Sunday, November 3
Bloomington, Ind.
1:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
#4 Wisconsin
Volleyball Hosts No. 4 Wisconsin Sunday
11/1/2019 1:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana volleyball team will welcome the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers to Wilkinson Hall on Sunday Nov. 3 for a 1:00 p.m. match.
Sunday November 3
Indiana vs. No. 4 Wisconsin
1:00 PM ET | Bloomington, Ind.
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/324YDEi
Video ($): https://bit.ly/2WwKr5H
Lofton Reaches 400
Against Iowa senior Deyshia Lofton recorded her 400th career block to become the eighth player in program history to reach that mark. Lofton has 405 blocks for her career and is two blocks from moving into seventh on the Hoosiers all-time list for career blocks.
Indiana Block Party
The Hoosiers rank seventh in the Big Ten in blocking at 2.41 blocks per set. Indiana has recorded double-digit blocks in 10 matches this season, including 17 blocks in their win over Kentucky. Indiana tallied a season-high 18.5 blocks in their match against Purdue. The Hoosiers ranked 13th in the NCAA in total blocks with 226.5 on the season.
The Middle Attack
Seniors Deyshia Lofton and Jacqui Armer have put up big numbers for the Hoosiers this season. The duo has combined for 330 kills on the season and rank one and two on the team in hitting percentage.
Utility Player
Junior Kamryn Malloy has been doing a little bit of everything for the Hoosiers this season. Malloy leads the team in aces, ranks fifth on the team in kills and second on the team in digs.
The Hoosier Freshmen
Freshman Emily FItzner recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Nebraska and Iowa. Fitzner recorded 13 digs and 16 assists against Nebraska and bettered those numbers the next day with 14 digs and 21 assists in the match against Iowa.
Freshman Haley Armstrong leads the Hoosiers in digs with 271. Armstrong has had five matches this season with 20 or more digs and ranks eighth in the Big Ten in digs per set at 3.73.
The Win over Kentucky
The win over Kentucky was a significant win for the program. It was the Hoosiers first victory over Kentucky since 1996. It was also the first win for Indiana over a non-conference ranked opponent since 1998. The last Hoosier win on the road over a ranked opponent was 2013 at Michigan State.
The 2019 Hoosiers
The Indiana volleyball team opens the 2019 season under second year head coach Steve Aird. In 2018, Aird took a team that had finished 1-19 in the Big Ten in 2017 to 7-13 in the conference, with a season sweep of Ohio State and win against No. 14 Michigan. The 2019 squad returns nine players, has nine new players and seven seniors.
Wilkinson Hall
Wilkinson Hall was dedicated on January 16, 2019. Wilkinson Hall is a multi-use training and performance center that is the new home venue for the Indiana Volleyball and Wrestling programs. The 3,000-seat venue is used as a competition facility for both Indiana Volleyball and Indiana Wrestling, as well as the practice facility for volleyball. Wilkinson Hall is named after IU alumnus Jay Wilkinson and his family, who have an incredible history of support for IU Athletics and its student-athletes. The Hoosiers are averaging 1,768 fans per match this season, which is up from the record average attendance form last season of 1,273.
Returning Hoosiers
The Hoosiers return 2018 All-Big Ten Deyshia Lofton, who will be a senior this year. Lofton recorded 281 kills and hit .336 on the season. Lofton is 11 blocks from cracking the top 10 in program history for career blocks. Breana Edwards returns after a freshman season in which she led the team in kills with 360. Edwards traveled to Japan this summer with the Big Ten foreign tour team. Bayli Lebo will be a junior this season. In 2018 Lebo set the Indiana single season digs record with 525 for the season. Hayden Huybers hit .334 in Big Ten matches last season, the fourth best in school history. Kendall Beerman returns after she saw her 2018 cut short due to injury.
The New Hoosiers
There are nine new Hoosiers that were not on the 2018 roster, including five transfers and four freshmen. Emily Fitzner, First Team Under Armour All-American will be a freshman setter. Fitzner is the sister of former IU basketball player Evan Fitzner. Megan Sloan returns home to Indiana after three seasons in Louisville. Sloan is the daughter of Brian Sloan, a member of the 1987 IU men's basketball national championship team. Haley Armstrong, member of the Canadian Junior National Team, will be a freshman defensive specialist for the Hoosiers. Jacqui Armer transferred to Indiana after three seasons at LSU.
