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Former Dodger Dee Strange-Gordon has dedicated much of his post-Major League life toward making an impact in his community with his Black Sheep Farms business. (Photo courtesy of Dee Strange-Gordon)

by Cary Osborne

When Dee Strange-Gordon was a Major Leaguer, even before he was a professional baseball player being scouted by the Dodgers, he considered himself different than most players.

“I’m smaller than most people, so you’re not really wanted when you’re smaller. You’re the black sheep,” Strange-Gordon says. “Kind of like the runt of the litter. But you can turn yourself into the goat — the greatest of all time with hard work and effort and discipline.”

Baseball was never the end goal for the former Dodger and 2014 Major League Baseball stolen base champion. It was a vehicle to take Dee Strange-Gordon on a circuitous route to where he is now.

Strange-Gordon, who had a quick, impactful run with the Dodgers in the early 2010s, is dedicated to becoming a GOAT in the agricultural industry.

The 37-year-old is a combination of farmer, entrepreneur and do-gooder.

His farm, business and community impact organization is called Black Sheep Farms in Fort Meade, Florida, near where he grew up in Avon Park.

His 40-acre farm utilizes hydroponic farming methods (with nutrient-enriched water and without soil) to produce leafy green vegetables. Black Sheep Farms supplies area schools, hospitals and small businesses. Strange-Gordon has dedicated his life to lifting up his community by also creating jobs and giving children opportunities in sports that they otherwise might not have.

The Strange-Gordon family (Photo courtesy of Dee Strange-Gordon)

In the latter days of Strange-Gordon’s big league career, he began to think about what was next. And he recognized there was a different calling for him.

Strange-Gordon purchased property as a big leaguer and at first turned it into a playground where he could train for baseball but also ride go-karts and four-wheelers. But having grown up in a farming community, he started to think about ways he could get into the agricultural industry.

“In baseball, I was prepared for every game. I was prepared for every situation. But when I leave this locker room, I take this shower, I am not a baseball player anymore,” Strange-Gordon says is how he approached each day. “I’m going to be a human for way longer than I’m a baseball player. So I’m going to use the human aspect of playing baseball. I’m not going to get tired of myself and lose focus of the purpose and what I’m here for.”

But the 37-year-old, who last played in the Major Leagues in 2022, was an awe-inspiring baseball player — whose birth as a professional baseball player was as a Dodger.

Strange-Gordon was selected by the Dodgers in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and played with the club from 2011–2014. (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Strange-Gordon wanted to be a basketball player, though, and had planned on walking onto the basketball team at the University of Louisville before his family urged him to play baseball. His father Tom “Flash” Gordon pitched 21 Major League seasons and was a three-time All-Star.

Tom Gordon had told his friend and then Dodgers assistant general manager De Jon Watson about his teenage son, who was mostly unknown at the time in the industry. Tom and Watson had a friendship from their time in the Kansas City Minor League system in the late 1980s.

Dee Strange-Gordon was invited to a pre-draft workout for the Dodgers in Vero Beach in 2008.

“I just remember balling out, and thinking, ‘Oh, I’m going to go to the Dodgers,’” Strange-Gordon recalls. “Then I had a terrible workout with the Dodgers right before the draft, so I was like, ‘Oh, I’m not going to be with the Dodgers.’”

Strange-Gordon thought the Braves were going to pick him in the fourth round of the 2008 MLB Draft. The Dodgers, selecting three spots ahead of Atlanta, selected Strange-Gordon.

Strange-Gordon eventually became the Dodgers’ top Minor League prospect and was considered the shortstop of the future.

After he made his Major League debut on June 6, 2011, to much fanfare, he started the 2012 season as the starting shortstop. The objective had always been for Strange-Gordon to get on base and wreak havoc with his elite speed. But his on-base numbers were well below the Major League average and a July 4 thumb injury further set back his standing in the organization.

The Dodgers, afterward, acquired players — first Hanley Ramirez, later veteran Mark Ellis and lastly infielders Alex Guerrero and Erisbel Arruebarrena — to man the middle infield.

