Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Welcome No. 4 Wisconsin Saturday
10/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 30, 2014
| INDIANA VS. NO. 4 WISCONSIN |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 |
University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. • Tickets |
| 7 p.m. ET | vs. Wisconsin: BTN Plus | GameTracker |
| Promotions | "Show Your Stripes" Free Striped Coozies and chance to win Candy Striped Pants! |
MATCH NOTES
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana volleyball is ready for the challenge as they prepare to take on No. 4 Wisconsin on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at University Gym
The Hoosiers (14-9, 5-6) are coming off their first victory against Minnesota since the 2010 season and beat the Golden Gophers on Wednesday in four sets, with a 35-33 victory in set four to claim the match. The Badgers (19-2, 10-1) come into the match on a 10-match win streak.
SHOW YOUR STRIPES
Fans are encouraged to wear their stripes in support of the Hoosiers this weekend. Also fans can go to twitter and use the hashtag #ShowYourStripes and tag @IUVolleyball and tell us how you show your stripes, for a chance to win free tickets to the match on Saturday.
WHAT A DIFFERENT A YEAR MAKES
Last year at this point in the season the Hoosiers were 9-14 and 1-10 in conference play. On Wednesday IU beat Minnesota for just the fourth time in the last 14 years. The five Big Ten wins are the most since the 2010 season and equal the combined total from the previous two seasons.
BTN PLUS
All remaining home matches will be video streamed on BTN Plus. To subscribe to BTN Plus log onto IUHoosiers.com, go to the volleyball page and click the link on the right side of the page under broadcast information.
LEACH JOINS 1,000 KILL CLUB
On Friday Oct. 17 against Ohio State, senior Morgan Leach recorded her 1,000th career kill to become the 17th IU Volleyball player to join to 1,000 kill club. Leach had 12 kills in the match and now has 235 for the season and 1,041 for her career. Leach is second on the team in kills this season and leads the team in hitting percentage at .255.
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. On Friday against Ohio State, Tallman moved into ninth on the IU career assist list and now has 910 for the season and 1,599 for her career. Tallman leads the Big Ten in total assists.
HARNISH NEARS TOP-10 IN SINGLE SEASON DIGS
Junior libero and captain Courtney Harnish is having her best season of her career. Harnish has 372 digs and ranks sixth in the Big Ten at 4.28 digs/set. Harnish has totaled 20-plus digs in each of the Hoosiers last two matches (both wins) and is currently 11th on the IU all-time single season digs list. Harnish is 10 digs away from moving into the top-10 in the record books.
NWAEZE EARNS #B1G DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior middle blocker Awele Nwaeze was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, announced by the conference on Monday Oct 6. Nwaeze tallied nine blocks in each of the Hoosiers wins against Maryland and Rutgers and registered 2.6 blocks per set for the week. Nwaeze is sixth in the Big Ten in blocks in conference matches at 1.30 per set.
HOOSIERS IN THE NCAA/BIG TEN RANKINGS
Sophomore Taylor Lebo ranks sixth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten in service aces with 41.
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.
