Volleyball

IU to face No. 12 Minnesota on Friday

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Nov. 5,2009 11:36 p.m.

The IU volleyball team had little time to dwell on its disappointing home loss to Purdue on Wednesday.

IU volleyball suffers another disappointing setback

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Nov. 4,2009 11:26 p.m.

The IU volleyball team took one from Purdue in West Lafayette on Sept. 30, but Purdue got its revenge in University Gym Wednesday.

2nd IU-Purdue match expected to reach a 5th set

Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 10:54 p.m.

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.

IU falters in 5th set for 2nd time

By Drew Allen · Monday, Nov. 2,2009 12:01 a.m.

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

Dunbar says Hoosiers need to ‘raise focus’ for weekend games

By Drew Allen · Friday, Oct. 30,2009 2:33 p.m.

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.

Handshakes, high-5s prepare IU on game days

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:42 p.m.

Freshman setter Whitney Granado and several other players on the IU volleyball team participate in several ritual activities before their matches, both collectively and individually.

Hoosiers suffer 2 defeats over weekend

Sunday, Oct. 25,2009 11:25 p.m.

The IU volleyball team’s road trip ended with two more disappointing losses. The Hoosiers (14-10, 3-7) fell to No. 1 Penn State (22-0, 10-0) in straight sets Friday and suffered its third straight defeat at the hands of Ohio State (17-6, 5-5) on Saturday.

IU to play Penn State in contest shown on ESPNU

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 10:25 p.m.

The IU volleyball team is one of three teams tied for sixth in the Big Ten going into this weekend’s slated matches. The Hoosiers (15-8, 3-5) could have tiebreakers over each of the other two after their road trip.

IU sweeps Iowa, loses Sunday

By Drew Allen · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:05 a.m.

Sporting pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the IU volleyball team presented its largest audience of the season a dominant win Friday on Branch McCracken Court.The Hoosiers (14-8, 3-5) kicked off the annual Hoosier Hysteria festivities in Assembly Hall with a straight-set victory against Iowa (10-10, 2-6).

IU begins list of Friday events against Iowa

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 15,2009 11:55 p.m.

Thousands of Hoosier fans fill the seats of Assembly Hall one night in October each year, ecstatic to see basketball – even if it’s only a practice.

Hoosiers drop two decisions in Illiniois

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Oct. 11,2009 11:14 p.m.

The IU volleyball team suffered two losses on its road trip through Illinois this weekend.

Group heads to Illinois for 2-game stint

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 8,2009 6:33 p.m.

The Hoosiers (13-5, 2-2) hope to crack the top-25 as they travel for a pair of road matches against No. 12 Illinois (10-3, 2-2) at 8 p.m. Saturday and Northwestern (9-7, 0-4) at 6 p.m. Sunday.

IU falls to Minnesota, 3-0

By Drew Allen · Sunday, Oct. 4,2009 10:21 p.m.

Following its five-set victory at Purdue, the IU volleyball team got another taste of how difficult the Big Ten can be Sunday.

IU plays at home after Purdue road win

By Drew Allen · Friday, Oct. 2,2009 12:21 a.m.

Now three games into the Big Ten season, each conference opponent the IU volleyball team has faced has been ranked at some point in 2009.

IU volleyball trumps Purdue in 5 sets

By Drew Allen · Thursday, Oct. 1,2009 12:52 a.m.

The Hoosiers (13-4, 2-1) won the third straight five-set match against the Boilermakers (9-5, 1-2) to earn IU’s first victory over Purdue in any sport in the 2009-10 academic year.

IU volleyball beats Purdue in five-set thriller

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 9:38 p.m.

IU volleyball coach Sherry Dunbar said her team would have to be ready for a five-set match against Purdue given the rivalry’s recent history. That recent history repeated itself Wednesday, but this time the end result favored IU.

IU volleyball faces top-tier teams in Big Ten action

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 11:49 a.m.

IU volleyball coach Sherry Dunbar said she knows what it will take for her young squad to compete in and win matches in such a challenging conference.

Historically, volleyball team has had strong foundation

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 11:45 a.m.

Compared to the 125 years of football or 108 years of basketball, the University’s volleyball program is still in its early childhood. However, IU volleyball has slowly but surely displayed signs of emergence among its fellow university sports teams as it enters its 34th season.

1st IU-Purdue battle of fall season today

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:15 a.m.

The IU volleyball team hopes the results of those matches are different this year. The Hoosiers (12-4, 1-1) play in West Lafayette for the first of two regular-season battles with Purdue (9-4, 1-1) at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

IU upsets No. 16 Michigan State, splits weekend

By Drew Allen · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 12 a.m.

The Hoosiers (12-4, 1-1) split their first two Big Ten matches at home, falling to No. 8 Michigan on Friday and then upsetting No. 16 Michigan State on Saturday.

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