FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 18 5 p.m.- Alabama A&M vs. North Carolina A&T 7 p.m. - Indiana vs. Western Michigan

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1 HOOSIER VOLLEYBALL media relations Kyle Kuhlman, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - kkuhlman@indiana.edu office - (812) IUHOOSIERS.COM 2009 IANA VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result FLO HYMAN INVITATIONAL 8/28 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-0 8/29 vs. New Orleans W, 3-1 at Houston W, 3-0 ADIDAS CLASSIC 9/4 UT MARTIN L, 2-3 KENTUCKY L, 1-3 9/5 MURRAY STATE W, 3-1 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 3-0 HAMPTON INN INVITATIONAL 9/11 vs. Delaware W, 3-1 at Ohio W, 3-2 9/12 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 3-0 vs. Missouri State W, 3-2 TIS BOOKSTORE INVITATIONAL 9/18 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7 pm 9/19 ALABAMA A&M 10 am NORTH CAROLINA A&T 7 pm 9/25 MICHIGAN 7 pm 8/26 MICHIGAN STATE 7 pm 9/30 at Purdue 7 pm 10/4 MINNESOTA 1 pm 10/10 at Illinois 8 pm 10/11 at Northwestern 6 pm 10/16 IOWA TBA 10/18 WISCONSIN 1 pm 10/23 at Penn State 9 pm 10/24 at Ohio State 7 pm 10/30 ILLINOIS 7 pm 10/31 NORTHWESTERN 7 pm 11/4 PURDUE 7 pm 11/6 at Minnesota 8 pm 11/13 at Michigan State 6:30 pm 11/14 at Michigan 7 pm 11/20 OHIO STATE 7 pm 11/21 PENN STATE 7 pm 11/27 at Wisconsin 8 pm 11/28 at Iowa 8 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS * Big Ten match T.I.S. COLLEGE BOOKSTORE INVITATIONAL all matches played inside University Gym Friday, September 18 Indiana (9-2) vs. Western Michgian (4-6) 7 p.m. Saturday, September 19 Indiana vs. Alabama A&M (4-7) 10 a.m. Indiana vs. North Carolina A&T (0-9) 7 p.m. *Live audio play-by-play by Jeremy Gray (Fri.) and Dave Leno (Sat.) THE OPENING SERVE IU Volleyball (9-2) embarks on the final weekend of non-conference play this Friday, hosting the T.I.S. College Bookstore Invitational inside University Gym. The Hoosiers will face 2008 Sweet 16 participant Western Michigan in their opening match Friday evening at 7 p.m., followed by a pair of Saturday matches versus Alabama A&M (10 a.m.) and North Carolina A&T (7 p.m.). In addition to Western Michigan, the Bulldogs of Alabama A&M also advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. The complete T.I.S. College Bookstore Invitational schedule is FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 18 5 p.m.- Alabama A&M vs. North Carolina A&T 7 p.m. - Indiana vs. Western Michigan SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 19 10:00 a.m.- Indiana vs. Alabama A&M Noon - North Carolina A&T vs. Western Michigan 5 p.m.- Alabama A&M vs. Western Michigan 7 p.m.- Indiana vs. North Carolina A&T ALL-TIME SERIES WESTERN MICHIGAN ALABAMA A&M NORTH CAROLINA A&T IU trails, 5-6 First Meeting First Meeting W, 3-1; 07 - neutral MEDIA INFORMATION Assistant Director of Media Relations Kyle Kuhlman is the primary media relations contact for the Indiana volleyball team. He can be reached in his office ( ), on his cell phone ( ) or by (kkuhlman@indiana.edu).

