Indiana University Athletics
Trip to Iowa Next for Volleyball
11/3/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
| INDIANA (14-10, 5-7) AT IOWA (11-12, 3-9) |
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| Wed., Nov. 5, 8PM ET |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa |
| Broadcasts |
BTN Plus • • Audio Broadcast |
| Weekly Notes |
Indiana |
| Social Media | @IUVolleyball | Facebook | Instagram |
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Following a pair of matches at University Gym, the Indiana volleyball team is back on the road for a match on Wednesday Nov. 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Iowa.
The Hoosiers (14-10, 5-7) last week secured 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.
WHAT A DIFFERENT A YEAR MAKES
Last year at this point in the season the Hoosiers were 9-15 and 1-11 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.
GOING THE DISTANCE
Last season both matches against Iowa came down to five sets with the Hawkeyes winning both. A season ago the Hoosiers were 1-5 in five set matches, but this year the team is 3-1 in those situations.
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 1,047 for her career. Leach is second on the team in kills this season and leads the team in hitting percentage at .253.
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 926 for the season and 1,615 for her career. Tallman is third in 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 381 digs and ranks sixth in the Big Ten at 4.23 digs/set. Harnish has totaled 20-plus digs in two of the last three matches and is currently tied for 10th on the IU all-time single season digs list. Harnish is one dig away from moving into sole possession of 10th place and 19 from ninth-place.
ON THE HORIZON
The Hoosiers will travel to Nebraska for a match on Saturday and are back at home on Wednesday Nov. 12 against Rutgers. 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.
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 13th 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.
