Indy Ignite dominated MLV regular season, hopes 'winning breeds winning' shows in playoffs

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Indy Ignite dominated the MLV regular season and faces the Omaha Supernovas in the semifinals. They aim to capitalize on their winning momentum to secure a championship title.

Key points

Indy Ignite dominated the MLV regular season
They face Omaha Supernovas in the semifinals
Indy upset Omaha in last year's semifinals
Expectations are high for Indy Ignite this year
They aim to win the championship

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Indy Ignite dominated MLV regular season, hopes 'winning breeds winning' shows in playoffs

The Indy Ignite have a familiar opponent in the Major League Volleyball semifinals Thursday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. They'll again look to get past the Omaha Supernovas to reach Saturday's championship, though this time the roles are reversed.

The two teams met in the semifinal last season — Indy was the fourth seed and Omaha the first. Indy upset the Supernovas before losing in the championship match to the Orlando Valkyries in four sets.

“Last year, we were just grateful to be there. We barely made the playoffs, having lost seven of our last eight. We were just happy to be there, but I think this year, our mission, and our reason for going there, is to win,” outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh said. “We are prepared to put in the work, we are prepared to do what we have to do to come up with a trophy at the end of it. When you have high expectations, there's less room for error, and our expectations are high.”

Indy is a different team this season. After finishing last year 13-15, it brought in eight new players and a new coaching staff led by . The Ignite finished the regular season with a record-setting 23-5 campaign after defeating the San Diego Mojo 3-1 on Sunday for the most wins in a single season. They were second in aces (119) and played the second fewest number of sets this season at 108. Indy led the league in points with 1,941, 106 more than Omaha. Indy was first in assists (1,476), kill percentage (40.6%), kills (1,585) and opponent efficiency (.207).