CLEVELAND, Ohio – The IUPUI volleyball team fell to the Cleveland State Vikings in three sets on the road on Tuesday night. Emily Alan and Maia Long each had eight kills to lead the Jaguars' attack.
 
Hitting miscues and defensive misses cost the Jags, starting in the opening set. The Vikings only committed one attack error in the first set with a hitting percentage of .370 while the Jags hit just .121 with seven errors. Allowing for Cleveland State to edge out the Jags, 25-16.
 
In the second set, the Jags and Vikings were tied up at 9-9 before IUPUI's hitting dipped. The Jags recorded a hitting percentage of just .031 with 11 errors while the Vikings committed just one attack error. Cleveland State took the 2-0 lead with a 25-16 final score for set two.
 
IUPUI took an early lead in the third set with kills from Alan, Morgan Ostrowski, Ava Harris and Long before the Vikings tied the match at 16-16. Attack errors once again hurt the Jags, giving Cleveland State the lead. Harris collected a couple kills late in the set to try to extend the match but the Jags couldn't hold on as the Vikings sealed the match at 25-21.
 
Alan and Long each collected eight kills while Sidney Veatch totaled six kills and Harris added five. Grace Purichia collected 23 assists and four digs while Brooke Phillips led the defense with eight digs.
 
The Jaguars are now 8-15 overall and 2-10 in Horizon League play. They return to the Jungle on Saturday, October 28 when they host Purdue Fort Wayne at 4:00 PM.