INDIANAPOLIS — For the first time in over 40 years, the University of Indianapolis women's volleyball squad went a perfect 11-0 in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center after capping off their home schedule with sweeps over William Jewell and Rockhurst.
In the weekend's marquee matchup, UIndy, which ranks second in the Midwest region's NPI rankings, defeated the region's No.4 Rockhurst Hawks in three sets, snapping the Hawks' six-game win streak. With Saturday's win, Indianapolis has beaten Rockhurst, Lewis and UMSL for the first time since 2011.
UINDY 3, WILLIAM JEWELL 0
The Greyhounds defeated William Jewell 25-14, 25-15, 25-18 while hitting .430 with 47 kills and seven attack errors. UIndy turned a 12-10 first-set lead into a 21-11 advantage behind kills from
Makenzie Pflederer,
Maddie Lynch and
Maddie Berger, along with a
Macy Bruton service ace. Pflederer's ace ended the set.
In the second, Pflederer's kill began a 6-0 run that gave UIndy a 16-8 lead. The Greyhounds then answered an 8-7 deficit in the third by scoring five of the next six points and later moved ahead 23-16 with kills by
Grace Portwood, Lynch and
Shelby Emich. Pflederer finished the 25-18 set with a kill from Emich.
UINDY 3, ROCKHURST 0
Against Rockhurst, UIndy won 25-22, 25-20, 25-17, hitting .336 with 48 kills while holding Rockhurst to a .144 hitting percentage. The opening set was tied at 8-8 before the Greyhounds moved ahead and later scored six straight points with Bruton serving to take a 17-9 lead. Rockhurst cut the margin to 23-21, but Lynch's kill from Fonda completed the set.
Rockhurst led 14-11 in the second set before UIndy tied it at 15-15 on a Pflederer block and kill. Berger put the Greyhounds ahead 20-19 with a kill and later combined with
Riley Laine on a block for a 23-19 advantage. Lynch closed the set with a kill. UIndy then built an 8-4 lead in the third and scored four straight points with Pflederer serving to make it 12-4 before consecutive Rockhurst attack errors ended the match.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Holding the Cardinals to a .123 hitting percentage and the Hawks to a.144 clip the Hounds have now recorded 15 matches holding their opponents to less than a .150 hitting percentage.
-Lynch led the floor in the win over Rockhurst, recording 16 kills on 28 attempts.
-Berger tied her career-high 13 kills in the sweep against the Hawks hitting from a .542 clip.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds travel to Bolivar, Mo., to face Southwest Baptist on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 4 p.m.
