FORT WAYNE, Ind. — IU Indy volleyball battled Purdue Fort Wayne for five sets Saturday before the Mastodons took the 3-2 Horizon League victory, 21-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 13-15.
The Jaguars took the opening set, then answered a Purdue Fort Wayne win in the second with a 25-23 third-set victory. Morgan Begley served an ace to seal the third set and put IU Indy back in front.
The Mastodons won the fourth set to force a decider. IU Indy built a 10-8 lead in the fifth on kills from Jillian Tippmann and Ninah Miranda, but Purdue Fort Wayne rallied to tie the set at 10 and edged ahead late. Amanda Stephens tied it at 13 with a kill before the Mastodons closed the match with a kill and a service ace.
Bailey Sinish led the Jaguars with her sixth double-double of the season with 21 kills and 17 digs. Tippmann added 20 kills, while Stephens finished with 12 kills and three blocks. Grace Purichia added 58 assists with 13 digs and three kills while Laura Roeder led the defense with 18 digs. IU Indy recorded 72 kills and 89 digs as a team.
The Jaguars move to 11-14 overall and 6-6 in Horizon League play. They return to Indianapolis to host Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
