Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Add Three to 2024 Roster
5/8/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With the beginning of the volleyball season rapidly approaching, Indiana head coach Steve Aird announced the addition of three new players to the 2024 roster on Wednesday (May 8) afternoon. These three players will provide depth at key positions and provide a wide range of experience and talent in the IU gym.
Two additional defensive specialists and a new setter will add to a deep collection of returning talent in Bloomington. Redshirt junior Natalia Hagopian will transition to a new role as a Student Assistant, opening up the door for the third setter to join the program.
Delaynie Maple (DS, San Diego, Calif.), Jaide Cummings (DS, Buffalo, N.Y.) and Sade Ilawole (S, Woodland Hills, Calif.) will add to a total of eight newcomers on next year's roster. The Hoosiers will boast five true freshmen with three additional transfers rounding out the new group of players for Aird and his staff.
Cummings, who is also enrolled in the Maurer School of Law at IU, joined at the semester along with true freshman Reese Hazelton (OH, Philipsburg, Pa.) and junior Madi Sell (MB, Ballwin, Mo.). Maple, a grad transfer from USC, will join this summer along with the final four freshmen.
#23 Delaynie Maple | DS | 5-10 | San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines/USC Beach
A well-respected leader and a versatile talent, Delaynie Maple will take advantage of the COVID-19 waiver to play a season of indoor volleyball at IU. Maple, a high school and college teammate of former IU setter Emily Fitzner, spent four years playing beach volleyball for powerhouse USC.
During her time at USC, Maple, and partner Megan Kraft, were one of the most dominant beach pairs in college. A back-to-back AVCA First Team All-American, Maple racked up over 100 career wins and helped the Women of Troy to four-straight national championships.
At Torrey Pines High School, Maple was a four-year letterwinner and was a Prep Volleyball First Team All-American as a senior with 345 kills and 339 digs. She was the No. 2 ranked beach volleyball recruit in the nation and played six years at Wave Beach Volleyball Club. She, and Kraft, won the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Phuket, Thailand.
The 5-10 Maple is expected to be a versatile option for the Hoosiers in 2024. She has the ability to pass out of the back row but also has an outstanding arm and could be used as a pin hitter. She is known as an incredible leader and has captained USC the past two seasons.
Aird on Maple: "Delaynie comes to us after an incredibly decorated four years on the beach with USC, where she was a champion in every sense of the word. She was a fantastic indoor player during her prep career, and I think she will acclimate quickly. It is clear she has a great deal of skill, and where and how we use her and integrate her into the program is the question. I have no doubt she will be up for any challenge thrown at her. Delaynie also has exceptional leadership skills. We will lean on her for that leadership and I am certain the entire program will learn a great deal from her. I think it is a wonderful complement to our program that a talent like her has made the decision to join us and we are excited to help her continue her journey."
#15 Sade Ilawole | S/DS | 5-3 | Woodland Hills, Calif./Sierra Canyon/Mizuno Long Beach
Pronunciation (shaw-DAY; e-law-WOAH-lay)
Sade Ilawole, a 5-foot-3 setter and defensive specialist from Woodland Hills, Calif., will join the Indiana Volleyball program for the 2024 season. Currently a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in California, Ilawole becomes the fifth member of a freshman class in the fall that includes early enrollee Reese Hazelton, Emma Segal, Avery Daum and Ella Boersema.
Ilawole, who plays club volleyball with Mizuno Long Beach, recorded 3,105 assists in her high school career and helped lead Sierra Canyon to a 34-9 record in 2023. Sierra Canyon made the first round of the Open Division in the CIF State Volleyball Championships before being knocked out by national powerhouse Mira Costa.
In three years as the program's starting setter, Sierra Canyon compiled a 91-22 record and enjoyed one of the best stretches in school history. During that time, Ilawole also totaled 122 aces and 680 digs while playing in 329 sets. She was a high school teammate, and setter, of 2023 AVCA National Freshman of the Year, Olivia Babcock.
Ilawole was the 2023 Mission League MVP and was named a 2023 All-CIF Southern Section (Division 1) selection. She earned honors as the 2023 Daily News Offensive Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-American selection by both Max Preps and Prep Volleyball. During 2022, she was a First Team All-American pick by Prep Volleyball.
