Friday, February 12
Bloomington, Ind.
4:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
#1 Wisconsin
Hoosiers Host Weekend Series with No. 1 Badgers
2/11/2021 9:38:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana volleyball team will welcome No. 1 Wisconsin for two matches at Wilkinson Hall this week.
Indiana at No. 1 Wisconsin
Friday February 12, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. ET
Saturday February 13, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. ET
Wilkinson Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Attendance at 2020-21 volleyball matches will be limited to the immediate family of student-athletes, coaching staff, volleyball personnel and members of the team traveling parties.
ABOUT WISCONSIN
• Wisconsin is 6-0 on the season with series sweeps against Purdue, Illinois and Rutgers. The Badgers have dropped one set this season, against Illinois.
• Wisconsin ranks second in the Big Ten in hitting percentage at .350 and fourth in the conference in blocking.
• The Badgers are led by three-time AVCA All-American and 2019-20 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year Dana Rettke.
• Rettke, a 6-8 senior middle blocker leads the Big Ten with a .487 hitting percentage and ranks first in the league in blocking at 1.68 blocks per set.
• Wisconsin is coached by Kelly Sheffield, in his eighth season with the Badgers.
SERIES HISTORY
• Wisconsin leads the all-time series 53-24 and have won each of the last 10 matches. The last IU win in the series was Oct. 19, 2012 in Madison.
NOTES
• IU head coach Steve Aird is in his third season with Indiana volleyball.
• The Hoosiers 2020 class of current freshmen were ranked 15th in the country by PrepVolleyball.Com. It is the highest ranked class in program history and includes eight freshmen.
• In addition to the eight freshmen the Hoosiers add transfer Brooke Westbeld. Westbeld comes from Dayton and will be a senior. In 2018 Westbeld earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors.
• The Hoosiers return just four players that played 17 or more sets in the 2019 season.
• The Indiana 2021 class, announced in November includes three top kids from Indiana and a player current on the Canadian Junior National Team.
• In March, then sophomore Breana Edwards was selected to the US Collegiate National Team – Gold Roster. She would have trained over the summer with the senior national team in their preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but that was canceled.
• Although no fans will be allowed this season, last year the Hoosiers ranked 15th in the country in attendance and set a program record for average attendance.
• The Hoosiers captains for the 2021 season are Brooke Westbeld, Emily Fitzner and Breana Edwards.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham leads the Hoosiers with 83 kills on the season and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in kills at 3.61 per set. Stockham had 26 kills in the Hoosiers five-set win at Iowa on Feb. 6. Stockham earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors this week.
• Freshman Leyla Blackwell recorded 13 blocked in the Hoosiers five set win at Iowa, which tied the Indiana program record for blocks in a Big Ten five-set match for a player. Blackwell has 32 blocks on the season and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in blocking at 1.39 blocks per set. Blackwell earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors this week.
• Haley Armstrong has recorded double-digit digs in five straight matches. Armstrong ranks ninth in the Big Ten in digs at 3.74 per set.
• Indiana ranks third in the Big Ten in blocking at 2.57 per set.
• Sophie Oliphant ranks eighth in the Big Ten in aces at 0.47 per set.
UP NEXT
Indiana goes back on the round for two matches against Penn State, Feb. 19 and 20.
Follow Indiana Volleyball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Indiana at No. 1 Wisconsin
Friday February 12, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. ET
Saturday February 13, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. ET
Wilkinson Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Attendance at 2020-21 volleyball matches will be limited to the immediate family of student-athletes, coaching staff, volleyball personnel and members of the team traveling parties.
ABOUT WISCONSIN
• Wisconsin is 6-0 on the season with series sweeps against Purdue, Illinois and Rutgers. The Badgers have dropped one set this season, against Illinois.
• Wisconsin ranks second in the Big Ten in hitting percentage at .350 and fourth in the conference in blocking.
• The Badgers are led by three-time AVCA All-American and 2019-20 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year Dana Rettke.
• Rettke, a 6-8 senior middle blocker leads the Big Ten with a .487 hitting percentage and ranks first in the league in blocking at 1.68 blocks per set.
• Wisconsin is coached by Kelly Sheffield, in his eighth season with the Badgers.
SERIES HISTORY
• Wisconsin leads the all-time series 53-24 and have won each of the last 10 matches. The last IU win in the series was Oct. 19, 2012 in Madison.
NOTES
• IU head coach Steve Aird is in his third season with Indiana volleyball.
• The Hoosiers 2020 class of current freshmen were ranked 15th in the country by PrepVolleyball.Com. It is the highest ranked class in program history and includes eight freshmen.
• In addition to the eight freshmen the Hoosiers add transfer Brooke Westbeld. Westbeld comes from Dayton and will be a senior. In 2018 Westbeld earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors.
• The Hoosiers return just four players that played 17 or more sets in the 2019 season.
• The Indiana 2021 class, announced in November includes three top kids from Indiana and a player current on the Canadian Junior National Team.
• In March, then sophomore Breana Edwards was selected to the US Collegiate National Team – Gold Roster. She would have trained over the summer with the senior national team in their preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but that was canceled.
• Although no fans will be allowed this season, last year the Hoosiers ranked 15th in the country in attendance and set a program record for average attendance.
• The Hoosiers captains for the 2021 season are Brooke Westbeld, Emily Fitzner and Breana Edwards.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham leads the Hoosiers with 83 kills on the season and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in kills at 3.61 per set. Stockham had 26 kills in the Hoosiers five-set win at Iowa on Feb. 6. Stockham earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors this week.
• Freshman Leyla Blackwell recorded 13 blocked in the Hoosiers five set win at Iowa, which tied the Indiana program record for blocks in a Big Ten five-set match for a player. Blackwell has 32 blocks on the season and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in blocking at 1.39 blocks per set. Blackwell earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors this week.
• Haley Armstrong has recorded double-digit digs in five straight matches. Armstrong ranks ninth in the Big Ten in digs at 3.74 per set.
• Indiana ranks third in the Big Ten in blocking at 2.57 per set.
• Sophie Oliphant ranks eighth in the Big Ten in aces at 0.47 per set.
UP NEXT
Indiana goes back on the round for two matches against Penn State, Feb. 19 and 20.
Follow Indiana Volleyball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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