Thursday, September 5
Austin, Texas
9:00 PM
Indiana University
at
#1 Texas
Volleyball Central: Texas Classic
9/4/2024 7:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The biggest challenge, to date, awaits the Indiana Volleyball team (3-0, 0-0) in Austin, Texas this weekend. Head coach Steve Aird will take his team down to the Lone Star State to play two-time defending national champions Texas, followed by a rematch with perennial tournament team Miami (Fla.).
IU got off to a great start, taking down a trio of strong opponents on opening weekend. The Hoosiers swept Kennesaw State before finishing off Wichita State in five sets on Saturday afternoon. A fourth-set comeback helped IU past UC Davis in the home opener at Wilkinson Hall on Monday (Sept. 2).
Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum put up 46 kills (3.83 p/s) across the first three matches including an 18-kill effort in a back-and-forth affair against Wichita State. She scored the final two points in a win over UC Davis, closing out her birthday in style.
Thursday's game against Texas will be the 15th match against the nation's number one team in program history. It will be the first contest played against a team outside of the Big Ten. The Hoosiers met No. 1 Wisconsin in September of 2023 and have met four different teams with the number one ranking.
In the final game of IU's stay in Austin, it will meet Miami (Fla.) for a second-straight season. The Hoosiers went on the road last year and beat Miami in a raucous five-set affair. Tatum had 17 kills including the match-winning point of a big victory against ACC competition last season.
Senior setter Camryn Haworth is set to make her 100th career appearance as play begins on Thursday. She also just needs seven assists to become the eighth player in program history to reach the 3,000-assist threshold. The Fishers, Ind. native has made 68-consecutive starts as the team's setter.
SEC Network will play host to Texas and Indiana on Thursday evening, the first game to feature on the network in program history. The Longhorns are set to unveil their 2023 NCAA Championship banner as they open the home portion of their season at Gregory Gym.
Gameday Info
at Texas (Thursday, September 5th – 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT)
Live Video: es.pn/4e9RSX0
Live Stats: bit.ly/3XbdqM7
vs. Miami (Fla.) (Friday, September 6th – 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT)
Live Video: No Stream
Live Stats: bit.ly/3XvujTl
Player and Stat Trends
Haworth Watch
• All eyes will be on senior setter Camryn Haworth this season as she climbs up the all-time lists of many Indiana volleyball records. Not only that, but she will bring stability and consistency to IU's offense in 2024. Her first milestone she's approaching is 3,000 assists. She's just seven away and is likely to hit that during that on Thursday evening. She would be the eighth player in program history to hit the mark.
• The ultimate countdown is to the all-time service aces mark. She holds the tally during the rally-era but is 27 away from breaking the program's all-time mark. Jen Magelssen (197) holds that mark from her playing days in 1995-98. Haworth has had at least 40 aces in all three of her college seasons so far.
Notable
Big Challenge Awaits
• Head coach Steve Aird wanted to get his team in front of big environments and challenging opponents before the grind of Big Ten play began. No better place to do so than the home of the two-time defending national champions, Texas.
• IU will play the nation's No. 1 team for the 15th time in program history. It's the first occurrence to come outside of the conference. The Hoosiers played at No. 1 Wisconsin in 2023 and have played seven previous road games against the nation's best.
Indiana vs. No. 1 Teams (AVCA Rankings): 0-14
- 2024: at Texas (TBD)
- 2023: at Wisconsin (L, 0-3)
- 2021: vs. Wisconsin (L, 0-3), vs. Wisconsin (L, 0-3)
- 2017: at Penn State (L, 0-3), vs. Penn State (L, 0-3)
- 2016: vs. Nebraska (L, 0-3)
- 2012: at Penn State (L, 1-3)
- 2011: at Illinois (L, 1-3)
- 1997-2009: Seven more occasions (all against Penn State)
Veteran Core, Veteran League
• IU will head into the 2024 season with a collection of players who have seen lots of Big Ten volleyball in their collegiate tenure. IU has seven seniors, including five who have spent their whole careers in Bloomington.
• Camryn Haworth, Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes have all played in 90 career matches or more. Transfer Delaynie Maple (USC Beach) won four national titles in the sand and comes to IU with a wide variety of volleyball expertise.
