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INDIANAPOLIS – Behind a match-high 14 kills from Kelsey Hoefer and five total blocks from Kortni Wright and Bethany Fogler, the IUPUI volleyball team picked up its fourth consecutive win downing Georgia State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 26-24), Saturday afternoon in its first of two matches on Day 2 of the IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational.

The win improved IUPUI’s record to 5-1, while the Panthers fell to 1-4.

The first set was tight throughout with 11 ties occurring between the start and the 13-13 mark. A Kaitlyn Hickey kill and an Ellyn Jones ace placed IUPUI on top by two, 15-13, but Georgia State continued to keep the set close drawing within a point at 16-15. A kill by Wright and a couple Panthers attack errors finally gave the Jaguars some separation at 23-18, but Georgia State would come back within two points courtesy of a three-point surge at 23-21. From that point, IUPUI went to Hoefer who recorded back-to-back kills to finish off a 25-21 opening-set win.

Georgia State bounced back from the first-set loss and took a comfortable lead at 19-14 as its serving got the Jaguars offense out of system. Trailing by three, 22-19, IUPUI used two Moriah Fair kills and a block by Kelly Wachtel and Wright to close within one, 22-21, before three straight kills from Hoefer and a kill by Fair capped off a six-point run to secure a 25-22 come-from-behind win.

Out of the break, Georgia State again jumped out to an early six-point lead before the Jags slowly fought back to even the score at 19. The Panthers recaptured the lead at 23-21, but a kill by Hoefer was followed by two Hickey kills giving the Jags match point at 24-23. Following a Georgia State sideout, Hoefer gave the Jags another match point opportunity with a kill. An attack error by GSU finished off a 26-24 IUPUI win.

Defensively, Hickey led IUPUI with a career-high 19 digs.

IUPUI returns to action at 7 p.m. when it goes for the IUPUI Hampton Inn Tournament title against Ball State.