Indiana University Athletics
Volleyball Seniors Honored This Saturday
11/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 8, 2011
The Indiana University volleyball team (8-18, 0-14) hosts No. 2 Nebraska and Iowa this weekend at University Gymnasium. IU plays Nebraska (20-1, 13-1) at 7 pm ET on Friday, and the Hawkeyes come to U-Gym on Senior Night on Saturday. IU will honor its four senior players as well as other seniors on the support staff. The matchup with the Huskers marks Nebraska's first ever trip to Bloomington, and the Hoosiers will look to tie up the all-time series at two wins apiece.
BTN.com will be broadcasting the Nebraska match live, with the Voice of IU Volleyball Cody Sharrett and Sean Morrison on the call. The Iowa match will be broadcast by the Big Ten Network via tape delay on Sunday, Nov. 13. You can listen to the Iowa match live at IUHoosiers.com, where Sharrett and Morrison will have the call. Visit the volleyball schedule page at IUHoosiers.com for broadcast schedules and links.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
The Huskers are one of the top programs in the country, and they've proved that by coming in and surging straight to the top of the nation's premier volleyball conference. The Huskers are second in the Big Ten this season in hitting percentage (.267) and tops in opponent hitting percentage (.135). They are led by Gina Mancuso and Morgan Broekhuis up front. Mancuso leads the team with 308 kills (3.67 per set) and hits at a .291 clip. Broekhuis has 264 kills (3.14 per set). Four Huskers average 2.60+ digs per set on the season.
Iowa is led by Alex Lovell and Morgan Eskew, who have 238 and 230 kills on the season respectively. Libero Bethany Yeager has an impressive 421 digs on the season, which is the third highest total in the Big Ten this season. The Hawkeyes escaped with a 15-13 fifth set win over the Hoosiers when the teams met on Oct. 7
