Indiana University Athletics
Volleyball Travels to Illinois Friday Night
10/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 5, 2007
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University volleyball team will play at Illinois Friday night at 8 p.m. ET. IU will then head further north to Madison, Wisconsin for another 8 p.m. ET match-up with the Badgers of Wisconsin on Saturday.
The Fighting Illini currently sit at 10-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin, meanwhile, is the ninth ranked team in the country, and boast a 12-1, 4-0 mark in 2007.
Live stats via CSTV's Gametracker will be available for the Illinois match while the Wisconsin match will be broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television.
TEAM NOTES
SHORT'S SHOT SELECTION
Junior Erica Short has had little problem racking up kills, recording 10 or more put-aways in every match but one this season. However, the key has been shot selection and hitting efficiency. When Short hits over .200, the Hoosiers are a perfect 8-0.
COMEBACK KIDS
Don't make a mistake and count out this Hoosier squad at any point. Indiana is 3-0 in five-game matches thus far and have had to win both games four and five in all of those contests. In fact, the Cream and Crimson dug themselves an 0-2 deficit in two of those matches before rebounding by capturing the next three games for the 3-2 victory.
DIGGING IT
Senior Juli Pierce has averaged 4.23 digs per game over the last ten matches. She has put together a double-digit dig performance in all but one of those matches, dating back to a 3-1 win over Marshall on Sept. 7.
BIG TEN RANKINGS
Indiana's 101 service aces are second to none in the Big Ten Conference and their 1.74 aces per game average ranks as the third best in the league. Senior Juli Pierce leads the way at the service line, responsible for 27 aces thus far, the second most in the Big Ten. Other Hoosiers present in the Big Ten statistical rankngs are Erica Short's 4.72 kills per game (1st), Mara Hilgenberg's 12.72 assists/game (4th) and Juli Pierce's 3.91 digs/game (8th).
DITTEON DITTEON
Senior Lauren Ditteon has recorded six double-doubles thus far adn the Hoosiers have won all six contest in which she has done so. The Terre Haute, Indiana native has also twife come just two blocks shy of pulling off a triple-double.
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