Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Set to Host Purdue
10/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
INDIANA (12-5, 3-2 BIG TEN) vs. PURDUE (15-2, 5-0 BIG TEN)
Saturday Oct. 11 • 7:00 p.m. • University Gym • Bloomington, Ind.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana volleyball team is eager to battle Purdue in Bloomington on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at University Gym.
The Hoosiers are not only playing against their interstate rivals, but will honor alumni as they celebrate 40 years of IU Volleyball.
SPECIAL EDITION POSTER AND COMMEMORATIVE PINS FOR FANS
The first 500 fans in attendance on Saturday will receive a special edition poster honoring 40 years of IU volleyball. Also the first 250 fans will receive a commemorative lapel pins with the 40 year logo.
HOOSIERS ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK
The broadcast on Saturday will air on BTN plus. IU will also have five more home matches on BTN Plus. To subscribe to BTN plus click here.
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. Over 70 Indiana volleyball alumni are confirmed for attending the banquet and match, including the first head coach in program history, Ann Lawver.
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. 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 leads the Big Ten in blocks for conference matches at 2.0 blocks/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, while fellow sophomore Megan Tallman ranks 21st in the NCAA and fourth in the Big Ten in assists.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST PURDUE
The Hoosiers trail the all-time series against Purdue 34-59. The last time Indiana beat Purdue was on 10/16/12 at University Gym.
LEACH ON THE ATTACK
Senior Morgan Leach is off to a good start in her last season at Indiana. Leach is second on the team in kills with 178 kills on the season and is leading the team in hitting percentage at .269. Leach has 978 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 10th on the IU career assist list with 1,415. Tallman already has 726 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.
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.