Strange-Gordon spent nearly the entire 2013 season in Triple-A and came into 2014 with the odds stacked against him of making the Dodgers’ season-opening trip to Australia. But he made it.

“They had a sliver of the door open. I was the last person on the plane,” Strange-Gordon laughs.

Strange-Gordon didn’t play in the first game of the two-game series in Sydney against the Diamondbacks.

He started the second game at second base.

And from there, he took off.

Matt Kemp, Strange-Gordon and Clayton Kershaw were three prominent faces of the early 2010s decade for the Dodgers. (Los Angeles Dodgers)

He was an All-Star. He hit .289 and led the Major Leagues in triples (12) and stolen bases (64). He became the first Dodger to lead the Majors in triples and stolen bases in the same season and the first to lead the National League in both categories since his baserunning mentor Maury Wills in 1962.

It was Wills who counseled Strange-Gordon on taking care of his body to withstand the swipe tags, bruises from hitting the dirt hard and getting spiked by infielders. Strange-Gordon proudly stood up to all of that.

“I was trying to deliver a blow myself,” he says. “That’s what Maury always told me — to go in hard and late.”

Strange-Gordon, though, was traded on Dec. 11, 2014 to Miami with Miguel Rojas and veteran pitcher Dan Haren for Kiké Hernández, Austin Barnes, Andrew Heaney and Chris Hatcher.

Strange-Gordon said at first, he was stunned.

“But it was supposed to happen so many times that I kind of got numb to it,” he says. “Since 2012, I was supposed to be traded. That’s like three offseasons in a row hearing your name. Even when I was in the Minors, every time the Dodgers had a trade, I was the №1 prospect, my name was thrown in.”

Strange-Gordon says the first time he heard his name in a trade rumor, he became distraught. Then Gene Clines, a former Major League outfielder who became an advisor in the Dodger player development explained to him: “There’s banks in every city.”

Strange-Gordon was an All-Star and led the Majors in steals in 2015 with the Marlins. He also won the National League batting title with a .333 average.

Strange-Gordon stole 212 bases between 2014–2017 and was a .304 hitter.

But at 5 feet, 11 inches tall, under 170 pounds, his thin frame didn’t do him favors in the eyes of the baseball industry. His profile — a hit-for-average and steal bases offensive player — would have fit perfectly into the 1960s, 70s or 80s.

Between 2021 and 2022, he played for five organizations.

He was batting .305 with the Washington Nationals through 22 games that season. But he knew he was finished with the game and asked for his release.

“Instead of putting all of that knowledge and thought into baseball or getting or getting ready to play, I (thought) I’ve got to put that toward my ideas on my farm, and that’s all I needed,” he says. “So I talked to my wife, and she said, ‘Yeah, baby, do what you got to do.’ And I quit and started Black Sheep farms.”

He hasn’t looked back.

Taiwan Perry, who played in the Dodger organization in 2009, works with Strange-Gordon with Black Sheep Farms. (Photo courtesy of Dee Strange-Gordon)

Black Sheep’s facility, Strange-Gordon says, is aiming to create 50 full-time jobs and boost the median family income for his workers. Strange-Gordon says the median family income in the area is $29,000.

Layered on top of the farming is sports. The Black Sheep name is also on youth baseball and basketball teams.

The vision is to give kids whose parents work at the farm the opportunity to play high-level sports and not have to pay high-level prices to play.

Strange-Gordon’s name recognition gives Black Sheep visibility. But he wants it to be greater and grow, and thus he welcomes the support of others to grow it and create more opportunities for his community.

Why do all this?

“Because that’s where I’m from,” he says. “That’s what I’ve made it out of. And I believe that my mission wasn’t to play baseball. I was supposed to play basketball. So if I played baseball and made this money, then I must be here to do something bigger than just baseball.”

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Throwers Set Personal Bests At Liberty Kickoff

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LYNCHBURG – Propelled by a pair of personal-best performances in the weight throw, the Elon University women’s track and field team opened its indoor season Thursday at the Liberty Kickoff inside the Liberty Indoor Complex.
 
