Indiana Volleyball Sends Off Seniors with 3-0 Sweep Against Michigan State

Sunday, November 24

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Indiana Volleyball Sends Off Seniors with 3-0 Sweep Against Michigan State

11/24/2019 4:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana volleyball team secured a victory in straight sets in their final home match of the season against conference opponent Michigan State, wining 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22) on Sunday at Wilkinson Hall.

Key Moments

The Hoosiers went down 14-12 in set one after a 2-0 Michigan State run broke a 12-12 tie, but IU responded with a 3-0 run punctuated by a Jacqui Armer solo block to go up 15-14 and force an MSU timeout.
Michigan State got a point after their timeout to tie the score at 15-15, but another 3-0 Hoosier run featuring consecutive kills by Kendall Beerman forced a second MSU timeout at 18-15. The Hoosiers went on to win the first set 25-20.
MSU was unsuccessful on a challenge in set two that would've given them a 15-14 lead, and the Hoosiers took the lead on a Kamryn Malloy kill instead. IU would add to that point with another Malloy kill and a kill from Hayden Huybers to go up 17-14 and force a Spartan timeout.
MSU used a 3-0 run to erase their 19-16 deficit and tie the score at 20-20. The Hoosiers responded with back-to-back kills from Deyshia Lofton and Jacqui Armer to take a 22-20 lead, and IU would go on to win the second set 25-23.
A Deyshia Lofton kill brought the Hoosiers within one in set three at 11-10, but a 4-0 MSU run put them up 15-10. With the Spartans up 16-11, IU used a 5-0 run that included an ace and a kill from Kamryn Malloy to tie the score at 16-16.
Michigan State went up 19-17 before the Hoosiers recaptured the lead at 20-19 after a 3-0 run highlighted by a Megan Sloan kill. MSU would go back up 21-20, but the Hoosiers would end the third set on a 5-1 run, getting four of their final five points from seniors Kendall Beerman, Deyshia Lofton, and Megan Sloan. The Hoosiers clinched the 3-0 sweep with a 25-22 win.

Notables

The Hoosiers improved to 14-17 overall and 3-15 in Big Ten play. Michigan State fell to 14-14 overall and 5-13 in the Big Ten.
Seniors Kendall Beerman, Megan Sloan, Deyshia Lofton, Hayden Huybers, and Jacqui Armer combined for 38 of the 49 Hoosier kills on Senior Day.
Junior Kamryn Malloy notched nine kills while hitting a career-best .533 (9-1-15). Malloy also added six digs and one ace.
Senior Megan Sloan tied for the Hoosier lead in kills with 10, hitting a career-high .467 (10-3-15). She recorded six kills while hitting a perfect 1.000 in the first set.
Freshman Emily Fitzner contributed a match-high 37 assists. Her 10 digs marked her sixth double-double of the season.
Junior Bayli Lebo recorded a match-high 16 digs, marking the 10^th time she has reached double-digits this season.
Redshirt Senior Kendall Beerman was the co-leader in kills for the Hoosiers with 10. She hit .304 (10-3-23).
Senior Deyshia Lofton added eight kills and one block for the Hoosiers, while senior Hayden Huybers added seven kills while hitting .500 (7-0-14).

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers hit the road for the penultimate game of their season to face conference opponent No. 23 Michigan for a match on Friday, Nov. 29 at 7:00p.m. EST in Ann Arbor.

Indiana Head Coach Steve Aird
"Obviously, we're really, really happy for the senior class. That's seven kids, whether they've been here for a couple months or many years, that have put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into the program. Certainly, in the last 18-20 months that we've been here they've been a huge part of people's energy and excitement going forward.

I was pleased we could honor them by starting all of them; I thought that was a great thing for them to be able to take the court one last time. Obviously, the season's not over; we have matches to play. I'll let them enjoy it today; obviously I'm really happy for them. I'm happy for their families that they can celebrate on Sunday and have a nice senior night at home."