INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI volleyball team fell to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons in a five-set thriller, 3-2. Freshman Ava Harris recorded a career-high 21 points while Briana Brown added 18.
 
In the opening set, the Jags took a 16-11 lead before the Mastodons tied it up 17 all. IUPUI retook the lead and created some separation at 23-20 but Purdue Fort Wayne wasn't going away. After an attack error tied the set at 24 all, the Mastodons closed out the first set at 26-24.
 
After falling behind a set the Jags fell behind early in the second set before tying it up at nine all with kills from Harris and Morgan Ostrowski. The Jags took the momentum and closed out the set with kills from Brown and a Mastodon attack error, 25-21.
 
IUPUI took the match lead with a third set victory, 25-23. Harris sealed the third set victory with back-to-back kills. After a back-and-forth fourth set, the Mastodons took the last three points to tie the match at two sets each, 26-24.
 
Purdue Fort Wayne took an early lead in the fifth and deciding set, 6-2. After an IUPUI timeout, Emily Alan earned back-to-back kills to close the gap to 6-4. The Mastodons held the lead despite a 4-0 lead from the Jags to seal the win, 15-13.
 
Harris led the Jaguar attack with a career-high 21 kills while Brown followed with 18. Ostrowski collected 11 kills with a team high .455 hitting percentage. Brooke Phillips led in assists with 33 while Grace Purichia collected 25. Addie Evans led the defense with 20 digs while Brown, Phillips and Purchia each had 17.
 
The Jags fall to 2-11 in Horizon League play and currently sit in ninth in the standings. IUPUI will next go on the road to face Robert Morris on Thursday, November 2 at 6:00 PM.