In the women’s weight throw, the Phoenix placed two athletes inside the top four. Adriana Clarke claimed runner-up honors with a personal-best toss of 18.14m, moving into third on Elon’s all-time performance list. Isabella Johnson finished third overall at 17.33m, also marking a new PR for the sophomore.
 
Elon also featured three competitors in the pentathlon. Senior Lizzie Lopez was the top Phoenix finisher, placing seventh with 3,510 points. She highlighted the event by tying for first in the high jump with a clearance of 1.65m. Freshman Greta Urbonaviciute debuted with a tenth-place finish and 3,309 points, landing inside the program’s top-10 performance list. Classmate Carolina Frada scored 2,832 points to place 11th in her first collegiate pentathlon.
 
ON DECK
Elon continues action at the Liberty Kickoff on Friday, beginning with the women’s 5,000-meter run at 10 a.m.
 

— ELON —



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Five Dons Earn WCC All-Academic Honors

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference officially announced its Volleyball All-Academic team for the 2025 season on Thursday afternoon.
 
For San Francisco, Crystal Galaviz, Jamie Low, Shannon Knight, Astrid Puig, and Abby Wadas earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention honors.
 
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference selects an all-academic squad for each conference-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to her team and in at least their second year at their school.
 
The full 2025 West Coast Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team can be viewed below: 
 
2025 WEST COAST CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
 




















Name School Class GPA Major
Genevieve Bane Saint Mary’s Gr. 3.70 Busiiness Administration
Olivia Bennett San Diego Sr. 3.54 Behavioral Neuroscience
Lucie Blazkova Washington State So. 3.92 Psychology
Maddie Boerstra LMU Gr. 3.82 Sociology
Nevaeh Bray Portland Gr. 4.00 Sports Business
Lucia Busso Portland Sr. 4.00 Marketing
Alyson Cox Pacific So. 4.00 Computer Science
Alyssa Eimer Santa Clara Sr.     3.94 Marketing
Grace Flanagan Santa Clara Jr. 4.00 Studio Art
Kate Herrick Gonzaga So. 3.91 Biology
Emma McMahon Pepperdine Sr. 3.83 Psychology
Chloe Pravednikov Pepperdine So. 3.63 Pre-Business Administration
Maui Robins Portland Sr. 4.00 Marketing
Lauren Rumel Oregon State Sr. 3.91 Speech Communication
Cate Shanahan Santa Clara Jr.     3.83 English
Lexi Trapani Santa Clara Jr. 3.88 Business 

 
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco volleyball program, follow the Dons on Twitter @USFDonsVB, @USFDonsVB on Instagram, and @USFDonsVball on Facebook.
 





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No. 3 Volleyball Opens NCAA Tournament Versus Campbell – Texas A&M Athletics

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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 3 seed Texas A&M volleyball team opens its NCAA Tournament campaign Friday as it hosts Campbell at Reed Arena with first serve set for 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match of the day which starts at 4 p.m.
 
The Aggies ensured their third-straight tournament berth under the leadership of head coach Jamie Morrison, concluding the regular season and SEC Tournament with a 23-4 record. Their performance throughout the year earned them the highest AVCA ranking in program history of No. 6 and their first NCAA Tournament hosting opportunity since 2019.
 

Shining at home this season, the Maroon & White boast a 9-1 ledger at Reed Arena with its lone loss coming against then-No. 3 Kentucky (3-1). The 12th Man has been a force all year, as they helped break the program attendance record standing 9,801 strong versus Texas as well as accounting for another five top 10 attendances during the 2025 campaign.
 

Texas A&M’s depth of talent has been evident throughout the year and was rewarded during the SEC’s postseason honors, as a conference-high four Aggies were named to the All-SEC First Team including Logan Lednicky, Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, Maddie Waak and Kyndal Stowers. The honors didn’t stop there as Lednicky was named an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist, while the group accounted for 24 total accolades throughout the season.
 
