Volleyball

IU volleyball faces No. 19 Michigan

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Oct. 27,2011 9:31 p.m.

When the IU women’s volleyball team extended its losing streak to three games Sept. 23, with a loss to then-No. 18 Michigan in the Big Ten season opener, the Hoosiers could not have predicted a winless month would follow.

IU drops 4-set match to Michigan St.

By Michael Norman · Wednesday, Oct. 26,2011 11:59 p.m.

For the second straight Wednesday, that heart was just not enough, as the Hoosiers lost a 13th game in a row to Michigan State in four sets.

Struggling team faces top 25-ranked team in blocking

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Oct. 25,2011 11:26 p.m.

With the IU women’s volleyball team entering the second half of the Big Ten schedule winless, IU Coach Sherry Dunbar and the rest of the coaching staff are preaching accountability heading into Wednesday’s match at Michigan State.

Cox serves 100th ace but IU still drops games

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 23,2011 11:15 p.m.

After another Big Ten loss, the IU women’s volleyball team’s losing streak now sits at 12 matches.

Wisconsin defense next challenge for 11-loss team

By Michael Norman · Friday, Oct. 21,2011 12:12 a.m.

It’s been more than a month since the IU women’s volleyball team won a game. That’s the reality for the IU entering this Saturday’s match against Wisconsin.

IU forces 5 sets against No. 12 Purdue before loss

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 12:25 a.m.

In the battle for statewide glory, Indiana, riding a 10-game losing streak into West Lafayette, took No. 12 Purdue to five sets, falling in the fifth set 15-6.

IU plays in-state rival Purdue

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 11:16 p.m.

In two matches last weekend, the Hoosiers were swept by two top-25 ranked teams, No. 24 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State. The current 10-game losing streak is the longest since IU Coach Sherry Dunbar took over the program, one year after the Hoosiers lost the last 19 games of the 2006 season.

Losing streak now 10 games for volleyball

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Sunday, Oct. 16,2011 11:24 p.m.

The IU volleyball team had a different script to the same ending. IU volleyball (8-11, 0-8) lost another two games this weekend at home against two Big Ten opponents.

IU takes on 2 ranked opponents

By Michael Norman · Friday, Oct. 14,2011 12:09 a.m.

IU will take on No. 24 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State this weekend.

Team’s losing streak extends to 8 games

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 9,2011 11:06 p.m.

IU volleyball drops matches against Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska to extend its losing streak to eight games. The team is 0-6 in the Big Ten.

Hoosiers seeking 1st conference win against Hawkeyes

By Michael Norman · Friday, Oct. 7,2011 12:30 a.m.

The Hoosiers travel to Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday night to play the 10-7 Hawkeyes. Like the Hoosiers, the Hawkeyes are winless in the Big Ten at 0-4.

Column: IU volleyball team in familiar territory

By Matt Smith · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2011 10:20 p.m.

A season ago, the Indiana volleyball program swept away the non-conference portion of the schedule before failing to register a win in the first four conference matches of the season.

Hoosiers lose sixth straight

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 2,2011 10:30 p.m.

Indiana was defeated by No. 1 Illinois and Northwestern on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The weekend sweep extended the Hoosiers’ losing streak to six matches — the longest losing streak since 2009, when the team lost seven Big Ten matches from Oct. 18 to Nov. 6.

Hoosiers travelling to face top-ranked team

By Michael Norman · Friday, Sept. 30,2011 12:07 a.m.

The Hoosiers will have to bring the fight from the practice court to the road. The team travels to Champaign-Urbana, Ill., to take on the No. 1 Fighting Illini.

IU takes confidence from last season, builds up team with new members

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Sept. 29,2011 10:42 p.m.

The IU women’s volleyball team is coming off of its Sweet 16 appearance and best season in program history, but with the loss of key players the team must now come back with a new lineup.

Leach ready for homecoming

By Michael Norman · Wednesday, Sept. 28,2011 12 a.m.

A road trip to take on the No. 1-ranked team in the nation would come with pressure for any freshman, but for IU’s Morgan Leach, the Oct. 30 trip to Champaign, Ill. to play the Fighting Illini will be an emotional experience.

Big Ten, Pac-12 dominate volleyball landscape

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Sept. 27,2011 11:51 p.m.

NCAA Division-I women’s volleyball has been dominated by two conferences since the first NCAA Championship game in 1981 — the Big Ten and the Pac-12.

Hoosiers lose first 2 matches open conference play

By Michael Norman · Monday, Sept. 26,2011 12:13 a.m.

Despite flashes of effective team play, Obeime and the Hoosiers lost both of their games this weekend against No. 18 Michigan and Michigan State to drop to 8-6 this season and 0-2 in the Big Ten.

Conference season starts with 2 Michigan teams

By Michael Norman · Friday, Sept. 23,2011 12:49 a.m.

First on the Big Ten schedule for IU is a weekend battle against Michigan’s biggest contenders.

IU wins, then drops two-straight matches in California tournament

By Michael Norman · Monday, Sept. 19,2011 12:22 a.m.

It was a weekend of ups and downs for the IU women’s volleyball team, but libero Caitlin Cox remained a model of consistency as the senior earned another All-Tournament team selection in San Diego. IU Coach Sherry Dunbar said there was a level of excitement in Cox’s face to play against the best competition IU has seen thus far. The Hoosiers won one match before dropping the next two in the University of San Diego tournament.

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