Volleyball Central: Stacheville Challenge

Friday, September 8

Clarksville, Tenn.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

Valparaiso

9/7/2023 9:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Stacheville Challenge Notes (PDF)

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - An opportunity to bounce back awaits the Indiana Volleyball team (3-3, 0-0) at the Stacheville Challenge on the campus of Austin Peay this weekend.

Three close losses to challenging opponents in (RV) Long Beach State, UCLA and (RV) Washington in California proved the Hoosiers have the ability to compete with some of the nation's best teams and storied programs.

IU last completed two perfect, 3-0 weekends, during the 2019 preseason slate in weekends at Kentucky and South Florida. 2019 was also the last time IU won at least six matches in its first nine contests.

Only IU's match with Austin Peay (Saturday at 3:30 PM ET) will be streamed via ESPN+ with the others available to follow along via StatBroadcast or IU's social media channels.

Match Info
Friday, September 8, 2023 | vs. Valparaiso | 1:00 PM ET
TV: No Stream
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Friday, September 8, 2023 | vs. Lindenwood | 5:00 PM ET
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 | at Austin Peay | 3:30 PM ET
TV: ESPN+
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Hoosier News and Notes
Team Breakdown
• The Hoosiers opened their 2023 campaign at the Indiana Invitational, sweeping New Hampshire, Southern Indiana and Radford in commanding victories.

• IU tested itself early in the season with a trip to the Long Beach Invitational. A tough weekend at The Beach, which featured three defeats and eight of nine set loss by four of fewer points, was a strong litmus test for the Hoosiers in the early going of the season.

• 12 players from last year's roster return including All-Big Ten junior setter Camryn Haworth, junior outside hitter Mady Saris, senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes and senior middle blocker Savannah Kjolhede.

• IU adds Cincinnati transfer Avry Tatum (OPP) as well as talented freshmen Ramsey Gary (L), Ava Vickers (MB) and Luca Fickell (S) to the roster.

The Hoosiers
• IU will look to get back on track with three matches in Tennessee this weekend including a doubleheader with Valparaiso and Lindenwood on Friday and a contest with the hosts, Austin Peay, on Saturday afternoon.

• The Hoosiers have never met Lindenwood but are 5-1 all-time against Valpo and 1-0 against the Governors of Austin Peay.

• Kjolhede and graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg had big weekends out of the middle for IU in Long Beach, combining for 49 kills in three contests. Kjolhede provided a career-best 13 kills in the close defeat to The Beach.

• As a team, the Hoosiers are 2nd in the conference with 2.05 aces per set. Haworth is 7th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten with 15 aces on the campaign. With back-to-back service aces against Long Beach State, Haworth became the 19th player to hit 100 aces in an IU uniform.

• The Hoosiers are 89th in the NCAA and 5th in the Big Ten in total team blocks, racking up 48.0 stuffs across the first six matches of the season.

Building on Momentum
• The Hoosiers took a massive step forward in the 2022 season, playing to 16 total wins including nine in the conference. IU finished eighth in the conference after being picked 13th to begin the season.

• IU won nine conference games in 2022 compared to four in 2021 which marked a five-win increase, tied for the second-biggest jump in program history.

• An overall jump from 10 to 16 wins in 2022 was tied for the third-biggest improvement between seasons in program history.

Returning Numbers
• IU returns a strong core of athletes from its 2022 team including six of seven starters. Coming along with that includes a large majority of team statistics from last year that return for another go-around. The Hoosiers return 98.4% of kills and 96.8% of blocks from last year's roster.

• Four different players on IU's roster last year had 200+ kills and all four athletes return including Saris, Geddes, Kjolhede and sophomore outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles.

Player Watch
#10 Haworth, Camryn
• Haworth was 4th in the Big Ten in assists (1,111), 6th in assists per set (9.03) and 1st in aces (49) in 2022

• She became the first IU athlete to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors since 2010 (Ashley Benson) and was named to the 2023 Preseason All-Big Ten team.

• The Fishers, Ind. native is closing in on an elusive club. Only 10 setters in program history have eclipsed 2,000 assists with Haworth (1,805) expected to pass that mark in the non-conference portion of the schedule.

