Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa Wow in Conference-Opening Action

  0 Jil Price Igara | September 22nd, 2018 | Big Ten, College - Women's Indoor, News

Iowa and Indiana turned heads with Big Ten-opening victories Friday night. The Hawkeyes downed Michigan State for the first time since 2009, while the Hoosiers notched its 2nd conference-opening win in the last 10 years.

RV Iowa def. Michigan State 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 26-24)

Iowa extended its win streak to 7-straight matches with a Big Ten-opening sweep of Michigan State in Iowa City, Iowa, Friday. The Hawkeyes, who have now won each of its last two conference openers after a 7-year drought, ended a 16-match skid against the Spartans, dating back to 2009.

The Hawkeyes outdid the Spartans in attack percentage, .290 to .134, blocks, 11 to 8, and service aces, 5 to 0, to notch the win.

Indiana def. Northwestern 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18)

Indiana opened the Big Ten slate with a 4-set victory over Northwestern in front of a crowd of 1,426 fans in Bloomington, Ind. It is the 2nd time in the last 10 seasons that the Hoosiers have started conference play with a victory.

To earn the win, Indiana hit .336 and outblocked its opponent, 11 to 8. Northwestern was held to a .192 attack percentage in the loss.

#5 Nebraska def. #19 Michigan (25-19, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12)

#4 Illinois def. #20 Purdue 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24)

Updated Standings

Standings Conf.   Pct. Overall   Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak
Nebraska 1-0  1.000 10-1  .909 9-1 1-0 0-0 10-0 W10
Wisconsin 1-0  1.000 8-1  .889 3-0 2-1 3-0 8-1 W4
Indiana 1-0  1.000 10-2  .833 1-0 4-0 5-2 8-2 W5
Minnesota 1-0  1.000 7-2  .778 5-0 0-1 2-1 7-2 W2
Maryland 1-0  1.000 10-3  .769 3-1 4-0 3-2 8-2 W1
Iowa 1-0  1.000 9-3  .750 2-0 3-2 4-1 8-2 W7
Illinois 0-0  .000 11-0  1.000 3-0 4-0 4-0 10-0 W11
Purdue 0-0  .000 11-0  1.000 8-0 1-0 2-0 10-0 W11
Michigan 0-1  .000 11-1  .917 8-0 2-1 1-0 9-1 L1
Michigan State 0-1  .000 12-2  .857 3-0 2-2 7-0 9-1 L1
Penn State 0-1  .000 9-2  .818 5-0 2-2 2-0 8-2 L1
Northwestern 0-1  .000 10-3  .769 0-0 3-2 7-1 7-3 L1
Ohio State 0-1  .000 9-4  .692 3-0 1-3 5-1 6-4 L3
Rutgers 0-1  .000 6-8  .429 2-1 1-4 3-3 5-5 L1

Up Next

Sep. 22, 2018 Rutgers at Wisconsin Madison, WI 2:00 pm
Northwestern at Purdue West Lafayette, IN 7:00 pm
Maryland at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 8:00 pm
Sep. 23, 2018 Illinois at Indiana Bloomington, IN 1 p.m.
Penn State at Ohio State Columbus, OH 1:00 pm
Michigan at Iowa Iowa City, IA 3:00 pm
Michigan State at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 3:00 pm

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