Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Set to Host Rutgers on Wednesday
11/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
| INDIANA VS. RUTGERS |
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| Wed., Nov. 12 |
University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. • Tickets |
| 7 p.m. ET | vs. Rutgers: BTN Plus | GameTracker |
| Promotions | Girl Scout Night and Meet the Indiana Women's Basketball Team! |
GAME NOTES
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana volleyball team returns to University Gym to host Rutgers on Wednesday Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
LAST TIME VS. RUTGERS
The Hoosiers matched up against Rutgers on Oct. 5 in New Brunswick, N.J. and came away with a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-21, 25-10). Sophomore Taylor Lebo led the Hoosiers with 12 kills in the match and junior middle blocker Awele Nwaeze registered nine blocks on the way to being named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The Hoosiers are 3-0 all-time vs. Rutgers.
WHAT A DIFFERENT A YEAR MAKES
Last year at this point in the season the Hoosiers were 9-16 and 1-12 in conference play. On Wednesday Oct. 29 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. With a win against Rutgers, the Hoosiers will equal their Big Ten win total from the previous three seasons combined.
MEET THE INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
Come meet the Indiana women’s basketball team at the match on Wednesday. Sophomore Larryn Brooks will do the honorary first serve and members of the team will be available to chat and sign autographs between sets two and three.
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. The IU match at Iowa will also be broadcast on BTN Plus. To listen to the voice of IU radio, Sean Nash, tune into IUHoosiers.com for an audio broadcast of the match.
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 241 for the season and 1,060 for her career. Leach is third on the team in kills this season and is second on the team in hitting percentage at .239. With another nine kills, Leach moves into 16th on the Hoosiers all-time list for career 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. On Friday against Ohio State, Tallman moved into ninth on the IU career assist list and now has 986 for the season and 1,675 for her career. Tallman is third in the Big Ten in total assists. With 14 more assists, Tallman becomes the 14th player in IU history to reach 1,000 assists for a season.
HARNISH TOP-10 IN SINGLE SEASON DIGS
Junior libero and captain Courtney Harnish is having her best season of her career. Harnish has 402 digs and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in that category. Harnish is currently tied for eighth on the all-time single season digs list for IU and with 20 more digs will move into seventh on the list.
ON THE HORIZON
On Wednesday Nov. 19 the Hoosiers host Nebraska and the theme of the night will be social media, so bring your smart phones, with lots of fun contests. On Nov. 22 the Hoosiers host Illinois and play their final regular season match at University Gym as they host senior night and honor senior Morgan Leach.
HOOSIERS IN THE NCAA/BIG TEN RANKINGS
Sophomore Taylor Lebo ranks 11th in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten in service aces with 44. With two more aces, Lebo moves into a tie for 10th on the Hoosiers all-time list for single-season aces.
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.
