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Prior to their match on Friday, Iowa lost to #4 Nebraska in straight sets at Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Hawkeyes fell to 10-5 on the season. Nebraska hit .667 attack in the first set, with 14 kills and no errors, with a 13-1 run to win the set, 25-10.
Head Coach Bond Shymansky had this to say following that match:
We just didn’t quite capture it tonight. That’s on me as a coach. We are still learning and figuring it out. You come on the road in the Big Ten and you have to bring so much more intensity and teamwork as a whole unit. We are just going to have to be sharper. They started blocking us a lot early. When you get blocked as a hitter it makes you think a lot. You don’t want to be in thinking mode, you just want to be in doing mode.
• Penn State leads the all-time series, 48-0
• Penn State first played Iowa on Oct. 18, 1991.
• Iowa hasn’t taken a set from Penn State since Sept. 22, 2012, when the Hawkeyes fell in four sets (20-25, 21-25, 29-27, 14-25)
Stat Joust
B1G Team Stats: 9-28-15
Hitting %
S
K
E
TA
Pct.
Penn State
41
553
148
1268
.319
Nebraska
42
623
190
1472
.294
Illinois
43
611
197
1468
.282
Purdue
44
631
222
1495
.274
Minnesota
44
608
206
1512
.266
Iowa
52
726
255
1777
.265
Michigan State
46
683
262
1646
.256
Wisconsin
43
610
228
1531
.250
Northwestern
43
600
223
1531
.246
Ohio State
53
744
291
1906
.238
Michigan
46
631
237
1710
.230
Indiana
56
735
340
1848
.214
Maryland
54
675
289
1832
.211
Rutgers
49
596
264
1703
.195
Penn State’s .114 Opponents’ Hitting % ranks 3rd in NCAA D1. Illinois ranks 8th, Purdue 9th, and Ohio State 16th.
Opp. Hitting %
S
K
E
TA
Pct.
Penn State
41
435
280
1360
.114
Illinois
43
471
273
1496
.132
Purdue
44
478
270
1512
.138
Ohio State
53
564
305
1821
.142
Michigan
46
570
291
1710
.163
Minnesota
44
505
258
1502
.164
Nebraska
42
482
228
1495
.170
Northwestern
43
494
238
1497
.171
Wisconsin
43
508
248
1510
.172
Michigan State
46
521
244
1535
.180
Indiana
56
578
264
1656
.190
Iowa
52
636
274
1763
.205
Maryland
57
694
299
1816
.218
Rutgers
49
685
215
1722
.273
Penn State’s 3.20 blocks/set ranks 3rd in NCAA D1. Minnesota ranks 14th and Illinois 15th (based on total blocks).
Blocks
S
BS
BA
Total
Avg./S
Penn State
41
36
190
131.0
3.20
Illinois
43
28
188
122.0
2.84
Minnesota
44
26
198
125.0
2.84
Wisconsin
43
13
193
109.5
2.55
Ohio State
53
39
190
134.0
2.53
Purdue
44
31
158
110.0
2.50
Michigan State
46
18
192
114.0
2.48
Nebraska
42
18
166
101.0
2.40
Maryland
54
37
168
121.0
2.24
Northwestern
43
29
131
94.5
2.20
Michigan
46
25
144
97.0
2.11
Iowa
52
27
148
101.0
1.94
Rutgers
49
13
150
88.0
1.80
Indiana
56
21
159
100.5
1.79
Blocks by Opp.
S
BS
BA
Total
Avg./S
Penn State
41
8
98
57.0
1.39
Purdue
44
5
126
68.0
1.55
Nebraska
42
19
102
70.0
1.67
Rutgers
49
21
152
97.0
1.98
Illinois
43
22
128
86.0
2.00
Minnesota
44
33
110
88.0
2.00
Michigan
46
22
147
95.5
2.08
Northwestern
43
14
151
89.5
2.08
Maryland
57
26
186
119.0
2.09
Michigan State
46
27
139
96.5
2.10
Ohio State
53
23
180
113.0
2.13
Indiana
56
13
216
121.0
2.16
Iowa
52
20
201
120.5
2.32
Wisconsin
43
28
152
104.0
2.42
Service Aces
S
No.
