Indiana University Athletics
Four Seniors to be Honored Saturday
11/18/2025 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – During one of the best years in program history, the Indiana volleyball team has been led by a quartet of talented senior athletes. The Hoosiers will honor those four players on Senior Night at Wilkinson Hall against Nebraska (Nov. 22) as the regular season comes to a close. All senior ceremonies will come after the match against the top-ranked Huskers on Saturday.
Over a four-year span in Bloomington, this senior group has been a part of 73 overall wins and 40 Big Ten victories. The collection of athletes has grown in size by one player each season with the addition of players from the transfer portal. With a win on Thursday, IU will match a program record for wins in a four-year cycle (74). The 40 Big Ten wins is already the most by any group of seniors in school history.
From the beginning, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles has been at the center of IU's success. The native of Madrid, Spain came to Bloomington as a three-rotation opposite hitter and will leave as one of the most impactful players in the school's history. She already owns the program's Big Ten wins record (40) and needs just two victories to become IU's winningest player of all-time (in the NCAA era).
She is the lone senior on this year's team to play all four seasons with the Hoosiers. Alonso-Corcelles has played in every Big Ten contest of her career to this point and has been an available selection for every game since arriving in 2022. She recently moved into the top 10 in program history with over 1,300 career kills.
Her offensive counterpart, opposite hitter Avry Tatum, has been equally impactful in her college career. She transferred to Bloomington in 2023 and has gotten better in each season. As one of IU's three captains, Tatum has been instrumental in changing the culture within the program. She has over 1,000 kills in her college career and will go down as one of, if not, the most efficient pin hitters in IU history.
Middle blocker Madi Sell is finishing up her second and final season with the Hoosiers after coming over from Missouri. She led the team in blocks last season and has started the last month of the season alongside freshman Victoria Gray. In her collegiate career she has over 280 kills and over 220 blocks. Sell is enjoying a breakout offensive season with a .392 hitting percentage.
Outside hitter Jessica Smith was the final player in the senior group to join the program. Year-by-year, the Hoosiers added one athlete to the quartet. After a fantastic beach career at UCLA, Smith elected to use her final year to play indoor volleyball in Bloomington. Her impact on the program can't be described. Not only is she an elite passer but her leadership skills have helped transform the success of IU's season.
Although they took different paths to get to Bloomington, IU's senior quartet will go down as one of the most impactful in program history. Alonso-Corcelles and Tatum are two of four total players in IU history to experience two different 21-win seasons (in the NCAA era). Saturday's game against Nebraska will be the final home game at Wilkinson Hall – pending the Hoosiers being a host site in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Over a four-year span in Bloomington, this senior group has been a part of 73 overall wins and 40 Big Ten victories. The collection of athletes has grown in size by one player each season with the addition of players from the transfer portal. With a win on Thursday, IU will match a program record for wins in a four-year cycle (74). The 40 Big Ten wins is already the most by any group of seniors in school history.
From the beginning, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles has been at the center of IU's success. The native of Madrid, Spain came to Bloomington as a three-rotation opposite hitter and will leave as one of the most impactful players in the school's history. She already owns the program's Big Ten wins record (40) and needs just two victories to become IU's winningest player of all-time (in the NCAA era).
She is the lone senior on this year's team to play all four seasons with the Hoosiers. Alonso-Corcelles has played in every Big Ten contest of her career to this point and has been an available selection for every game since arriving in 2022. She recently moved into the top 10 in program history with over 1,300 career kills.
Her offensive counterpart, opposite hitter Avry Tatum, has been equally impactful in her college career. She transferred to Bloomington in 2023 and has gotten better in each season. As one of IU's three captains, Tatum has been instrumental in changing the culture within the program. She has over 1,000 kills in her college career and will go down as one of, if not, the most efficient pin hitters in IU history.
Middle blocker Madi Sell is finishing up her second and final season with the Hoosiers after coming over from Missouri. She led the team in blocks last season and has started the last month of the season alongside freshman Victoria Gray. In her collegiate career she has over 280 kills and over 220 blocks. Sell is enjoying a breakout offensive season with a .392 hitting percentage.
Outside hitter Jessica Smith was the final player in the senior group to join the program. Year-by-year, the Hoosiers added one athlete to the quartet. After a fantastic beach career at UCLA, Smith elected to use her final year to play indoor volleyball in Bloomington. Her impact on the program can't be described. Not only is she an elite passer but her leadership skills have helped transform the success of IU's season.
Although they took different paths to get to Bloomington, IU's senior quartet will go down as one of the most impactful in program history. Alonso-Corcelles and Tatum are two of four total players in IU history to experience two different 21-win seasons (in the NCAA era). Saturday's game against Nebraska will be the final home game at Wilkinson Hall – pending the Hoosiers being a host site in this year's NCAA Tournament.
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