Pins Enjoy Outstanding Weekend
• IU's three primary pin attackers were excellent in a trio of victories to open the 2024 season. Led by junior opposite Avry Tatum, who hit .449 with 46 kills in three matches, IU's top three offensive options combined for 124 kills.
• Tatum and junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles each provided 10+ kills in all three matches. Senior outside hitter Mady Saris shook off a slow opener and passed well the rest of the weekend while also averaging 3.08 kills per set.
Haworth Runs the Show
• Senior setter Camryn Haworth is back to her usual ways, helping the Hoosiers to three victories to open the season. She averaged 10.92 assists per set to begin the season while also supplying 14 kills (1.17 p/s) and seven service aces (0.58 p/s).
• The Fishers native added 14 digs and six kills in the win over UC Davis, finishing four kills away from her fourth career triple-double.
Scouting the Opponent
Texas (1-1, 0-0 SEC)
• The Longhorns have been the cream of the crop in college volleyball under head coach Jerritt Elliott. He's won three NCAA Championships at Texas and has been to the Final Four on 11 occasions. Texas has won back-to-back titles and returns a large core of its title-winning roster.
• Fifth-year senior outside hitter Madisen Skinner was the Most Outstanding Player of last year's tournament. Already a three-time NCAA Champion, Skinner has been arguably the best college player over the past two seasons. She leads the Longhorns with 3.78 kills per set. Her fellow outside, Jenna Wenaas, averages 3.44 kills per set.
• Texas has been experimenting with a 6-2 system as sophomore Ella Swindle and junior Averi Carlson have shared the setter duties. Swindle helped the Longhorns to last season's title but Carlson brings loads of experience from her time at Baylor. Junior libero Emma Halter, a native of Indianapolis, anchors the defense.
Miami (Fla.) (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
• The Hurricanes are coming off of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the Second Round in Madison last season. A fairly new look team at key positions has been no problem so far after a 3-0 start to the season.
• Setter Ariana Rodriguez, who replaces the departing Savannah Vach, was on the Olympic Team for the Dominican Republic this summer. She's got the benefit of high-level pins in Flomarie Heredia Colon and Grace Lopez on the outside. Ava Carney has also played well in spurts for the Hurricanes.
Inside the Series
Texas
• The Longhorns own the all-time series, 3-0. The two teams last met in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
Miami (Fla.)
• The programs have played seven times with the Hurricanes leading the series 5-2. IU has won the last two matches; an NCAA Tournament win in 2010 and last year's victory in 2023.
IU got off to a great start, taking down a trio of strong opponents on opening weekend. The Hoosiers swept Kennesaw State before finishing off Wichita State in five sets on Saturday afternoon. A fourth-set comeback helped IU past UC Davis in the home opener at Wilkinson Hall on Monday (Sept. 2).
Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum put up 46 kills (3.83 p/s) across the first three matches including an 18-kill effort in a back-and-forth affair against Wichita State. She scored the final two points in a win over UC Davis, closing out her birthday in style.
Thursday's game against Texas will be the 15th match against the nation's number one team in program history. It will be the first contest played against a team outside of the Big Ten. The Hoosiers met No. 1 Wisconsin in September of 2023 and have met four different teams with the number one ranking.
In the final game of IU's stay in Austin, it will meet Miami (Fla.) for a second-straight season. The Hoosiers went on the road last year and beat Miami in a raucous five-set affair. Tatum had 17 kills including the match-winning point of a big victory against ACC competition last season.
Senior setter Camryn Haworth is set to make her 100th career appearance as play begins on Thursday. She also just needs seven assists to become the eighth player in program history to reach the 3,000-assist threshold. The Fishers, Ind. native has made 68-consecutive starts as the team's setter.
SEC Network will play host to Texas and Indiana on Thursday evening, the first game to feature on the network in program history. The Longhorns are set to unveil their 2023 NCAA Championship banner as they open the home portion of their season at Gregory Gym.
Gameday Info
at Texas (Thursday, September 5th – 9:00 PM ET/8:00 PM CT)
Live Video: es.pn/4e9RSX0
Live Stats: bit.ly/3XbdqM7
vs. Miami (Fla.) (Friday, September 6th – 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT)
Live Video: No Stream
Live Stats: bit.ly/3XvujTl
Player and Stat Trends
Haworth Watch
• All eyes will be on senior setter Camryn Haworth this season as she climbs up the all-time lists of many Indiana volleyball records. Not only that, but she will bring stability and consistency to IU's offense in 2024. Her first milestone she's approaching is 3,000 assists. She's just seven away and is likely to hit that during that on Thursday evening. She would be the eighth player in program history to hit the mark.