Prep Volleyball ranked Ilawole as the No. 97 overall recruit in the Class of 2023 while Prep Dig touted her as the No. 5 setter in the state of California. She is also a two-time USAV National Champion in club volleyball. She is expected to provide depth in the gym with senior All-American Camryn Haworth and sophomore Luca Fickell.
Since arriving as the associate head coach, Rachel Morris has opened a pipeline of talent from California to Bloomington. Ilawole joins Morris (Huntington Beach), Avry Tatum (Solana Beach), Delaynie Maple (San Diego) and Natalia Hagopian (Laguna Beach) as natives of California in 2024.
Aird on Ilawole: "Sade is a highly decorated, extremely cerebral young volleyball player that is universally loved by her coaches and teammates. She is excited about our academic profile and the opportunity to compete at this level. She is technically sound, has an excellent volleyball IQ and will make our gym better. She can serve, defend, set, and has the potential to help us in a variety of ways. I have a lot of faith that Sade will outperform expectations as she has done so her entire career."
#25 Jaide Cummings | DS | 5-8 | Buffalo, N.Y../Clarence/Univ. of Toronto
A mid-year enrollee, Jaide Cummings will join the program for her final year of eligibility. She's currently enrolled in the Maurer School of Law and is working towards her law degree while playing college volleyball. Cummings has made two stops in her college career and provides another back row option for the Hoosiers.
The 5-foot-8 Cummings is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. She went through spring training with the Hoosiers and played in exhibitions against Xavier, IUPUI and Purdue as a reserve defensive specialist. IU graduated key reserve ball handlers in Isa Lopez and Grae Gosnell, opening up the need for reinforcement in the back row.
She joins a position group that features Maple, sophomore libero Ramsey Gary, senior Carly Mills and incoming freshman Emma Segal. Senior Kenzie Daffinee has also been training with the defensive specialists in the spring.
Aird on Cummings: "Jaide is a mature, strong, talented volleyball player with a fantastic demeanor and excellent work rate. Her perseverance and grit are what stand out most to me through the process of recruiting her, and I am proud of her tenacity and desire to compete at this level. She is an unbelievable person and teammate and she pushes herself in all she does, whether on the court or in the classroom. She doesn't back down from a challenge and is completely bought into our goals in Bloomington. Jaide spent a week with the Canadian National Team Program in the spring and has lots of experience to pull from. She brings plenty to the program and we are lucky to have her on the roster."
Two additional defensive specialists and a new setter will add to a deep collection of returning talent in Bloomington. Redshirt junior Natalia Hagopian will transition to a new role as a Student Assistant, opening up the door for the third setter to join the program.
Delaynie Maple (DS, San Diego, Calif.), Jaide Cummings (DS, Buffalo, N.Y.) and Sade Ilawole (S, Woodland Hills, Calif.) will add to a total of eight newcomers on next year's roster. The Hoosiers will boast five true freshmen with three additional transfers rounding out the new group of players for Aird and his staff.
Cummings, who is also enrolled in the Maurer School of Law at IU, joined at the semester along with true freshman Reese Hazelton (OH, Philipsburg, Pa.) and junior Madi Sell (MB, Ballwin, Mo.). Maple, a grad transfer from USC, will join this summer along with the final four freshmen.
#23 Delaynie Maple | DS | 5-10 | San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines/USC Beach
A well-respected leader and a versatile talent, Delaynie Maple will take advantage of the COVID-19 waiver to play a season of indoor volleyball at IU. Maple, a high school and college teammate of former IU setter Emily Fitzner, spent four years playing beach volleyball for powerhouse USC.
During her time at USC, Maple, and partner Megan Kraft, were one of the most dominant beach pairs in college. A back-to-back AVCA First Team All-American, Maple racked up over 100 career wins and helped the Women of Troy to four-straight national championships.
At Torrey Pines High School, Maple was a four-year letterwinner and was a Prep Volleyball First Team All-American as a senior with 345 kills and 339 digs. She was the No. 2 ranked beach volleyball recruit in the nation and played six years at Wave Beach Volleyball Club. She, and Kraft, won the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Phuket, Thailand.
The 5-10 Maple is expected to be a versatile option for the Hoosiers in 2024. She has the ability to pass out of the back row but also has an outstanding arm and could be used as a pin hitter. She is known as an incredible leader and has captained USC the past two seasons.
