INDIANAPOLIS – After starting the weekend 2-0, the IUPUI volleyball team fell to Eastern Illinois in four sets in the final match of the Hampton Inn Invite, 3-1. Junior Addie Evans and freshman Ava Harris were both named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
IUPUI fought hard in the first set taking a 1-0 lead with an extra-point set win, 29-27. Freshman Harris recorded back-to-back kills to close out the first set win.
 
The second set was evenly matched with a tie game at 15-15 until injury fell on the Jaguars. With a key player out for the Jags, the Panthers took the momentum and even the match at one set a piece, 25-18. Service errors on top of injury proved costly in the third set with the Panthers taking a 2-1 lead, 25-9. IUPUI couldn't recover the momentum and fell in the fourth set, 25-15, which ultimately decided the match, 3-1.
 
Harris recorded a season-high 11 kills while Maia Long added eight. Long, Grace Purichia and Evans each recorded three service aces while Purichia also collected 11 digs and 24 assists.
 
The Jaguars are now 4-2 on the season and will travel to South Dakota for the South Dakota tournament with South Florida, South Dakota and Drake.