Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Retains Monon Spike
10/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
West Lafayette, Ind. - It sounded, looked, and even tasted scary. After defeating No. 32 Illinois last evening, Indiana looked to avoid taking a step backward in tonight's Monon Spike match at Purdue. The Boilermakers entered tonight's action with an 0-7 Big Ten record, despite a victory earlier in the season over highly-regarded in-state foe Notre Dame and a number of close losses throughout the Big Ten schedule. Scatter in the heated rivalry between the two schools and Indiana was well aware it would be in for a tussle. A tussle it received.
After Purdue took a 2-1 lead four games into the match, a maturing and composed Indiana squad won game four, 30-16, and overcame a 12-11 deficit in game five, to win 15-12. Indiana won the match, 3-2 (30-23, 31-33, 23-30, 30-16, 15-12). The victory was Indiana's third Big Ten win in a row, marking the first time since the final three matches of the 1999 season Hoosiers accomplished such a feat. It also marked the first time that Indiana won two consecutive Big Ten road matches since it defeated Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota on the road in October of 1995.
"Wow," said Indiana head coach Katie Weismiller. "It was exactly what we expected, a barnburner. We knew Purdue was a good team and they came out and played tonight. You've got to credit Purdue. On our behalf, I was extremely pleased with the way that we finally slowed them down in game four and were able to close out the match in the fifth game.
Melissa Brewer (Bloomington, Ind./North) led the charge for the Hoosiers, recording 22 kills and a .500 hitting percentage. Sophomore setter Victoria Zimmerman (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) notched a career-high 73 assists and Katie Pollom (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral), Christina Archibald (Belleville, Ill./West), and Nikki Hill (Muncie, Ind./Central) tallied 19, 17, and 17 kills, respectively. Joanna Lowry led the way for Purdue with 20 kills.
"Our blocking is really improving and our defense definitely picked up as the match went along," said Weismiller. "Melissa Brewer is playing tremendous volleyball and again, for the second consecutive night, we had a number of key contributors."
With points at a premium, Indiana scored the first four points of the fifth game. Hill began the game with a service ace, a block assist by Pollom and Zimmerman gave the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead, and an Archibald kill increased IU's lead to 4-0. Following a Purdue time out, the Boilermakers drew to within 7-6 but Indiana led 8-6 as the two teams switched sides of the court. After Purdue had closed to within 9-8, Indiana recorded back-to-back kills by Hill and Pollom, giving the Hoosiers an 11-8 lead. Following a Purdue time out, the Boilermakers scored the next three points to tie the game at 11. Indiana attempted to stem the tide with a time out of its own but Purdue scored the next point to lead 12-11. After Indiana tied the game at 12, another service ace gave the Hoosiers the lead, 13-12, and Indiana closed out the match on a cross-court kill by Archibald.
Neither team was able to gain much of an advantage at any time during game one. Indiana managed its first two-point advantage, 10-8, on a block assist by Pollom and Archibald. After Purdue tied the game at 10, neither team could wrestle more than a one-point lead until a back-row kill by Zimmerman provided the Hoosiers with a 17-15 lead.
The Hoosiers extended their lead to 20-17 in game one before Purdue head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer called time out. Purdue scored the next two points following the stoppage in play but Archibald's kill pushed IU's lead back to three, 22-19. Indiana took a 24-19 lead on a lift violation against the Boilermakers, prompting Hulsmeyer to call his second timeout of the game. A kill by Monique Pritz (Columbus, Ind./East) gave the Hoosiers a 27-21 lead and Purdue never got closer than five points for the remainder of the game. Indiana closed out the first game on a kill by Pollom, 30-23.
Indiana put the pressure on the Hoosiers early in game two, taking a 7-4 lead on a kill by Hill. After Purdue tied the game at nine, Indiana regained a two-point advantage, 15-13, on a kill by Brewer. Purdue's Joanna Lowry then recorded a kill that tied the game at 15. After Indiana took a 16-15 lead, Purdue scored six of the next eight points scored between the two teams to secure a 21-18 lead, prompting Indiana head coach Katie Weismiller to call time out. Indiana went on to tie the game at 25-25 but Purdue immediately regained the lead on a kill by Kim McConaha. With the game tied at 27-27, a kill by Lowry again put the Boilermakers in front. Purdue took a 29-28 lead on when junior Eryn Leach outjousted Brewer at the net. Indiana took a 30-29 lead on a kill by Hill. Purdue immediately tied the game at 30 and took a one-point lead before a kill by Pritz tied the game at 31. McConaha then recorded a kill that gave Purdue a 32-31 lead and a hitting error by Hill gave Purdue the 33-31 victory.
The beginning of the third stanza looked similar to game two as both teams were tied at nine. Yet, Purdue went on a run and gained a 16-11 advantage on a kill by McConaha. While the Hoosiers attempted to narrow the gap, and actually pulled to within one point, 19-18, on a kill by Pollom, McConaha kept the Hoosiers at bay and Purdue regained a four-point lead, 23-19, before back-to-back service aces by Hill narrowed the Purdue lead to 23-21. Purdue, however, scored the next four points to take a commanding 27-21 lead and went on to win, 30-23.
Trailing 2-1 in the match, Indiana exploded out of the blocks in game four, taking a 6-2 lead on a block assist by Pollom and Zimmerman. After Purdue pulled to within one point, 7-6, Indiana went on a 4-0 run, which was capped by back-to-back block assists by Brewer/Archibald and Brewer/Zimmerman, respectively. Indiana extended its lead to 15-8 on a kill by Pritz and a service ace by Archibald. It looked as if Indiana might run the Boilermakers off the court but Purdue cut Indiana's lead to 17-12 before Hill stemmed the tide with another kill. Indiana extended its lead to 24-15 before Hulsmeyer called time out. Purdue never got any closer as Indiana went on to win game four, 30-16, and push the match to a fifth and deciding game for the fourth consecutive match.
