IUVB Falls In Five Setter To Oklahoma

Friday, September 10

Atlanta, Ga.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

5-3,0-0Big Ten

Oklahoma

4-3,0-0Big 12

Oklahoma

Indiana

9/10/2021 3:11:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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ATLANTA, Ga. – Indiana Volleyball (5-3) came up short against Oklahoma (4-3) by a score of 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 18-25, 13-15) in the second match of the Georgia Tech Classic on Friday morning.

KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers started the first set off hot with a block from Brooke Westbeld and Savannah Kjolhede. Kjolhede also tallied the first kill of the match for Indiana immediately after, making the score 3-0.
•Kaley Rammelsberg slammed two kills as the Hoosiers had all the momentum out to a 7-3 advantage.
• Breana Edwards and Rammelsberg hammered down back-to-back kills to jump out to a 16-10 lead and forced the Sooners to take a timeout. Oklahoma inched their way back in it, closing the gap to as close as three, but multiple errors by Oklahoma and a final kill from Rammelsberg gave Indiana the set victory by a score of 25-22
• Indiana and the Sooners were locked in a back-and-forth battle for most of the second frame. Mady Saris started the set with back-to-back kills while Edwards recorded a solo block.
• The Sooners tried to pull away, but Camryn Haworth came up clutch with two kills that tied the frame twice.
• Out of a timeout, Saris pulled it within one by smacking a kill followed by an ace. The Oklahoma attack proved too heavy, and the Hoosiers dropped the second set. 25-22.
• Despite going down early, Indiana bounced back and got out to a 10-6 lead in the third frame. • Almost immediately following a Sooner timeout, Indiana went on a 6-0 scoring run that lifted them to a 17-10 lead.
• Rammelsberg, Edwards, and Westbeld hammered three kills in a row to put the Hoosiers up 20-13.
• Another quick kill by Edwards set up a match point which led to a service error by the Sooners to give Indiana the set victory, 25-15.
• A block by Kjolhede and Westbeld opened the fourth frame that fed in to a 3-0 run for the Hoosiers that included two kills from Saris and Kjolhede and an ace by Haworth.
• Out to a 13-10 advantage, Indiana and Oklahoma exchanged points before the Sooners took control and scored five straight points to win the set 25-18.
• Going to a fifth set, the Hoosiers let Oklahoma get out to a 6-3 lead before kills by Edwards and Haworth closed the gap. Rammelsberg found a hole to give Indiana the momentum up 7-6.
• Saris tried to get the offense going with a pair of kills to pull within two twice but Oklahoma felt the momentum and collected the set win, 15-13.

NOTABLES
• Breana Edwards hit a team-high 17 kills against Oklahoma.
• Mady Saris tallied 13 kills and had an .238 hitting percentage.
• Camryn Haworth had a career high nine kills.
• Junior Haley Armstrong saw her first start of the season vs. Oklahoma.
• Emily Fitzner, Camryn Haworth, and Ashley Zulauf saw court time on Friday morning.

IU Head Coach Steve Aird

"Congratulations to Oklahoma. They played a great match. We made some errors at key times throughout the match. I thought we competed from the first whistle to the last whistle. This was our fifth five game match and the ball can bounce either way. We have room to improve with this young team. Excited to get back out there tonight vs. Georgia Tech." – Head Coach Steve Aird

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers will return to the court on Friday, September 10 at 7 p.m. against No. 21 Georgia Tech. The final match of the Georgia Tech Classic for Indiana will stream live on ACC Network Extra.

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