IU looks to put 2011 season in past
IU’s volleyball team will receive its first taste of competition this season when they fly to the Black Knight Invitational in West Point, N.Y.
IU’s volleyball team will receive its first taste of competition this season when they fly to the Black Knight Invitational in West Point, N.Y.
In 2010, the IU women's volleyball team had its best season in history, making it to the Sweet 16, but in 2011, the Hoosiers dealt with several setbacks. Now, in 2012, the team hopes to turn its fortunes around.
The IU women's volleyball team kicked off its season Saturday with the annual Cream and Crimson scrimmage. The crimson squad pulled off the victory in three sets.
On Tuesday, volleyball senior outside hitter Lindsay Enterline was recognized by the Big Ten as the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
In the last week, the IU women’s volleyball team lost to both No. 8 Purdue on Wednesday at home and No. 19 Minnesota on the road Friday.
It was another tough weekend for the IU women’s volleyball team. They were swept by both No. 12 Penn State and No. 25 Ohio State.
The Hoosiers travel to Penn State and Ohio State for their last two-game weekend road trip of the season.
After junior middle blocker Samantha Thrower managed three straight kills to cap off a five-set Senior Night victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes, the collective feeling of relief could be felt throughout University Gym.
The weekend begins Friday as No. 2 Nebraska volleyball travels to Bloomington for the first time in school history. In the teams’ first meeting of season, the Cornhuskers swept the Hoosiers in Lincoln, Neb.
Wearing funny outfits, donning horrible hats and singing Spice Girls at the top of their lungs with the windows rolled down on the way to Cold Stone Creamery — this is how the friendship between IU women’s volleyball seniors Caitlin Cox and Mary Chaudoin began.
For Lindsay Enterline and Kristen Seaton, the roads that led them to senior night on the women’s volleyball team were different but share a common thread: overcoming the adversity of injuries and switching teams.
Struggles continued throughout the weekend for the IU women’s volleyball team as it lost to Northwestern and No. 5 Illinois, extending the losing streak to 16 games.
This weekend will kick off a four-game home stand for the Hoosiers as they return to University Gym against Northwestern and Illinois on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
No. 22 Michigan swept IU on Saturday for IU’s 14th consecutive loss.
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.
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.
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.
After another Big Ten loss, the IU women’s volleyball team’s losing streak now sits at 12 matches.
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.
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.