Service Pressure, Blocks Lead to Successful Sweep

Friday, October 31

College Park, Md.

7 p.m.

Indiana University

17-4,8-3Big Ten

Maryland

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Indiana

Maryland

Service Pressure, Blocks Lead to Successful Sweep

10/31/2025 9:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – After trailing by seven in the first set, the Indiana volleyball team (17-4, 8-3 B1G) immediately flipped the script on Friday (Oct. 31) evening. IU went on a 12-0 run in game one to retake the lead and never trailed the rest of the way. The Hoosiers finished off a commanding sweep (25-19, 25-15, 25-12) of Maryland to kick start the second half of the Big Ten season.

IU paired a strong serving night with an effective offensive evening to make quick work of the hosts in College Park. The Hoosiers recorded 10 aces in just three sets, the third time this year that the team has been in double digits in the serving department. Graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith became the seventh player in program history to record six aces in a single match.

Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles led the way offensively with 17 kills on a .419 hitting percentage. Her left-side counterpart, freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager, provided 10 kills and a career-high 13 digs. As a team, the Hoosiers hit .344 (45-12-96) behind 33 assists from freshman setter Teodora Kričković.

Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray was all over the ball on Friday evening. She had nine kills at a .571 hitting percentage and matched a career high with seven blocks. She had a career-high four digs in the win. IU did a great job at managing off-speed shots from Maryland with 45 digs and eight blocks as a team.

IU's win in College Park was the fourth-straight road win at Maryland. It also helped match a program record for road wins (7) in a single season. The Hoosiers now have eight wins in conference play this year. It's the first time since 1987-90 that the program has won at least eight conference games in four-straight years (2022-25).

The Hoosiers will get the day off on Saturday before meeting the defending national champions, Penn State, on Sunday (Nov. 2) afternoon in Rec Hall. The contest will be broadcasted on Big Ten Network to a national audience with Jason Knapp and Mac Podraza on the call.

How it Happened
• IU's service pressure put Maryland in scramble mode all night. The Hoosiers racked up 10 aces and opened up its defense to record eight blocks. The Terrapins struggled to score with 15 attacking errors and a hitting percentage (.099) below .100.

• On the flip side, the Hoosiers hit above .300 in all three sets to finish with a hitting percentage of .344 across three games. IU trailed by as many as seven in game one but a 12-0 run ensured it never trailed the rest of the way. Maryland had just five kills in set three.

Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
17 kills, .419 hitting percentage, 2 digs, 3 blocks

#23 Gray, Victoria
9 kills, .571 hitting percentage, 7 blocks, 4 digs

#12 Smith, Jessica
6 aces, 5 digs, 1 assist

Notes to Know
• With a win on Friday evening, the Hoosiers matched a program record (7) for road victories in a single season. IU is 5-2 on the road in Big Ten play. With four true road contests remaining in Big Ten play, the Hoosiers will have a chance to set the record outright with just one more victory.

• IU's win over Maryland in College Park also ensured something that hadn't happened in over 30 year. For the first time since 1987-90, the Hoosiers have won at least eight conference matches in four-straight seasons. IU grabbed nine in 2022, 11 in 2023, eight in 2024 and is already at eight in 2025.

• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had 17 kills in the sweep of Maryland on Friday. It's the 31st time in her career that she's had at least 15 kills in a match. Of those 31 matches, 24 have come in conference play. She's now just 42 kills away from moving into the top 10 in program history for kills.

• Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray had an incredible all-around night for the Hoosiers. She had nine kills while hitting .571 and matched a career high with seven blocks. Her four digs were a career high as well. On the season, Gray leads the team with 75 rejections.

• Graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith led the way with six aces on Friday evening. It was part of a night that saw the team record 10 aces in just three sets. Smith became the seventh player in program history to record six aces in a match. She's the first to do it since Camryn Haworth at Michigan State (6 – Nov. 24, 2023).