Indiana University Athletics
Volleyball Travels to Tennessee This Weekend
8/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Aug. 29, 2007
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana heads to Knoxville, Tennessee this weekend for three matches at the University of Tennessee Tournament from Aug. 31-Sept. 1. In addition to a match against the Lady Vols , IU will also play Belmont and Jacksonville State over the first weekend. The Hoosiers have never played Belmont or JSU and are 2-2-1 all-time versus UT.
Tournament Schedule
Belmont- Friday, Aug. 31 at noon
Jacksonville State- Saturday, Sept. 1 at Noon
Tennessee- Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.
DANCE PARTY
All three opponents at the University of Tennessee Tournament are coming off 2006 seasons in which they advanced to the NCAA tournament. Jacksonville State's Abbey Breit was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Year after leading the Gamecocks to their best season in school history. Tennessee made their ninth trip to the tournament while Belmont went dancing for the first time ever.
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SENIOR LEADERSHIP
After being voted as a team captain by her teammates on Wednesday, Aug. 22, Senior Juli Pierce led by example as she was named to the All-NIU Invitational team along with fellow senior, Lauren Ditteon. Pierce paced the Hoosiers with 54 digs and 10 service aces over the weekend.  Ditteon proved to be to be the most consistent player, connecting on 34 kills at a .355 pace while also recording nine assists, eight blocks and five aces.
MARA-VELOUS
Freshman Mara Hilgenberg wasted little time showing Hoosier fans why she was chosen to be Indiana's setter this season despite being a true freshman by recording 18 assists in her first career game. The Lake Forest, Illinois native finished that first match with 56 assists. As an encore, Hilgenberg racked up 66 assists in the Hoosiers' next match, a 3-1 win over Western Illinois.
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