Avg./S
Purdue
44
68
1.55
Indiana
56
83
1.48
Maryland
54
74
1.37
Northwestern
43
58
1.35
Penn State
41
55
1.34
Iowa
52
64
1.23
Minnesota
44
54
1.23
Ohio State
53
59
1.11
Michigan State
46
51
1.11
Rutgers
49
51
1.04
Illinois
43
40
0.93
Nebraska
42
37
0.88
Michigan
46
38
0.83
Wisconsin
43
28
0.65
Service Aces by Opp.
S
No.
Avg./S
Illinois
43
21
0.49
Indiana
56
41
0.73
Maryland
57
43
0.75
Penn State
41
31
0.76
Minnesota
44
35
0.80
Nebraska
42
36
0.86
Michigan
46
40
0.87
Wisconsin
43
38
0.88
Ohio State
53
47
0.89
Northwestern
43
39
0.91
Iowa
52
48
0.92
Michigan State
46
43
0.93
Purdue
44
47
1.07
Rutgers
49
69
1.41
B1G Individual Stats
(Must have competed in at least 50% of team’s sets)
Haleigh Washington ranks 8th in NCAA D1 blocks/set, with Paige Tapp ranked 21st. (For some reason, Amber Rolfzen isn’t ranked — although it looks as though she played in enough sets to qualify. Then again, the NCAA on occasion seemingly marches to the beat of a different drummer. Why not a different statistician?)
Blocks
S
BS
BA
Total
Avg./S
Amber Rolfzen, Nebraska
28
3
42
45
1.61
Haleigh Washington, Penn State
41
12
50
62
1.51
Paige Tapp, Minnesota
44
10
52
62
1.41
Katie Stadick, Illinois
41
5
51
56
1.37
Danielle Cuttino, Purdue
44
11
47
58
1.32
Abby Cole, Michigan
43
14
39
53
1.23
Heidi Thelen, Penn State
41
6
44
50
1.22
Megan Tompkins, Michigan State
42
4
47
51
1.21
Haleigh Nelson, Wisconsin
43
6
45
51
1.19
Gabrielle Hazen, Northwestern
42
8
42
50
1.19
Taylor Sandbothe, Ohio State
53
16
46
62
1.17
Ali Bastianelli, Illinois
42
8
41
49
1.17
Molly Lohman, Minnesota
41
7
40
47
1.15
Tionna Williams, Wisconsin
39
3
42
45
1.15
Awele Nwaeze, Indiana
42
9
36
45
1.07
Brooke Smith hasn’t played in enough of Nebraska’s sets to qualify for NCAA D1 ranking. Brooke Peters’ ranks 33rd.
Service Aces
S
No.
Avg./S
Brooke Smith, Nebraska
12
6
0.50
Brooke Peters, Purdue
44
20
0.45
Abbie Kraus, Northwestern
43
19
0.44
Bryanna Weiskircher, Penn State
41
14
0.34
Annika Albrecht, Nebraska
42
14
0.33
Holly Toliver, Michigan State
27
9
0.33
Abby Bentz, Maryland
50
16
0.32
Megan Tallman, Indiana
44
14
0.32
Haleigh Washington, Penn State
41
13
0.32
Rachel Minarick, Michigan State
45
14
0.31
Amy Dion, Maryland
54
16
0.30
Daly Santana, Minnesota
44
13
0.30
Amanda Neill, Purdue
44
13
0.30
Molly Lohman, Minnesota
41
12
0.29
Makayla Lundin, Indiana
21
6
0.29
Caroline Niedospial’s 5.00 digs/set ranks 31st in NCAA D1.
