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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman Genesis Miranda was the star of the show, notching 16 kills as the Purple Aces volleyball team swept IUPUI in the final game of the UE Tournament on Saturday evening at the Carson Center.
 
Miranda led all players with 16 kills and hit .343 in the winning effort for UE (4-7).  Cathy Schreiber finished with eight kills while Stephanie Cerino notched seven.  Leading the way for IUPUI (4-7) was Kaitlyn Hickey, who finished the game with 15 kills.
 
Miranda posted eight kills in the opening frame as the Aces took a 25-22 win.  The Aces opened up the set on a 4-1 run before IUPUI came back to tie it up for the first time at 8-8.  Their run continued as the reeled off four more points thanks to two Kaitlyn Hickey kills to take a 12-8 advantage. 
 
A 5-1 run saw UE tie it back up at 13-13 on another Miranda kill.  Ashley Ring got in on the action down the stretch as her two kills gave the Aces a 22-18 advantage.  The Jaguars closed the gap late, but UE held on for the 25-22 win.
 
Evansville had another strong finish in the second game as they went up 2-0 in the series.  IUPUI had the upper hand in the early going, opening up on a 7-4 run as Korissa Waelbroeck and Kaitlyn Hickey notched two kills apiece.  A 3-0 spurt saw UE tie it up for the first time, but the Jaguars utilized a 4-0 run of their own to go up 13-9.
 
Kills by Ring and Cathy Schreiber helped UE tie it up at 14-14 before a Stephanie Cerino tally gave Evansville a 15-14 advantage.  IUPUI fought back to go up 18-16 thanks to two more Hickey kills, but Cerino gave Evansville another lift near the finish as her back-to-back kills gave Evansville a 23-21 lead.  The Jaguars came back to tie it up, but it was another Cerino kill that saw UE take the 25-23 win.
 
In the third game, Evansville got off to a good start, taking a 4-1 advantage, and never looked back, cruising to a 25-19 victory.  The Aces looked to have the set well in hand, up 21-12, but the Jaguars made their way back.  They scored five in a row to cut the gap to 21-17.  The Aces were able to regroup as a Meaghan Holmes kill sealed the 25-19 win and the match sweep for UE.
 
Next up for Evansville is a trip to Northern Kentucky.  The Aces travel to NKU for a 5:30 p.m. CT match on Tuesday night.