Big Block Bests Rutgers

Thursday, November 20

Bloomington, Ind.

6 p.m.

Indiana University

22-5,13-4Big Ten

Rutgers

11-18,2-15Big Ten

Rutgers

Indiana

11/20/2025 8:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – There was no looking ahead for the No. 17-ranked Indiana volleyball team (22-5, 13-4 B1G) on Thursday (Nov. 20) evening. The Hoosiers made quick work of Rutgers in a commanding sweep (25-17, 25-12, 25-15) at Wilkinson Hall. IU's 13th sweep of the season matches a program record in the NCAA era (since 1981) and sets the team up for a top-20 showdown on Saturday (Nov. 22) against No. 1 Nebraska.

IU's offense worked at an electric pace on Thursday evening. The team hit .455 on the evening, the second-straight match the Hoosiers have had a hitting percentage of .450 or better. It's the first time in program history that an IU team has hit above .450 in consecutive conference matches. IU's three pin hitters recorded 31 kills with just four errors.

Freshman setter Teodora Krickovic dished out 32 assists and recorded four digs. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, playing in front of her family from Spain for the first time, recorded a match-high 13 kills on a .545 hitting percentage. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum added 10 kills while freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager had eight kills on 13 errorless swings (.615 hitting percentage).

While IU's offense was great, the defensive performance was even better. Rutgers hit -.042, the third-lowest hitting percentage of any IU opponent since the 25-point rally-scoring era began in 2008. The Hoosiers racked up 14 blocks in just three sets. It's just the third time IU has had at least 14 blocks in a three-set Big Ten match since 2008. Senior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career high with seven rejections.

With the victory over Rutgers, IU broke single-season program records for both regular season wins (22) and Big Ten wins (13) – since the NCAA adopted volleyball in 1981. With three matches left to play in conference play, IU is in a tie for third place in the conference. The program hasn't finished fourth-or-higher in the Big Ten in 30 years.

How it Happened
• Rutgers' offense was no match for the potent IU block on Thursday night. 14 rejections, six of them solo, helped IU hold the visitors to a hitting percentage under .000. It was the first time since 2022 (Sam Houston) that IU held an opposing team to a negative hitting efficiency.

• On the flip side, IU's offense enjoyed a quick and efficient day at the office. IU's three pin hitters combined for 31 kills and just four errors. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had 21 kills and just one error on 35 attacks.

Top Hoosier Performers
#13 Tatum, Avry
10 kills, .389 hitting percentage, 5 blocks

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
13 kills, .545 hitting percentage, 3 digs, 3 blocks

#1 Sell, Madi
7 kills, 2 blocks

Notes to Know
• IU's .455 hitting percentage against Rutgers is the second-highest efficiency in a Big Ten match during the rally-scoring era (since 2001). It trails only IU's .456 hitting percentage against Maryland – which happened on Sunday. Those two marks are now eighth and ninth in program history respectively in a single match.

• For the 33rd time in their careers, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles and senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum each recorded 10-or-more kills in a match. It's the 13th occasion this season and the fourth time in the last five matches. IU is 25-8 over the last three seasons when the senior duo hits the mark.

• With a win over Rutgers, IU broke a single-season program record for Big Ten wins (13). IU's 12th conference win of the season on Sunday matched the record but a dominant sweep of Rutgers helped break the all-time mark on Thursday. IU has three more chances to further that mark down the stretch in November.

• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles continues to leave her legacy on the program. She is now tied for the most wins (74) by any IU player in program history during the NCAA era. Her next one will set her alone as the winningest player in the history of IU volleyball.

• Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles and freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager have been fantastic for the Hoosiers this season. They have all now reached 300 kills on the season, the first time IU's had three pins reach 300 kills in the same year since 2014.

• Since the beginning of 2022, IU is now 38-15 on its home floor at Wilkinson Hall. After dispatching of Rutgers, the Hoosiers are 24-2 against unranked conference opponents in that span. IU now has 10 home wins on the season, the first time it's had three-straight years with 10-or-more home wins since the turn of the century.

• Freshman setter Teodora Krickovic recorded the 1,000th assist of the season and of her career on Thursday. She's just the fifth IU freshman, and the first since 2007, with more than 1,000 assists in a single season. She's averaging 10.81 assists per set and has the team hitting at a program-record rate in 2025.

• The Hoosiers had 14 blocks on Thursday, enroute to holding Rutgers to a negative hitting percentage. It's the most blocks that IU has had in a three-set Big Ten match since 2010 (15 – vs. Wisconsin). On the season it's the 10th time that the Hoosiers have had a double-digit block performance. Senior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career high with seven blocks.