stops. 

INSIDE THE BOX
- Rookie setter Carly Fonda dished out 29 assists in the win, while recording four of the team's nine service aces.
- Gips hit .412 on 17 total attempts, totaling seven kills against zero errors.
- Fasbender knocked down half of her kills in the second set.
- Lucia Brown tallied two of her own service aces; she, Bruton, and Allie Wuestenfeld each rank second on the team in the category in the early going behind Fonda.
- UIndy has swept WVSU each of its three meetings: in 2003 in Boca Raton, Fla., and in 2006 - right here in Ruth Lilly.

HOUND BYTES
Head Coach Haley Case on tonight's team performance...
"Pieces are finally coming together. We had a lot of different girls step up tonight, our middles had a great night and were connecting with our setters, so it was a great weekend overall. We learned a lot."

On yesterday's ranked win over No. 13 Concordia-St. Paul...
"It's a huge momentum builder. In preseason, we tell the girls we can be great, but until you play big teams, like Concordia-St. Paul and perform, you don't know. I said if you want to be a big dog, you have to play with the big dogs all the time. You can't choose the days you want to be on."

UP NEXT
UIndy has a quick turnaround on Tuesday at 6 p.m. for an in-region bout with Ursuline. It is Bingo Night in Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, with students gaining free entry with their UIndy ID.