IU Volleyball

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5 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

That sounds like an awesome addition. 
Does anyone know much about the beach to indoor transition? 

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Coach pulling 'em in.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fans will get a first taste of volleyball for the 2024 season as the Indiana program, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Aird, hosts its annual Cream and Crimson Scrimmage on Friday (Aug. 23) at 5:00 PM. Admission is free to the public and will be held in Wilkinson Hall.

Since the end of COVID-19, the Hoosiers have enjoyed a bigger crowd at Wilkinson Hall each year for its preseason scrimmage. Last year's event parlayed into a much bigger season attendance at volleyball matches. IU sold out Wilkinson Hall on two occasions including an attendance record of 2,725 against Purdue in October.

A familiar core of players will return to the friendly confines of Wilkinson Hall this season including seniors Camryn Haworth, Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes. Each member of the trio has played in 90+ matches in their career and has been part of the cornerstone of the program's rise up the Big Ten rankings.

New faces, such as middle blockers Madi Sell and Ella Boersema, will be welcomed to the IU crowd for the first time. These two players, in addition to defensive specialists Delaynie Maple and Emma Segal, should have impact roles for the Hoosiers.

IU will play two sets to 25 and one to 15 while balancing the teams to get a look at every player on the roster. This scrimmage, in the spot of a regularly scheduled practice, will wrap up fall camp for the Hoosiers before classes begin on Monday (Aug. 26) morning.

The regular season begins on Friday, August 30th for the Hoosiers at Kennesaw State. The following morning, IU will play a neutral site contest with Wichita State. The home opener for the Hoosiers will be on Labor Day (Sept. 2) with a matchup against UC-Davis (7:00 PM).

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The Hoosiers hit .420 (47-13-81) against the Kennesaw State Owls.  We face Wichita State this morning at 11:00.

Haworth: 39 assists, 3 digs, 2 kills

Tatum: 16 kills, 2 aces

Alonso-Corcelles: 10 kills, 3 aces

Gary: 12 digs, 2 aces

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Shockers made our Hoosiers work but we came away with a hard fought 3-2 win.  On Monday, we host UC Davis at 7:00 PM; televised on BTN+.

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Our volleyballers move to 3-0 on the season.  Check out the score in the second set.  Next up is a Thursday night visit to Austin, TX to face the #1 ranked Texas Longhorns.  Match won't start until 9:00 ET but will be televised on the SEC Network.

 

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After getting smoked by the #1 ranked Longhorns in the first set, we gave them a battle in sets 2 and 3.   We stay in Texas to face Miami (FL) (3-0) tonight at 7:00.  

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Not a fun Texas experience.  Straight set loss to the #1 Longhorns Thursday and a 3-1 loss to Miami last night dropping our season record to 3-2.   Re-group next weekend when we host Chicago State and Southern Indiana on Friday and Ball State on Saturday.

 

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I hope this is not behind the Star's paywall because it's an incredible story.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/09/11/yorktown-volleyball-charlotte-vinson-back-after-being-on-life-support-indiana-high-school-iu-recruit/74770991007/

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  –  After a grueling stretch of five matches in seven days, the Indiana Volleyball team (3-2, 0-0) returns home for the Indiana Invitational this weekend. Chicago State, Southern Indiana and Ball State will make the trip to Bloomington as each team gets set to play three matches.

IU will play four of its final five non-conference games inside the confines of Wilkinson Hall, beginning with Chicago State on Friday (Sept. 13) afternoon. The Hoosiers will play their only doubleheader of the season this Friday, meeting Southern Indiana in the nightcap. The non-conference slate ends with a return trip from Notre Dame in over a week's time (Sept. 22).

The Hoosiers were tested early this past week, playing a pair of programs currently in the top-20 of the AVCA rankings. Defending national champions Texas beat IU in straight sets while Miami (Fla.) got past the Hoosiers in four games. IU played Miami close in a match separated by just two total points.

Juniors Avry Tatum and Candela Alonso-Corcelles are enjoying outstanding seasons, averaging 3.32 and 3.16 kills per set respectively. Each player has gone for 10+ kills on four different occasions. Both players are tied for the team lead in aces (9) with senior setter Camryn Haworth. Tatum leads the team with 63 kills while Alonso-Corcelles is in a close second at 60 putaways.

If the Hoosiers can pull off three wins at their home invitational, it will be the first 6-2 start to a season since 2019. A trio of wins would give IU a 4-0 start to its home slate for the second-straight campaign. In addition to matches against Chicago State and Southern Indiana, IU will close the weekend against Ball State on Saturday (Sept. 14) afternoon.

Gameday Info
vs. Chicago State (Friday, September 13th – 12:00 PM ET)
Live Video: bit.ly/3z8oZfh
Live Stats: bit.ly/4gijw6c

vs. Southern Indiana (Friday, September 13th – 7:00 PM ET)
Live Video: bit.ly/4dVnPTw
Live Stats: bit.ly/47khH4y

vs. Ball State (Saturday, September 14th – 4:00 PM)
Live Video: bit.ly/3MG44De
Live Stats: t.ly/vWkqo

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Our 6-2 Hoosiers take on the Lil' Leprechauns of Notre Dame Friday at 6:30 in the land of Domers, then again in Bloomington Sunday at 1. Friday is on ACCTV, Sunday B1G+. 

 

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On 5/7/2024 at 6:28 PM, BeerBQ said:

That sounds like an awesome addition. 
Does anyone know much about the beach to indoor transition? 

No more sunburns!   

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Women avenge Friday's loss in South Bend and are now 7-3 on the season.  B1G play opens next weekend with a west coast road trip to play Washington on Friday and Oregon on Saturday.

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