2 IF THE IU WINS FRIDAY NIGHT... the winning streak extends to seven straight it will be the best start (10-2) since 2002, the last time Indiana qualified for the NCAA Tournament the Hoosiers will have defeated a team that reached the Sweet 16 last season IF THE IU SWEEPS THE WEEKEND... the winning streak extends to nine straight it will be the best start (12-2) since 1997 (15-0) Indiana will finish the non-conference schedule with five wins over 08 NCAA Qualifiers BLOCK BRIGADE Coach Dunbar and Coach Gustin, both middle blockers during their collegiate careers, have the 2009 Hoosiers amongst the nation s elite in terms of blocking through the first three weeks of the season. Indiana s 2.91 stuffs per set average is the 10th highest in the country. SATURDAY = PHATURDAY Take note Alabama A&M and North Carolina A&T: the Hoosiers are red-hot on Saturdays, remaining undefeated with a 6-0 record. IU has won a pair of Saturday matches in each of the first three weekends. THE NUMBERS DON T LIE Four different Hoosiers can be found in the Big Ten s statistical rankings. Ashley Benson s.408 hitting efficiency is the third best in the conference (26th in the nation) and ranks sixth with 1.25 blocks per set. Taylor Wittmer is slotted fourth (22nd nationally) with her 1.40 blocks/set pace. Jordan Haverly paces the Hoosiers with 3.72 kills per set, which places her sixth in the Big Ten rankings. Caitlin Cox s MVP showing at the Hampton Inn Invitational last weekend propelled her into the Digs Top-10, raising her season average to 3.90 digs a set. TEAM TITLE #2 The Hoosiers marched into Athens, Ohio for the Hampton Inn Invitational and walked out with their second tournament title of the season and four wins, including three victories over teams that advanced to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Caitlin Cox and her 88 digs during that weekend earned MVP honors. Ashley Benson, Kelsey Hall and Jordan Haverly joined Cox on the all-tourney team. I AM THE GREATEST Benson can currently say she is the greatest attacker ever at IU in terms of hitting effieincy. She entered the season just.02 percentage points behind Diane Hoereth ( ) for the all-time mark, but her hot start has pushed her to the top spot with a career clip of STATISTICAL LEADERS Kills... Haverly Benson Hall Hitting %...Thrower Benson Wittmer Assists...Chaudoin Granado Cox Aces...Cox Haverly Matula... 9 Digs...Cox Hall Haverly Blocks...Wittmer Benson Chaudoin ACTIVE CAREER STAT LEADERS Kills... Benson Hall Wittmer Hitting %...Thrower Benson Haverly Assists...Chaudoin... 1, Granado Cox Aces...Cox Hall Wittmer Digs...Hall Cox Benson Blocks... Benson Wittmer Chaudoin AAMU Kills Hitting % Assists Aces Digs Blocks NCAT Kills Hitting % Assists Aces Digs Blocks HOUSTON, WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS Indiana began the 2009 season with a bang, winning the Flo Hyman Invitational hosted by the University of Houston. The Hoosiers cruised through the weekend, dropping just one set in three matches. LISTEN UP Live audio broadcasts of all IU Volleball matches are back for the 2009 season. Jeremy Gray and Dave Leno are set to provide all the play-by-play duties for the Hoosier Volleyball action. NON-CONFERENCE CHALLENGES The Hoosiers quest for postseason play begins with four preseason tournaments, pitting IU against 14 non-conference opponents. Indiana will face some quality competition during the first four weeks with six NCAA qualifiers from a year ago the docket. In addition, four of the nonconference foes are either ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll. TWO-SPORT STAR Whitney Thomas will return to the court for a fifth year this upcoming season... the volleyball court that is. Thomas is taking advantage of an NCAA rule which affords student-athletes a fifth year of eligibility to play one season of a different sport. On the basketball court, Thomas put together one of the finest careers in Indiana Women s Basketball history. The Bloomington, Ind., native became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 career points and rebounds; and the only player to ever hit the double millennium mark while also compiling 200 steals. Her 237 career swipes rank second all-time in IU lore. Thomas graduated from IU in May, but has enrolled in graduate school and will pursue her master s degree while playing right-side hitter for the volleyball team this fall. As a two-sport standout at Bloomington North High School, Thomas was heavily recruited by several bigtime volleyball programs coming out of high school before ultimately choosing to play hoops for the Hoosiers. WMU Kills Hitting % Assists Aces Digs Blocks

