FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Reece Shirley's third triple-double of the season — 12 kills, 31 assists and 12 digs — rallied IU East to a 13-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-18 women's volleyball victory Saturday morning against Xavier University of Louisiana at the Onset Invitational.
        The Gold Nuggets (1-2) will play their final match of this tournament at 1:15 p.m. EDT Saturday against Columbia International. XULA will play its home opener Thursday evening.
        The Red Wolves (6-1) hit minus-.240 in the first 30 rallies, then hit .262 thereafter.
        Sydney Murray had 14 kills, three aces, three blocks and 11 digs for XULA, and Kamea Uitenham had 10 kills and eight digs. Taylor Parker had 10 blocks, Charity Metcalf had 18 assists, and Stella Dineva had six kills and three blocks.
        For IU East, Sheridan Phillips had 15 kills, a match high, and three blocks, and Jessica Swimm had 12 kills and a match-high 18 digs. Teah Barrett Matthew had 10 blocks.
        IU East outhit XULA .179 to .157 and produced advantages of 55-42 in kills and 68-62 in digs.
        The Red Wolves erased a 15-11 second-set deficit, then clinched after building 20-11 leads in each of the final two sets.
        NOTES:  Both teams were among "others receiving votes" in the NAIA preseason coaches poll, and Columbia International holds that distinction, too . . . Murray's kill-dig double-double was her first this season and the eighth of her XULA career . . . Parker reached double-figure blocks for the second time as a Gold Nugget; the other time was a school-record 14 against Life in 2023 . . . It was the third time XULA lost after winning the first set by 10-or-more points. The others were against South Carolina State in 2004 and Mobile in 2018 . . . Murray's older sister, Lauren Murray, is an IU East assistant coach.