Volleyball

17-game streak ends on IU’s Senior Night

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Nov. 13,2011 11:03 p.m.

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.

Saturday brings senior night for team

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Nov. 10,2011 11:44 p.m.

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.

Different-sized seniors develop lasting friendship

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Nov. 10,2011 11:42 p.m.

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.

Seniors follow distinct paths to same team

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Nov. 10,2011 11:40 p.m.

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.

IU outkills opponent but still loses

By Michael Norman · Monday, Nov. 7,2011 12 a.m.

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.

Hoosiers welcome Illinois teams for weekend of rematches

By Michael Norman · Friday, Nov. 4,2011 12:09 a.m.

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.

IU falls to No. 22 Michigan

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 30,2011 11:39 p.m.

No. 22 Michigan swept IU on Saturday for IU’s 14th consecutive loss.

IU volleyball faces No. 19 Michigan

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Oct. 27,2011 9:31 p.m.

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.

IU drops 4-set match to Michigan St.

By Michael Norman · Wednesday, Oct. 26,2011 11:59 p.m.

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.

Struggling team faces top 25-ranked team in blocking

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Oct. 25,2011 11:26 p.m.

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.

Cox serves 100th ace but IU still drops games

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 23,2011 11:15 p.m.

After another Big Ten loss, the IU women’s volleyball team’s losing streak now sits at 12 matches.

Wisconsin defense next challenge for 11-loss team

By Michael Norman · Friday, Oct. 21,2011 12:12 a.m.

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.

IU forces 5 sets against No. 12 Purdue before loss

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 12:25 a.m.

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.

IU plays in-state rival Purdue

By Michael Norman · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 11:16 p.m.

In two matches last weekend, the Hoosiers were swept by two top-25 ranked teams, No. 24 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State. The current 10-game losing streak is the longest since IU Coach Sherry Dunbar took over the program, one year after the Hoosiers lost the last 19 games of the 2006 season.

Losing streak now 10 games for volleyball

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Sunday, Oct. 16,2011 11:24 p.m.

The IU volleyball team had a different script to the same ending. IU volleyball (8-11, 0-8) lost another two games this weekend at home against two Big Ten opponents.

IU takes on 2 ranked opponents

By Michael Norman · Friday, Oct. 14,2011 12:09 a.m.

IU will take on No. 24 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State this weekend.

Team’s losing streak extends to 8 games

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 9,2011 11:06 p.m.

IU volleyball drops matches against Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska to extend its losing streak to eight games. The team is 0-6 in the Big Ten.

Hoosiers seeking 1st conference win against Hawkeyes

By Michael Norman · Friday, Oct. 7,2011 12:30 a.m.

The Hoosiers travel to Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday night to play the 10-7 Hawkeyes. Like the Hoosiers, the Hawkeyes are winless in the Big Ten at 0-4.

Column: IU volleyball team in familiar territory

By Matt Smith · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2011 10:20 p.m.

A season ago, the Indiana volleyball program swept away the non-conference portion of the schedule before failing to register a win in the first four conference matches of the season.

Hoosiers lose sixth straight

By Michael Norman · Sunday, Oct. 2,2011 10:30 p.m.

Indiana was defeated by No. 1 Illinois and Northwestern on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The weekend sweep extended the Hoosiers’ losing streak to six matches — the longest losing streak since 2009, when the team lost seven Big Ten matches from Oct. 18 to Nov. 6.

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