Notes: at No. 18 Indiana, No. 9 Purdue

THIS WEEK
Iowa travels to No. 18 Indiana and No. 9 Purdue for the only matchups with the Hoosiers and Boilermakers this season. The Hawkeyes take on Indiana on Friday night at 5 p.m. (CT) inside Wilkinson Hall. On Saturday, Iowa meets Purdue at Holloway Gymnasium. The Hawkeyes and Boilermakers square off at 6 p.m. (CT) in West Lafayette.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG

• Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.
• All of Iowa's matches are broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network (YouTube) with John Evans on the call.
• Live stats for each contest can be found on the volleyball schedule page at hawkeyesports.com.
• Updates and recaps can be found on Iowa Volleyball's social media platforms and the News section on hawkeyesports.com.

2025 HIGHLIGHTS

• Iowa's 3-2 win at Illinois was the program's first in Champaign since 2005.
• Alyssa Worden posted her fourth-straight double-double in the win at Illinois on Nov. 2.
• Junior middle hitter Hannah Whittingstall was named the B1G Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after leading Iowa in blocks and picking up a double-double in wins over Michigan State and Rutgers.
• Libero Milana Moisio leads the Big Ten with 330 digs. Setter Claire Ammeraal ranks second in the Big Ten with 878 assists. Her seven double-doubles are tied for the sixth-most in the league. Ammeraal is the only setter in the league with triple-digit kills (131). Hannah Whittingstall is fourth in blocks with 105. As a team, Iowa is third in blocks with 218.5.
• Senior Claire Ammeraal recorded her 3,000th career assist against No. 25 USC on Oct. 17.
• Graduate Chard'e Vanzandt recorded her 1,000th career kill in Iowa's sweep over Maryland on Sept. 25.

SCOUTING No. 18 INDIANA

• The Hoosiers are 18-4 on the season and 9-3 in Big Ten play. They have ranked road wins over No.17 USC, No. 19 Penn State and No. 24 UCLA. 
• Indiana has swept half of its matches this season. Last weekend, the Hoosiers made history with a sweep over Penn State in Happy Valley. It was the program's first-ever sweep of Penn State and first win in State College. 
• Jaidyn Jager (twice) and Teodora Kričković have been named B1G Freshman of the Week. 
• Kričković was named the Big Ten Setter of the Week after the Indiana Invitational, where the freshman averaged 12.56 assists per set with 113 assists and 17 digs and five aces. She is tied for fourth in the Big Ten with 821 assists and recently ranked fifth nationally with 10.79 assists per set. 
• Indiana currently has three players with more than 250 kills this season: Candela Alonso-Corcelles (268), Jaidyn Jager (260), and Avry Tatum (254). 
• At the net, Victoria Gray leads the team with 78 blocks. 
• Head coach Steve Aird enters his eighth season with the Hoosiers with a 97-114 overall record. 

SCOUTING No. 9 PURDUE

• Currently ranked second in the Big Ten, the Boilermakers are 19-3 and are 10-2 in conference play. 
• Purdue has ranked wins over No. 10 SMU, No. 15 Kansas, No. 17 USC, No. 20 Minnesota, No. 22 Indiana and No. 24 UCLA.
• Three Boilermakers have won conference accolades: Kenna Wollard (Player of the Week twice), Ryan McAleer (Defensive Player of the Week twice) and Taylor Anderson (Setter of the Week twice).
• Kenna Wollard is currently ranked second in the Big Ten in kills with 394 and averages 4.58 kills per set. 
• Ryan McAleer is third in the Big Ten with 312 digs, while averaging 3.63 digs per set. 
• Taylor Anderson leads the conference with 907 assists and averages 10.55 assists per set. 
• Dave Shondell enters his 23rd season as head coach of the Boilermaker program with a 504-236 overall record. He is currently the all-time winningest head coach in program history. He has led his program to the NCAA tournament 19 times, with a 19-0 record in NCAA first-round matches. 

HAWKEYE MILESTONE WATCH

• Claire Ammeraal: 267 assists from career 3,500; 5 digs from career 900.
• Jaimie Marquardt: 1 ace from career 30; 34 digs from career 250.
• Milana Moisio: 60 digs from career 600.
• Greta Schlichter: 31 digs from career 500.
• Hallie Steponaitis: 19 kills from season 100.
• Chard'e Vanzandt: 28 kills from 300 as a Hawkeye.
• Carmel Vares: 14 kills from season 250.
• Hannah Whittingstall: 15 kills from 400 as a Hawkeye; 1 block from career 250.
• Alyssa Worden: 46 kills from career 200.

WORDEN ON A ROLL
Redshirt sophomore Alyssa Worden has found a midseason resurgence in her offense. Worden has recorded a double-double in each of Iowa's matches during the 3-1 stretch in late October and early November. Re-entering the starting lineup on Oct. 24 against Michigan State, Worden put up a career-high double-double with 16 kills and 15 digs. She followed that performance up with 10 kills and 10 digs in a come-from-behind win over Rutgers. Last weekend, Worden had 13 kills and 10 digs in a five-set defeat at Northwestern. Her 14 dig and 11 kill double-double at Illinois was clutch in delivering Iowa its first win in Champaign since 2005.

WHITTINGSTALL EARNS B1G HONOR
Junior Hannah Whittingstall was named the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after recording her first career double-double with a season-high 14 kills and a career-high tying 10 blocks in Iowa’s reverse sweep of Rutgers. Whittingstall hit a team-high .636 in the victory, converting on 14-of-22 swings without committing an error. The San Antonio, Texas, native tallied 28 kills and 15 blocks combined in the wins over Michigan State and Rutgers and averaged 1.67 blocks per set. On the season, Whittingstall has totaled 105 blocks and ranks fourth in the conference. This was Iowa’s first defensive player of the week honor since 2013, when Bethany Yeager was recognized. It was also Iowa’s first weekly conference award of the season and first since Malu Garcia was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 30, 2024. 

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return home for a rematch with Northwestern on Thursday, Nov. 13. The match will begin at 6 p.m. (CT) inside Xtream Arena. It will be streamed on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.