Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
Northwestern
Hoosiers Fall at Northwestern
11/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 23, 2007
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Indiana University volleyball team grabbed an early lead in all three games Friday night at Northwestern before eventually falling 3-0 (30-23, 30-26, 30-25) to the Wildcats. Senior Lauren Ditteon pounded 13 kills with two errors on 32 swings for a .344 hitting efficiency. Junior Juli Pierce dug 15 balls on the defensive side of the net.
Ditteon connected on her first of six game-one kills to give the Hoosiers a 3-0 advantage to begin the night. Ditteon continued to fire away in the early goings, recording IU's first three kills of the match. Northwestern took their first lead at 15-14, and the one-point Wildcat edge remained at 18-17 following an Indiana kill by Junior Erica Short. Northwestern then pulled away with a 6-0 run in the 30-23 win.
The Cream and Crimson jumped ahead in game two as well, winning seven of the first ten points. Sophomore Kelsey Hall ignited the offense with five put-aways in the second stanza. The Murrieta, California native excelled defensively as well with four digs in game two. Northwestern surged back into the lead around the mid-way point. Each time NU increased their lead by a few points, the Hoosiers responded with a run of their own to even the score. Indiana did it once again at the 25-25 mark, but the Wildcats were able to seize five of the next six points for the 30-26 win.
Ditteon regained her game-one form in the third frame, tallying five more kills on nine errorless attacks while Pierce tallied seven digs. In the end, Northwestern arose victorious, however, capturing a 30-25 victory. Indiana owned a 10-9 lead, but another big run by the Wildcats at that point put them ahead for good.
Saturday night's match at Michigan State marks the regular season finale for Indiana. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM eastern time and live stats will be available via GameTracker right here at iuhoosiers.com
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