INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI volleyball will play its first home game of the season on Monday (Feb. 8) as the Jags host Purdue Fort Wayne at 6 p.m. The Jags and Mastodons will also play on Tuesday (Feb. 9) to finish up the series.
Both games in the series will be streamed on ESPN+. In accordance with the Horizon League's guidelines, fans will not be allowed to attend.
Monday, Feb. 8
vs Purdue Fort Wayne // 6 p.m. // watch // live stats
Tuesday, Feb. 9
vs Purdue Fort Wayne // 6 p.m. // watch // live stats
ABOUT THE JAGS
IUPUI is looking for its first win of the season after dropping four road matches to start the year. The Jags are returning from a trip to Green Bay that saw the Phoenix take both matches, 3-0.
Freshman
Maddie Haines leads IUPUI with 3.25 kills per set and 39 total kills. Sophomore
Allie Pogue is second on the team at 2.67 kills per set.
Emily Alan leads all Jaguars with a .409 hitting percentage and is averaging 2.08 kills per set from the middle.
The offense is guided by
Darragh Dixon who is averaging 8.58 assists per set.
On defense, the Jags have averaged 13.73 digs per set, to just 13.07 per set for their opponents. Senior
Rhiannon Schuenemann is tops on the team with 4.29 digs per set and three other Jags are averaging more than two per set.
SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE
Purdue Fort Wayne comes in to the match at 2-2 with two-straight wins over Youngstown State in its last two games.
Katie Crowe leads a Mastodon offense that is averaging 14.31 kills per set as Crowe sits at 4.15 kills per set and is hitting .304 on the year. Madelyn Wurster is second on the team at 3.00 kills per set.
The Mastodons average 17.23 kills per set and are led by Rachael Crucis, who is averaging 5.31 per set.
ALL TIME SERIES
The Jags will meet Purdue Fort Wayne as Horizon League foes for the first time this season but the two teams met regularly as members of the Summit League. Overall, Purdue Fort Wayne leads the series 27-23 but IUPUI has won the last two and eight of the last ten. The Jags are 15-7 against Purdue Fort Wayne in the Jungle and have won seven-straight at home.
