Michigan State University Athletics
Friday, October 30
East Lansing, Mich.
6 PM
Michigan State University
vs
Indiana
Photo by: Ynhi Le
10/29/2026 10:15:00 AM | Volleyball
EAST LANSING, Mich. -Â No. 25 Michigan State volleyball returns home this weekend for a pair of top-25 matchups at the Breslin Center, welcoming No. 19 Indiana on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. before a 4:30 p.m. match against No. 1 Nebraska on Oct. 31.
Friday's match will air nationally on the Big Ten Network with Michelle McMahon (play-by-play) and Audrey Flaugh (analyst) on the call. Saturday's match will stream on B1G+. Fans can tune into John Kreger's call of the action on MSUSpartans.com or via the Michigan State Athletics app for both matches.
PROMOTIONS
Friday, Oct. 30 -Â Once Upon a Match: Michigan State volleyball invites fans of all ages for an unforgettable night of enchanting entertainment including a Polaroid picture station, crowns, tiaras, and much more!
Saturday, Oct. 31 -Â Spartan Spooktacular: Join us for a spooky night at the Breslin Center. Fans are encouraged to wear your best Halloween costume! Pre-match Trick-or-Treating will be available on the concourse.
MSU is 17-3 (7-3 B1G) after wins at Rutgers (3-1) and Maryland (3-0) last weekend. The Spartans' 17-3 start is their best start through their first 20 matches since 2013, while their 7-3 record in Big Ten play is their best 10-match start to conference action since 2017. MSU reentered the AVCA Coaches Poll this week at No. 25.
The Spartans hit at a combined .312 hitting efficiency across last week's matches, including a .336 clip against Rutgers, and held their opponents to .198 hitting, As a team, MSU ranked second in both kills per set (16.14) and assists per set (15.14) in the conference last week.
Senior outside hitter Alanna Bankston combined for a team-best 24 kills over MSU's two matches last week, posting 4.00 kills per set to rank seventh in the conference. A career-high 21 out of her 24 kills came in MSU's win at Rutgers for her second match in MSU's last four contests with 20 or more kills. Â Freshman outside hitter Madi Andrews led MSU in kills at Maryland with 12 and just missed a double-double with a career-high-tying nine digs while posting her fifth-straight double-digit kill match.Â
MSU's middle blockers, junior Carmen Waye and senior Zora Hardison, ranked third (.541) and fifth (.515), respectively, in the conference in combined hitting efficiency last week. Waye totaled 22 kills across MSU's two matches with 14 against Rutgers and eight at Maryland, while Hardison posted a career-high-tying 16 kills at Rutgers and four kills at Maryland to tally 20 across last week's matches. Hardison also ranked fourth in the conference last week in blocks per set with 1.57 and finished her night at Rutgers just short of a career high in single-match total blocks with a team-high eight.
Redshirt sophomore setter Malayah Long totaled 90 assists last week to average a conference-best 12.86 assists per set, providing a team-high 53 at Rutgers along with 11 digs for her third double-double of the season before adding 37 assists at Maryland.Â
Senior libero Lia Schneider ranked in a tie for third in digs per set across last week's conference matches with 3.86, posting 17 at Rutgers and 10 at Maryland. Schneider has 13 double-digit dig matches this season and nine in MSU's last 10 matches.Â
About Indiana
Indiana is 12-7 overall and 5-5 in the conference after a sweep at Ohio State and four-set loss at Penn State last week. The Hoosiers are ranked No. 19 in this week's AVCA Poll.Â
MSU leads the all-time series, 53-36, including a 32-9 record at home. Indiana has won five of the last six contests in the series dating back to 2021, with MSU winning the most recent contest in a sweep in East Lansing on Oct. 12 last season. That win marked MSU's first sweep over a top-25 team since 2017.
Head coach Steve Aird is in his ninth season with the Hoosiers.
About Nebraska
Nebraska is a perfect 21-0 overall and 10-0 in Big Ten play this season, most recently earning home sweeps over UCLA and USC last weekend. The Cornhuskers have dropped only one set in conference play this season (3-1, vs. Purdue).
Nebraska leads the all-time series, 30-2-2, and holds an 11-2 record in East Lansing. MSU's only wins in the series came in back-to-back contests, both at home, on Nov. 3, 2012 and Oct. 12, 2013 during Kristen Kelsay's days as a player.
