Hilltoppers Down Indiana in Diddle Arena, 3-1 – WNKY News 40 Television

Protection was key within the feat. The Hilltoppers have been one block help shy of tying the season excessive, ending the day with 16 in complete. WKU held IU to a .185 hitting proportion for the match and compelled the Hoosiers to commit 27 errors on the day.

Western Kentucky 3, Indiana 1 – 19-25, 26-24, 25-12, 25-23
SET 1
The Hoosiers acquired the scoring began Saturday afternoon, however a serving error put WKU on the board. The Hoosiers have been first to achieve ten after a 9-3 run. WKU burned a timeout after an Indiana ace stretched the Hoosier result in seven. Matthews dumped one over the web to tug the Tops inside 4 and a 3-0 WKU run pressured the Hoosiers to name time, because the Hilltoppers have been inching up. Isenbarger had a block and a kill within the stretch, however Indiana responded with a 4-0 run to take a 22-17 lead. The Large Ten crew wrapped up the primary body with a 3-1 stretch.

SET 2
Indiana grabbed the primary two factors, however WKU responded with two of their very own. A Callie Bauer ace introduced the Tops inside one. Bloomington native, Kenadee Coyle fired a kill cross court docket to cease a Hoosier run, trailing by 4. Paige Briggs notched a kill in between the arms of a Hoosier to later minimize the deficit to 1. Briggs then added two extra kills to tie the set at 17. Indiana used a 3-0 run to take a 21-18 lead, however Coyle positioned one over the web to chop the deficit. The Hilltoppers added two extra and the set was tied once more, this time at 21. Rush dropped one into no-man’s land to present the Tops a 24-23 lead. Matthews closed the set out with a kill simply contained in the again line.

SET 3
WKU struck first in set three partially to a Katie Isenbarger kill. Indiana tied issues up at three, however the Tops responded with three in a row together with back-to-back kills from Briggs to take a 6-3 benefit. Two extra and the Hoosiers have been pressured to name time with WKU in an ideal lead. Katie Howard served up an ace and WKU was up 9, 12-3. Within the 9-0 run Briggs had 4 kills and Matthews with three, and the service ace for Howard. After an IU timeout the Hilltoppers went on a 5-0 run to take a 19-5 lead whereas hitting at a .667 clip. The Tops completed off the body with a commanding block from Briggs and Isenbarger. Within the set, the Tops had 14 kills and no errors off of 21 assaults for a .667 hitting clip, including three blocks.

SET 4
Indiana was first to the scoring column in set 4 and took a fast 4-1 lead with the Tops lone level coming from a Lauren Matthews kill. Coyle floated one over the web to carry WKU inside one, trailing 8-7. Out of a Hilltopper timeout, Lauren Matthews stuffed a block to carry WKU inside 4. A 3-0 WKU run pressured the Hoosiers to name time, because the Hilltoppers have been down 16-13. Indiana responded with three of their very own to take the sting, not earlier than Jennifer Rush notched a kill to tug WKU inside two 21-19. Diddle Area exploded when the Hilltoppers tied the set at 23 and once more when Isenbarger dropped one down to present WKU, set level. Isenbarger shut the door on the Hoosiers with one other block to present WKU one other Large Ten victory.

NEXT UP
The Hilltoppers open Convention USA motion on the highway in opposition to UAB on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. CT, adopted by a match in Murfreesboro in opposition to Center Tennessee on Saturday the 24^th. First serve is scheduled for two p.m. CT.