Volleyball sweeps first invitational
The Hoosiers won all three of their matches in the Georgia Tech Courtyard Marriott Classic to begin their 2010 campaign.
The Hoosiers won all three of their matches in the Georgia Tech Courtyard Marriott Classic to begin their 2010 campaign.
The IU volleyball team opened its season with a bang, defeating its three opponents to claim the Georgia Tech Courtyard Marriott Classic championship.
The IU volleyball returns an All-American and a Big Ten All-Freshman selection as it opens play Friday at the Georgia Tech Courtyard Marriott Classic.
The IU volleyball team has been practicing all spring to this point — nearly six months removed from its last competitive match, save for a couple of small spring tournaments.However, the Hoosiers get their payoff Wednesday as they embark on an 11-day European tour for sightseeing and a series of matches against some of the continent’s top youth competition.
On May 19, Ashley Benson and her IU volleyball teammates will begin a trip through Europe — uncharted territory — to face some of the finest youth players from Italy, the Czech Republic and elsewhere.
It was pretty clear in high school that Jordan Haverly would be playing volleyball at the collegiate level. The current freshman outside hitter just needed time – an extra year – to find the right place for her, and she eventually decided IU was that place.
After two seasons as a member of the IU volleyball team and Academic All-Big Ten selection this year, Jessica Weeg has decided to call it a career. The sophomore outside hitter made the difficult decision after a season in which she appeared in just seven of 34 matches.
Upon the close of the 2009 season, the IU volleyball team believes a bright future is on the horizon.
The Hoosiers (17-17, 6-14) finish the season with a new single-season digs record-holder and career-hitting efficiency leader after beating Wisconsin in five sets Friday and sweeping Iowa on Saturday.
The Hoosiers (15-17, 4-14) dropped a four-set loss to Ohio State (22-9, 10-8) on Friday and nearly took two sets away from No. 1 Penn State (30-0, 18-0) before falling in three on Saturday at University Gym.
Senior volleyball player Kelsey Hall and graduate student Whitney Thomas said they will look back on their careers with plenty of fond memories.
IU volleyball players and staffers talk about their international experiences and the differences in culture and play in other nations.
In a weekend of five-set affairs, the IU volleyball team experienced each possible end result, splitting its two away matches in Michigan.
With only six matches remaining in the season, IU coach Sherry Dunbar said her team has to decide what kind of stamp to place on 2009.
The IU volleyball team suffered another disappointing loss Friday, falling to No. 12 Minnesota in straight sets for the second time this season.
The IU volleyball team had little time to dwell on its disappointing home loss to Purdue on Wednesday.
The IU volleyball team took one from Purdue in West Lafayette on Sept. 30, but Purdue got its revenge in University Gym Wednesday.
The IU volleyball team can expect a grudge when it faces Purdue at University Gym for the second meeting between the teams at 7 p.m. today.
Twice this weekend, the Hoosiers (14-12, 3-9) staged rallies to force decisive frames but fell short of victories against No. 6 Illinois (18-3, 10-2) and Northwestern (13-11, 4-8
The Hoosiers (14-10, 3-7) start the final stretch with rematches at home against No. 6 Illinois (16-3, 8-2) at 7 p.m. Friday and Northwestern (11-11, 2-8) at 7 p.m. Saturday.