(IU RELEASE)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The Indiana volleyball team came back to win the second matchup with Rutgers in a 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 9-25, 25-23) win on Saturday at College Avenue Gym.
Key Moments
• The Hoosiers got out to another strong start as they led 10-4 in the first set on a kill from Tommi Stockham.
• Rutgers would close that gap to two at 15-13 and 17-15 and 18-16 before the Hoosiers scored on a kill from Leyla Blackwell and an ace from Haley Armstrong to put Indiana up 20-16.
• With Indiana up 13-11 in the second set, the Hoosiers scored four straight points to increase their lead to six at 17-11.
• Sophie Oliphant ended the second set with an ace to give Indiana the 25-15 set victory.
• Indiana trailed 15-8 in the fourth set, but went on a 6-0 run including kills from three different players, to pull within one at 15-14.
• The Hoosiers took a timeout trailing 21-17 in the fourth set. Indiana scored four straight points to tie it 21-21 on a kill from Stockham.
• Tied at 23-23 Indiana got a kill from freshman Savannah Kjolhede and an ace from sophomore Haley Armstrong to clinch the set and the match victory.
Notables
• Indiana improves to 1-3 on the season. Rutgers is now 1-3 as well.
• Freshman Tommi Stockham led the Hoosiers in kills with 16 on the day. Stockham also added nine digs.
• In the crucial fourth set, Stockham had six kills on 10 attempts with one error to hit .500 for the set.
• Sophomore Haley Armstrong recorded her second straight 20 digs match and added two aces and six assists. Armstrong had seven of her 20 digs in the deciding fourth set.
• The Hoosiers had three players with two aces (Armstrong, Stockham and Sophie Oliphant).
• Indiana got good production from their middle blockers as Leyla Blackwell and Savannah Kjolhede combined for 15 kills. Kjolhede had nine kills with two errors for a .412 hitting percentage.
• Blackwell led the Hoosiers in blocks with six on the day.
Indiana Head Coach Steve Aird
"I thought we started on time and played well through the first two sets. We showed character and resiliency to come back in the fourth set. We had young people make big plays when we needed them. It's hard to win in this conference and we are fortunate to leave Rutgers with a split. We have to find a way to keep battling and that is a skill. I was proud of our effort today. Rutgers plays very hard and they challenged us, especially with their serving. My goal with this spring season is to accumulate experience for a team that has a lot of potential."
Up Next
Indiana will travel to Iowa for matches on Feb. and Feb. 6 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
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