The Matchups

Texas A&M enters its third NCAA Tournament with coach Morrison at the helm of the program, coming off a sweet 16 run during the 2024 season. The Maroon & White played the role of the hunter last season, downing No. 3 seed Arizona State in on their home court in the second round and came up just short in a five-set thriller against No. 2 seed Wisconsin.
 
The Aggies earned their highest seed since 2015 at No. 3 and welcome Campbell, TCU and SFA to Aggieland. They open their campaign versus the Camels who hold a 23-6 ledger and earned their second ever NCAA Tournament bid after winning the CAA Championship title in a five-set battle with Hofstra.
 

Friday’s meeting will be the first all-time between Texas A&M and Campbell. The Camels hold a strong 8-3 record when playing on the road but will come against the 12th Man and the Maroon & White’s 9-1 ledger in Reed Arena. On the stat sheet the Aggies hold the advantage in five of the seven team statical categories leading Campbell in kills per set, assists per set, hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage and blocks per set, while the Camels have the upper hand in aces per set and digs per set.
 
Tracks and Trends
Logan Lednicky sits nine kills away from climbing to fourth in career kills at Texas A&M, she would pass three-time Olympian Stacy Sykora who has 1,586 kills.
 
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla has 159 blocks on the year and is three away from breaking her single season best of 161 and six from recording the most in a season since 1999 (165).
 
Streaming & Stats
Fans can watch the match on the ESPN+ and follow stats on 12thman.com.
 
Tickets
Fans can purchase their tickets to the opening round matches through 12thman.com/ncaatickets.
 
Students will be granted free admission to tomorrow’s game if they show their student ID’s at the north entry of Reed Arena.

Parking

Make plans to arrive early and exhibit patience for the expected traffic and parking congestion around Reed Arena. Multiple parking options are available for fans:

  • General parking is available around the arena on gameday for $5 – cash AND card payments accepted.
  • Fans with a valid TAMU parking pass can park for FREE in lots surrounding the arena. Make sure to have your pass barcode ready to show the lot attendant.

Follow the Aggies
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook, Instagram and on Twitter by following @AggieVolleyball.





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Volleyball Recaps – December 4

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THUESDAY’S SCORE
@#3 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Illinois 0
 


#3 WISCONSIN 3, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0

MADISON, Wis. – Eastern Illinois Volleyball’s historic season comes to a close after falling to No. 3 Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. EIU finishes the season 24-8 (15-3 OVC). 

EIU dropped both sets one and two, struggling to find a rhythm early on. The Panthers trailed early in both of the first two sets right out of the gate and were unable to provide resistance. In set one, the Badgers hit 0.48% and 0.542% in set two. For the match, Wisconsin hit 0.435. EIU struggled connecting offensively, hitting 0% in set one and 0.022 overall. After the first two sets concluded, the Panthers looked for a spark, and Tori Mohesky answered the call with fireworks right from the jump. Mohesky earned a service ace to calm the Badgers crowd. EIU returned back-to-back points to hold their largest lead, fueled by Destiny Walker and a Wisconsin attack error. Shortly after, EIU trailed 15-9 heading into the media timeout. After the break in the action, both teams went back and forth trading points. Wisconsin reached set point 24-15. However, the Panthers found life and roared back into the match, scoring four straight unanswered points charged by a Katie Kopshever service ace and two blocks by Emma Schroeder and Sylvia Hasz. Unfortunately, the Badgers closed out the set 25-19. 

By The Numbers: EIU records their third NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. Destiny Walker led the way offensively with 6 kills and 1 service ace. Sylvia Hasz collected 16 assists and 3 block assists. Defensively, Ariadne Pereles recorded 8 digs, while Emma Schroeder produced 5 block assists. Lilli Amettis and Katie Kopshever each collected a block assist. 

The Panthers’ historic season comes to a close, finishing with a 24-8 (15-3 OVC) record. After being picked to finish 8th in the OVC preseason poll, EIU stormed through conference play, securing their second OVC title in three years. EIU also collected their fourth regular season title in the program’s history. The Panthers made their third NCAA Tournament appearance.





