Despite an outstanding blocking night for the Hoosiers, Nebraska overturned a late second-set deficit before winning comfortably in sets three and four to take the match 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-19) and remain undefeated.
Sophomore opposite hitter Avry Tatum and senior middle blocker Savannah Kjolhede each provided 10 kills while freshman libero Ramsey Gary dug 21 balls in a gutsy defensive effort. Sophomore outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had three solo blocks.
IU falls to 12-5 (2-2) on the season with both conference defeats at the hands of the nation’s two-best teams. The Hoosiers head out east next weekend for a date with top-15 Penn State and Maryland.
Stats and Notes
Team
• IU dominated the blocking category 11.0-2.0 but were outhit .138 to .338 as Nebraska got into an offensive rhythm down the stretch.
• The Hoosiers hit .351 in the opening set, putting away 14 kills on 37 swings with just one error.
• 2,632 people attended Saturday night’s match, the most in the history of Wilkinson Hall and the most in a volleyball-specific venue in program history.
#10 Haworth, Camryn
• With two aces on the night, Haworth broke the program’s rally-era ace record, tallying the 130th and 131st service ace of her career.
• She is now top-five all-time in aces in program history and will push for the program record (197), regardless of scoring system, over the next year.
#15 Kjolhede, Savannah
• A top choice offensively on the night, Kjolhede went for 10 kills on 14 swings with just one error, hitting a team best .643. She also matched a team high with four blocks.
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
• The sophomore took a team best 35 swings on the night, putting away eight of them while also tallying three solo stuffs.
#32 Gary, Ramsey
• The freshman was a rock defensively, digging 21 balls, the second game of her career with 20+ digs.
• On the week, she had 34 digs and is up to 241 on the season through 17 matches.
Scoring Recap
Set 1: Indiana 25, Nebraska 23
• IU hopped on Nebraska early, hitting .351 in the opening frame (14-1-37) and holding off a late Husker push to take the first set 25-23.
• Senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes had four kills and a massive solo block in the first set to bring the crowd to life in Wilkinson Hall.
• IU’s lead grew to as big as five in the first set. A late Nebraska push was negated by a kill from graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg on set point four to close out the first frame.
Set 2: Nebraska 25, Indiana 23
• IU had three blocks in the second set but Nebraska’s offense came to life down the stretch to steal the second set away from the hosts.
• Nebraska head coach John Cook finished a perfect 4-for-4 on challenges in the second set including taking away what would’ve been set point for IU at 24-23.
• Geddes and Tatum each had four kills but Nebraska freshman outside hitter Harper Murray buried the final dagger to win the set. IU twice had set point wiped out by a successful overturned challenge from Nebraska.
Set 3: Nebraska 25, Indiana 15
• Nebraska settled into a very good offensive rhythm in the third set, hitting .333 (14-4-30) to take a 2-1 set advantage over IU.
Set 4: Nebraska, 25, Indiana 19
• IU struggled to stop the Nebraska pins in the final frame as the visitors hit .519 to close out the match in four sets.
• The Hoosiers had a chance to close within one with Haworth at the service line but a missed free ball attack out of bounds gave Nebraska momentum back and the lead at 13-10. The Huskers closed the set on a 12-5 from that point on.
• A service error from Nebraska, one of 16 on the night, gave IU a window in the fourth but Nebraska pulled away to win the final set 25-19.