Cerame’s 23 Digs, Saris’ 21 Kills Help Power Indiana Past Michigan State 3-2

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Cerame’s 23 Digs, Saris’ 21 Kills Help Power Indiana Past Michigan State 3-2

10/16/2022 5:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A fantastic day from Paula Cerame in the back row, paired with timely contributions from key pieces in the IU lineup saw the Indiana Volleyball team (10-10, 3-5) outlast Michigan State on Sunday afternoon in Wilkinson Hall.

In a match that showcased the Big Ten's depth, the Hoosiers bounced back from a first-set loss to win 21-25, 25-23, 27-25, 23-25, 15-10 for their third conference win of the season.

With 12 games remaining, IU has matched its overall and conference win total from a season ago.

Paula Cerame had 23 digs, 48 on the weekend, despite missing a majority of the fourth set against the Spartans. Mady Saris responded from a slow start to hit .308 on the day with 21 kills from 52 swings. Camryn Haworth had 46 assists to pair with 12 digs for her sixth double-double of the season.

IU moves into a tie for ninth in the Big Ten standings following the first eight contests. IU hits the road next weekend for a clash with Michigan and a rematch with Michigan State.

SET 1 (Michigan State 25, Indiana 21)
• A pair of kills from Savannah Kjolhede and Mady Saris within the first six points saw IU jump out to a 5-1 lead over the Spartans.

• Morgan Geddes got into the action with a pair of kills to push IU's lead out to 8-5 in the early stages of the first.

• After being tied at 13-all, Michigan State went on a 9-4 run to force IU into a timeout down 17-22.

• The Spartans would take the first set 25-21 after being down by four points early in the frame.

SET 2 (Indiana 25, Michigan State 23)
• Again, Indiana jumped out to an early lead after a series of Michigan State attacking errors pushed the Hoosier advantage to 5-3.

• Michigan State would respond with a 10-5 run and force IU into a timeout.

• A kill from the Spartans' Nil Okur out of the timeout was met with three-straight IU attacks to shrink the gap to just one point.

• Grae Gosnell provided a pair of crucial kills down the stretch before a Michigan State error closed out an IU 25-23 win in the second.

SET 3 (Indiana 27, Michigan State 25)
• Mady Saris had a run of three-straight kills as she found her groove in the third, putting IU up 10-7 and forcing Michigan State head coach Leah Johnson into a timeout.

• Out of the timeout, Camryn Haworth provided consecutive service aces to pin the Spartans back.

• The Hoosiers saw a lead as big as 18-11 shrink to nothing when Michigan State leveled the scoring at 22-all on a kill by Aliyah Moore.

• Back-to-back kills from Mady Saris in the third set finished off a 27-25 victory in a frame that saw her record nine kills.

SET 4 (Michigan State 25, Indiana 23)
• The closest set of the day, IU took a 20-18 lead following a kill from Ashley Zulauf.

• Camryn Haworth leveled the scoring at 23-all before Michigan State closed out the 25-23 victory with the final two points.

SET 5 (Indiana 15, Michigan State 10)
• Behind an outstanding run of serve from Paula Cerame (two aces), IU jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead and forced Michigan State to burn both timeouts.

• Michigan State would close the gap to 12-9 but never closer as a Morgan Geddes kill and Spartan errors gave IU the 15-10 set win and match victory.

NOTABLES
• Mady Saris had 21 kills, the third time she's reached 20+ kills in a match this season. She totaled 37 kills on the weekend following her 16 in the match against No. 9 Purdue.

• Paula Cerame was a rock at the back, providing the Hoosiers a game-high 23 digs. She had 48 total on the weekend and has had the game high in digs in four-straight matches.

• Camryn Haworth had 46 assists on the afternoon, the fifth time she's had 40+ on the season. She also tallied 12 digs to score her sixth double-double of the season.

• Haworth also provided four kills and two aces. Cerame had three aces and five assists in her performance as well.

• Savannah Kjolhede had 11 kills the fourth time she's been in double digits this year. She paired that with five total blocks and four digs.

• Morgan Geddes offered up 11 kills, the first time she was in double digits since a win over Iowa on Sept. 28.

• Ashley Zulauf hammered home a career high seven kills to pair with three digs, three blocks and two assists.