UIndy volleyball victorious on the court
By Staci Reafsnyder
Sports Editor
The women’s volleyball team (20-1, 11-0 GLVC) is ranked 20th in Division II and has won the past 17 matches straight.
On Oct. 6, the ‘Hounds defeated the University of Missouri-Rolla for another conference win. The team achieved a .350 season high hitting average and seniors Elizabeth Shuyler and Casey Chrzatwoski totaled 11 kills each for the game.
The ‘Hounds traveled to St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 5 and defeated University of Missouri-St. Louis in a conference match. Shuyler had a team-high hitting percentage of .320 with 11 kills.
The ‘Hounds defeated Quincy Universityconference opponent, 30-25, 30-27 and 32-30 on Oct. 4. Freshman Lyndsay Callahan reached a personal best of 25 digs.
“I feel that the entire team is playing together, which is the key reason we are so successful right now. Everyone has improved from last season and we have a strong freshman class,” said sophomore Kyleigh Turner.
On Sept. 29, the ‘Hounds defeated conference foe Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). The first set resulted in a 28-30 loss, but the ‘Hounds bounced back to win the three next sets 30-26, 30-21 and 30-18. SIUE was ranked 12th in the nation.
“We started off slow in the first game and then realized that Southern Illinois Edwardsville was going to get their kills,” said Chrzastowski. “It was a great game.”
Chrzastowski said UIndy volleyball teams in the past have had trouble defeating SIUE.
“SIUE scored the first eight points in the first game, and our team tried to play catch-up the whole game until the momentum changed to our favor, which carried over into the rest of the games,” said head coach Jody Butera. “They played their hearts out.”
The conference match on Sept. 27 against the University of Southern Indiana also resulted in a win for the ‘Hounds. The team set a new program-record win streak of 13 matches, and Callahan increased her team-high double-double performances this year to four, with 12 kills and 11 digs in the game.
“I am excited about the intensity that every game is going to bring from here out because everyone wants to beat us since we are so successful right now,” Turner said.
Results for the Indiana University-Southeast match were not available as of The Reflector press time.
The ‘Hounds play next on Oct. 12 against Rockhurst University in a conference match at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center beginning at 7 p.m.
