Friday, January 29
Piscataway, N.J.
2:00 PM
Indiana University
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Rutgers
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Indiana
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Rutgers
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Hoosiers Fall on the Road at Rutgers
1/29/2021 5:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The Indiana volleyball team got off to a strong start, but Rutgers gained momentum and tallied a 3-1 win (25-18, 17-25, 19-25, 20-25) on Friday at College Avenue Gym.
Key Moments
• With the score tied 5-5 in the first set the Hoosiers used a 5-1 run to go up 10-6 on a kill from Breana Edwards.
• Ashley Zulauf came in and served up an ace to put Indiana up 22-14, their largest lead of the first set.
• A kill by Morgan Geddes won the first set for Indiana, 25-18.
• Rutgers got out to a 5-2 lead in the second set after an Indiana attack error.
• Indiana tied the second set 5-5 but Rutgers began to pull away. Up 10-7 Rutgers scored eight of the next 10 points to go up 18-9.
• The fourth set was tied 14-14 when Rutgers scored two straight points to open up a 16-14 lead.
• Training 19-17 in the fourth set Leyla Blackwell made a solo block to keep Indiana close, but Rutgers scored the next three points with two aces to go up 22-18. The Scarlet Knights went on to win the fourth set 25-20 and win the match.
Notables
• Indiana drops to 0-3 on the season, while Rutgers improves to 1-2.
• Junior Breana Edwards led Indiana with 20 kills. It was her seventh career match with 20 or more kills.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham recorded her first career double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.
• Sophomore Haley Armstrong tallied a season-high 22 digs over the four-set match.
• Indiana hit .361 in the first set with 14 kills and one error. The Hoosiers won the opening set 25-18.
• The Hoosiers had 10 team blocks, led by freshman middle blocker Leyla Blackwell with six blocks.
• Senior Brooke Westbeld totaled 14 assists, four digs, three blocks and three kills.
• The fourth set was tied five times.
Indiana Head Coach Steve Aird
"Congrats to Rutgers. They did a great job. They won the serve and pass game. I think they have good experience and when they got some confidence they kind of smelled blood in the water. It's a good lesson. We are a good young team going against a veteran team. I'm grateful to get to play this match. There is nowhere to hide in this conference. I'm glad we have the opportunity to play again tomorrow versus waiting a week. I give Rutgers credit. They played well and they will be confident coming back tomorrow."
Up Next
Indiana and Rutgers will play again tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Key Moments
• With the score tied 5-5 in the first set the Hoosiers used a 5-1 run to go up 10-6 on a kill from Breana Edwards.
• Ashley Zulauf came in and served up an ace to put Indiana up 22-14, their largest lead of the first set.
• A kill by Morgan Geddes won the first set for Indiana, 25-18.
• Rutgers got out to a 5-2 lead in the second set after an Indiana attack error.
• Indiana tied the second set 5-5 but Rutgers began to pull away. Up 10-7 Rutgers scored eight of the next 10 points to go up 18-9.
• The fourth set was tied 14-14 when Rutgers scored two straight points to open up a 16-14 lead.
• Training 19-17 in the fourth set Leyla Blackwell made a solo block to keep Indiana close, but Rutgers scored the next three points with two aces to go up 22-18. The Scarlet Knights went on to win the fourth set 25-20 and win the match.
Notables
• Indiana drops to 0-3 on the season, while Rutgers improves to 1-2.
• Junior Breana Edwards led Indiana with 20 kills. It was her seventh career match with 20 or more kills.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham recorded her first career double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.
• Sophomore Haley Armstrong tallied a season-high 22 digs over the four-set match.
• Indiana hit .361 in the first set with 14 kills and one error. The Hoosiers won the opening set 25-18.
• The Hoosiers had 10 team blocks, led by freshman middle blocker Leyla Blackwell with six blocks.
• Senior Brooke Westbeld totaled 14 assists, four digs, three blocks and three kills.
• The fourth set was tied five times.
Indiana Head Coach Steve Aird
"Congrats to Rutgers. They did a great job. They won the serve and pass game. I think they have good experience and when they got some confidence they kind of smelled blood in the water. It's a good lesson. We are a good young team going against a veteran team. I'm grateful to get to play this match. There is nowhere to hide in this conference. I'm glad we have the opportunity to play again tomorrow versus waiting a week. I give Rutgers credit. They played well and they will be confident coming back tomorrow."
Up Next
Indiana and Rutgers will play again tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Follow Indiana Volleyball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Team Stats
IND
RU
Kills
44
46
Errors
31
19
Attempts
146
132
Hitting %
.089
.205
Points
58
69
Assists
42
43
Aces
4
9
Blocks
10
14
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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