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Volleyball



The Indiana Daily Student

Volleyball team eyes Iowa, No.13 Minnesota

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Perhaps revenge is what it does best. The IU volleyball team scored two upsets against Iowa and No. 13 Minnesota, after losing to them both earlier this season. IU’s success now puts it 6-6 in the Big Ten and 14-10 overall.



IU freshman Lexie Woodson, No. 14, sets the ball as Ball State's Jennifer Boyd, No. 12, watches from across the net during the TIS Bookstore Invitational on Friday, Sept. 19 at University Gym. IU swept Ball State 3-0.

Newly refocused team to ‘fight for now’ after rough start

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The women’s volleyball team took a step backward last weekend on the road against Minnesota and Iowa, putting them 1-5 in the Big Ten with only 14 matches left. “We just didn’t show up,” said senior captain Erica Short. “We didn’t enter the building. I don’t know who played last weekend. It wasn’t an IU program at all.”






Junior Nate Jones talks with players during a volleyball practice on Monday at Assembly Hall.

No boys allowed

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The “no boys allowed” rule might apply to most women’s sports at IU, but not to the volleyball team. Sophomore Ryan Sullivan and junior Nate Jones have been practicing with the team since day one this season. “We met coach (Sherry Dunbar) last year,” Jones said. “I helped coach a Hoosierland team here at IU, and I met (IU assistant coach) Keith Schunzel one day, and, through a reference, they asked me to help out.”