Haworth, Tatum Return in Sweep of Northwestern

Sunday, October 27

Bloomington, Ind.

7:30 PM

Indiana University

10-10,3-7Big Ten

Northwestern

4-14,2-8Big Ten

Northwestern

Indiana

10/27/2024 10:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team (10-10, 3-7 B1G) got two of its biggest offensive weapons back from injury on Sunday (Oct. 27) evening. Senior setter Camryn Haworth and junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum were back in the lineup for the Hoosiers in an efficient sweep (25-22, 25-21, 25-20) of visiting Northwestern.

The win over the Wildcats snapped a five-match losing streak on the season and gave IU its 10th win of the campaign. The Hoosiers are 8-2 at home this year. Overall, IU takes a 40-39 advantage in the all-time series and picks up its second win in three tries since 2022.

Haworth provided outstanding distribution for her offense with four of her five primary attackers recording at least five kills. She was able to work Tatum back into the fold on the right side with the junior providing 14 kills on 22 swings with just two errors (.545). Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had 15 kills and hit .323.

IU's block came alive in the final two games. It had just one block through the first set but finished the match with nine total team blocks including six in the final game alone. Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers finished with five kills (no errors) and five blocks (two solo). Alonso-Corcelles and junior middle blocker Madi Sell each had three blocks.

Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary continued her strong run of form. She added 13 digs in just three games but also had three assists and one ace. She read the game at a high level and picked up a number of tips and hard crosscourt shots. The Pendleton, Ind. native ends the weekend with the Big Ten lead in digs per set (4.35).

On the evening, IU hit .358 (47-13-95) as a team. It was the highest collective hitting percentage by the program in a conference match since hitting .359 against Rutgers in 2019 (Nov. 9). The 47 kills were the most in a three-set Big Ten match for the Hoosiers since Nov. 24, 2019 in a sweep of Michigan State (49).

IU begins the 10-game November slate on Friday night (Nov. 1) in Piscataway against Rutgers. It finishes the road swing at Maryland on Saturday (Nov. 2). The Hoosiers return home on Friday, Nov. 8 for a rematch with in-state rival and No. 10 Purdue.

Set Breakdown
Set 1: Indiana 25, Northwestern 22
IU broke a run of nine-straight set losses with an outstanding offensive game to open affairs against Northwestern. The Hoosiers hit .333 (15-6-27) on 13 assists from senior setter Camryn Haworth. The Wildcats had 11 kills but hit just .185 (six errors). The two teams combined for just 14 digs as defense was a struggle early on. Six different Hoosiers had kills. Haworth and senior outside hitter Kenzie Daffinee each had an ace.

• After exchanging points early on, IU broke away with a 6-2 run to force Northwestern into a timeout. IU took a 13-9 lead on the backs of kills from middle blocker Madi Sell and outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles. Daffinee aced the Wildcats as the lead grew to four points.

• Northwestern battled back to bring the score level late in the set. Outside hitter Mady Saris was blocked and then committed an attacking error to make it 19-all out of an IU timeout. The score was tied as late as 22-all but IU scored the final three points of the set. Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers snuck a ball through the defense to score on the first set point.

Set 2: Indiana 25, Northwestern 21
The rallies grew in size between the two sides during the second set, highlighted by a minute long exchange of swings early in the game. IU got 19 kills on 15 assists from Haworth. Alonso-Corcelles and opposite hitter Avry Tatum each had six kills. Libero Ramsey Gary had eight digs in the set. Northwestern racked up four blocks and got eight kills from outside hitter Buse Hazan but allowed too much IU offense in game two.

• IU took a 5-2 lead early on with a variety of offensive options getting involved. Northwestern responded with an 8-4 run to take the lead after Sell was called for a net violation on a swing from Hazan. It was the last lead the Wildcats would hold in game two.

• The Hoosiers got the block going in set two. Vickers and Alonso-Corcelles combined on the double block to deny Northwestern opposite Kathryn Randorf. The lead went back to four points at 20-16 with Alonso-Corcelles ripping a ball out of the back row to terminate a long rally.

• Tatum, Alonso-Corcelles and Vickers scored the final three points of the set to take the advantage in the match. Northwestern had two late blocks from Randorf and middle blocker Sophia Summers but IU's offense became too much down the stretch.

Set 3: Indiana 25, Northwestern 20
IU blew game three open early and cruised to a comfortable set victory. The Hoosiers hit .478 (13-2-23) and compiled six team blocks. If not for five service errors, and three Northwestern aces, IU's offense would've ended the match earlier. Alonso-Corcelles terminated on all five of her attempts. Tatum's only attacking error of the set came on match point. Vickers had four blocks, two solo, in game three alone.

• Alonso-Corcelles served IU out to an early lead. Vickers denied Summers on a solo block and then teamed up with Haworth to deny outside hitter Rylen Reid on back-to-back blocks. Haworth and Sell stuffed Hazan to force a Northwestern timeout. Gary came out of the break with a service ace to open a 9-4 lead.

• IU's got to six at 16-10 and 18-12. The latter saw Haworth put down an overpass on a tough serve from Alonso-Corcelles. Tatum had a pair of big kills down the stretch before Alonso-Corcelles brought up the opening set point.

• The Hoosiers looked for Tatum out of a timeout at 24-19 but she was denied on a Northwestern block to force a fourth match point. Hazan finally ended her run of serve, and the match, on a service error. IU won the match and trailed just twice in the entire set.

Top Hoosier Performers
#10 Haworth, Camryn
39 assists, 7 digs, 2 blocks, 2 kills, 1 ace

#13 Tatum, Avry
14 kills, .545 hitting percentage

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
15 kills, .323 hitting percentage, 5 digs, 3 blocks

Notes to Know
• IU snapped a five-game losing streak and picked up its 10th win of the season. The Hoosiers also take the all-time lead in the series against Northwestern at 40-39. It's one of the four Big Ten opponents (Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern and Rutgers) that IU holds a lead in the all-time series against. This was IU's fifth sweep in league play over the past two years.

• Senior setter Camryn Haworth recorded 39 assists in just three sets (13.00 per set) in the win over Northwestern. It's the second match this year (Kennesaw State) she's hit that mark. During her career, her 39 assists are the most she's had in a three-set Big Ten match. For an IU setter, it was the most assists in a three-set conference match since Whitney Granado had 41 in a win over Iowa (Nov. 10, 2012).

• The Hoosiers hit .358 collectively (47-13-95) in the win over Northwestern. It's the highest attacking clip for an IU team in conference play since 2019 when it hit .359 in victory over Rutgers (Nov. 9). Outside of matches against Rutgers, it's the most efficient IU has been in Big Ten play since 2010 (Oct. 22 vs. Michigan, .383).

• Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum hit at a .545 clip with 14 kills on 22 swings in the win. She is the first person since Haworth in 2023 at Illinois (13-1-22) to hit at least .545 on at least 20 attempts. It's the eighth time this season she's hit above .350 with more than 10 attempts in the match.

• Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles hit .323 (15-5-31) in an efficient offensive evening. It was the third time this season she hit at least .300 on more than 30 attacks. The last time she reached that mark in conference play was in a win over Michigan on Oct. 14, 2023 (.390, 18-2-41).

• Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers had another balanced performance in the middle. She had five kills and five blocks in the win over Northwestern. On the season, she's had three such occasions with those numbers. Two of those matches (vs. Penn State) have come during league play.