After Purdue took a 2-1 lead four games into the match, a maturing and composed Indiana squad won game four, 30-16, and overcame a 12-11 deficit in game five, to win 15-12. Indiana won the match, 3-2 (30-23, 31-33, 23-30, 30-16, 15-12). The victory was Indiana's third Big Ten win in a row, marking the first time since the final three matches of the 1999 season Hoosiers accomplished such a feat. It also marked the first time that Indiana won two consecutive Big Ten road matches since it defeated Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota on the road in October of 1995.
"Wow," said Indiana head coach Katie Weismiller. "It was exactly what we expected, a barnburner. We knew Purdue was a good team and they came out and played tonight. You've got to credit Purdue. On our behalf, I was extremely pleased with the way that we finally slowed them down in game four and were able to close out the match in the fifth game.
Melissa Brewer (Bloomington, Ind./North) led the charge for the Hoosiers, recording 22 kills and a .500 hitting percentage. Sophomore setter Victoria Zimmerman (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) notched a career-high 73 assists and Katie Pollom (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral), Christina Archibald (Belleville, Ill./West), and Nikki Hill (Muncie, Ind./Central) tallied 19, 17, and 17 kills, respectively. Joanna Lowry led the way for Purdue with 20 kills.
"Our blocking is really improving and our defense definitely picked up as the match went along," said Weismiller. "Melissa Brewer is playing tremendous volleyball and again, for the second consecutive night, we had a number of key contributors."
With points at a premium, Indiana scored the first four points of the fifth game. Hill began the game with a service ace, a block assist by Pollom and Zimmerman gave the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead, and an Archibald kill increased IU's lead to 4-0. Following a Purdue time out, the Boilermakers drew to within 7-6 but Indiana led 8-6 as the two teams switched sides of the court. After Purdue had closed to within 9-8, Indiana recorded back-to-back kills by Hill and Pollom, giving the Hoosiers an 11-8 lead. Following a Purdue time out, the Boilermakers scored the next three points to tie the game at 11. Indiana attempted to stem the tide with a time out of its own but Purdue scored the next point to lead 12-11. After Indiana tied the game at 12, another service ace gave the Hoosiers the lead, 13-12, and Indiana closed out the match on a cross-court kill by Archibald.
Neither team was able to gain much of an advantage at any time during game one. Indiana managed its first two-point advantage, 10-8, on a block assist by Pollom and Archibald. After Purdue tied the game at 10, neither team could wrestle more than a one-point lead until a back-row kill by Zimmerman provided the Hoosiers with a 17-15 lead.
The Hoosiers extended their lead to 20-17 in game one before Purdue head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer called time out. Purdue scored the next two points following the stoppage in play but Archibald's kill pushed IU's lead back to three, 22-19. Indiana took a 24-19 lead on a lift violation against the Boilermakers, prompting Hulsmeyer to call his second timeout of the game. A kill by Monique Pritz (Columbus, Ind./East) gave the Hoosiers a 27-21 lead and Purdue never got closer than five points for the remainder of the game. Indiana closed out the first game on a kill by Pollom, 30-23.
Indiana put the pressure on the Hoosiers early in game two, taking a 7-4 lead on a kill by Hill. After Purdue tied the game at nine, Indiana regained a two-point advantage, 15-13, on a kill by Brewer. Purdue's Joanna Lowry then recorded a kill that tied the game at 15. After Indiana took a 16-15 lead, Purdue scored six of the next eight points scored between the two teams to secure a 21-18 lead, prompting Indiana head coach Katie Weismiller to call time out. Indiana went on to tie the game at 25-25 but Purdue immediately regained the lead on a kill by Kim McConaha. With the game tied at 27-27, a kill by Lowry again put the Boilermakers in front. Purdue took a 29-28 lead on when junior Eryn Leach outjousted Brewer at the net. Indiana took a 30-29 lead on a kill by Hill. Purdue immediately tied the game at 30 and took a one-point lead before a kill by Pritz tied the game at 31. McConaha then recorded a kill that gave Purdue a 32-31 lead and a hitting error by Hill gave Purdue the 33-31 victory.
The beginning of the third stanza looked similar to game two as both teams were tied at nine. Yet, Purdue went on a run and gained a 16-11 advantage on a kill by McConaha. While the Hoosiers attempted to narrow the gap, and actually pulled to within one point, 19-18, on a kill by Pollom, McConaha kept the Hoosiers at bay and Purdue regained a four-point lead, 23-19, before back-to-back service aces by Hill narrowed the Purdue lead to 23-21. Purdue, however, scored the next four points to take a commanding 27-21 lead and went on to win, 30-23.
Trailing 2-1 in the match, Indiana exploded out of the blocks in game four, taking a 6-2 lead on a block assist by Pollom and Zimmerman. After Purdue pulled to within one point, 7-6, Indiana went on a 4-0 run, which was capped by back-to-back block assists by Brewer/Archibald and Brewer/Zimmerman, respectively. Indiana extended its lead to 15-8 on a kill by Pritz and a service ace by Archibald. It looked as if Indiana might run the Boilermakers off the court but Purdue cut Indiana's lead to 17-12 before Hill stemmed the tide with another kill. Indiana extended its lead to 24-15 before Hulsmeyer called time out. Purdue never got any closer as Indiana went on to win game four, 30-16, and push the match to a fifth and deciding game for the fourth consecutive match.
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