Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Travel to Maryland, Rutgers
10/1/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
| Week 6: Maryland/Rutgers |
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| Friday, Oct. 3 |
Comcast Center • College Park, Md. |
| 7 p.m. ET |
Indiana at Maryland: Listen Live! | Live Stats |
| Sunday, Oct. 5 |
College Avenue Gym • New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 2 p.m. ET | Indiana at Rutgers: Listen Live! | Live Stats |
| Weekly Notes |
Indiana |
| Social Media | @IUVolleyball | Facebook | Instagram |
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After splitting their first two Big Ten matches against Michigan State and Michigan, the Indiana volleyball team travels east to take on Maryland and Rutgers.
The Hoosiers will battle Maryland on Friday at 7:00 p.m., before heading up the coast to take on Rutgers on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
HOOSIERS ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK
The match on Friday against Maryland will be broadcast on BTN Plus. IU will also have six more home matches on BTN Plus. To subscribe to BTN plus click here.
HOOSIERS IN THE NCAA/BIG TEN RANKINGS
Sophomore Taylor Lebo ranks fifth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten in service aces, while fellow sophomore Megan Tallman ranks 20th in the NCAA and third in the Big Ten in assists.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST MARYLAND AND RUTGERS
The Hoosiers have played Maryland three times, with the last being a match in 2006 where Maryland won in five sets. IU has squared off against Rutgers two times, including last year when the Hoosiers beat Rutgers in three sets.
LEACH ON THE ATTACK
Senior Morgan Leach is off to a good start in her last season at Indiana. Leach leads the Hoosiers with 161 kills on the season and is leading the team in hitting percentage at .284. Leach has 967 kills for her career and would be the 17th IU player to reach 1,000 kills.
TALLMAN CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
Sophomore Megan Tallman recorded her 1,000th career assist in the Hoosiers match vs. UIC on Sept. 12 and continues to climb the record books. Tallman is currently 11th on the IU career assist list with 1,302 and is 101 assists shy of moving into the top-10. Tallman already has 613 assists this season, compared to 689 all of last season.
LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST ON THE ROAD
All away matches and most home matches will feature a free live audio stream on IUHoosiers.com by the voice of IU Volleyball, Sean Nash. The stream can be accessed by going to the volleyball page and clicking the broadcast link on the right side of the page.
40TH SEASON OF IU VOLLEYBALL
This year is a special one, as the team will celebrate the 40th season of Indiana Volleyball. On Oct. 11th there will be a special alumni banquet leading up to the Hoosiers home match against Purdue.
FOLLOW THE HOOSIERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can keep up to date with all things IU volleyball by following the team on social media. On twitter you can find the Hoosiers at http://twitter.com/IUVolleyball.
On facebook it’s http://facebook.com/IUVolleyball and on instagram, http://instagram.com/IUVolleyball.
SPECIAL SHOWS
In addition to special features and Q and A’s with coaches and student-athletes there will be two regular shows all season long. The first is Inside IU Volleyball with head coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan. Hosted by the voice of IU Volleyball, Sean Nash this show will recap past matches, preview upcoming matches and add special features as well. Also sophomore Jazzmine McDonald will have a weekly video blog called “Smooth Jazz”, where she gives an inside look into the program from the perspective of a student-athlete.