Head coach Dani Busboom Kelly is in her second season with the Huskers. She recruited and coached current MSU outside hitter Alanna Bankston while serving as the head coach at Louisville.
Up Next
MSU travels to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Friday's match will air nationally on the Big Ten Network with Michelle McMahon (play-by-play) and Audrey Flaugh (analyst) on the call. Saturday's match will stream on B1G+. Fans can tune into John Kreger's call of the action on MSUSpartans.com or via the Michigan State Athletics app for both matches.
PROMOTIONS
Friday, Oct. 30 -Â Once Upon a Match: Michigan State volleyball invites fans of all ages for an unforgettable night of enchanting entertainment including a Polaroid picture station, crowns, tiaras, and much more!
Saturday, Oct. 31 -Â Spartan Spooktacular: Join us for a spooky night at the Breslin Center. Fans are encouraged to wear your best Halloween costume! Pre-match Trick-or-Treating will be available on the concourse.
MSU is 17-3 (7-3 B1G) after wins at Rutgers (3-1) and Maryland (3-0) last weekend. The Spartans' 17-3 start is their best start through their first 20 matches since 2013, while their 7-3 record in Big Ten play is their best 10-match start to conference action since 2017. MSU reentered the AVCA Coaches Poll this week at No. 25.
The Spartans hit at a combined .312 hitting efficiency across last week's matches, including a .336 clip against Rutgers, and held their opponents to .198 hitting, As a team, MSU ranked second in both kills per set (16.14) and assists per set (15.14) in the conference last week.
Senior outside hitter Alanna Bankston combined for a team-best 24 kills over MSU's two matches last week, posting 4.00 kills per set to rank seventh in the conference. A career-high 21 out of her 24 kills came in MSU's win at Rutgers for her second match in MSU's last four contests with 20 or more kills. Â Freshman outside hitter Madi Andrews led MSU in kills at Maryland with 12 and just missed a double-double with a career-high-tying nine digs while posting her fifth-straight double-digit kill match.Â
MSU's middle blockers, junior Carmen Waye and senior Zora Hardison, ranked third (.541) and fifth (.515), respectively, in the conference in combined hitting efficiency last week. Waye totaled 22 kills across MSU's two matches with 14 against Rutgers and eight at Maryland, while Hardison posted a career-high-tying 16 kills at Rutgers and four kills at Maryland to tally 20 across last week's matches. Hardison also ranked fourth in the conference last week in blocks per set with 1.57 and finished her night at Rutgers just short of a career high in single-match total blocks with a team-high eight.
Redshirt sophomore setter Malayah Long totaled 90 assists last week to average a conference-best 12.86 assists per set, providing a team-high 53 at Rutgers along with 11 digs for her third double-double of the season before adding 37 assists at Maryland.Â
Senior libero Lia Schneider ranked in a tie for third in digs per set across last week's conference matches with 3.86, posting 17 at Rutgers and 10 at Maryland. Schneider has 13 double-digit dig matches this season and nine in MSU's last 10 matches.Â
About Indiana
Indiana is 12-7 overall and 5-5 in the conference after a sweep at Ohio State and four-set loss at Penn State last week. The Hoosiers are ranked No. 19 in this week's AVCA Poll.Â
MSU leads the all-time series, 53-36, including a 32-9 record at home. Indiana has won five of the last six contests in the series dating back to 2021, with MSU winning the most recent contest in a sweep in East Lansing on Oct. 12 last season. That win marked MSU's first sweep over a top-25 team since 2017.
Head coach Steve Aird is in his ninth season with the Hoosiers.
About Nebraska
Nebraska is a perfect 21-0 overall and 10-0 in Big Ten play this season, most recently earning home sweeps over UCLA and USC last weekend. The Cornhuskers have dropped only one set in conference play this season (3-1, vs. Purdue).
Nebraska leads the all-time series, 30-2-2, and holds an 11-2 record in East Lansing. MSU's only wins in the series came in back-to-back contests, both at home, on Nov. 3, 2012 and Oct. 12, 2013 during Kristen Kelsay's days as a player.
Head coach Dani Busboom Kelly is in her second season with the Huskers. She recruited and coached current MSU outside hitter Alanna Bankston while serving as the head coach at Louisville.
Up Next
MSU travels to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on B1G+.
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