Indiana University Athletics
Friday, August 26
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 PM EST
Indiana University
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Indiana State
Hoosiers Begin 48th Season of Volleyball with Indiana Invitational
8/25/2022 9:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The 48th season of Indiana Volleyball will commence on Friday evening as the Hoosiers welcome three teams to Wilkinson Hall for the Indiana Invitational.
A four-team tournament featuring the host-Hoosiers, Chicago State, Indiana State and Jacksonville State will see each team face each other across a six-game slate of volleyball on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27.
The Hoosiers begin their campaign in the nightcap on Friday evening, at 7:00 PM, against in-state foe Indiana State. Chicago State and Jacksonville State will open play at 5:00 PM that evening.
"I thought we had a great spring, capped off with the foreign trip, so we had extra time to train," head coach Steve Aird said. "We're returning a much more mature group than a year ago. I just think volleyball IQ and physicality have improved. Excited to get the season going."
The Hoosiers:
IU enters the fifth season of the Steve Aird era with a bevy of returning talent along with a pair of talented freshmen from Europe.
The Hoosiers announced the signings of outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles (Madrid, Spain) and right-side Melisa Ilter (Bursa, Turkey) to Bloomington in late-July. Each player has competed at high levels in Europe over the past years in their respective countries.
14 athletes from the 2021 roster return for IU including libero Paula Cerame, middle blockers Kaley Rammelsberg and Savannah Kjolhede, outside hitters Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes and setter Camryn Haworth.
Cerame posted 492 digs last season, the third-most in a single season in program history. She enters her fifth season of collegiate volleyball, the second with the Hoosiers.
Saris and Rammelsberg each posted 200+ kills last season for the Hoosiers while Kjolhede and Geddes recorded 130+ kills as well.
Additional veteran pieces include outside hitters Ashley Zulauf and Grae Gosnell, setter Emily Fitzner and defensive specialist Haley Armstrong.
Joining Aird on the sidelines are first-year coaches Spencer McLachlin (Associate Head Coach) and Rachel Morris (Assistant Coach). The pair enter their first year in Bloomington following stints at the high school, collegiate, club and international level.
The Opposition:
Indiana State (0-0)
• The Sycamores come into 2022 on the heels of an 18-13 campaign in 2021 which featured an appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship.
• Indiana State welcomes new coach Ashlee Pritchard to Terre Haute after spending the last 10 seasons building Marian (Ind.) into a NAIA powerhouse.
Chicago State (0-0)
• The Cougars enter the season on the back of a 17-11 season last year which also featured a trip to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship.
• Chicago State's roster features just three Americans with athletes from Turkey, Peru, South Korea, Argentina and various other nations comprising the roster.
Jacksonville State (0-0)
• The Gamecocks had an outstanding season a year ago, finishing 25-7 (13-3) after falling short of the NCAA Tournament with a loss to Florida Gulf Coast in the finals of the A-SUN Conference Tournament.
• Jacksonville State returns fifth year outside hitter Lena Kindermann who recorded 393 kills in 2021.
Indiana Invitational:
A four-team tournament featuring the host-Hoosiers, Chicago State, Indiana State and Jacksonville State will see each team face each other across a six-game slate of volleyball on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27.
The Hoosiers begin their campaign in the nightcap on Friday evening, at 7:00 PM, against in-state foe Indiana State. Chicago State and Jacksonville State will open play at 5:00 PM that evening.
"I thought we had a great spring, capped off with the foreign trip, so we had extra time to train," head coach Steve Aird said. "We're returning a much more mature group than a year ago. I just think volleyball IQ and physicality have improved. Excited to get the season going."
The Hoosiers:
IU enters the fifth season of the Steve Aird era with a bevy of returning talent along with a pair of talented freshmen from Europe.
The Hoosiers announced the signings of outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles (Madrid, Spain) and right-side Melisa Ilter (Bursa, Turkey) to Bloomington in late-July. Each player has competed at high levels in Europe over the past years in their respective countries.
14 athletes from the 2021 roster return for IU including libero Paula Cerame, middle blockers Kaley Rammelsberg and Savannah Kjolhede, outside hitters Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes and setter Camryn Haworth.
Cerame posted 492 digs last season, the third-most in a single season in program history. She enters her fifth season of collegiate volleyball, the second with the Hoosiers.
Saris and Rammelsberg each posted 200+ kills last season for the Hoosiers while Kjolhede and Geddes recorded 130+ kills as well.
Additional veteran pieces include outside hitters Ashley Zulauf and Grae Gosnell, setter Emily Fitzner and defensive specialist Haley Armstrong.
Joining Aird on the sidelines are first-year coaches Spencer McLachlin (Associate Head Coach) and Rachel Morris (Assistant Coach). The pair enter their first year in Bloomington following stints at the high school, collegiate, club and international level.
The Opposition:
Indiana State (0-0)
• The Sycamores come into 2022 on the heels of an 18-13 campaign in 2021 which featured an appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship.
• Indiana State welcomes new coach Ashlee Pritchard to Terre Haute after spending the last 10 seasons building Marian (Ind.) into a NAIA powerhouse.
Chicago State (0-0)
• The Cougars enter the season on the back of a 17-11 season last year which also featured a trip to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship.
• Chicago State's roster features just three Americans with athletes from Turkey, Peru, South Korea, Argentina and various other nations comprising the roster.
Jacksonville State (0-0)
• The Gamecocks had an outstanding season a year ago, finishing 25-7 (13-3) after falling short of the NCAA Tournament with a loss to Florida Gulf Coast in the finals of the A-SUN Conference Tournament.
• Jacksonville State returns fifth year outside hitter Lena Kindermann who recorded 393 kills in 2021.
Indiana Invitational:
- Venue: Wilkinson Hall (Bloomington, Ind.)
- Watch: BTN+
- Live Stats:
- Indiana vs. Indiana State: https://bit.ly/3PH3qo7
- Indiana vs. Chicago State: https://bit.ly/3T6keYE
- Indiana vs. Jacksonville State: https://bit.ly/3AglC2o
- Schedule:
- Friday, Aug. 26: Chicago State vs. Jacksonville State (5:00 PM)
- Friday, Aug. 26: Indiana State vs. Indiana (7:00 PM)
- Saturday, Aug. 27: Indiana vs. Chicago State (10:00 AM)
- Saturday, Aug. 27: Indiana State vs. Jacksonville State (12:00 PM)
- Saturday, Aug. 27: Chicago State vs. Indiana State (5:00 PM)
- Saturday, Aug. 27: Indiana vs. Jacksonville State (7:00 PM)
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