Sunday November 3
Indiana vs. No. 4 Wisconsin
1:00 PM ET | Bloomington, Ind.
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/324YDEi
Video ($): https://bit.ly/2WwKr5H
Lofton Reaches 400
Against Iowa senior Deyshia Lofton recorded her 400th career block to become the eighth player in program history to reach that mark. Lofton has 405 blocks for her career and is two blocks from moving into seventh on the Hoosiers all-time list for career blocks.
Indiana Block Party
The Hoosiers rank seventh in the Big Ten in blocking at 2.41 blocks per set. Indiana has recorded double-digit blocks in 10 matches this season, including 17 blocks in their win over Kentucky. Indiana tallied a season-high 18.5 blocks in their match against Purdue. The Hoosiers ranked 13th in the NCAA in total blocks with 226.5 on the season.
The Middle Attack
Seniors Deyshia Lofton and Jacqui Armer have put up big numbers for the Hoosiers this season. The duo has combined for 330 kills on the season and rank one and two on the team in hitting percentage.
Utility Player
Junior Kamryn Malloy has been doing a little bit of everything for the Hoosiers this season. Malloy leads the team in aces, ranks fifth on the team in kills and second on the team in digs.
The Hoosier Freshmen
Freshman Emily FItzner recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Nebraska and Iowa. Fitzner recorded 13 digs and 16 assists against Nebraska and bettered those numbers the next day with 14 digs and 21 assists in the match against Iowa.
Freshman Haley Armstrong leads the Hoosiers in digs with 271. Armstrong has had five matches this season with 20 or more digs and ranks eighth in the Big Ten in digs per set at 3.73.
The Win over Kentucky
The win over Kentucky was a significant win for the program. It was the Hoosiers first victory over Kentucky since 1996. It was also the first win for Indiana over a non-conference ranked opponent since 1998. The last Hoosier win on the road over a ranked opponent was 2013 at Michigan State.
The 2019 Hoosiers
The Indiana volleyball team opens the 2019 season under second year head coach Steve Aird. In 2018, Aird took a team that had finished 1-19 in the Big Ten in 2017 to 7-13 in the conference, with a season sweep of Ohio State and win against No. 14 Michigan. The 2019 squad returns nine players, has nine new players and seven seniors.
Wilkinson Hall
Wilkinson Hall was dedicated on January 16, 2019. Wilkinson Hall is a multi-use training and performance center that is the new home venue for the Indiana Volleyball and Wrestling programs. The 3,000-seat venue is used as a competition facility for both Indiana Volleyball and Indiana Wrestling, as well as the practice facility for volleyball. Wilkinson Hall is named after IU alumnus Jay Wilkinson and his family, who have an incredible history of support for IU Athletics and its student-athletes. The Hoosiers are averaging 1,768 fans per match this season, which is up from the record average attendance form last season of 1,273.
Returning Hoosiers
The Hoosiers return 2018 All-Big Ten Deyshia Lofton, who will be a senior this year. Lofton recorded 281 kills and hit .336 on the season. Lofton is 11 blocks from cracking the top 10 in program history for career blocks. Breana Edwards returns after a freshman season in which she led the team in kills with 360. Edwards traveled to Japan this summer with the Big Ten foreign tour team. Bayli Lebo will be a junior this season. In 2018 Lebo set the Indiana single season digs record with 525 for the season. Hayden Huybers hit .334 in Big Ten matches last season, the fourth best in school history. Kendall Beerman returns after she saw her 2018 cut short due to injury.
The New Hoosiers
There are nine new Hoosiers that were not on the 2018 roster, including five transfers and four freshmen. Emily Fitzner, First Team Under Armour All-American will be a freshman setter. Fitzner is the sister of former IU basketball player Evan Fitzner. Megan Sloan returns home to Indiana after three seasons in Louisville. Sloan is the daughter of Brian Sloan, a member of the 1987 IU men's basketball national championship team. Haley Armstrong, member of the Canadian Junior National Team, will be a freshman defensive specialist for the Hoosiers. Jacqui Armer transferred to Indiana after three seasons at LSU.
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