Volleyball loses pair of weekend matches in Michigan
IU lost Friday to Michigan State in four sets and then was swept the next day by No. 20 Michigan.
IU lost Friday to Michigan State in four sets and then was swept the next day by No. 20 Michigan.
IU volleyball is in the final stretch of its season with just four games left. The two games this weekend are the final road games of the season, as IU faces Michigan State (12-15, 4-12) and No. 20 Michigan (21-7, 10-6) on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
No. 24 Northwestern swept the Hoosiers in three sets Saturday at University Gym.
After losing to Purdue in three sets Wednesday, the IU volleyball team returns to Bloomington to play No. 24 Northwestern on Saturday.
The IU volleyball team was swept by Purdue, who took home the in-state rivalry’s trophy for the third straight year.
The IU volleyball team was unable to capture the Monon Spike or a win against Purdue in 2010.
After losing its first match to Purdue on Sept. 22, the IU volleyball team looks to go on the road to bring the Monon Spike back to Bloomington.
One reason the Hoosiers might have had additional success this season is because of assistant coaches Nancy Mueller and Paul Koncir, who are in their first years.
The Hoosiers went 6-11 at University Gym in 2009, but this year the team is 9-1 on its home court.
Home court advantage seems to be in IU’s favor in Big Ten play. This weekend, No. 19 Minnesota (17-7, 7-5) and Iowa (6-15, 1-11) come to Bloomington to play on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
The Hoosiers lost to Penn State on Friday in three sets and to Ohio State on Saturday in four sets.
The IU volleyball team heads east for possibly one of the its toughest road trips of the year. The Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5) take on No. 9 Penn State (17-4, 7-3) on Friday and Ohio State (17-6, 5-5) on Saturday.
The Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5) proved they could defend their home court, defeating No. 13 Michigan and Michigan State this weekend.
No. 13 Michigan (18-2, 7-1) and Michigan State (11-8, 3-5) travel to Bloomington for contests on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Sophomore Lindsay Enterline was recruited to play basketball. After two years under coach Felisha Legette-Jack, Enterline joined the school’s volleyball team in August.
Senior middle blocker Ashley Benson was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
The Hoosiers claimed a win at Wisconsin and then fell to No. 8 Illinois during the weekend.
The IU volleyball team (14-4, 2-4) travels to Wisconsin (11-6, 0-6) on Friday and No. 8 Illinois (13-3, 5-1) on Saturday.
The 2010 season is Sherry Dunbar's fourth as IU volleyball coach, and the impression that she has made on her program is already showing, Kevin Bowen writes.
IU defeated Penn State, the three-time defending national champion, for the first time in school history after going 0-39 in the last 28 years against the Nittany Lions.