Upper Iowa University Athletics

WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. - Peacock volleyball (13-13) finished the 2026 season on Thursday with a three-set loss to No. 22 Indianapolis (25-4) at the GLVC Tournament. The Greyhounds defeated the Peacocks 25-11, 25-15, 25-22. 

Marissa Becker led the Peacock offense with 10 kills, plus a service ace and nine digs. Kailey Porter totaled nine kills, two blocks and a dig. Faith Fisher had seven kills, and Erica Conger had six with a solo block. 

Grace Fruzen totaled 35 assists with nine digs and two blocks. Morgan Block posted a team-high 12 digs. Natalie Bystol totaled three kills, four digs and two blocks (one solo).

UIU didn't have an answer for UIndy's Mackenzie Pflederer, who finished the match with 16 kills and a .500 hitting percentage. All-GLVC First Team selection Maddie Lynch added 11 kills on a .304 hitting percentage. 

The Greyhounds jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the first set, with nine of the 11 points coming from kills and service aces. Leading 16-9, UIndy closed the set on a 9-2 run to win, 25-11. Pflederer, Lynch and Grace Portwood each tallied three kills in the set while UIndy hit .542 to UIU's .000, led by Fisher with four kills. 

After the Peacocks scored the first point of the second set, the Hounds answered with seven straight points, four of which came on Pflederer kills. Five straight kills by the Peacocks cut the lead down to 13-12 midway through, but UIndy immediately answered with an 8-1 run. After kills by Conger and Porter, the Greyhounds rattled off four straight kills to win the set, 25-15. 

Upper Iowa found some momentum to start the third set, using a 7-0 run to go up 10-4, capped off by a Fruzen and Porter block. Three straight kills by Lynch, with a kill by Portwood, reclaimed the lead for UIndy, 13-12. The set was back-and-forth from there until 21-21. After that, the Greyhounds got three kills from Pflederer in five rallies to win the set, 25-22. 

All-GLVC First Team libero Macy Bruton and Portwood each totaled a game-high 14 digs. Pflederer added 11 digs to make it a double-double. Amaree Haralson had 20 assists for the Greyhounds while Carly Fonda had 17. 

UIndy outhit the Peacocks, .342-.116, with a 50-35 advantage on kills. UIndy outblocked UIU 10-5 with an advantage in assists 49-35 and digs 53-46. 

Upper Iowa finished the season with 13 wins, the most for the program since 2022. This year's appearance in the GLVC Tournament marked the second since joining the GLVC in 2023. Block and Fruzen also earned the team's first All-GLVC selections with second-team accolades. 

The Peacocks fall to 0-2 in the GLVC Tournament and 1-6 in conference tournaments since joining the NCAA.