INDIANAPOLIS – While downtown Indianapolis hosts one of the biggest pop stars in the world, the IU Indy volleyball team put on their own show in the Jungle, sweeping the Cleveland State Vikings on Friday night, 3-0. Sophomore Elle Patterson totaled 16 kills with a hitting percentage of .429 to lead the Jaguars attack.
 
The Jaguars played one of their best matches of the season in all stat categories. In the opening set, IU Indy outhit the Vikings 16 kills to 10 with a hitting percentage of .310 compared to Cleveland State's .088. The Jags set the tone early with a 25-19 set victory.
 
IU Indy kept their strong hitting performance going in the second set, totaling a team 14 kills with a percentage of .333. They secured the set at 25-18 after back-to-back kills from Maia Long.
 
In the third and ultimately final set of the night, the Vikings gave the Jags a strong fight, but IU Indy secured the set and match at 25-22. IU Indy held the lead but Cleveland State was building momentum. At 18-15, the Jags refused to let the ball drop, making an incredible save off a Cleveland State block, earning the point and extending the lead to four.
 
With a IU Indy match point, the Vikings added back-to-back kills to force the Jaguars' timeout at 24-22. After the timeout, Briana Brown closed out the match with a kill.
 
Patterson recorded a team-high 16 kills, hitting .429 while Morgan Ostrowski hit a team-high hitting percentage of .688 with 11 kills. Grace Purichia totaled 40 assists while Addie Evans led the defense with 14 digs.
 
IU Indy will look to bring the sparks again tomorrow when they host the Vikings for a 2:00 PM first serve.