UMSL’s Maggie Johnson goes for a kill attempt against two UIndy defenders during Thursday evening’s NCAA Midwest Regional match at the Mark Twain Building (Photo: Thomas Grove)
| NCAA Volleyball | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIndy (21-11) | 19 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | (3) |
| UMSL (26-5) | 25 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 11 | (2) |
NORMANDY, MO — The University of Missouri-St. Louis women’s volleyball team saw its sensational 2025 season come to an end Thursday night, when the Tritons lost three sets to two, the University of Indianapolis, in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional match at the Mark Twain Building.
UMSL had won 19 matches in a row, were the No. 22-ranked team in the country, and had already defeated UIndy twice this season. But the Tritons couldn’t make it a third, as the Greyhounds won by scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 15-11.
UIndy will now advance to the regional semifinals on Friday, when it will face No. 5 seed Findlay, which advanced by defeating No. 4 Wayne State on Thursday.
UMSL, which came into regionals as the No. 1 seed, ended its season with a 26-5 record.
UIndy’s Amber Saylor makes a kill attempt against UMSL’s Iyannah Jackson during Thursday night’s NCAA Midwest Regional match at the Mark Twain Building. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
The Tritons and Greyhounds were evenly matched throughout the entire contest with the Greyhounds (21-11), seeded eighth, hitting .199 for the match while the Tritons, seeded first, hit .184 in the contest. The match saw 26 ties and 16 lead changes.
UMSL jumped out to an early five-point lead in the opening set but UIndy rallied to tie the score at 17 after an attack error by Maggie Johnson. The Tritons responded, closing the set on an 8-2 run to win the opener 25-19. Alayna Santel had three kills and an assisted block in that run.
The Hounds adjusted in the second set, hitting .244, had a side out percentage of 68 percent and held UMSL’s offense to just nine kills in the frame and a .077 hitting percentage. There were four ties and three lead changes early before UIndy took control with a 7-2 surge to build a 15-9 lead after a kill from Paige Parlanti.
The Tritons cut the deficit to 17-14 after a block by Santel but wouldn’t get any closer as UIndy scored eight of the last 12 points to win 25-18.
UMSL’s Alayna Santel had 17 kills in Thursday’s NCAA Midwest Regional match against UIndy. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
The middle stanza was the tightest of the contest with 13 ties and 10 lead changes. The Greyhounds led 16-12 midway through the frame but UMSL went on a 6-1 run to take an 18-17 lead after a kill from Santel. UIndy countered with three straight to retake the lead but the Tritons got a kill from Hannah Copeland and a block from Bridget Cassady to knot the set at 20.
UMSL scored two of the next three points to take a 22-21 lead but was unable to close it out as UIndy scored the final four points of the set to win 25-22.
The Tritons led by as many as seven points in set four hitting .256 in the frame with 14 kills to win 25-18 and force the decisive fifth set. Johnson and Santel combined for five kills each in the stanza.
There were four ties in the winner take-all fifth but the Hounds never relinquished the lead as they built a three-point cushion at 10-7 on a block by Parlanti. UMSL cut the deficit to one twice but were unable to tie it back up as UIndy ended the match on a 4-1 run to secure the upset victory.
Maddie Lynch finished with a match-high 18 kills and was joined in double figures by Parlanti with 14 and Kaitlin Fasbender with 12 kills and eight total blocks. Carly Fonda dished out 49 assists and Parlanti added 22 digs.
The Tritons were led by Santel with 15 kills and seven total blocks while Johnson added 13, Iyannah Jackson had 12 kills and Copeland finished with 11 kills. Caitlin Bishop handed out 51 assists and Skylar Weaver had a match-high 30 digs.