Aird on Maple: "Delaynie comes to us after an incredibly decorated four years on the beach with USC, where she was a champion in every sense of the word. She was a fantastic indoor player during her prep career, and I think she will acclimate quickly. It is clear she has a great deal of skill, and where and how we use her and integrate her into the program is the question. I have no doubt she will be up for any challenge thrown at her. Delaynie also has exceptional leadership skills. We will lean on her for that leadership and I am certain the entire program will learn a great deal from her. I think it is a wonderful complement to our program that a talent like her has made the decision to join us and we are excited to help her continue her journey."
#15 Sade Ilawole | S/DS | 5-3 | Woodland Hills, Calif./Sierra Canyon/Mizuno Long Beach
Pronunciation (shaw-DAY; e-law-WOAH-lay)
Sade Ilawole, a 5-foot-3 setter and defensive specialist from Woodland Hills, Calif., will join the Indiana Volleyball program for the 2024 season. Currently a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in California, Ilawole becomes the fifth member of a freshman class in the fall that includes early enrollee Reese Hazelton, Emma Segal, Avery Daum and Ella Boersema.
Ilawole, who plays club volleyball with Mizuno Long Beach, recorded 3,105 assists in her high school career and helped lead Sierra Canyon to a 34-9 record in 2023. Sierra Canyon made the first round of the Open Division in the CIF State Volleyball Championships before being knocked out by national powerhouse Mira Costa.
In three years as the program's starting setter, Sierra Canyon compiled a 91-22 record and enjoyed one of the best stretches in school history. During that time, Ilawole also totaled 122 aces and 680 digs while playing in 329 sets. She was a high school teammate, and setter, of 2023 AVCA National Freshman of the Year, Olivia Babcock.
Ilawole was the 2023 Mission League MVP and was named a 2023 All-CIF Southern Section (Division 1) selection. She earned honors as the 2023 Daily News Offensive Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-American selection by both Max Preps and Prep Volleyball. During 2022, she was a First Team All-American pick by Prep Volleyball.
Prep Volleyball ranked Ilawole as the No. 97 overall recruit in the Class of 2023 while Prep Dig touted her as the No. 5 setter in the state of California. She is also a two-time USAV National Champion in club volleyball. She is expected to provide depth in the gym with senior All-American Camryn Haworth and sophomore Luca Fickell.
Since arriving as the associate head coach, Rachel Morris has opened a pipeline of talent from California to Bloomington. Ilawole joins Morris (Huntington Beach), Avry Tatum (Solana Beach), Delaynie Maple (San Diego) and Natalia Hagopian (Laguna Beach) as natives of California in 2024.
Aird on Ilawole: "Sade is a highly decorated, extremely cerebral young volleyball player that is universally loved by her coaches and teammates. She is excited about our academic profile and the opportunity to compete at this level. She is technically sound, has an excellent volleyball IQ and will make our gym better. She can serve, defend, set, and has the potential to help us in a variety of ways. I have a lot of faith that Sade will outperform expectations as she has done so her entire career."
#25 Jaide Cummings | DS | 5-8 | Buffalo, N.Y../Clarence/Univ. of Toronto
A mid-year enrollee, Jaide Cummings will join the program for her final year of eligibility. She's currently enrolled in the Maurer School of Law and is working towards her law degree while playing college volleyball. Cummings has made two stops in her college career and provides another back row option for the Hoosiers.
The 5-foot-8 Cummings is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. She went through spring training with the Hoosiers and played in exhibitions against Xavier, IUPUI and Purdue as a reserve defensive specialist. IU graduated key reserve ball handlers in Isa Lopez and Grae Gosnell, opening up the need for reinforcement in the back row.
She joins a position group that features Maple, sophomore libero Ramsey Gary, senior Carly Mills and incoming freshman Emma Segal. Senior Kenzie Daffinee has also been training with the defensive specialists in the spring.
Aird on Cummings: "Jaide is a mature, strong, talented volleyball player with a fantastic demeanor and excellent work rate. Her perseverance and grit are what stand out most to me through the process of recruiting her, and I am proud of her tenacity and desire to compete at this level. She is an unbelievable person and teammate and she pushes herself in all she does, whether on the court or in the classroom. She doesn't back down from a challenge and is completely bought into our goals in Bloomington. Jaide spent a week with the Canadian National Team Program in the spring and has lots of experience to pull from. She brings plenty to the program and we are lucky to have her on the roster."
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