Indiana Dominates Michigan in Saturday Sweep

Saturday, October 14

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

15-6,5-3Big Ten

Michigan

3-14,1-7Big Ten

Michigan

Indiana

10/14/2023 11:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Sophomore outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles went for a career-high 18 kills, hitting .390 on the night, as the Indiana Volleyball team (15-6, 5-3) won a third-consecutive match in a dominating victory over Michigan.

The Hoosiers hit a collective .330 as a team (41-8-100), dominating the visiting Wolverines in straight sets (25-10, 25-20, 25-12). The 42 points conceded to Michigan matches the fewest ever given up to a Big Ten opponent (42 in 2010 at Wisconsin) under the current scoring format which went into place in 2008.

IU committed just eight attacking errors on the night, the fewest in a Big Ten match since recording just six in a win at Wisconsin in 2010. IU hit .417 or better in both the first and third sets while holding the visitors under .100 offensively in all three sets.

Head coach Steve Aird and crew are 15-6 on the seasons, the quickest IU has been to 15 wins since 2010 (21 games). The Hoosiers are 5-3 in the Big Ten, alone in fourth place, for the first time since 1993.

Next up for IU is a rematch with top-20 and in-state Purdue in West Lafayette. The Hoosiers won the first part of the season series last Wednesday in Bloomington.

Stats and Notes
Team
• IU dominated the Wolverines from the jump, conceding just 42 total points across three sets. Under the current scoring format, in place since 2008, 42 points is joint fewest ever given up to a Big Ten opponent by the Hoosiers.

• The Hoosiers outhit Michigan by nearly 300 points (.330-.050), putting away 15 more kills and committing 13 fewer errors. IU's eight attacking errors, six of which came in set two, were the fewest in a conference match since 2010.

• IU won every statistical category defensively, blocking seven shots and digging 49 balls, led by freshman libero Ramsey Gary with 21 digs in three sets.

• Michigan was held to just .050 offensively (26-21-100), the fifth-lowest hitting percentage conceded by IU to a Big Ten opponent in the current scoring system.

• The 10 points given up to Michigan in the first set marked the sixth time, under the current scoring format, IU has conceded 10-or-fewer points to a Big Ten opponent in a single set.

• This is the quickest IU has reached 15 wins (21 matches) since doing so in just 20 contests in 2010. The 5-3 start to conference play is IU's best eight-game start since 1993.

• Three wins by sweep in Big Ten play is the most since winning four in straight sets during the 2010 campaign.

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
• The Spaniard played a career night, depositing a lifetime best 18 kills past the Michigan defense while hitting .390 on just two errors. She pitched in six digs as well.

On the week, Alonso-Corcelles went for 30 kills and 19 digs in two IU victories.

#32 Gary, Ramsey
• As consistent as they come, Gary dug 21 balls in just three sets while providing six assists and a service ace.

• In seven sets this week, the freshman contributed 43 digs, an average of over six per set in two wins for the Hoosiers.

#10 Haworth, Camryn
• The junior had 28 assists and seven digs in a solid all-around night.

• With two aces, including on set point in the second frame, Haworth now has 49 on the season and 140 for her career. She is just three away from breaking the program's rally-era single season record of 51 with 12 regular season games to go.

Scoring Recap
Set 1: Indiana 25, Michigan 10
• IU jumped on the visitors from the first serve, forcing Michigan into a timeout just four points into the match. The Hoosiers hit .478 in the first set (12-1-23) with five kills from Alonso-Corcelles.

• A 7-0 run with senior defensive specialist Grae Gosnell at the service line blew IU's lead out to 17-7. Junior outside hitter Kenzie Daffinee aced Michigan twice down the stretch as IU won the first set by 15 points.

Set 2: Indiana 25, Michigan 20
• IU's offense struggled in the second set but nine digs from Gary and two aces from Haworth kept the hosts in the set. Six kills from Alonso-Corcelles made the difference down the stretch in the frame.

• Down 12-16 in the second set, IU went on a 4-0 run with a kill from freshman middle blocker Ava Vickers tying the score at 16-all.

• A massive kill from graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg and a crushing service ace from Haworth gave IU the final two points of the set and a 25-20 win.

Set 3: Indiana 25, Michigan 12
• The Hoosiers notched 16 kills, hitting .417 with just one error, in the third set to close out the sweep on Saturday.

• Alonso-Corcelles had seven kills in the frame while Gary dug seven balls and Rammelsberg had two solo blocks.

• Strong runs of serve from Haworth and freshman setter Luca Fickell helped separate the two sides with a Michigan service error handing IU the 25-12 set three victory.