Second-Straight Winning Season Secured

Indiana University Athletics

11/15/2026 2:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the first time since 1999 and 2000, the Indiana volleyball team (15-10, 8-8 Big Ten) has recorded back-to-back winning seasons.

Head coach Steve Aird set out to build a nationally relevant program in Bloomington when he took the job back in 2018. Now, IU has just its ninth winning season since 2000 and its fourth (2018, 2023, 2025, 2026) under the guidance of Aird. It's the fifth-straight year IU has had at least eight Big Ten wins, something that hasn't happened since the late 1980s.

The Hoosiers made quick work of visiting Northwestern (25-23, 25-6, 25-17) on Sunday (Nov. 15) afternoon at…