BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Night in and night out, the Big Ten offers some of the nation's toughest challenges. That was the case on Sunday (Oct. 6) afternoon at Wilkinson Hall as the Indiana Volleyball team (9-5, 2-2 B1G) outlasted visiting Ohio State 3-1 (25-15, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22).
IU moves to 7-0 at home in Wilkinson Hall, the best start to a home slate in program history. The Hoosiers have now won three of five against the Buckeyes and are 5-4 against Ohio State under head coach
Steve Aird.
Senior outside hitter
Mady Saris shook off a light Friday night effort to provide 16 kills (.256 hitting percentage). Junior outside hitter
Candela Alonso-Corcelles led the way with 18 kills. Senior setter
Camryn Haworth had 38 assists but made her mark from the service line with three aces.
Sophomore libero
Ramsey Gary led an outstanding defensive effort with a match-high 18 digs. Haworth recorded the 28th double-double of her career (38 assists, 13 digs). Alonso-Corcelles and senior defensive specialist
Carly Mills each had eight digs. Sophomore middle blocker
Ava Vickers had a team high four blocks.
After losing a tight match at No. 11 Oregon last weekend (two deuce sets), IU found a way to finish off a series of close games against the Spartans and Buckeyes. Five of the six set wins on the weekend came by four-or-fewer points.
IU's trademark over the past three years has been from the service line. On Sunday, it made a world of difference. With seven aces and just seven errors, IU had a 16-point advantage from the end line. Ohio State finished the match with just one ace and 17 service errors.
The road ahead gets difficult for the Hoosiers with a trip to No. 12 Minnesota (Friday) and a visit from No. 3 Penn State (Sunday) on the horizon
