Hoosiers Top Rutgers in Five Sets

Friday, October 20

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

12-9, 1-8

Rutgers

5-16, 0-9

Rutgers

Indiana

10/20/2017 10:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Bloomington, Ind. – Senior Jessica Leish hit a career best .500 and the Indiana volleyball team picked up a five-set victory (25-17, 14-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-9) over Rutgers on Friday at University Gym.

Junior Elizabeth Asdell hit over .300 for her fourth straight match and led the Hoosiers with 13 kills and hit .440. The Indiana middle blockers Hayden Huybers and Deyshia Lofton combined for 23 kills in the match.

Sophomore setter Victoria Brisack ran the offense with 57 assists and fresman Nora Meehan tallied 14 digs in the match.

The Hoosiers (12-9, 1-8) hit .519 as a team with 15 kills and one error in the opening set and they won it 25-17.

In the second set, the Scarlet Knights caught fire and hit .476 with 13 kills to even the match 1-1 with a 25-14 set victory.

Rutgers continued that momentum as they went up 2-1 with a 25-22 win in set three. Indiana rebounded as they hit .341 with 16 kills to win the fourth set and force a fifth set.

The Hoosiers came out focused in the fifth set as they jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Leish had four of her 10 kills in the fifth set, including two of the Hoosiers first four points.

Rutgers tied the fifth set 6-6, but the Hoosiers went on a 3-0 run, which culminated on another Leish kill to put Indiana up 9-6.

Indiana led the last set 11-8 and scored four of the last five points to capture the victory. Huybers and Asdell combined for a block on set point to secure the win for the Hoosiers.

Up next the Hoosiers host No. 1 Penn State tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. at University Gym.