INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI volleyball will close out its season on Monday (March 22) with a double header against UIC. The matches against the Flames will begin at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and be streamed on ESPN+.
MONDAY, March 22
IUPUI Jaguars (0-10 Horizon) vs UIC Flames (11-2, 11-1 Horizon)
3 p.m. ET //
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7 p.m. ET //
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IUPUI continues to be led by
Allie Pogue on offense as the sophomore has 2.71 kills per set. Pogue has finished with double-digit kills in three of the last five matches and has had no fewer than seven kills during the five-match streak. Pogue has also tallied at least nine digs in three of the last four matches.
With IUPUI shorthanded,
Rhiannon Schuenemann has ditched the libero jersey and started swinging. The lone senior on the roster had a career-high nine kills against Robert Morris on March 15 and followed that up with a six kill performance in the second match against the Colonials.
Youth has been prevalent on IUPUI's roster this year as seven of the nine Jaguars who have played this season are freshmen or sophomores.
Maddie Haines is second on the team in kills per set (2.18) and
Millai Madison (1.82) is third on the team in kills per set.
Emily Alan has also been a strong contributor for the IUPUI offense with 1.79 kills per set.
The offense has been guided by transfer setter
Darragh Dixon. Dixon leads the team with 8.50 assists per set.
IUPUI has relied on the entire lineup on the defensive end as five different Jaguars have more than two digs per set. Schuenemann leads the way for IUPUI with 3.26 per set.
At the net, IUPUI is led by Alan a 0.74 blocks per set and Madison has contributed 0.53 per set.
SCOUTING UIC
UIC comes in to the game at 11-2 overall and 11-1 in Horizon League play. The Flames have won five-straight matches and have only played one match that has gone five sets. UIC currently sits in second place in the Horizon League standings behind Wright State.
The Flames are second in the league with a .244 hitting percentage and 14.27 kills per set. Both Becca Oldendorf (.326) and Alexandria Hicks (.281) are in the top-ten in the league in hitting percentage. Paola Santiago is fourth in the Horizon League at 3.50 kills per set.
ALL-TIME AGAINST UIC
UIC owns a 10-3 advantage over IUPUI and the Jags have lost in four-straight meetings with the Flames.