FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IU Indianapolis volleyball team continued its strong Horizon League play with a commanding sweep over Purdue Fort Wayne (25-13, 27-25, 25-12) on Tuesday night at the Gates Sports Center. The Jaguars hit an impressive .521 as a team—marking one of their most efficient offensive performances of the season—while holding the Mastodons to just .219.
 
IU Indy (14–10, 8–4 Horizon) jumped out to a fast start in the opening set, using early aces from Ninah Miranda and strong swings from Morgan Ostrowski and Elle Patterson to build a double-digit lead. The Jaguars' offense was unstoppable, hitting .500 in the frame with 15 kills and no errors to take the set 25–13.
 
The second set proved to be the most competitive, featuring nine ties and multiple lead changes. Purdue Fort Wayne held set point at 24–22, but back-to-back aces from Grace Purichia erased the deficit, and a final service ace by Patterson capped a 27–25 comeback to give the Jaguars a 2–0 match lead.
 
IU Indy closed the door in dominant fashion, racing to an early advantage in the third and never looking back. Ostrowski and Jillian Tippmann each delivered timely kills, and middle blocker Amanda Stephens sealed the sweep with three straight points to end it 25–12.
 
Ostrowski led the Jaguars with 14 kills on .778 hitting, while Tippmann added 12 kills at a .524 clip. Patterson chipped in 10 kills and two aces, and Miranda contributed nine kills, two aces, and eight digs. Purichia orchestrated the attack with 46 assists, 12 digs, and two aces. Stephens anchored the defense at the net with three blocks.
 
The Jaguars finished with 54 kills, seven aces, and five blocks while never committing more than four attack errors in any set.
 
The Jags will next travel to Cleveland State for back-to-back matches this weekend.