Hoosiers travelling to face top-ranked team
The Hoosiers will have to bring the fight from the practice court to the road. The team travels to Champaign-Urbana, Ill., to take on the No. 1 Fighting Illini.
The Hoosiers will have to bring the fight from the practice court to the road. The team travels to Champaign-Urbana, Ill., to take on the No. 1 Fighting Illini.
The IU women’s volleyball team is coming off of its Sweet 16 appearance and best season in program history, but with the loss of key players the team must now come back with a new lineup.
A road trip to take on the No. 1-ranked team in the nation would come with pressure for any freshman, but for IU’s Morgan Leach, the Oct. 30 trip to Champaign, Ill. to play the Fighting Illini will be an emotional experience.
NCAA Division-I women’s volleyball has been dominated by two conferences since the first NCAA Championship game in 1981 — the Big Ten and the Pac-12.
Despite flashes of effective team play, Obeime and the Hoosiers lost both of their games this weekend against No. 18 Michigan and Michigan State to drop to 8-6 this season and 0-2 in the Big Ten.
First on the Big Ten schedule for IU is a weekend battle against Michigan’s biggest contenders.
It was a weekend of ups and downs for the IU women’s volleyball team, but libero Caitlin Cox remained a model of consistency as the senior earned another All-Tournament team selection in San Diego. IU Coach Sherry Dunbar said there was a level of excitement in Cox’s face to play against the best competition IU has seen thus far. The Hoosiers won one match before dropping the next two in the University of San Diego tournament.
With the Big Ten season one week away, the IU women’s volleyball team will travel to San Diego and play three games this weekend, including two against undefeated teams.
Last season, IU finished 23-12 and had a record-setting run to the NCAA Regional. The strong finish set the expectations high for this season.
During the weekend, senior libero Caitlin Cox passed Juli Pierce to become IU’s all-time digs leader with a total of 1,569 digs. To add to her new record, Cox also earned the Co-Defensive Big Ten Player of the Week and Hoosier Classic MVP honors this weekend.
Midway through the second set of the IU volleyball match against Gonzaga on Friday, play was stopped as the crowd rose to their feet to applaud IU’s new all-time digs leader, senior libero Caitlin Cox.
One week after sweeping the IU Classic at home, the IU women’s volleyball team returns this weekend to welcome Gonzaga, Niagara and Eastern Illinois at the Hoosier Classic.
All-IU Classic selection, junior middle blocker Samantha Thrower, made history Saturday against Buffalo by breaking the Big Ten record and tying the national record for hitting percentage.
The IU women’s volleyball team begins its home schedule with the IU Classic Friday and Saturday at the University Gymnasium.
The IU women’s volleyball team begins its home schedule with the IU Classic Friday and Saturday at the University Gymnasium.
Senior libero Caitlin Cox, who was named to the All-Tournament team Saturday, led the Hoosiers’ defense with 67 digs in the tournament. The Hoosiers dropped two of three games in the Va. tournament.
The IU women’s volleyball team is coming off its best season in program history, in which they advanced to a Sweet 16 appearance in last year’s NCAA tournament. However, IU Coach Sherry Dunbar recognizes last year will not have any direct affect on the team’s record this season.
After the program’s first-ever Sweet 16 run last year, the team will make four appearances on national television this season.
Benson was one of 14 players to be selected by American Volleyball Coaches' Association as First Team All-Americans.
No. 6 seed USC ended the Hoosiers’ tournament run in the third round in Dayton, Ohio, winning in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-20.