2025 UMSL Tritons Volleyball Schedule
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2025 (Friday) | 9 a.m. | Neutral | Michigan Tech | Lebanon, Ill. | McKendree Invitational | W, 3-0 (1-0) |
| September 5, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Neutral | Purdue Northwest | Lebanon, Ill. | McKendree Invitational | W, 3-0 (2-0) |
| September 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 9 a.m. | Neutral | Southwestern Oklahoma State | Lebanon, Ill. | McKendree Invitational | W, 3-0 (3-0) |
| September 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 4:30 p.m. | Neutral | Minnesota Duluth | Lebanon, Ill. | McKendree Invitational | L, 3-0 (3-1) |
| September 12, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Neutral | South Dakota Mines | Kearney, Neb. | Rosella Meier Fall Classic | W, 3-2 (4-1) |
| September 12, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Away | Nebraska-Kearney | Kearney, Neb. | Rosella Meier Fall Classic | L, 3-0 (4-2) |
| September 13, 2025 (Saturday) | 10:30 a.m. | Neutral | Sioux Falls | Kearney, Neb. | Rosella Meier Fall Classic | W, 3-1 (5-2) |
| September 13, 2025 (Saturday) | 2 p.m. | Neutral | Adams State | Kearney, Neb. | Rosella Meier Fall Classic | W, 3-0 (6-2) |
| September 19, 2025 (Friday) | 1 p.m. | Away | #1 Lynn | Boca Raton, Fla. | Hyatt Place Bash at the Beach | L, 3-0 (6-3) |
| September 19, 2025 (Friday) | 5 p.m. | Neutral | Flagler | Boca Raton, Fla. | Hyatt Place Bash at the Beach | W, 3-1 (7-3) |
| September 20, 2025 (Saturday) | 9 a.m. | Away | Palm Beach Atlantic | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Hyatt Place Bash at the Beach | L, 3-1 (7-4) |
| September 26, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Away | Drury | Springfield, Mo. | W, 3-0 (8-4) | |
| September 27, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Southwest Baptist | Bolivar, Mo. | W, 3-0 (9-4) | |
| October 3, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Home | Illinois Springfield | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-0 (10-4) | |
| October 4, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Quincy | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-2 (11-4) | |
| October 10, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Away | Upper Iowa | Fayette, Iowa | W, 3-0 (12-4) | |
| October 11, 2025 (Saturday) | 4 p.m. | Away | Truman State | Kirksville, Mo. | W, 3-1 (13-4) | |
| October 17, 2025 (Friday) | 11:30 a.m. | Neutral | Hillsdale | Hammond, Ind. | MIDWEST REGIONAL CROSSOVER | W, 3-1 (14-4) |
| October 17, 2025 (Friday) | 4:30 p.m. | Neutral | Davenport | Hammond, Ind. | MIDWEST REGIONAL CROSSOVER | W, 3-0 (15-4) |
| October 18, 2025 (Saturday) | 2 p.m. | Neutral | Wayne State | Hammond, Ind. | MIDWEST REGIONAL CROSSOVER | W, 3-1 (16-4) |
| October 24, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Home | Missouri S&T | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-1 (17-4) | |
| October 25, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Maryville | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-1 (18-4) | |
| October 31, 2025 (Friday) | 5 p.m. | Away | UIndy | Indianapolis, Ind. | W, 3-1 (19-4) | |
| November 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | W, 3-2 (20-4) | |
| November 7, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Home | McKendree | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-0 (21-4) | |
| November 14, 2025 (Friday) | 6 p.m. | Home | William Jewell | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-0 (22-4) | |
| November 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Rockhurst | Mark Twain Building | W, 3-1 (23-4) | |
| November 21, 2025 (Friday) | 11:30 a.m. | Neutral | #8 Lewis | Williamsville, Ill. | GLVC Tournament | W, 3-2 (24-4) |
| November 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Neutral | #8 UIndy | Williamsville, Ill. | GLVC Tournament | W, 3-1 (25-4) |
| November 23, 2025 (Sunday) | 12:30 p.m. | Neutral | #3 Quincy | Williamsville, Ill. | GLVC Tournament | W, 3-1 (26-4) |
| December 4, 2025 (Thursday) | 4:30 p.m. | Home | #8 UIndy | Mark Twain Building | NCAA Midwest Regionals | L, 3-2 (26-5) |