Indiana University Athletics
Friday, September 9
Fort Myers, Fla.
2:30:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Marist
Florida Gulf Coast Invitational Next up for Hoosiers
9/7/2016 4:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After pushing their record to 7-0 with another tournament title in San Francisco, the Hoosiers travel to Ft. Myers, Fla., this week for the FGCU Homewood Suites Classic.
The Schedule
Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET: Indiana vs. Marist
Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Indiana vs. South Alabama
Sept. 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET: Indiana vs. Florida Gulf Coast
The 2016 Hoosiers
IU head coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan enters her 10th season at the helm for the Indiana volleyball program with high hopes for this season. Although the team graduated five seniors they bring in six newcomers, including a freshmen class of five, which was ranked No. 29 in the country by PrepVolleyball.Com.
Looking Ahead
Next weekend the Hoosiers host the Hoosiers Classic, Sept. 16-17 at University Gym with Arkansas State, IUPUI and Cleveland State. The following Wednesday (Sept. 21) the Hoosiers open Big Ten play at home against Northwestern and on Saturday Sept. 21 travel to Purdue.
Records and Milestones
On Sept. 2 against Campbell, senior Megan Tallman became the seventh player in school history to reach 3,000 career assists. Tallman currently ranks fifth on the Hoosiers all-time list for career assists with 3,130. Senior Taylor Lebo added a few more aces and now has 106 for her career, which ranks tied for 11th on the Hoosiers all-time list. With four more aces she will move into a tied for 10th on the list. IU head coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan reached a milestone with her 250th career win against Campbell.
Thoughts from Head Coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan
On going to San Francisco
"It was a lot of fun. We had a great time. We got there early on Thursday and toured a little bit. We took the kids to Alcatraz. We tried to give them the experience of going out there and not just playing volleyball. I think that is part of being a student-athlete here at Indiana."
On FGCU Invitational
"Florida Gulf Coast is an RPI team. They are a NCAA perennial team. Even though people don't hear about them a lot, they are funded very well for their volleyball program. South Alabama is 5-1 and off to one of their best starts in school history. This will be a challenging tournament for us."
On the play of the team through seven matches
"In my 10 years here, I think one of the things we have improved on is our offense and hitting efficiency. We are fifth in the nation right now in hitting percentage. The counter part of that, we are allowing teams to hit at too high of a percentage against us, so we are focusing more on our defense now. I'm happy with our offense and the speed and pace, now we have to slow down other teams."
Off to a Fast Start
For the second time in three years the Hoosiers won their first six matches of the season. The 7-0 start is the sixth time in program history an Indiana volleyball team has started 7-0. The last time was in 2010 when the Hoosiers went an undefeated 12-0 in non-conference play.
Fresh Faces Impress
The Indiana freshmen class (ranked No. 29 in the country going into the season) has made an impact in their short time at Indiana. Redshirt freshman Kendall Beerman is leading the Hoosiers in kills with 85 and is tops among freshmen in the Big Ten in hitting percentage at .390. Freshman Deyshia Lofton posted nine kills (.667 hitting percentage), three aces and five blocks in win over Campbell. In her first collegiate start, freshman Hayden Huybers tallied three kills on five swings with no errors and two aces. In all seven players that did not play in the 2015 season have played this year for the Hoosiers.
Hitting it Lights Out
The Hoosiers are currently fifth in the country in hitting percentage (.325) and have hit over .400 in three matches this season. Against Princeton the Hoosiers hit .500, the third best in program history for a three-set match. The Hoosiers have five players on their roster hitting over .300, who have recorded at least 1.60 kills/set.
Follow the Hoosiers on Social Media
Facebook: Indiana Volleyball
Twitter/Instagram: @IUVolleyball
Snapchat: IUVB_Hoosiers
Listen to the Broadcast On the Road
IU volleyball broadcaster Lucas Corley will broadcast all road matches free via online audio streams. Listen to Lucas call the action all season long. Look for the links on the schedule page.
The Schedule
Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET: Indiana vs. Marist
Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET: Indiana vs. South Alabama
Sept. 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET: Indiana vs. Florida Gulf Coast
The 2016 Hoosiers
IU head coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan enters her 10th season at the helm for the Indiana volleyball program with high hopes for this season. Although the team graduated five seniors they bring in six newcomers, including a freshmen class of five, which was ranked No. 29 in the country by PrepVolleyball.Com.
Looking Ahead
Next weekend the Hoosiers host the Hoosiers Classic, Sept. 16-17 at University Gym with Arkansas State, IUPUI and Cleveland State. The following Wednesday (Sept. 21) the Hoosiers open Big Ten play at home against Northwestern and on Saturday Sept. 21 travel to Purdue.
Records and Milestones
On Sept. 2 against Campbell, senior Megan Tallman became the seventh player in school history to reach 3,000 career assists. Tallman currently ranks fifth on the Hoosiers all-time list for career assists with 3,130. Senior Taylor Lebo added a few more aces and now has 106 for her career, which ranks tied for 11th on the Hoosiers all-time list. With four more aces she will move into a tied for 10th on the list. IU head coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan reached a milestone with her 250th career win against Campbell.
Thoughts from Head Coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan
On going to San Francisco
"It was a lot of fun. We had a great time. We got there early on Thursday and toured a little bit. We took the kids to Alcatraz. We tried to give them the experience of going out there and not just playing volleyball. I think that is part of being a student-athlete here at Indiana."
On FGCU Invitational
"Florida Gulf Coast is an RPI team. They are a NCAA perennial team. Even though people don't hear about them a lot, they are funded very well for their volleyball program. South Alabama is 5-1 and off to one of their best starts in school history. This will be a challenging tournament for us."
On the play of the team through seven matches
"In my 10 years here, I think one of the things we have improved on is our offense and hitting efficiency. We are fifth in the nation right now in hitting percentage. The counter part of that, we are allowing teams to hit at too high of a percentage against us, so we are focusing more on our defense now. I'm happy with our offense and the speed and pace, now we have to slow down other teams."
Off to a Fast Start
For the second time in three years the Hoosiers won their first six matches of the season. The 7-0 start is the sixth time in program history an Indiana volleyball team has started 7-0. The last time was in 2010 when the Hoosiers went an undefeated 12-0 in non-conference play.
Fresh Faces Impress
The Indiana freshmen class (ranked No. 29 in the country going into the season) has made an impact in their short time at Indiana. Redshirt freshman Kendall Beerman is leading the Hoosiers in kills with 85 and is tops among freshmen in the Big Ten in hitting percentage at .390. Freshman Deyshia Lofton posted nine kills (.667 hitting percentage), three aces and five blocks in win over Campbell. In her first collegiate start, freshman Hayden Huybers tallied three kills on five swings with no errors and two aces. In all seven players that did not play in the 2015 season have played this year for the Hoosiers.
Hitting it Lights Out
The Hoosiers are currently fifth in the country in hitting percentage (.325) and have hit over .400 in three matches this season. Against Princeton the Hoosiers hit .500, the third best in program history for a three-set match. The Hoosiers have five players on their roster hitting over .300, who have recorded at least 1.60 kills/set.
Follow the Hoosiers on Social Media
Facebook: Indiana Volleyball
Twitter/Instagram: @IUVolleyball
Snapchat: IUVB_Hoosiers
Listen to the Broadcast On the Road
IU volleyball broadcaster Lucas Corley will broadcast all road matches free via online audio streams. Listen to Lucas call the action all season long. Look for the links on the schedule page.
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