Volleyball Falls in Five to IU Indy
10/3/2026 8:27:00 PM | Volleyball
Youngstown, Ohio — IU Indy scored eight of the final 10 points of the fifth set to beat Youngstown State's volleyball team 3-2 on Saturday inside Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center. The set scores were 25-23, 27-29, 25-20, 19-25, 15-9.
The Jaguars bounced back after being swept by the Penguins on Friday evening to finish with a split in the Horizon League series. Youngstown State dropped to 5-9 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while IU Indy improved to 8-9 overall and 3-1 in league play.
Kylie Surratt led the Penguins in scoring with 15 kills and three aces, and she added 10 digs for a double-double. Layne Graffice posted a team-high 16 kills while hitting .256 and adding 10 digs, and middle blockers Korina Barber and Wrigley Takats both finished with nine kills. Journey Nicola led all players with 27 digs.
Bailey Sinish recorded 23 gold and hit .538 to lead IU Indy, which high .284 as a team.
The Jaguars built a 20-14 lead in the opening set after an ace by Elle Patterson, but the Penguins battled back and fought off two set points to force a timeout. YSU's fifth serving error of the opening set allowed IU Indy to escape with a 25-23 win.
The second set was within two points throughout, and each team saved set points. With the score tied at 27, Surratt scored the final two points with a kill and an ace.
After the close second, IU Indy jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the third and remained ahead by at least four the rest of the way. In contrast, YSU's only deficit in the fourth set was 1-0, and consecutive Surratt kills put the Penguins up 19-14. IU Indy got within 21-19 on a Sinish kill, but Graffice had three straight kills to lead into Takats' ace on set points.
The Jaguars scored five of the first seven points and never trailed in the fifth set. The Penguins tied the score at 6-6 on a block by Barber and Kameron Blizniak, and a Blizniak kill tied the set again at 7-7. IU Indy had three straight kills to go up 10-7 on its way to its closing 8-2 run.
Youngstown State will host Robert Morris on Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center.
