Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Go Dancing in 2025
11/30/2025 6:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the first time in 15 seasons, Indiana will play postseason volleyball in December. After winning 23 matches in the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Sunday (Nov. 30) evening. IU will be a four seed and will host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.
Head coach Steve Aird and his program have been one of the best stories in all of college volleyball this season. IU was picked to finish 11th in the preseason Big Ten poll but finished fifth in the final conference standings with 14 league victories. Its IU's highest finish in the Big Ten since 1999.
This will be just the sixth NCAA tournament bid in program history for the Hoosiers. IU last went to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and had been in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2002 prior to that. The program broke one of the longest active NCAA Tournament droughts (15 years) of any power four team in the country.
IU's path to the postseason began on opening night of the season with a dramatic reverse sweep at Miami (Fla.). The Hoosiers lost the first two sets handily before flipping the script and winning in five sets behind 20 kills from senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles.
From there, IU put together one of the best resumes in the entire country. As of the NCAA's RPI release on Saturday (Nov. 29), IU has five wins against top-50 programs. All five of those victories came on the road (USC, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, UCLA and Penn State). The Hoosiers picked up nine wins against top-80 schools and were able to avoid any bad losses throughout the entire campaign.
One of the biggest reasons for IU's success in 2025 and has been its efficient and powerful offense. Its talented trio of pin hitters in Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager has been one of the best in the country. The three players have combined for 10.05 kills per set and a collective hitting percentage of .266 this year.
The Hoosiers' freshman class – that features Jager, setter Teodora Krickovic and middle blocker Victoria Gray, has helped revolutionize a new era in Bloomington. All seven of IU's freshmen have played this season with five of them earning regular playing time. IU is expected to land multiple players on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team for the first time in program history.
IU will head to the big dance as one of nine programs selected from the Big Ten. On the season, IU played 12 different NCAA Tournament teams, beating seven of them. The Hoosiers will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Bloomington, beginning with a matchup against MAC tournament champions, Toledo.
Head coach Steve Aird and his program have been one of the best stories in all of college volleyball this season. IU was picked to finish 11th in the preseason Big Ten poll but finished fifth in the final conference standings with 14 league victories. Its IU's highest finish in the Big Ten since 1999.
This will be just the sixth NCAA tournament bid in program history for the Hoosiers. IU last went to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and had been in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2002 prior to that. The program broke one of the longest active NCAA Tournament droughts (15 years) of any power four team in the country.
IU's path to the postseason began on opening night of the season with a dramatic reverse sweep at Miami (Fla.). The Hoosiers lost the first two sets handily before flipping the script and winning in five sets behind 20 kills from senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles.
From there, IU put together one of the best resumes in the entire country. As of the NCAA's RPI release on Saturday (Nov. 29), IU has five wins against top-50 programs. All five of those victories came on the road (USC, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, UCLA and Penn State). The Hoosiers picked up nine wins against top-80 schools and were able to avoid any bad losses throughout the entire campaign.
One of the biggest reasons for IU's success in 2025 and has been its efficient and powerful offense. Its talented trio of pin hitters in Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager has been one of the best in the country. The three players have combined for 10.05 kills per set and a collective hitting percentage of .266 this year.
The Hoosiers' freshman class – that features Jager, setter Teodora Krickovic and middle blocker Victoria Gray, has helped revolutionize a new era in Bloomington. All seven of IU's freshmen have played this season with five of them earning regular playing time. IU is expected to land multiple players on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team for the first time in program history.
IU will head to the big dance as one of nine programs selected from the Big Ten. On the season, IU played 12 different NCAA Tournament teams, beating seven of them. The Hoosiers will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Bloomington, beginning with a matchup against MAC tournament champions, Toledo.
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