3 AVCA NATIONAL POLL Rank School (First-Place Votes) Total Points 2009 Record 1 Penn State (51) Texas (6) Washington (3) Hawai i Florida Michigan UCLA Nebraska Minnesota Iowa State Stanford Oregon California Illinois Southern California Kentucky Michigan State UC Irvine Florida State Wichita State Arizona Saint Louis San Diego Baylor Pepperdine HOOSIER HYSTERIA Indiana Volleyball is set to kick-start the Hoosier Hysteria festivities once again in Last season, IU Volleyball entertained the Hoosier faithful packed into Assembly Hall with a 3-1 win over Ohio State. In 2007, a crowd of 11,000+ showed up to watch Indiana take on Michigan State, the fourth largest volleyball crowd in the country that season. YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS A study by the UT Martin sports information office shows that Indiana is one of the youngest teams in D-I Volleyball in terms of collegiate playing experience. The Hoosiers return just 10 years of collegiate playing experience, the fourth lowest in the country among schools which have been D-I for four or more years. HERE S SOMETHING FROM MARY Sophomore setter Mary Chaudoin will be the host of her very own weekly video blog during the 2009 season. The Here s Something From Mary video blog will run throughout the season with a new episode posted every Monday, taking IU fans inside the world of IU Volleyball. ALWAYS IN THE KNOW Hoosier fans can follow their volleyball team like never before by logging on to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The volleyball team has their very own Twitter account (IUVolleyball) while information on all of IU Athletics can be found on Facebook (Indiana University Athletics) and YouTube (IUAthletics). BIG TEN RANKINGS (Top 10) Hitting Percentage Ashley Benson... 3rd,.408 Blocks Per Set Taylor Wittmer...4th, 1.40 Ashley Benson...6th, 1.25 Points Per Set Ashley Benson...5th, 4.47 Jordan Haverly...10th, 4.27 Kills Per Set Jordan Haverly...6th, 3.72 Ashley Benson...8th, 3.58 Digs Per Set Caitlin Cox...8th, 3.90 TEAM Blocks...2nd, 2.91 Service Aces...4th, 1.28 Assists...5th, Kills...6th, Hitting Percentage...8th,.255 Digs...8th, Opp. Hitting Percentage...10th,.186 NCAA RANKINGS (Top 75) Blocks Per Set Taylor Wittmer...22nd, 1.40 Ashley Benson...52nd, 1.25 Hitting Percentage Ashley Benson...26th,.408 Points Per Set Jordan Haverly... 53rd, 4.48 Kills Per Set Jordan Haverly...74th, 3.72 TEAM Blocks...10th, 2.91 Assists...34th, Kills...39th, Hitting Percentage...46th, BIG TEN STANDINGS HOOSIERS RECORD IN 09 WHEN... Overall Big Ten Home Away Neutral Three-Set Matches Four-Set Matches Five-Set Matches Hitting At or Above Hitting Below Out-Hitting Opponent Being Out-Hit By Opponent More Digs Than Opponent Less or Same Digs As Opponent More Blocks Than Opponent Less or Same Blocks As Opponent More Aces Than Opponent Less or Same Aces Than Opponent August September October November December Wednesday Matches Friday Matches Saturday Matches Sunday Matches vs. Colonial vs. Conference USA vs. Horizon League vs. MEAC vs. Mid-American vs. Missouri Valley vs. Ohio Valley vs. SEC vs. Southland vs. Sun Belt vs. SWAC BIG TEN OVERALL TEAM W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Michigan Michigan State Penn State Ohio State Illinois Indiana Minnesota Iowa Northwestern Purdue Wisconsin

4 2009 OVERALL All matchesstatistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Cox, Caitlin Haverly, Jordan Obeime, Ivie Granado, Whitney Weeg, Jessica Chaudoin, Mary Wittmer, Taylor Benson, Ashley Marschall, Kelci Thomas, Whitney Matula, Laura Thrower, Samantha Hall, Kelsey TEAM IANA Opponents Team Statistics OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 28 vs Southeastern La. W ,25-18, Aug 29 vs New Orleans W ,29-27,25-20, Aug 29 at Houston W ,25-21, Sept 4 UT MARTIN L ,25-23,19-25,23-25, Sept 4 #18 KENTUCKY L ,25-19,19-25, Sept 5 MURRAY STATE W ,25-22,25-12, Sept 5 UIC W ,25-20, Sep 11 vs Delaware W ,25-17,22-25, Sep 11 at Ohio W ,22-25,25-20,23-25, Sep 12 vs Eastern Kentucky W ,25-21, Sep 12 vs Missouri State W ,20-25,26-28,27-25, Record in 3-set matches: 4-0 Record in 4-set matches: 3-1 Record in 5-set matches: 2-1

5 TV / RADIO ROSTER #2 #1 #3 JORDAN HAVERLY 6-1 OH Freshman Cherry Valley, Ill. CAITLIN COX 5-2 L Sophomore Springport, Ind. #8 #7 #9 #12 #11 KELCI MARSCHALL 6-2 RS Freshman New London, Ohio IVIE OBEIME 5-9 OH Freshman Carmel, Ind. MARY CHAUDOIN 6-3 S Sophomore Peachtree City, Ga. JESSICA WEEG 6-0 OH Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio SAMANTHA THROWER 6-2 MB Freshman Sycamore, Ill. WHITNEY GRANADO 5-9 S Freshman Riverside, Calif. #10 TAYLOR WITTMER 6-1 MB/RS Junior Loogootee, Ind. #13 SHAWN HMAN 6-2 OH/RS Freshman Houston, Texas #20 #5 ASHLEY BENSON 6-3 MB Junior Bloomington, Ind. #16 WHITNEY THOMAS 6-0 RS Senior Bloomington, Ind. LAURA MATULA 5-6 DS Freshman Munster, Ind. #21 KELSEY HALL 6-0 OH Senior Murrieta, Calif. SHERRY DUNBAR Head Coach