Friday, March 12
Ann Arbor, Mich.
6:00 PM
Indiana University
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RV Michigan
Indiana Volleyball Travels to Michigan
3/10/2021 1:10:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Indiana volleyball will continue the season at Michigan for a pair of matches this week.
Indiana at Michigan
Friday March 12 6:00 PM ET
Saturday March 13 4:00 PM ET
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats
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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 MICHIGAN
• Michigan is 2-3 on the season.
• The Wolverines have had 10 matches postponed this season.
• Michigan has wins against Maryland and Michigan State this season.
• The Wolverines are led in attacking by Paige Jones, who is averaging 3.82 kills per set, fourth in the Big Ten.
• Michigan leads the Big Ten and ranks No. 21 nationally in assists per set (13.27).
SERIES HISTORY
• Michigan leads the all-time series 42-39-1. Last season Michigan won the only match. Indiana won at home against the Wolverines the season before on Oct. 31, 2018.
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.
• Indiana has played eight of their 12 matches against top-11 opponents (No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 5 Nebraska No. 8 Penn State and No. 11 Purdue).
• Haley Armstrong has recorded double-digit digs in 10 of her last 13 matches. Armstrong leads Indiana in digs with 134.
• Freshman Leyla Blackwell lead the Hoosiers in blocking with 46 on the season. Blackwell earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Hoosiers five set win at Iowa, where she recorded 13 blocks in the match.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham leads the Hoosiers with 152 kills on the season. Stockham posted double-digit kills in each match at Penn State. Stockham was the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following the Hoosiers series with Iowa when she tallied 26 kills in the Hoosiers five set win over Iowa.
• In the Hoosiers series with Penn State, Indiana won the second set of the first match, 27-25. It was the first time since 2012 that Indiana had won a set against the Nittany Lions.
• Sophomore Ashley Zulauf recorded a career-high 11 digs last time out in the match at Purdue.
• Tommi Stockham and Breana Edwards each recorded 10 kills in the Hoosiers win against Maryland on March 5.
• Freshman Morgan Geddes registered a season-high three aces in the Hoosiers win against Maryland and tallied a season-high 12 digs the next night against Maryland.
UP NEXT
Indiana hosts Northwestern for a pair of matches March 20-21 at Wilkinson Hall.
Follow Indiana Volleyball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Indiana at Michigan
Friday March 12 6:00 PM ET
Saturday March 13 4:00 PM ET
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats
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 MICHIGAN
• Michigan is 2-3 on the season.
• The Wolverines have had 10 matches postponed this season.
• Michigan has wins against Maryland and Michigan State this season.
• The Wolverines are led in attacking by Paige Jones, who is averaging 3.82 kills per set, fourth in the Big Ten.
• Michigan leads the Big Ten and ranks No. 21 nationally in assists per set (13.27).
SERIES HISTORY
• Michigan leads the all-time series 42-39-1. Last season Michigan won the only match. Indiana won at home against the Wolverines the season before on Oct. 31, 2018.
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.
• Indiana has played eight of their 12 matches against top-11 opponents (No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 5 Nebraska No. 8 Penn State and No. 11 Purdue).
• Haley Armstrong has recorded double-digit digs in 10 of her last 13 matches. Armstrong leads Indiana in digs with 134.
• Freshman Leyla Blackwell lead the Hoosiers in blocking with 46 on the season. Blackwell earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Hoosiers five set win at Iowa, where she recorded 13 blocks in the match.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham leads the Hoosiers with 152 kills on the season. Stockham posted double-digit kills in each match at Penn State. Stockham was the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following the Hoosiers series with Iowa when she tallied 26 kills in the Hoosiers five set win over Iowa.
• In the Hoosiers series with Penn State, Indiana won the second set of the first match, 27-25. It was the first time since 2012 that Indiana had won a set against the Nittany Lions.
• Sophomore Ashley Zulauf recorded a career-high 11 digs last time out in the match at Purdue.
• Tommi Stockham and Breana Edwards each recorded 10 kills in the Hoosiers win against Maryland on March 5.
• Freshman Morgan Geddes registered a season-high three aces in the Hoosiers win against Maryland and tallied a season-high 12 digs the next night against Maryland.
UP NEXT
Indiana hosts Northwestern for a pair of matches March 20-21 at Wilkinson Hall.
Follow Indiana Volleyball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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