Indiana University Athletics
Two Road Matches Await the Hoosiers This Weekend
11/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 11, 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University volleyball team travels to the Great Lake State this weekend for road contests at Michigan State and Michigan. Indiana faces the Spartans Friday night at 6 p.m. inside the Jenison Field House before taking on the Wolverines in a 7 p.m. Saturday night showdown within Cliff Keen Arena.
Students from Michigan State University are scheduled to broadcast Friday's volleyball match, streamed live on BigTenNetwork.com for a fee of $2.99. In addition, IUHoosiers.com will provide an audio broadcast for both matches, free of charge. Dave Leno will call play-by-play while Kyle Kuhlman serves as color commentator.
BIG TEN NETWORK FEATURE
Kara Lentz and the Big Ten Network were in Bloomington on Tuesday, visitng University Gym after practice. A feature story on Whitney Thomas will be shown on an upcoming episode of the Big Ten Network's Women's Show. Stay tuned to IUHoosiers.com for a confirmed air date and time.
TWO-SPORT STAR
Whitney Thomas returned to the court for a fifth year this season ... the volleyball court that is. Thomas is took advantage of an NCAA rule which affords student-athletes a fifth year of eligibility to play one season of a different sport.
On the basketball court, Thomas put together one of the finest careers in Indiana Women's Basketball history. The Bloomington, Ind., native became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 career points and rebounds; and the only player to ever hit the double millennium mark while also compiling 200 steals. Her 237 career swipes rank second all-time in IU lore.
