Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Host Senior Night, Illinois
11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
| INDIANA VS. ILLINOIS |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 |
University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. • Tickets |
| 7 p.m. ET | vs. Illinois: BTN Plus | GameTracker |
| Promotions | Noodles and Company "Volleyball Bingo" |
GAME NOTES
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – On Saturday the Indiana volleyball team will honor senior Morgan Leach as she plays her final match at University Gym, against the team she grew up down the road from.
Leach, a native of Champaign, Ill., and the Hoosiers will battle No. 10 Illinois on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
COACH DUNBAR ON SENIOR Morgan Leach
“She has always been a team-first person. When we talked at the beginning of the season it was about how she could help the team and the program. She acts like one of the players and wants to lead by example. I’m going to miss her a lot and she has left a lasting legacy on this program.”
WHAT A DIFFERENT A YEAR MAKES
Last year at this point in the season the Hoosiers were 9-20 and 1-16 in conference play. The Hoosiers have gone from one Big Ten win a season ago to six this season, something that only three teams in the conference have done since 1985. Additionally, the Hoosiers have equaled their Big Ten win total from the previous three seasons combined this year.
HOLIDAYS WITH THE HOOSIERS
The volleyball team asks that if you can, bring a new toy to help the Hoosiers spread some holiday cheer this winter seasons. All toys will be donated to children of Monroe County.
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 Michigan State 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. On Wednesday in the win vs. Rutgers, Leach moved into 16th on the all-time career list and now has 1,084 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. Tallman is currently ninth in career assists with 1,750 and in the win vs. Rutgers on Wednesday, Tallman recorded her 1,000th assist of the season, becoming just the 14th IU player to reach 1,000 or more assists in a season. Tallman currently has 1,061 for the 2013-14 campaign.
LEBO AND THE HIGH FLYING JUMP SERVE
Sophomore outside hitter Taylor Lebo gave the fans something to cheer about on Wednesday against Rutgers as Lebo tallied five aces in the match. Lebo, who ranks in the top-10 in the NCAA in aces, now has 50 for the season, which ranks eighth on the Hoosiers all-time list for single-season aces.
HARNISH TOP-10 IN SINGLE SEASON DIGS
Junior libero and captain Courtney Harnish is having her best season of her career. Harnish has 414 digs and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in that category. Harnish is currently eighth on the all-time single season digs list for IU and with eight more digs will move into seventh on the list.
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.
