Hoosiers Swept by No. 1 Badgers

Sunday, September 24

Madison, Wisc.

2:00 PM

Indiana University

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#1 Wisconsin

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Indiana

Wisconsin

9/24/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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MADISON, Wis. - The Indiana Volleyball team (11-4, 1-1) saw an eight-match winning streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 24) at the UW Field House in Madison.

A tough battle in the second set, with the Hoosiers fighting off a pair of set points, wasn't enough to topple the nation's top-ranked team with No. 1 Wisconsin beating IU in straight sets (13-25, 23-25, 18-25) in front of a sold-out crowd.

Senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes, coming off the bench, recorded a team-high 10 kills with senior middle blocker Savannah Kjolhede providing seven kills and five blocks.

IU returns to action next weekend with matches in Wilkinson Hall against Iowa (Friday) and No. 2 Nebraska (Saturday).

Stats and Notes
Team
• IU out dug Wisconsin 35-33 but were bested by the hosts in every other major statistical category including a near-200 point difference in hitting percentage.

• The Hoosiers fall to 0-14 all-time against the nation's top-ranked team. IU's last three losses against No. 1 teams have come against Wisconsin.

• An eight-game winning streak came to an end for IU, marking the longest string of consecutive wins since the 2017 season.

#10 Haworth, Camryn
• IU's setter went for 30 assists, three digs and two blocks in the match. She failed to record a service ace for the first time in the last 17 matches.

#15 Kjolhede, Savannah
• The senior continued an outstanding blocking week, putting together a team-high five blocks in the loss to Wisconsin. She added seven kills and two digs on the afternoon.

#16 Geddes, Morgan
• A first-set substitution saw Geddes inserted on right to make an immediate impact. She went for a team-high 10 kills on 26 attempts.

• Today's efforts marked the third time this season she's gone for 10+ kills.

#32 Gary, Ramsey
• Another solid day defensively for the freshman, Gary tallied 16 digs, extending her streak of 15+ digs out to five-straight matches.

• On the week, she had 40 digs across seven sets and continues to lead all freshmen in the conference in digs. She's up to 207 in the first five weeks of the season.

Scoring Recap
Set 1: Wisconsin 25, Indiana 13
• The hosts jumped out to a massive advantage in the first set behind 11 kills on 21 swings (.476) and five team blocks.

• Indiana hit negative in the opening frame despite the efforts of Kjolhede and graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg with three kills apiece.

• The Wisconsin lead got as big as 13 (22-9) in the first set. The Hoosiers got a pair of late kills from Haworth and Kjolhede but the Badgers won the first set 25-13.

Set 2: Wisconsin 25, Indiana 23
• Sophomore outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles went for five kills in the second set as the Hoosiers fended off two set points and forced the Badgers into a deuce game.

• Out of a timeout, down five, IU rattled off five straight points to draw the game even at 16-all. An ace from junior outside hitter Mady Saris leveled the match before a Wisconsin timeout.

• A stuff from Rammelsberg drew IU within one point at 23-24 but out of the timeout, Wisconsin middle blocker Anna Smrek dropped a ball just past the arms of Alonso-Corcelles to win the set.

Set 3: Wisconsin 25, Indiana 18
• IU tallied four blocks and 17 digs in the final set, turning up the defensive pressure but the top-ranked Badgers proved too much.

• The Hoosiers drew within three, down 10-13, but would never get closer the rest of the way despite four kills in the frame from Rammelsberg.

• Two late points to draw within six were negated by a match-winning kill from Wisconsin opposite hitter Devyn Robinson.