Indiana volleyball beat the chances, successful each of its matches in opposition to Large Ten opponents this weekend.
Indiana acquired its first win Friday night with a five-set victory in opposition to Northwestern. The Hoosiers then traveled to Ohio State, taking the win from the No. 5 crew within the nation on Sunday afternoon to finish the weekend sweep.
For the primary time in over 12 years, Indiana has eight Large Ten wins in a single season.
The Hoosiers’ star of the Northwestern match was sophomore setter Camryn Haworth. The crew captain collected a triple-double, making her the second participant to take action within the Large Ten this season. Alongside Haworth’s career-high of 10 kills, she had 37 assists, 11 digs and a notable seven blocks.
When Indiana’s offense couldn’t push the tempo all through Friday’s match, the protection picked up the slack. Junior center blocker Savannah Kjolhede contributed 9 blocks within the match to associate with senior libero center blocker Paula Cerame’s 23 digs. Collectively, the Hoosiers blocked the Wildcats 18 occasions — a season excessive.
The match got here all the way down to the ultimate levels of the fifth set. After an assault error from Northwestern, Indiana led the set 13-11. Wildcat senior center blocker Desiree Becker responded with a kill, permitting Northwestern to inch towards retaking the lead.
Nonetheless, Indiana stored its focus as junior exterior hitter Morgan Geddes delivered an important kill to advance Indiana’s result in 14-12. With the assistance of one other Northwestern assault error, Indiana discovered the ultimate level of the set and gained the five-set thriller 3-2.
After breaking its five-match dropping streak, Indiana’s mindset shifted to Sunday’s match with No. 5 Ohio State.
Geddes got here by means of for the Hoosiers as soon as once more late within the first set, delivering back-to-back kills to degree the rating 24-24. Nonetheless, Buckeye senior Adria Powell answered with back-to-back kills of her personal to win the set.
The Hoosiers gained the subsequent two units by 25-17, giving them the lead of 2-1.
Ohio State had an unlimited run of factors late within the fourth set, widening its result in 18-12. Indiana regularly tightened the sport however by no means took management of the set. Ohio State gained the fourth match 25-20 to pressure a fifth set within the Covelli Middle.
Late within the fifth set, the Buckeyes got here one level away from successful the match, however Indiana rallied again. Junior center blocker Kaley Rammelsberg denied the Buckeyes their ultimate level by dispatching a obligatory kill.
Cerame then transitioned to the service line down 14-13, which sparked a rally that resulted in a kill by sophomore center blocker Savannah Kjoldhede. With the rating tied at 14-14, the match got here all the way down to the following two rallies.
Sophomore exterior hitter Mady Saris earned the ultimate two factors of the sport within the type of kills. With these performs, the Hoosiers pulled off the upset in opposition to the top-five Buckeyes, instilling themselves into Indiana volleyball historical past.
For the primary time in program historical past, Indiana has overwhelmed two ranked groups on the street in the identical season. Indiana’s file improves to 15-15 after the pair of weekend wins. The crew will head residence to face Illinois at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Wilkinson Corridor.
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