• The ultimate countdown is to the all-time service aces mark. She holds the tally during the rally-era but is 27 away from breaking the program's all-time mark. Jen Magelssen (197) holds that mark from her playing days in 1995-98. Haworth has had at least 40 aces in all three of her college seasons so far.
Notable
Big Challenge Awaits
• Head coach Steve Aird wanted to get his team in front of big environments and challenging opponents before the grind of Big Ten play began. No better place to do so than the home of the two-time defending national champions, Texas.
• IU will play the nation's No. 1 team for the 15th time in program history. It's the first occurrence to come outside of the conference. The Hoosiers played at No. 1 Wisconsin in 2023 and have played seven previous road games against the nation's best.
Indiana vs. No. 1 Teams (AVCA Rankings): 0-14
- 2024: at Texas (TBD)
- 2023: at Wisconsin (L, 0-3)
- 2021: vs. Wisconsin (L, 0-3), vs. Wisconsin (L, 0-3)
- 2017: at Penn State (L, 0-3), vs. Penn State (L, 0-3)
- 2016: vs. Nebraska (L, 0-3)
- 2012: at Penn State (L, 1-3)
- 2011: at Illinois (L, 1-3)
- 1997-2009: Seven more occasions (all against Penn State)
Veteran Core, Veteran League
• IU will head into the 2024 season with a collection of players who have seen lots of Big Ten volleyball in their collegiate tenure. IU has seven seniors, including five who have spent their whole careers in Bloomington.
• Camryn Haworth, Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes have all played in 90 career matches or more. Transfer Delaynie Maple (USC Beach) won four national titles in the sand and comes to IU with a wide variety of volleyball expertise.
Pins Enjoy Outstanding Weekend
• IU's three primary pin attackers were excellent in a trio of victories to open the 2024 season. Led by junior opposite Avry Tatum, who hit .449 with 46 kills in three matches, IU's top three offensive options combined for 124 kills.
• Tatum and junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles each provided 10+ kills in all three matches. Senior outside hitter Mady Saris shook off a slow opener and passed well the rest of the weekend while also averaging 3.08 kills per set.
Haworth Runs the Show
• Senior setter Camryn Haworth is back to her usual ways, helping the Hoosiers to three victories to open the season. She averaged 10.92 assists per set to begin the season while also supplying 14 kills (1.17 p/s) and seven service aces (0.58 p/s).
• The Fishers native added 14 digs and six kills in the win over UC Davis, finishing four kills away from her fourth career triple-double.
Scouting the Opponent
Texas (1-1, 0-0 SEC)
• The Longhorns have been the cream of the crop in college volleyball under head coach Jerritt Elliott. He's won three NCAA Championships at Texas and has been to the Final Four on 11 occasions. Texas has won back-to-back titles and returns a large core of its title-winning roster.
• Fifth-year senior outside hitter Madisen Skinner was the Most Outstanding Player of last year's tournament. Already a three-time NCAA Champion, Skinner has been arguably the best college player over the past two seasons. She leads the Longhorns with 3.78 kills per set. Her fellow outside, Jenna Wenaas, averages 3.44 kills per set.
• Texas has been experimenting with a 6-2 system as sophomore Ella Swindle and junior Averi Carlson have shared the setter duties. Swindle helped the Longhorns to last season's title but Carlson brings loads of experience from her time at Baylor. Junior libero Emma Halter, a native of Indianapolis, anchors the defense.
Miami (Fla.) (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
• The Hurricanes are coming off of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the Second Round in Madison last season. A fairly new look team at key positions has been no problem so far after a 3-0 start to the season.
• Setter Ariana Rodriguez, who replaces the departing Savannah Vach, was on the Olympic Team for the Dominican Republic this summer. She's got the benefit of high-level pins in Flomarie Heredia Colon and Grace Lopez on the outside. Ava Carney has also played well in spurts for the Hurricanes.
Inside the Series
Texas
• The Longhorns own the all-time series, 3-0. The two teams last met in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
Miami (Fla.)
• The programs have played seven times with the Hurricanes leading the series 5-2. IU has won the last two matches; an NCAA Tournament win in 2010 and last year's victory in 2023.
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