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Women’s Volleyball Opens NCAA Tournament Against USF on Friday – Penn State

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 25 Penn State opens its 45th-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament with a first-round match against USF on Friday at Texas’s Gregory Gymnasium. The match is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET and will stream on ESPN+.

The winner of Friday’s match advances to play the winner between Texas and Florida A&M in the second round on Saturday.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Friday, Dec. 5 | 5:30 p.m. ET
No. 25 Penn State (18-12, 12-8 B1G) vs. USF (17-12, 12-4 AAC) | Live Stats | ESPN+

OPENING NOTES
• Penn State is set to open its 45th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. It is the only program in the country to play in all 45 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournaments since the inaugural event in 1981.
• The Nittany Lions received an eight seed in the Austin Region and will play the first and second rounds away from Rec Hall for just the first time since the tournament was expenaded to 64 teams in 1998.
• Friday marks Penn State’s fourth NCAA Tournament appearance and 13th postseason match under Katie Schumacher-Cawley, who is in her fourth season as Penn State head coach. They are 10-2 in the NCAA Tournament under Schumacher-Cawley after going 6-0 and winning the program’s eighth national title last season.
• The Nittany Lions made it to at least the NCAA Regional Semifinal in each of Schumacher-Cawley’s first three seasons as head coach.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Penn State, which has won eight national titles, including the most recent in 2024, is 116-35 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• Penn State has made the National Semifinals 14 times and the National Championship match 11 times.
• USF and Penn State will meet for the first time in the NCAA Tournament, making the Bulls the 76th different postseason opponent for the Nittany Lions. Just eight of those teams have a winning record against Penn State in the NCAA Tournament.

PENN STATE IN ROUND OF 64
• Penn State is 26-0 in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 since the event expanded to 64 teams in 1998.
• The Lions are 78-3 in sets played during that stretch, dropping one set to Howard in 2017, one to Towson in 2021, and one to Yale last season.
• Rec Hall was the venue for 24 of the 26 matches.
• Penn State is 3-0 in the Round of 64 under Schumacher-Cawley, beating UMBC in 2022, Yale in 2023, and Delaware State in 2024.

HOW THEY GOT HERE – PENN STATE
• Penn State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after going 18-12 overall and 12-8 in the Big Ten.
• The Nittany Lions are one of 14 teams in the nation with four wins over teams ranked in the top 25 of RPI, beating No. 6 Creighton, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 13 USC, and No. 15 Kansas.
• The Nittany Lions helped secure their spot in the NCAA Tournament with four wins in their final five matches, beating Ohio State (3-2), Michigan State (3-0), Maryland (3-0), and Iowa (3-1).

HOW THEY GOT HERE – USF
• USF received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after going 17-12 overall and 12-4 in the American Conference on its way to a second-place finish in the conference standings. The Bulls lost to Tulsa in the semifinal round of the American Conference Tournament.
• The Bulls will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. They beat Florida State in the first round that year before falling to Florida in the second round.
• USF’s highest RPI win came in conference play with a sweep over No. 36 Tulsa. The highest non-conference RPI win came in five sets over No. 47 Dayton. They also pushed Purdue to five sets before losing in their season opener.
• Senior outside hitter Maria Clara Andrade was named the American Conference Player of the Year for the second-straight season. She was joined on the all-conference team by sophomore setter Raegan Richardson (first team) and junior outside hitter Laila Ivey (second team).

SERIES HISTORY – USF
• Penn State is 3-0 in the all-time series with USF. The teams first played in 1986.
• The Nittany Lions swept all three matches, winning 3-0 in 1986, 1988, and 2015. All three matches were played in Tampa.
• Penn State and USF have never met in the NCAA Tournament.
Kennedy Martin is the only player on the Penn State roster that has played against USF. She hit .449 with 27 kills, six blocks, and two aces in Florida’s 3-2 win over the Bulls in 2023.

