IU Battles Back, Falls in Four Sets to Minnesota

Wednesday, November 11

Minneapolis, Minn.

8 p.m.

Indiana University

14-10,7-8Big Ten

#19 Minnesota

16-7,10-5Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Indiana	15	17	25	25	1
Minnesota	25	25	16	27	3

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A valiant effort to mount a comeback against a top-20 team came up short on Wednesday (Nov. 11) evening at the Maturi Pavilion. The Indiana volleyball team (14-10, 7-8 B1G) won its first set in Minneapolis since 1999 but saw a late lead slip away in the fourth frame in a loss (15-25, 17-25, 25-16, 25-27) against the Golden Gophers.

IU's first two sets were to be forgotten but head coach Steve Aird's group roared back to life after the intermission. Third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark had a match high 17 kills to help the Hoosiers get going offensively late in the contest. Second-year middle blocker Victoria Gray hit a blistering .647 with 11 kills and zero errors in one of the best matches of her young career.

Second-year libero Audrey Jackson served IU back into the lead in the fourth set. Struggles in the red zone came back to life as IU saw a 23-20 advantage fall from its grasp. An error from the end line gave IU a lone set point in the fourth frame but Minnesota won a handful of late rallies to finish out the win on its home floor. The Hoosiers end the regular season with four wins on the road in Big Ten play.

Behind 18 digs from second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and 14 Jackson, IU's defense threw everything at Minnesota it could handle. The Hoosiers led the match in digs (58-55) and nearly matched the home team with 12 blocks in just four sets. Fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry was all over the net with a hand in nine blocks. Granberry finished the night with six digs and five kills as well.

IU returns to Wilkinson Hall this weekend for a chance to close the regular season on the right note. Northwestern (Nov. 15) and Purdue (Nov. 17) come to Bloomington for the final two matches before this year's Big Ten Tournament. IU's match against the Wildcats is set for a Noon first serve on Sunday afternoon. Both matches will be broadcasted on B1G+.

How it Happened
• Perhaps the best performance of her IU career came on Wednesday night when third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark put up 17 kills to lead all players. She had seven of those in the third set as IU got itself back into the match. Both of IU's other pins hit under .100.

• Minnesota was on the right side of some late rallies in the fourth set. Both teams turned up the defensive pressure and kept every ball off the floor. IU had a slight edge in the digs category (58-55) and nearly matched Minnesota in blocks (12.0-13.0). A big advantage in aces (9-5) and fewer service errors (8-11) was key for the home team in the end.

Top Hoosier Performers
#6 Clark, Izzy
17 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks

#12 Krickovic, Teodora
40 assists, 5 digs, 2 blocks

#23 Gray, Victoria
11 kills, .647 hitting percentage, 1 block

Notes to Know
• For the fourth time in the last five matches, IU put up 12 blocks as a team. The Hoosiers have been an outstanding blocking team over the last two months and have gone for double-digit rejections in nine of 15 conference matches this year. In Big Ten action, head coach Steve Aird's group is up to 2.71 blocks per set.

Fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry matched her season high with nine blocks in the effort against the Golden Gophers. She also hit that mark in the reverse sweep effort against Michigan State at the end of October. Granberry now has 100 blocks on the season, the third time in her career she's reached the century mark. The veteran is averaging 1.33 blocks per set and 2.67 points per set this year.

• Third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark put up a match high 17 kills on a season best 53 swings. She had seven of those kills in the third set alone. All five of IU's primary attackers had at least five kills with four of them producing eight-or-more kills in the loss to Minnesota.

• Second-year middle blocker Victoria Gray tore apart Minnesota's defense with the best offensive match of her season. She had 11 kills, the fourth match of her career in double figures. Gray did that while committing zero attacking errors and hitting .647. She now has three Big Ten matches this year, all on the road, where she's gone for at least eight kills and had zero errors.