Huskies Sweep Hoosiers in Long Beach

Saturday, September 2

Long Beach, Calif.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

3-3,0-0Big Ten

(RV) Washington

4-1,0-0Pac-12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Indiana	24	22	21	0
Washington	26	25	25	3

9/2/2023 10:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Just nine points separated the Indiana Volleyball team (3-3, 0-0) and (RV) Washington on Saturday afternoon in a straight-sets defeat (24-26, 22-25, 21-25) to close out the Long Beach Invitational.

IU hit .202 on the evening with outstanding play from middle blockers Savannah Kjolhede (.438, 9-2-16) and Kaley Rammelsberg (.389, 9-2-18). Junior setter Camryn Haworth (.444, 6-2-9) was a productive offensive threat as well.

Washington blocked 13 IU shots and recorded six aces with the Hoosiers also tallying 10 service errors on the afternoon.

The Hoosiers lost four deuce games on the weekend and reached 21 points in eight of the nine set losses in Long Beach.

IU returns from the west coast and will head to Tennessee next weekend for a mini-tournament with Austin Peay, Lindenwood and Valpo.

Stats and Notes
Team
• The Hoosiers had 43 kills on the evening, led by nine apiece from Kjolhede and Rammelsberg. Sophomore opposite hitter had seven on her birthday.

• IU had five aces for the fifth time in six matches this season. Haworth led the way with three while Kjolhede and freshman libero Ramsey Gary each had one.

#10 Haworth, Camryn
• IU's setter had an outstanding all-around match with 32 assists, six kills, five digs, three aces and three blocks.

• Haworth had three blocks in all three matches over the weekend and provided 30+ assists in the third match this season.

#15 Kjolhede, Savannah
• A bright spot over the weekend, Kjolhede added nine kills on Saturday to bring her weekend total to 27 while hitting .300+ in all three matches.

• She provided a season's best four blocks against Washington and now has 282 for her career, putting her just 18 away from becoming the 14th player in program history with 300 blocks.

Scoring Recap
Set 1: Washington 26, Indiana 24
• Tatum led a strong Hoosier attack with four kills on eight swings in the opening set as the team hit .211 as a whole.

• The Hoosiers aced Washington three times with back-to-back from Haworth to tie the score at 19-all.

• Tatum and Kjolhede fended off two set points with a pair of kills before Washington scored the final two points of the set to win 26-24.

Set 2: Washington 25, Indiana 22
• Rammelsberg was dominant in the second set, putting down six kills and adding a block to go with it. Haworth had 10 assists with IU assisting on 13 of 15 putaways.

• Senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes recorded a kill to level the match at 16-all before a Washington attack error gave the Hoosiers a late lead in the set.

• Washington closed on a 9-4 run to take the second set and firm control of the match.

Set 3: Washington 25, Indiana 21
• Washington broke out the block in set three with seven total blocks while its offense hit .333 (10-2-24) to close out the match.

• Gary went on a strong run of serve, sparking a 5-0 run to bring the score level at 13-all. Geddes had a kill to tie things back at 18-all but Washington would close on a 7-3 run to win the set.