Big Block, Fast Offense Caps off Perfect Weekend

Saturday, September 13

Chicago, Ill.

Noon

Indiana University

8-0,0-0Big Ten

Stephen F. Austin

4-4,0-0Southland

SFA

Indiana

Big Block, Fast Offense Caps off Perfect Weekend

9/13/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CHICAGO, Ill. – The standard of the Indiana program is to play hard and play fast. The Hoosiers (8-0, 0-0 B1G) got everything and more from their team in a commanding sweep (25-15, 25-14, 25-16) of Stephen F. Austin on Saturday (Sept. 13) afternoon at Gentile Arena in Chicago.

Service pressure helped set the tone for the third game in three days. The Hoosiers compiled five aces to just two errors from the end line. Stephen F. Austin struggled to pass and it allowed IU to put up a monster block in front of the visitors. The Hoosiers racked up 15 blocks in three sets, led by nine from sophomore middle blocker – and birthday girl – Ella Boersema.

IU's offense wasted very little time getting going on Saturday morning. Freshman setter Teodora Kričković helped guide the team to a .395 hitting percentage (37-7-76). All five primary attackers had between six and nine kills. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum led the team with nine kills, hitting .583 on 12 attempts.

The seven attacking errors committed by the Hoosiers' offense were the fewest in a game since Aug. 26, 2023 vs. Radford (7). IU has had fewer than 10 attacking errors in four of its matches this season and three of the last four games overall. The team has gone six-consecutive matches hitting above .315.

Head coach Steve Aird has his program off to an 8-0 start for the first time in his tenure. Since 2000, it's just the fourth time that the Hoosiers have won the first eight games in a season. They are one of just three remaining undefeated Big Ten teams (Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan State).

The final weekend of the non-conference slate will take IU down to Bowling Green, Kentucky to play perennial NCAA tournament team, Western Kentucky. It will also meet Bradley in a neutral site match before Big Ten play begins in under two weeks' time.

How it Happened
• IU didn't allow Stephen F. Austin an inch of room in Saturday's contest. The Hoosiers forced the Lady Jacks into 29 attacking errors. IU blocked 15 balls and pressured the visitors into 14 unforced errors on offense. Stephen F. Austin was outhit by over 360 points (.395-.032).

• Remaining low error is the key to winning matches at this level. IU had just seven attacking errors and two service errors. It was aced three times, committing a total of 12 self-inflicted errors during the course of the match. IU's two middle blockers combined to hit .579 (13-2-19) on the day.

Top Hoosier Performers
#27 Boersema, Ella
9 blocks, 6 kills, .556 hitting percentage

#1 Sell, Madi
7 kills, .600 hitting percentage, 5 blocks, 2 digs

#13 Tatum, Avry
9 kills, .583 hitting percentage, 4 blocks

Notes to Know
• IU's powerful block allowed Stephen F. Austin to hit just .032 on the afternoon. The visitors committed 29 attacking errors and were blocked 15 times in the contest. It's the lowest opponent hitting percentage against the Hoosiers since Stetson hit .029 on Sept. 15, 2023.

• The Hoosiers are off to their first 8-0 start to a season since 2017. Since the turn of the century in 2000, it's just the fourth time that the program has won the first eight games of a campaign. IU has won 24 of the last 25 sets played on the season.

• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles moved into the top-20 in program history in career kills. She sits in a tie for 19th all-time with former outside hitter Mady Saris (1,090). On the season, Alonso-Corcelles is hitting .366 with 106 kills to only 21 attacking errors.

• On Friday, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum became the first player since Ashley Benson in 2010 to have four-straight matches with at least 10 kills while hitting above .400. She narrowly missed extending that streak to five games. She finished Saturday's contest with nine kills while hitting .583.