PENN STATE VS. AMERICAN CONFERENCE
• Penn State is 32-4 all-time against current members of American Conference.
• The Nittany Lions have played eight of the 13 teams in the conference and have a winning record against all eight. They are unbeaten against UAB (1-0), Charlotte (1-0), East Caroline (3-0), Memphis (2-0), Rice (3-0), South Florida (3-0), and Wichita State (1-0).

TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE
• Eight Penn State players have combined for 50 matches of NCAA Tournament experience.
• Penn State head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley (1999) and assistant coach Megan Hodge Easy (2007, 2008, 2009) combined for four national titles as players at Penn State.

Catherine Burke – 1 match
Ava Falduto – 6 matches
Gillian Grimes – 12 matches
Jordan Hopp – 6 matches (2 Iowa State, 4 Penn State)
Caroline Jurevicius – 6 matches
Kennedy Martin – 5 matches (5 Florida)
Maggie Mendelson – 8 matches (2 Nebraska, 6 Penn State)
Jocelyn Nathan – 6 matches

 

 The 2025 Penn State women’s volleyball season is presented by Musselman’s.



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Toledo Falls in First Round of NCAA Tournament to Indiana, 3-0

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Toledo women’s volleyball team closed out its historic 2025 season by falling to No. 4 seed Indiana in the NCAA Tournament First Round, 3-0 (18-25, 15-25, 17-25) on Thursday evening in Bloomington, Ind.

The Rockets finish the season with a 23-11 record, posting the second-most wins in program history .(1983 – 27 matches)

Sophomore Olivia Heitkamp led the Toledo offense with 11 kills, including five in the first set, for her 19th match this season in double-figures. Redshirt junior Sophie Catalano poured in seven terminations while redshirt sophomore Sierra Pertzborn chipped in six kills of her own.

Senior setter Kelsey Smith tallied 26 assists and a team-high nine digs. Sophomore Grace Freiberger and senior Macy Medors each totaled six digs.

Quoting Head Coach Brian Wright

“We’ve had a pretty special season in the past 11-and-a-half months that I’ve been at Toledo. I am so proud of this team and how they played tonight’s match. This team accomplished many great things this season, from leading the MAC in attendance, to winning their first MAC Tournament championship and playing in their first NCAA Tournament match. I want the team to understand that they are enough and capable to compete with the best teams and programs in this country.”

Senior Anna Alford

(on the 2025 season)

“This group has made Toledo history and it’s been such a great season. We’ve been working so hard for the past 11-and-a-half months and we just wanted a chance to showcase our abilities on the court and the love that this team has for one another.”

Senior Macy Medors

(on the future of the Toledo volleyball program)

“Our program is built on being a family and there is a great atmosphere amongst everyone involved. The younger players will continue that tradition and help Toledo volleyball continue to grow to new heights.”

Key Moments

  • Olivia Heitkamp started the match with a kill as the Rockets and Hoosiers traded points early in the first set. Heitkamp’s fifth kill of the set kept it even, 11-11, before two quick points from Indiana gave the Hoosiers a 15-12 lead at the media timeout. A block from Anna Alford and Heitkamp kept UT within four, 22-18, but a quick 3-0 run for the Hoosiers gave them the set win.
  • Both sides went back-and-forth to begin the second set before Indiana jumped out to a 7-4 lead. A solo block from Jessica Costlow sent the Rockets on a 3-0 run to even the frame, 9-9. The Hoosiers responded with an 8-2 run of their own to take a seven-point advantage, 19-12. Kills from Heitkamp and Sophie Catalano put UT within five, 19-14, but Indiana took the set win with four-straight points.
  • Catalano fired off a kill to give Toledo a lead in the third set, 4-3. A quick 3-0 surge by the Rockets, highlighted by a kill from Sierra Pertzborn and Catalano, kept Toledo ahead, 7-5. Two service aces and two kills from the Hoosiers put IU in front, 12-9, before Heitkamp and Catalano each buried terminations to even the frame, 13-13. Indiana went on a 3-0 run to retake the lead, 17-14. Catalano and Pertzborn combined for a second block to stay within three, 19-16, but the Hoosiers ended the match on a 6-1 run to take the win.

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