Friday, August 30
Bloomington, Ind.
12:30 PM
Indiana University
vs
Florida International
Volleyball Set to Open Wilkinson Hall with Indiana Invitational
8/28/2019 10:28:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana volleyball team will open their new arena and the 2019 season by hosting the Indiana Invitational at Wilkinson Hall, Aug. 30-31. Indiana will host FIU, Marshall, UT-Martin and Santa Clara in the tournament.
The Schedule
Friday August 30
12:30 p.m. vs. FIU
8:00 p.m. vs. Marshall
Live Stats: http://www.hoosierstats.com
Video vs. FIU: https://bit.ly/2L39RnE
Video vs. Marshall: https://bit.ly/2Pznyz1
Radio: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/indiana/
Saturday August 31
10:00 a.m. vs. UT-Martin
8:00 p.m. vs. Santa Clara
Live Stats: http://www.hoosierstats.com
Video vs. UT-Martin: https://bit.ly/2NHGkSd
Video vs. Santa Clara: https://bit.ly/2MHoBdI
Radio: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/indiana/
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 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.
Kicking Things Off at Home
After playing their entire non-conference schedule on the road in 2018, the Hoosiers are home for the first two weekends in the 2019 season. Indiana will play its first seven matches of the season at home. After hosting the Indiana Invitational this weekend, the Hoosiers host the Hoosier Classic Sept. 6-8 as they welcome Oregon State, Oklahoma and Yale to Bloomington. Last year the Hoosiers set a new average attendance record of 1,273 fans per match in the final season at University Gym.
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. Sloan's teammate on that 1987 team, Jeff Oliphant has his daughter Sophie, who will be a freshman on the 2019 volleyball team as well. 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.
Promotions & Giveaways
Friday vs. Florida International (Wilkinson Hall Opening Day Poster)
Friday vs. Marshall (Wilkinson Hall Opening Day Pennant)
Saturday vs. UT-Martin (Indiana Volleyaball Coffee Mugs)
Saturday vs. Santa Clara (Indiana Rally Towels)
More information on promotions: https://bit.ly/2ZnvQ12
IU Head Coach Steve Aird
"We have nine new kids and nine returning players. I like the depth. I like the team. I really like their work ethic. I think we are a more physical team. It is a different team, different gym and different energy. We are in Wilkinson Hall. It's amazing, for volleyball it's one of the best venues in the country and we are ecstatic about that. We are excited to get going and we will know a lot more a week from now."
The Schedule
Friday August 30
12:30 p.m. vs. FIU
8:00 p.m. vs. Marshall
Live Stats: http://www.hoosierstats.com
Video vs. FIU: https://bit.ly/2L39RnE
Video vs. Marshall: https://bit.ly/2Pznyz1
Radio: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/indiana/
Saturday August 31
10:00 a.m. vs. UT-Martin
8:00 p.m. vs. Santa Clara
Live Stats: http://www.hoosierstats.com
Video vs. UT-Martin: https://bit.ly/2NHGkSd
Video vs. Santa Clara: https://bit.ly/2MHoBdI
Radio: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/indiana/
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 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.
Kicking Things Off at Home
After playing their entire non-conference schedule on the road in 2018, the Hoosiers are home for the first two weekends in the 2019 season. Indiana will play its first seven matches of the season at home. After hosting the Indiana Invitational this weekend, the Hoosiers host the Hoosier Classic Sept. 6-8 as they welcome Oregon State, Oklahoma and Yale to Bloomington. Last year the Hoosiers set a new average attendance record of 1,273 fans per match in the final season at University Gym.
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. Sloan's teammate on that 1987 team, Jeff Oliphant has his daughter Sophie, who will be a freshman on the 2019 volleyball team as well. 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.
Promotions & Giveaways
Friday vs. Florida International (Wilkinson Hall Opening Day Poster)
Friday vs. Marshall (Wilkinson Hall Opening Day Pennant)
Saturday vs. UT-Martin (Indiana Volleyaball Coffee Mugs)
Saturday vs. Santa Clara (Indiana Rally Towels)
More information on promotions: https://bit.ly/2ZnvQ12
IU Head Coach Steve Aird
"We have nine new kids and nine returning players. I like the depth. I like the team. I really like their work ethic. I think we are a more physical team. It is a different team, different gym and different energy. We are in Wilkinson Hall. It's amazing, for volleyball it's one of the best venues in the country and we are ecstatic about that. We are excited to get going and we will know a lot more a week from now."
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