Indiana University Athletics
Friday, August 31
State College, Pa.
5:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Texas A&M
Penn State Invitational Next for Volleyball
8/29/2018 7:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana volleyball team will travel to State College, Pa., where they will take on Texas A&M and Temple this week in the Penn State Invitational.
The Schedule
Friday August 31 at 5:00 PM ET: Indiana vs. Texas A&M
Saturday September 1 at 5:00 PM ET: Indiana vs. Temple
State College, Pa. | Rec Hall
UNLV Invitational
The Hoosiers went 3-0 at the UNLV Invitational with wins against UNLV, LIU-Brooklyn and Southern Utah. Kendall Beerman was named the MVP of the tournament and Deyshia Lofton and Bayli Lebo also earned spots on the All-Tournament Team.
Penn State Connections
IU head coach Steve Aird played at Penn State from 1997-2001. Aird was a two-year captain and played in three final fours. Aird had two stints on the Penn State women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach and was part of two national championship teams. In all, Aird has played in three final fours and coached in three final fours with Penn State. Assistant coach Daniel Gwitt also played at Penn State.
The Opponents
Texas A&M opened the season at the D.C. Koehl Classic hosted by Ohio State. The Aggies beat Ohio University and Albany, each in four sets, before dropping a 3-0 match against the Buckeyes. Temple opened the season at home and picked up a win against Rhode Island, before suffering defeats against LMU and Hofstra.
Notes
• The Hoosiers started the season 3-0 at the UNLV Invitational.
• Kendall Beerman was named the MVP of the UNLV Invitational.
• Beerman tallied 46 kills on the weekend and 4.18 kills per set.
• Deyshia Lofton recorded a career-high nine blocks against UNLV and had 20 total for the weekend (1.82 per set).
• Sophomore Bayli Lebo started at libero and averaged 3.91 digs per set for the weekend (43 total digs).
• The Hoosiers started three freshmen in two of their three matches.
• Freshman Breana Edwards tallied 26 kills, 15 digs, four aces and five blocks for the tournament.
• The Hoosiers play their first 11 matches on the road, with the home opener September 21 against Northwestern.
The Schedule
Friday August 31 at 5:00 PM ET: Indiana vs. Texas A&M
Saturday September 1 at 5:00 PM ET: Indiana vs. Temple
State College, Pa. | Rec Hall
UNLV Invitational
The Hoosiers went 3-0 at the UNLV Invitational with wins against UNLV, LIU-Brooklyn and Southern Utah. Kendall Beerman was named the MVP of the tournament and Deyshia Lofton and Bayli Lebo also earned spots on the All-Tournament Team.
Penn State Connections
IU head coach Steve Aird played at Penn State from 1997-2001. Aird was a two-year captain and played in three final fours. Aird had two stints on the Penn State women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach and was part of two national championship teams. In all, Aird has played in three final fours and coached in three final fours with Penn State. Assistant coach Daniel Gwitt also played at Penn State.
The Opponents
Texas A&M opened the season at the D.C. Koehl Classic hosted by Ohio State. The Aggies beat Ohio University and Albany, each in four sets, before dropping a 3-0 match against the Buckeyes. Temple opened the season at home and picked up a win against Rhode Island, before suffering defeats against LMU and Hofstra.
Notes
• The Hoosiers started the season 3-0 at the UNLV Invitational.
• Kendall Beerman was named the MVP of the UNLV Invitational.
• Beerman tallied 46 kills on the weekend and 4.18 kills per set.
• Deyshia Lofton recorded a career-high nine blocks against UNLV and had 20 total for the weekend (1.82 per set).
• Sophomore Bayli Lebo started at libero and averaged 3.91 digs per set for the weekend (43 total digs).
• The Hoosiers started three freshmen in two of their three matches.
• Freshman Breana Edwards tallied 26 kills, 15 digs, four aces and five blocks for the tournament.
• The Hoosiers play their first 11 matches on the road, with the home opener September 21 against Northwestern.
Players Mentioned
Outside Hitter
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Outside Hitter
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