First Big Ten Victory in the Books

Friday, October 4

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

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Michigan State

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Indiana

10/4/2024 10:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team (8-5, 1-2 B1G) rode the high of a big blocking night and another efficient hitting contest from junior opposite Avry Tatum, winning its first Big Ten game of the season.

The Hoosiers battled back in the fourth set to finish off visiting Michigan State 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22) on Friday (Oct. 4) evening at Wilkinson Hall. The win over the Spartans was the fourth-straight win in a Big Ten home opener, extending an already program-record streak.

Tatum (19) and junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles did the heavy lifting, combining for 36 of IU's 53 careers. Tatum has had a double-digit kill effort in four-straight matches. She's hit over .300 in three of those contests and is averaging 4.82 kills per set in conference play.

Head coach Steve Aird and assistant coach Kevin Hodge strategically broke up the Michigan State offense from the end line, helping the Hoosiers to 13 total team blocks. Junior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career high with seven blocks (two solo). Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers had a hand in six.

The Hoosiers got at least four digs from six different players, led by 17 from sophomore Ramsey Gary. Graduate student defensive specialist Delaynie Maple continued her fine form with nine digs and a pair of aces. Senior setter Camryn Haworth had 45 assists.

IU has now won five-straight matches over Michigan State, including four in the last three seasons. The five-match winning streak by Aird and the team over the Spartans is the longest in program history.

An important home contest awaits the Hoosiers on Sunday afternoon at Wilkinson Hall. Ohio State, one of IU's three double play opponents this year, comes to Bloomington for a matinee (1:00 PM) match.

Set Breakdown
Set 1: Indiana 25, Michigan State 21
Led by the voice of the home crowd, the Hoosiers stormed out to a dominant offensive set in game one. Camryn Haworth dished out 13 assists while Candela Alonso-Corcelles and Avry Tatum provided a combined 11 kills. Five service errors kept Michigan State in the set but three team blocks from IU helped seal the 25-21 win.

• Haworth set the tone with an ace on the opening point as IU jumped out to an early advantage. Tatum terminated on a kill as the Hoosiers went up 6-3 in the first part of the set.

• Michigan State took a brief lead at 8-7 but IU responded with four-straight points, polished off on a kill by Madi Sell. Alonso-Corcelles scored the first point out of a Spartan timeout to take a 12-8 advantage.

• A handful of self-inflicted errors let the Spartans back into the match, eventually pulling even at 14-all and 17-all. Needing a spark, Tatum and Alonso-Corcelles provided kills on either side of an attacking error from Akasha Anderson.

• The Hoosiers never let the lead get smaller than two the rest of the way, capping off the 25-21 set victory with a big swing from Tatum.

Set 2: Indiana 25, Michigan State 21
A late comeback, sparked by the service run of Delaynie Maple, allowed the Hoosiers to work back into the set and take the 2-0 lead in the match. IU had four blocks in game two and got eight important kills from Alonso-Corcelles. Michigan State committed eight attacking errors to give IU the set victory.

• After exchanging points in the early going, Michigan State pulled away on ace from Nalani Iosia to go up 12-9. The visitors maintained a three-point advantage at the media timeout following a kill from Zuzanna Kulig.

• The Hoosiers sided out following an attacking error from Michigan State's Anderson to send Maple back to the service line. The graduate student responded with an 8-0 run of serve to put IU in front. The visitors called both timeouts during the run and substituted two players into the match. Alonso-Corcelles had a trio of kills to send IU up 22-18.

• Michigan State closed the deficit to one (22-21) but IU scored all three points following a timeout from head coach Steve Aird. Taylor Preston soared a ball long as the Hoosiers finished off a 25-21 win.

Set 3: Michigan State 25, Indiana 19
With a chance to finish off the sweep, IU fell apart in the third set and opened the door for the Spartans to get back in the match. Michigan State hit .400 (13-1-30) in game three while IU committed eight attacking errors and three service errors. Alonso-Corcelles struggled (-.186, 1-4-16) after a brilliant first two sets. Michigan State won set three 25-19.

• A block from Kulig and an attacking error off the hands of Alonso-Corcelles propelled Michigan State to an early 9-5 lead. Aird called his first timeout (5-9) and quickly had to use his second (10-16) just 12 points later.

• Mady Saris terminated on a kill, going high off hands to trim the deficit (15-19) but IU would never get closer than four points the rest of the way. She was aced later in the set as Michigan State pulled away to win 25-19.

Set 4: Indiana 25, Michigan State 22
Both teams could see some fatigue set in down the stretch but IU was able to close the match in the red zone. The Hoosiers barely outhit their visitors (.083-.062) with both teams getting five total blocks in game four. Tatum had six kills in the final set while Ava Vickers was responsible for three blocks.

• IU responded nicely from a poor third set, jumping out to a 9-5 lead. Sell and Saris each had kills before Michigan State's Anderson sailed a ball long. Right when it looked like it would pull away, IU succumbed to a trio of mistakes as the visitors pulled level at 10-all.

• Michigan State's lead was extended on service runs from Julia Bishop and Taylah Holdem but IU would get it back on an ace from Maple to take a 20-19 lead. Back-to-back errors from the Spartans and a massive kill from Tatum handed IU its first set point. Alonso-Corcelles finished off the set and match with her 17th kill of the night.

Top Hoosier Performers
#13 Tatum, Avry
19 kills, .351 hitting percentage, 3 blocks

#1 Sell, Madi
7 blocks, 3 kills, .429 hitting percentage

#11 Vickers
6 blocks, 4 kills

Notes to Know
• IU extended its winning streak in Big Ten home openers to a program-record four games. The Hoosiers beat Michigan State in 2021 and 2024 with additional victories over Iowa (2022) and Illinois (2023) in between.

• The Hoosiers have won five-straight games over Michigan State, extending its program-record streak against the Spartans. Head coach Steve Aird is 6-2 against Michigan State, winning all five contests since 2021.

• Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum is on an incredible run of form since Big Ten play began, averaging 4.82 kills per set in three conference games. She's hitting .311 in league play and leads the Hoosiers with 177 kills on the year.

• Junior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career-high seven blocks. She last achieved the mark in 2022 while at Missouri. As part of a big blocking night, sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers had six kills. IU reached double digits in blocks for the fourth time this season.

• IU's off to a 6-0 start at Wilkinson Hall this season, its best home start since the 2013 campaign. The Hoosiers could make program history with a win over Ohio State on Sunday. They've never won their first seven home games in a season in school history.