Total Team Effort Makes Program History

Sunday, November 2

University Park, Pa.

4 p.m.

Indiana University

18-4,9-3Big Ten

#19 Penn State

13-9,7-5Big Ten

Indiana

Penn St.

11/2/2025 6:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The 2025 edition of the Indiana volleyball team continues to make history.

On Sunday, it took it to a whole new level.

The No. 24 Hoosiers (18-4, 9-3 B1G) provided the grittiest effort of the season to sweep No. 19 Penn State (25-22, 25-15, 25-13) for the first time in program history. Across 51 years of volleyball in Bloomington, it's the first time that IU has ever beaten Penn State in Happy Valley.

From the jump, IU's energy was as good as the team has seen all season. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager led the way with 14 kills apiece as the team hit .228 on the afternoon. Freshman setter Teodora Kričković dished out 33 assists in the victory.

IU's defense separated itself down the stretch in each set. Jager recorded her fourth career double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs. Freshman libero Avery Freeman had the best match of her career with 10 digs and one service ace. The Hoosiers racked up 45 digs and four blocks – the final one of those on match point.

The deciding factor came in the serve-receive battle. Penn State had 12 errors from the end line while IU responded with six service aces to just four errors. Jager was phenomenal in reception and played one of the best matches of her career. IU got contributions from 11 of its available 15 players on the roster.

Sunday's win in Happy Valley was the eighth overall road win this season and the third top-25 road win of the season. Both of those marks are single-season program records. It was the first sweep of a ranked opponent since beating No. 13 Michigan on Oct. 22, 2010. It was the first sweep of a ranked opponent on the road since 1986.

The Hoosiers will return to Bloomington for five of the next six contests. IU meets Iowa on Friday (Nov. 7) evening at Wilkinson Hall (6 p.m.) on B1G+. A brief trip to Madison to face the top-20 Badgers is on deck a week from today (Nov. 9) before opening up a four-game homestand.

How it Happened
• Winning the battle from the service line helped the Hoosiers to an important sweep in Happy Valley. IU had more aces (six) than service errors (four). In the meantime, Penn State committed 12 errors from the end line and had just one ace.

• Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum came up clutch down the stretch. Both players had 14 kills on the match while combining for 14 in set three alone. Jager had eight kills and three digs while passing eight balls in the final set of the match.

Top Hoosier Performers
#13 Tatum, Avry
14 kills, .357 hitting percentage, 3 aces, 2 blocks

#24 Jager, Jaidyn
14 kills, .393 hitting percentage, 12 digs, 2 assists

#2 Freeman, Avery
10 digs, 1 ace

Notes to Know
• The Hoosiers beat Penn State in State College for the first time in program history on Sunday. IU had lost the first 32 tries at Rec Hall but finally got over the hump in 2025. Two years ago, IU pushed Penn State to five sets for the first time ever. This year, the Hoosiers swept the Nittany Lions for the first time in program history.

• IU's road victory was the eighth of the season. With three road matches left to play, that sets a single-season program record. IU had won seven road matches in 1989, 1995 and 2023. The Hoosiers have also beaten three ranked teams on the road this season, the most in a single year in IU volleyball history. IU's six wins on the road in Big Ten play this year matches a program record.

• The Hoosiers now have 10 road victories over top-25 programs in IU history. Three of those have come this season and six of them have come under head coach Steve Aird. His six ranked road wins, five of which have come in Big Ten play, are the most by any coach in program history.

• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso Corcelles picked up her 70th career win during her time in Bloomington. She's just five wins away from breaking the program's all-time wins record. Her 37 Big Ten wins are tied for the second most in IU history. The Hoosiers need just two more conference victories to make her the winningest Big Ten player in program history.

• Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager recorded a pair of double-doubles on the weekend. She had 14 kills and 12 digs in the win over Penn State on Sunday. She's the first IU player since Camryn Haworth (Nov. 24-27, 2024) to record a double-double in consecutive games.

• Freshman libero Avery Freeman played the best game of her young career on Sunday. She recorded a career-high 10 digs and kept a number of long rallies alive. She's the sixth different player, and the fourth freshman, with a double-digit dig performance this season.

• The Hoosiers are one of just two Big Ten teams (Nebraska) to keep Penn State's All-American opposite hitter – Kennedy Martin – to under 15 kills in a match. IU's serving plan came through with six aces and opened up IU's offense to the tune of 43 kills in three sets.

• In five matches against ranked Big Ten opponents this season, senior opposite Avry Tatum is playing at a fantastic level. She's averaging 3.79 kills per set in those five contests and has led the Hoosiers to a 3-2 record in said matches. On Sunday, she teamed up with senior middle blocker Madi Sell for the match-winning block.

• Sunday's win was the third-straight sweep in conference play. It's the first time since 1990 (Sept. 21-28) that IU has swept three-consecutive opponents. Overall, it's IU's 11th sweep of the 2025 season and the fifth in conference play this year.