Offense Cruises in Sunday Sweep

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It was enterprise as normal on Sunday (Oct. 26) afternoon in Wilkinson Hall because the Indiana volleyball workforce (16-4, 7-3 B1G) picked up an environment friendly sweep of Northwestern to complete out the primary half of convention play. IU recorded 44 kills on the afternoon behind a balanced offense to finish the 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 26-24) victory over Northwestern.

The win over the Wildcats was the second win in a season sweep of the guests from Evanston. IU gained the primary battle on the Big Ten’s opening evening (Sept. 24) and closed out the season collection behind 16 kills from senior outdoors hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles. IU hit .361 (44-9-97) on the afternoon with simply 9 attacking errors. All three pin hitters supplied at the very least 9 kills within the profitable effort.

IU’s offense regarded extra just like the model that followers noticed within the early portion of the marketing campaign. Freshman setter Kričković recorded the fourth double-double of her profession with 37 assists and 11 digs. She unfold the wealth round as 4 hitters supplied at the very least six kills. IU’s 9 attacking errors are the fewest in a Big Ten match since Oct. 14, 2023 in opposition to Michigan (8).

The Hoosiers put service stress on Northwestern early and by no means relented. IU had seven aces, supplied by 5 totally different gamers. IU’s protection added seven blocks and 37 digs whereas maintaining the guests’ center blockers just about silent. Northwestern freshman outdoors hitter Isabella Bullington stored Northwestern within the match with 18 kills.

Senior reverse Avry Tatum had one of many cleanest matches in her IU profession. She hit .471 with 9 kills and only one error. The one error got here on a ball she tipped into the web following a decent set. She added a block and had three digs and two aces. On the season, the veteran is hitting .358 with 3.33 kills per set.

Following Sunday’s win, IU is off to its finest 10-game Big Ten begin (7-3) in program historical past. The Hoosiers surpassed their win whole from final season with 10 matches left to play within the common season. They will head to College Park subsequent Friday (Oct. 31) night to play Maryland on B1G+. Next weekend will wrap up with a visit to tackle the defending nationwide champions, Penn State.

How it Happened
• IU’s offense did a lot of the heavy lifting in a sweep over Northwestern. IU hit .361 on the match and above .300 in all three units. On high of that, IU sided out at 70 percent-or-better within the last two frames. Four totally different gamers had at the very least six kills.

• The Hoosiers had been way more efficient in serve obtain on Sunday afternoon. Freshman outdoors hitter Jaidyn Jager bounced again from a troublesome evening by passing 16 balls with zero errors. Five IU gamers had an ace. That consists of sophomore defensive specialist who had an ace to drive match level within the victory.

Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
16 kills, .316 hitting proportion, 2 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace

#10 Kričković, Teodora
37 assists, 11 digs, 1 block, .361 workforce hitting proportion

#2 Freeman, Avery
9 digs, 1 kill, 2 assists, 2 aces

Notes to Know
• With the win, the Hoosiers are off to the perfect Big Ten begin in program historical past. The 7-3 file on the midway level is the perfect 10-game mark by any IU workforce since convention play started in 1981. It surpasses the 6-4 mark set by the 1985 and 2023 groups.

• IU hit .361 on the match in Sunday’s victory. Since the start of the 25-point rally-scoring period in 2008, it is the fifth time the Hoosiers have hit above .360 in a Big Ten match. One of the opposite events occurred earlier this season in opposition to Michigan when IU hit .368 in a sweep in Ann Arbor. Three of the 5 events have come during the last two yr.

• Senior outdoors hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had 16 kills within the victory and 31 on the whole weekend. It’s the sixth time this yr she’s had 10+ kills in a Big Ten match and the forty third time in her profession. She’s now simply 57 kills away from shifting into the highest 10 in program historical past in kills.

• This was IU’s third sweep in Big Ten play this season and the ninth general. It’s the twenty seventh in convention play because the starting of 2008. IU’s season sweep of Northwestern was the primary time it has gained two video games in opposition to the Wildcats in the identical yr in 17 years.

• Freshman setter Kričković broke IU’s 25-point rally-era single season freshman help file (since 2008) with 37 helpers on Sunday afternoon. The earlier file of 739 was set again in 2019 by former setter Emily Fitzner. Her 755 assists are essentially the most by any IU freshman since 2007.