Volleyball

IU sweeps Iowa, loses Sunday

By Drew Allen · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:05 a.m.

Sporting pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the IU volleyball team presented its largest audience of the season a dominant win Friday on Branch McCracken Court.The Hoosiers (14-8, 3-5) kicked off the annual Hoosier Hysteria festivities in Assembly Hall with a straight-set victory against Iowa (10-10, 2-6).

IU begins list of Friday events against Iowa

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 15,2009 11:55 p.m.

Thousands of Hoosier fans fill the seats of Assembly Hall one night in October each year, ecstatic to see basketball – even if it’s only a practice.

Hoosiers drop two decisions in Illiniois

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Oct. 11,2009 11:14 p.m.

The IU volleyball team suffered two losses on its road trip through Illinois this weekend.

Group heads to Illinois for 2-game stint

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 8,2009 6:33 p.m.

The Hoosiers (13-5, 2-2) hope to crack the top-25 as they travel for a pair of road matches against No. 12 Illinois (10-3, 2-2) at 8 p.m. Saturday and Northwestern (9-7, 0-4) at 6 p.m. Sunday.

IU falls to Minnesota, 3-0

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Oct. 4,2009 10:21 p.m.

Following its five-set victory at Purdue, the IU volleyball team got another taste of how difficult the Big Ten can be Sunday.

IU plays at home after Purdue road win

By Drew Allen · Friday, Oct. 2,2009 12:21 a.m.

Now three games into the Big Ten season, each conference opponent the IU volleyball team has faced has been ranked at some point in 2009.

IU volleyball trumps Purdue in 5 sets

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 1,2009 12:52 a.m.

The Hoosiers (13-4, 2-1) won the third straight five-set match against the Boilermakers (9-5, 1-2) to earn IU’s first victory over Purdue in any sport in the 2009-10 academic year.

IU volleyball beats Purdue in five-set thriller

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 9:38 p.m.

IU volleyball coach Sherry Dunbar said her team would have to be ready for a five-set match against Purdue given the rivalry’s recent history. That recent history repeated itself Wednesday, but this time the end result favored IU.

IU volleyball faces top-tier teams in Big Ten action

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 11:49 a.m.

IU volleyball coach Sherry Dunbar said she knows what it will take for her young squad to compete in and win matches in such a challenging conference.

Historically, volleyball team has had strong foundation

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 11:45 a.m.

Compared to the 125 years of football or 108 years of basketball, the University’s volleyball program is still in its early childhood. However, IU volleyball has slowly but surely displayed signs of emergence among its fellow university sports teams as it enters its 34th season.

1st IU-Purdue battle of fall season today

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:15 a.m.

The IU volleyball team hopes the results of those matches are different this year. The Hoosiers (12-4, 1-1) play in West Lafayette for the first of two regular-season battles with Purdue (9-4, 1-1) at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

IU upsets No. 16 Michigan State, splits weekend

By Drew Allen · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 12 a.m.

The Hoosiers (12-4, 1-1) split their first two Big Ten matches at home, falling to No. 8 Michigan on Friday and then upsetting No. 16 Michigan State on Saturday.

Big Ten play starts Friday

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Sept. 24,2009 11:54 p.m.

IU volleyball coach Sherry Dunbar said that as underdogs, IU will have to overcome the pressure to win each match and apply that pressure on their favored conference opponents.

Chaudoin gives IU fans volleyball view

By Drew Allen · Monday, Sept. 21,2009 10:11 p.m.

This volleyball season, thanks to Chaudoin, fans can see deeper into the happenings of the Hoosiers.

IU gains two wins after early loss at tournament

By Drew Allen · Monday, Sept. 21,2009 12:26 a.m.

The Hoosiers (11-3) claimed two victories in three matches in their home tournament, falling to Western Michigan in four sets Friday and beating Alabama A&M and North Carolina A&T in straight sets Saturday.

Volleyball team aims for another sweep

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 11:59 p.m.

The Hoosiers (9-2) enter this weekend’s T.I.S. College Bookstore IU Invitational on a six-match win streak, having swept two of three tournaments in which they have participated.

Benson, Thomas play together once again after high school years

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 9:52 p.m.

For junior middle blocker Ashley Benson and graduate student right-side hitter Whitney Thomas, the choice of what college they would attend was never really a question.

IU volleyball sweeps Ohio tournament

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Sept. 13,2009 11:03 p.m.

The Hoosiers (9-2) made a statement prior to Big Ten play by winning all four of their matches and claiming the championship at the Hampton Inn Invitational at Ohio University.

IU volleyball sweeps Ohio University tournament

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Sept. 13,2009 12:56 p.m.