vs. Parkside (12-6)
Friday // Oct. 16
10 a.m. ET // Hammond, Ind.
Watch | Live Stats
vs. Findlay (10-7)
Friday // Oct. 16
3 p.m. ET // Hammond, Ind.
Watch | Live Stats
The No. 22 University of Indianapolis travels up to Hammond, Ind. for the 18th Annual Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover Tournament on Oct. 16-17th. The two-day tournament features 37 teams representing the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC).
The Hounds enter the weekend as the GLVC's second seed, with Missouri St. Louis, undefeated in conference play, claiming the league's top seed. Indianapolis will open the weekend against the GLIAC's third seed in Parkside on Friday morning, before returning Friday afternoon to face Findlay. The Crimson and Grey's Saturday opponent will be decided after the conclusion of Friday's matches.
Indianapolis moved up to No. 22 after picking up their sixth win in GLVC play, sweeping Lewis on Saturday. UIndy boasts a 17-2 record with a 1.00 win-loss percentage. The squad remains undefeated at home, going 9-0 in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center for the program's best home start since the 2012 season.
The UIndy defense holds its opponents to a .156 hitting percentage, ranking second in the GLVC. Senior defensive specialist Macy Bruton ranks second in the league in digs/set, averaging 5.33 for the Hounds this season. The Crawfordsville, Ind. native recently entered the program's top 15 in career digs, scooping up 1,124 with nine games remaining in the regular season.
On the offensive side, outside hitter Maddie Lynch sits third in the league in kills/set, averaging 4.33, and points/per set, giving the Hounds 5.17 per set. The junior also ranks top 10 in the GLVC in three other categories, sitting second in blocks/ set, averaging 1.67, and eighth in attacks/set (9.33) and ninth in hitting percentage (.393.) Senior outside hitter Makenzie Pflederer made the jump to second in the conference in aces/ set, averaging one per set for the Hounds, putting her 13th in DII in the category.
vs. Parkside
Friday's match is the 44th meeting between the Hounds and the Rangers, with UIndy leading the series 26-17. UIndy looks to extend its win streak over Parkside to six, in the squads' first meeting since 2017, where the Hounds came out on top in the five-set match.
The Rangers' defense, led by libero Natalie Harris, holds their opponents to a .174 hitting percentage through their 18 matches. The senior leads her conference and ranks inside the top ten in Division II with 415 digs, while ranking fourth in DII in digs per set with an average of 5.68.
Sophomore outside hitter Avary Polavin leads the Parkside offense with 244 kills for the Rangers, averaging 3.59 K/S while hitting from a .206 clip.
The two squads have one similar opponent this season with both teams defeating the Lewis Flyers within a week of each other. Parkside traveled to Romeoville, Ill. where they left with a 3-1 victory after holding the Flyers to a .179 hitting percentage. Four days later, the Hounds swept the Flyers in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, holding them to an even lower .156 clip.
vs. Findlay
The Hounds meet the Oilers for the 17th time in a rematch of the 2025 Midwest Regional Semifinal, where UIndy earned its first win over Findlay since 2022, with a 3-1 victory in St. Louis. While the Crimson and Grey came out on top in the last meeting, the Oilers lead the all-time series 9-7. The squads have two similar opponents in the 2026 season, with both squads sweeping Ursuline and Cedarville.
Senior outside hitter Hannah Miller leads the floor for the Oilers, leading the team in kills and digs, averaging 4.52 kills per set while scooping up 3.35 digs per set. Miller was named the GMAC Women's Volleyball Athlete of the Week on Monday after posting a double-double with 18 kills and 13 digs in Findlay's reverse sweep over Ohio Dominican.
