HAMMOND, Ind. — UIndy defeated Wis.-Parkside 3-0 before falling to Findlay 3-0 to open the 2026 Midwest Region Crossover on Friday. The Greyhounds hit .375 with 49 kills in the win over Wis.-Parkside before recording 44 kills against Findlay.
UINDY 3, PARKSIDE 0
Against Parkside, UIndy won 25-11, 25-20 and 25-23. The Greyhounds used a six-point run to take a 10-2 lead in the first set and closed it with kills from
Maddie Berger and
Grace Portwood. UIndy led throughout the second set, with
Maddie Lynch's kill completing the 25-20 win. The Rangers led 20-17 in the third before kills from
Makenzie Pflederer and
Allison Jansen and an
Amaree Haralson ace helped UIndy tie the set at 20-20. Berger's kill put the Greyhounds ahead 23-22, and a Wis.-Parkside service error ended the match.
FINDLAY 3, UINDY 0
Findlay won the next included match 25-21, 25-23 and 25-23. UIndy cut Findlay's first-set lead to 22-21 on a Pflederer kill, but the Oilers scored the final three points. The Greyhounds moved ahead 22-21 in the second on a Berger kill and consecutive blocks before Findlay closed the set with two points after a 23-23 tie. UIndy led 11-7 in the third, but Findlay tied the set at 11-11 and moved ahead 22-20 after the teams played to a 20-20 tie.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Berger led the floor with a new season-high 12 kills against the Rangers, hitting from a .524 clip.
-Pflederer recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 kills while scooping up 10 digs in game one.Â
-Bruton led the floor in digs against the Oilers scooping up 13 in three sets.Â
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