Indiana Volleyball Set for Trip to Iowa

Indiana Volleyball Set for Trip to Iowa

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana volleyball team is back on the road this week as they travel to Iowa for two matches against the Hawkeyes.

Indiana at Iowa
Friday February 5, 2021 • 5:00 p.m. ET
Saturday February 6, 2021 • 5:00 p.m. ET
Xtream Arena • Coralville, Iowa
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Friday Match | Saturday Match
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 IOWA
• Iowa is 0-4 on the season with two defeats against Illinois and most recently two defeats against Purdue.
• The Hawkeyes are opening their new arena this week, Xtream Arena.
• Junior outside hitter Courtney Buzzerio leads the Iowa offense with 36 kills on the season.
• Last season Iowa finished 12^th in the Big Ten with an overall record of 10-21 and 4-16 mark in Big Ten matches.
• The Hawkeyes are coached by Vicki Brown, in her second season as head coach with Iowa.

SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads the all-time series against Iowa, 40-37. Last season the teams played twice with Iowa winning both matches, including a five-set match in Bloomington.

NOTES
• IU head coach Steve Aird is in his third season with Indiana volleyball.
• The Hoosiers 2020 class of current freshmen were ranked 15^th 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 15^th 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.
• Edwards leads Indiana in kills with 46 on the season. Edwards recorded 20 kills in the match at Rutgers on 1/29. It was her seventh career match with 20 or more kills.
• Freshman Leyla Blackwell had six blocks in each of the Hoosiers matches at Rutgers. Blackwell ranks eighth in the Big Ten in blocking at 1.21 blocks per set.
• Sophomore libero Haley Armstrong has recorded 20 or more digs in three straight matches. Armstrong ranks third in the Big Ten in digs at 4.43 per set.

UP NEXT
Indiana returns home to home Wisconsin for matches on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13 at Wilkinson Hall.

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Players Mentioned

Haley Armstrong

Leyla Blackwell

Breana Edwards

Emily Fitzner

Brooke Westbeld

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