• She is sixth all-time in aces during the rally era (106) and could challenge for the rally-era ace record (130) this season across IU's 33 matches. She is one of just 19 IU players all-time to have ever recorded 100+ aces. Overall, she is tied for 13th all-time in program history with 106 aces.

• For her career, Haworth has 1,805 assists, 481 digs and 106 aces. Only three Hoosiers have ever eclipsed 2,000+ assists, 500+ digs and 100+ aces in their career. IU's junior setter will likely hit that mark before Big Ten play.

• She had a season's best 46 assists against Long Beach State, the 13th time in her career she's dished out 40+ assists in a single match.

#4 Saris, Mady
• Mady Saris finished 6th in the Big Ten in kills (427) last year, 8th in kills per set (3.47) and 6th in points (489) as the Hoosiers' top offensive weapon in 2022.

• Saris is in line to become the next member of the 1,000 kill club at IU. She has 753 kills through two seasons and would become the 20th athlete to eclipse the mark in an IU uniform.

• She reached double-digit kills in all three games at the Indiana Invitational including 14 in a victory over Southern Indiana. For her career, she's reached 10+ kills on 43 occasions across three seasons.

• The junior has started and contested in all 70 matches of her collegiate career.

#15 Kjolhede, Savannah
• The Colleyville, Texas native was one of the Big Ten's best blockers last year and is 8th among active Big Ten players in blocks (282).

• She is 14th all-time in blocks at IU and is only 18 away from becoming the 14th athlete with 300+ blocks in an IU uniform. It would take 325 total stuffs to crack the top-10 in IU's all-time ranks.

• The veteran middle has played in 87 games of her college career and has started 85 of those including all 18 during her freshman campaign which was shortened by COVID-19. The only game she missed was the opening against Radford in which she was a healthy, unused sub.

• She and Rammelsberg have combined to play 196 matches, put away 1,276 kills and reject 587 shots during their collegiate careers: making them one of the most veteran duos in college volleyball.

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
• After not starting in the Long Beach State match, Alonso-Corcelles came off the bench to provide 12 kills and hit .345 in a close contest against The Beach. She had 29 kills on the weekend and 12 digs and four blocks for a solid overall trip to California.

BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL
Hoosiers among middle group of teams.
• IU was picked 8th in the Big Ten Preseason Volleyball poll, its highest mark since the conference begin ranking all 14 teams.

• Camryn Haworth made the Preseason All-Big Ten team, IU's first such honor since the 2010 season (Ashley Benson).

Opponent Breakdown: Valparaiso
Series History: 5-1 (Indiana leads) | Last Meeting: 9/14/12 (L, 2-3)

• Valpo is 5-2 on the young season including a three-set defeat to Big Ten foe Illinois in Champaign.
• The Crusaders run a 6-2 offense with Addy Kois (127 assists) and Victoria Bulmahn (103 assists) doing the setting.
• Bella Ravotto leads the offensive attack with 57 kills and 2.59 kills per set.
• Emma Hickey has dug 108 balls at a staggering 4.32 per set to lead the back row for Valpo.

Opponent Breakdown: Lindenwood
Series History: N/A | Last Meeting: N/A

• Nyah Wilson and Rebecca Janke lead the offensive attack for Lindenwood with 67 and 64 kills apiece.
• Allie Otten has dished out 173 assists this season in 23 sets.
• Jessie Seidel has 94 digs from the back row with 4.04 digs per set.
• The Lions are 4-2 on the season including a loss to host Austin Peay in straight sets.

Opponent Breakdown: Austin Peay
Series History: 1-0 (Indiana leads) | Last Meeting: 9/20/03 (W, 3-1)

• Austin Peay is 5-1 this season, having reeled off five-straight wins after dropping the season opener to Buffalo.
• The Govs look to Mikayla Powell on offense who leads the team with 97 kills and 3.88 per set. She is hitting .319 this year.
• They are balanced in the back row with five athletes providing 40 or more kills on the season.
• Maggie Keenan has 34 blocks on the year including 12 solo blocks.