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65 where I was, and the outcomes. Win 300 at Maryland was memorable. Now my goal is to get to 400, 500, 600, and 700 at Iowa and that would be meaningful for our program." Shymansky has earned 11 of his 301 career victories at Iowa, 117 in five seasons at Marquette, and 172 in seven seasons at Georgia Tech. He owns a 301-121 record and a .713 win percentage in 13 seasons as head coach. e Hawkeyes have the ability to stretch their Big Ten win streak to three Nov. 5 when the squad meets Indiana on Mediacom Court in Carver-Hawkeye Arena — a feat that has not happened since 1994 when the team defeated eight-straight conference opponents and earned an NCAA Championship berth. e program was also earned three conference wins in a row in 2000, on an Ohio State forfeit, followed by wins over Michigan (3-2) and Michigan State (3-2). Iowa defeated the Hoosiers twice in conference play in 2013, once at home, 3-2, and once on the road, 3-2. Pull Quote: "We can see and feel the confidence building within our group, and it's having a positive impact on their practice life and their daily life. It helps with our momentum to give great effort to win the next match, and it helps with recruiting and building the program for the future." – Bond Shymansky W ith back-to-back wins over Big Ten Conference newcomers Maryland and Rutgers, the University of Iowa volleyball program is rolling into the final month of regular season conference action. e victories bring the Hawkeyes' conference win total to three — the most for the program since 2009 when the squad posted a 5-15 mark — with eight matches remaining. "Momentum is a great thing in any sport, but particularly in volleyball because the way a team feels about itself is going to have a big impact on how it competes and wins in tight moments," first-year head coach Bond Shymansky said. "We believe we are going to be in a lot of tight moments for the rest of the season with a lot of these Big Ten opponents. "We can see and feel the confidence building within our group, and it's having a positive impact on their practice life and their daily life. It helps with our momentum to give great effort to win the next match, and it helps with recruiting and building the program for the future." e weekend was especially memorable Shymansky, who earned his 300th career victory when the team swept Maryland, 3-0, and added his 301st following the team's victory at Rutgers the next night, 3-1. "at was a pretty sweet feeling," Shymansky said. "I remember wins 100 and 200, who the opponent was, HOME MATCHES IN NOVEMBER: Wednesday, Nov. 5 vs. Indiana 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 vs. Purdue 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 vs. Wisconsin 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 vs. Maryland 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28 vs. Michigan State 7:30 p.m. University of Iowa volleyball's first-year coach Bond Shymansky reacts after the Hawkeyes won their first Big Ten match of the season over Northwestern, 3-2, on Oct. 18 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Photo by Clem Messerli)