Indiana Swept in Iowa

Thursday, November 14

Iowa City, Iowa

7:00 PM

Indiana University

12-13,5-10Big Ten

Iowa

10-17,4-11Big Ten

Indiana

Iowa

11/14/2024 9:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CORALVILLE, Iowa – Nothing went right on Thursday (Nov. 14) evening at Xtream Arena as the Indiana Volleyball team (12-13, 5-10 B1G) was swept in convincing fashion by Iowa (18-25, 22-25, 21-25). Iowa broke a nine-game losing streak overall with the victory. The Hoosiers' losing streak in Coralville extends out to three-consecutive matches with the defeat.

The Hoosiers couldn't stop anything from the Hawkeyes, allowing the hosts to hit .371 (47-11-97) in the match. IU had just three blocks and only dug 34 balls in the three-set defeat. Freshman outside hitter Malu Garcia had 13 kills to lead Iowa's offensive effort. All five primary attackers had at least seven kills.

After junior opposite Avry Tatum was pulled in the first set, struggling her way through a nagging injury, IU was unable to find any offensive rhythm. IU had 36 kills but made 10 unforced attacking errors and hit .218 on the evening. Senior outside hitter Mady Saris came off the bench to provide 13 kills. IU's starting five attackers had just 19 kills in three games.

Normally stout in serve receive, IU struggled to pass with efficiency on the evening. Iowa racked up seven aces in three games. The Hoosiers' middles had just 15 combined swings as a result. IU was able to pick up eight aces from the end line, led by three from graduate student defensive specialist Delaynie Maple.

Senior setter Camryn Haworth had 28 assists, breaking the program's rally-era assist record along the way. No setter under the current scoring format (since 2001) has tallied more career assists than Haworth's 3,727. She also racked up eight digs and three kills on the night.

The Hoosiers will finish off the road trip at No. 2 Nebraska on Saturday (Nov. 16) evening. The match will be broadcasted on the Big Ten Network at 8:30 PM ET/7:30 PM CT.

Set Breakdown
Set 1: Iowa 25, Indiana 18
After a promising start to the match, IU quickly fell victim to a number of unnecessary attacking errors. The Hoosiers hit just .061 (9-7-33) in the first set with star junior Avry Tatum pulled halfway through due to a nagging injury. Iowa hit a blistering .433 (16-3-30) and added three blocks to take a commanding lead. IU managed to dig just eight balls over 43 points, led by four from sophomore Ramsey Gary.

• IU got off to a great start, opening up a 7-5 lead on a service ace from junior Madi Sell. After a pair of attacking errors from Tatum and junior Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Iowa took the lead back at 9-8. Alonso-Corcelles tried to go sharp into the crosscourt and missed wide to hand the hosts the advantage.

• In a back-and-forth affair, the Hoosiers handed Iowa a series of points. Three-straight attacking errors from Alonso-Corcelles, Sell and Tatum send Iowa into the media timeout with a 15-13 lead. Before the first break in the match, IU had already made five attacking errors.

• The Hoosiers took timeouts down 14-17 and 17-22 with Iowa getting whatever they wanted offensively. With graduate student Delaynie Maple playing an undersized front row and Tatum working through injury, IU brought seniors Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes off the bench to spell the runs.

• Iowa closed the opening frame on a 4-1 run. A kill from middle blocker Gracie Gibson proceeded an ace from outside hitter Alyssa Worden. The Hawkeyes closed the set out on a double block that was sent back on IU's side. After being tied at 13-all, Iowa finished with a 12-5 advantage.

Set 2: Iowa 25, Indiana 22
IU was much better offensively with the addition of Saris into the lineup but still couldn't get anything going defensively. Saris had six kills on 14 swings (one error) to keep the Hoosiers in the match but no one else had more than two in the set. IU blocked just one ball in game two and allowed Iowa to hit .419 (two errors). Iowa turned up the pressure with five aces – three of those on Geddes – and pulled away late to take a commanding lead in the match.

• IU was forced to change its lineup again early in set two after Geddes was aced a pair of times and Haworth bump set a ball out of bounds. Iowa was up 6-2 in game two before things started to click into gear. IU answered on a 9-3 run with a kill from Saris sending the Hoosiers up 11-9.

• Saris and Maple started to take big swings to get the Hoosiers back into the match. Maple took a big rip through the block, terminating a long rally and leveling things at 14-all in set two.

• IU got a late jolt in the set after going down three (19-22). Saris converted on a fantastic shot in the back row before sophomore Luca Fickell placed a perfect serve in front of the defender for an ace. Iowa called timeout. From there, it was a 3-1 run to finish off game two. Iowa won 25-22 and took a commanding lead in the match.

Set 3: Iowa 25, Indiana 21
With the match – and its season – on the line, IU never quite showed up in set three. IU played better defense but still had just one block in game three. Saris terminated on seven kills to continue her outstanding night off the bench. Iowa got a balanced effort however, led by five kills from outside hitter Michelle Urquhart. IU gave away four service errors, including two from Haworth, and never quite found its footing in serve receive. Iowa finished off the match with little fight at the end from the Hoosiers.

• Iowa quickly jumped out to a 5-0 lead, failing to side out against libero Joy Galles from the service line. After Alonso-Corcelles was aced, head coach Steve Aird had to burn his first timeout. After the break, Saris helped spell a 5-0 run to level things at 5-all. Saris had her eight kill of the match to help close the gap.

• The Hawkeyes got an important challenge reversal to take the lead to 11-8. The ball was initially ruled out off the Iowa block but the officials deemed it touched Alonso-Corcelles on the way down. The Hoosiers briefly led at 16-15 after a block from Saris and sophomore Ava Vickers.

• From there, it was a 10-5 run for the home team to finish off the sweep. After a kill from Vickers to make it 18-all, Iowa responded with a 4-0 run from a host of IU mistakes. Haworth sent a serve long out of the timeout and Iowa quickly finished off the final two points and the match.

Top Hoosier Performers
#10 Haworth, Camryn
28 assists, 8 digs, 3 kills

#4 Saris, Mady
13 kills, 2 blocks, .345 hitting percentage

Notes to Know
• Senior setter Camryn Haworth set the school's all-time rally-era assists record with 28 helpers in Thursday (Nov. 14)'s match. She stands along among assists (3,727) under Hoosiers during the current scoring format (since 2001). Among IU setters in the rally-era, she is first in assists, kills (353), digs (891), aces (206) and second in blocks (168).

• Senior outside hitter Mady Saris provided a team high 13 kills on the evening, hitting .345 with just three errors. It was the 56th time in her career – and sixth time this season – she's reached double figures in kills. She's now got 1,057 kills in her IU career.

• Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary had 11 digs in Thursday's match, moving past 900 in her career. Her 906 digs are the most by any IU player across her first two years of college volleyball. Caitlin Cox – who holds IU's all-time digs record – had 890 through her first two years of college volleyball. Gary has five matches to try and keep her on pace to break that record in two years' time.