Indiana Volleyball Drops Match Against No. 4 Wisconsin

Sunday, November 3

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

#4 Wisconsin

West Lafayette, IN - OCTOBER 30, 2019 - setter Emily Fitzner #21 during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Hollaway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka\Indiana Athletics

Indiana Volleyball Drops Match Against No. 4 Wisconsin

11/3/2019 3:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana volleyball team fell to conference opponent No. 4 Wisconsin, losing 3-0 (18-25, 12-25, 17-25) on Sunday at Wilkinson Hall.

Key Moments

The score was tied 3-3 in the first set before Wisconsin used a 6-1 run to go up 9-4. A kill by Megan Sloan would end the run and bring the Hoosiers within four, but Wisconsin would answer the point with a 6-0 stretch before another Sloan kill ended that run.
With Wisconsin up 18-8, IU went on a 3-0 run that featured consecutive aces by Deyshia Lofton. A 2-0 Wisconsin answer led to an IU timeout, but the Hoosiers responded with a 4-0 run to close the gap to 20-15 and force a Wisconsin timeout. Wisconsin went on to win set one 25-18.
Wisconsin would increase their 3-2 lead in set two by using a 5-0 run to go up 8-2. A Hayden Huybers kill ended the run and made it 8-3, but another Wisconsin run of 3-0 forced an IU timeout at 11-3.
Wisconsin was up 14-6, but IU got back-to-back kills from Breana Edwards to close the deficit to six at 14-8. The Hoosiers would fight off a set point late, but Wisconsin would go on to win the second set 25-12.
The Hoosiers were within two with Wisconsin leading 8-6, but a 5-0 run pushed the deficit to 13-6. IU fought off two match points late in the set with the help of a Deyshia Lofton kill, but Wisconsin went on to win the match-clinching set 25-17.

Notables

The Hoosiers fell to 12-13 overall and 1-11 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin improved to 16-4 overall and 12-0 in the Big Ten.
Junior Bayli Lebo led the Hoosiers with 15 digs. This marks her second consecutive match with double-digit digs, and seventh on the season.
Sophomore Breana Edwards led IU with 7 kills. It was Edwards' 17^th time leading the Hoosiers in kills. She also added 3 digs.
Senior Victoria Brisack provided a team-high 14 assists while also adding six digs.
Freshman Emily Fitzner contributed 10 assists, five digs, and one ace.
Senior Deyshia Lofton led the Hoosiers with two aces.

Up Next
Up next the Hoosiers hit the road on Friday, Nov. 8 to face conference opponent Penn State for a match at 7:30p.m. EST.

Indiana Head Coach Steve Aird
"Tough loss. Really good volleyball team in Wisconsin. Obviously, they took it to us and handled us for most of the match. I thought they hit well, served well, blocked well. It's a really good volleyball team that's got a shot to win the conference. So, congrats to them on putting together a great year. For us it's the same thing: it's just the ability to sustain good moments over time. I think at times we play really hard; we do some really good things. It's about being able to do it over time and especially with pressure against a really good team.

Day off tomorrow and then Penn State on the road on Friday. So, the league gives you no nights off. It's the next thing, the next thing, and the next thing, and that's part of the reason I love it. It's the pursuit of getting better. Getting in the gym, keep working, staying positive with the group and trying to find a way to develop players and develop the program as we go."