Hosts Win Tight Five-Set Battle

Friday, October 16

Eugene, Ore.

9 p.m.

Indiana University

10-6,3-4Big Ten

#11 Oregon

15-2,6-1Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Indiana	25	24	22	25	9	2
Oregon	23	26	25	21	15	3

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EUGENE, Ore. – In a match that featured 26 ties and 11 lead changes, the Indiana volleyball team (10-6, 3-4 B1G) came out on the wrong side of another five-set road match against a top-15 team. The Hoosiers won set four to force the deciding fifth frame but suffered couldn't find points late in the defeat (25-23, 24-26, 22-25, 25-21, 9-15) to 11th-ranked Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena.

The Hoosiers' block was the best it has been all year, holding Oregon to just a .224 hitting percentage. Third-year middle blocker Ella Boersema had a hand in nine blocks, two of them solo. It is the third match of her career with at least nine rejections. Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic had a career high six blocks. IU's 16 team blocks were the most in a Big Ten match since 2023 (18 – vs. Illinois).

With the three-rotation return of third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark, IU's offensive lineup looked like what head coach Steve Aird envisioned in the summer. As the match went on, Oregon's defense rose to the occasion and stymied IU's diverse attack. The Hoosiers hit just .195 (57-27-154) in the contest, ked by 19 kills from second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager. Second-year middle blocker Victoria Gray came off the bench with eight kills.

Boersema finished just shy of the rare middle blocker double-double. She added nine kills to pair with her nine blocks. All five primary attackers that finished the match provided seven-or-more kills. Fifth-year opposite hitter Avry Tatum had 10 kills but hit just .065. Krickovic finished the match with 47 assists.

IU will look to end a three-match losing streak while visiting No. 20 Washington in Seattle on Sunday (Oct. 18) afternoon. First serve from Alaska Airlines Arena is set for 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on B1G+. It's the fourth ranked opponent that IU will have played in Big Ten action this year.

How it Happened
• Oregon rode the momentum of the home crowd to a big fifth-set victory. IU committed eight attacking errors in the deciding set and trailed the entire way. In total, the contest was decided by five points with the Ducks coming out on the winning side.

• When they needed it most, the Ducks went to their hard-hitting offensive trio on the pins. Oregon's three pin attackers combined for 45 kills. The Hoosiers got just 36 from their collection of attackers, led by 19 from second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager. 18 kills from IU's middles weren't enough in the offensive category.

Top Hoosier Performers
#24 Jager, Jaidyn
19 kills, 9 digs, 4 blocks, 3 aces, 2 assists

#10 Krickovic, Teodora
47 assists, 6 digs, 6 blocks, 3 kills

#27 Boersema, Ella
9 kills, 9 blocks

Notes to Know
• The Hoosiers racked up 16 total team blocks, including nine in the first two sets. Third-year middle blocker Ella Boersema had a hand in nine of those, her third match of her career with at least nine blocks. It's the first time that IU has had 16-or-more team blocks in a Big Ten match since 2023 (18 – vs. Illinois). Boersema's nine blocks are the most by an IU player in conference play since 2023 (9 – Savannah Kjolhede at Michigan State).

• Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager finished just shy of her career high with 19 kills in the loss to Oregon. It's the most kills she's had in 27 career Big Ten matches, surpassing her previous best of 16 (done three times; most recently at No. 6 Wisconsin – Oct. 1, 2026). She finished one dig away from a double-double as well.

• The Hoosiers racked up nine service aces from the end line, exploiting the seam in Oregon's passing rotations. It's the most aces IU has had in a Big Ten match this season. It's also the most aces that IU has had in a conference contest since last year's win over Oregon (10 – Nov. 14, 2025).

• Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic racked up 47 assists on the night, the 12th match of her career with at least 45 helpers. She had a hand in a career high six blocks as well. All five of her primary attackers, including second-year middle blocker Victoria Gray, had at least seven kills.

• Third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark made her IU debut in the front row on Friday evening. She appeared briefly in IU's game last week against USC after missing the first 14 games of the year through injury. She added seven kills, four digs and a block in three rotations of work.