Indiana University Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
Candela Alonso-Corcelles
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madrid, Spain
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-2
Get to Know Candela
Hobbies: Cooking, Traveling, Hanging with Friends and Family
Binge Shows: Manifest, SWAT and Peaky Blinders
Musical Artists: Dani Martín and Chris Stapleton
Dream Job: Winery Owner
Favorite Restaurant: El Cantonet
Major: Tourism, Hospitality and Management
Favorite IU Memory: Winning the Monon Spike in 2023
Career Stats
Overall: 1,386 kills, 1,611 points, 772 digs, 205 blocks, 97 aces, 86 assists
Awards and Honors
First Team All-Big Ten (2025)
AVCA Midwest All-Region (2025)
NCAA Austin All-Regional Team (2025)
Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024, 2023)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2024, 2023)
2025 (Senior Season)
Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection … First Team All-Big Ten selection … AVCA Midwest All-Region team member … named to the NCAA Austin All-Regional team … selected 11th overall by the Grand Rapids Rise in the Major League Volleyball draft … became the winningest player in program history (77) … broke IU’s all-time wins record in Big Ten contests (42) … became one of four players in IU’s history to be a part of two separate 21-win regular seasons in the NCAA era … played and started in all 33 matches … led the team with 402 kills and 465.0 points … first IU player with consecutive seasons of 400+ kills since Jordan Haverly (2009, 2010) … finished eighth in the Big Ten with 402 kills … averaged 3.56 kills per set, 2.04 digs per set, 0.58 blocks per set and 4.12 points per set … improved her season hitting percentage by 65 points between her junior and senior campaigns … finished eighth in program history in kills (1,386) … tallied 23 matches with double-digit kills and two matches with 20+ kills … scored her 1,000th-career kill in a comeback reverse sweep of Miami (Fla.) … had a run of five-straight double-digit kill efforts in wins over SEMO, Northern Kentucky, Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Loyola (Chicago) … hit .313 with 18 kills, four digs and two blocks in ranked win at No. 24 UCLA … provided 15 kills on a .333 clip to sweep Michigan in Ann Arbor … had three-straight matches with 15+ kills in contests with Minnesota, Northwestern and Maryland … came one kill short of her career high with 24 kills in five-set win over Iowa … had a run of five-straight matches with double-digit kills between November 14th (Oregon) and November 26th (Illinois) … had 12+ kills in all three NCAA Tournament matches … became first IU outside hitter since at least 2008 with 16 kills, one-or-fewer errors and a hitting percentage north of .550 in a win over No. 24 Colorado … finished her college career with 13 kills and 10 digs at No. 3 Texas … recorded six double-doubles against SEMO, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Iowa, Oregon and No. 3 Texas.
2024 (Junior Season)
Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team
… played and started in all 30 matches … led the team with 409 kills and 1,201 total attempts … third on the team with 207 digs … recorded a career high 27 service aces … one of 10 Big Ten players to finish the regular season with over 400 kills … had double-digit kills in 23 of 30 matches … never had fewer than six kills in a contest … recorded four double-doubles … tallied a season high 14 digs in the win over Notre Dame … put up 15+ kills in 13 matches, 10 of those coming in conference play … opened the season with 10 kills on 18 swings (.389) in a sweep of Kennesaw State … racked up a match high 17 kills (.300) in a contest at Notre Dame … picked up 18 kills in home matches with Ohio State and No. 3 Penn State … joined Avry Tatum as the first IU duo to each record 20+ kills in a match with her 23-kill performance at Rutgers … against UCLA, became first IU player since at least 2003 to record 20+ kills on fewer than 40 swings while hitting above .450 … went for 23 kills at Ohio State while being targeted a career high 50 times in serve reception (zero errors) … tallied a career high 25 kills on a career high 71 attacks in a win over Michigan … because first Hoosier in 22 years with three-straight 20-kill matches … closed the season with 18 kills and five digs in a commanding sweep of Illinois.
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection … CSC Academic All-District team ... played in 32 matches with 29 starts ... appeared in 119 of 122 sets ... led the team with 344 kills ... also recorded 226 digs, 54 blocks, 24 aces and 24 assists ... had 20 matches with 10+ kills ... finished the season on a streak of 16-straight matches with 10+ kills ... put together 29 kills in three matches at the Long Beach Invitational ... hit .345 with 12 kills on 29 swings against Long Beach State ... started all three matches on the left at the Stacheville Challenge ... one of five players with 10+ kills in the victory at Miami (FL) ... compiled 11 kills, six digs and four blocks in a win over Illinois ... racked up six kills and seven digs at No. 1 Wisconsin ... combined for 13 kills and nine digs in matches against Iowa and No. 2 Nebraska ... provided 15 kills and a career-high 17 digs at No. 14 Penn State ... hit .323 with 11 kills at Maryland ... recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs vs. No. 15 Purdue ... went for 18 kills in a win over Michigan ... produced a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs at No. 19 Purdue ... notched 16 kills, 12 digs and five blocks at Northwestern ... recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs at Ohio State ... produced a career-high 24 kills in a five-set match vs. Minnesota .. contributed double-doubles against Maryland and No. 3 Wisconsin ... notched a career high five service aces at Michigan State.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Played in all 32 matches with 26 starts ... appeared in 122 of 123 sets ... recorded 231 kills, 108 digs, 41 blocks and 22 service aces ... reached double-digit kills in eight matches including the final three games of the season ... third on the team in kills ... hit above .300 (10+ swings) on six occasions ... made collegiate debut in the victory over Indiana State, recording nine kills and seven digs in the victory ... recorded a pair of 14-kill games against TCU and Western Carolina ... first career double-double came in victory over Western Carolina ... put up 10 kills on a .563 clip in win over Tennessee Tech ... recorded 15 kills on a .367 clip in a five-set win over Maryland ... recorded nine kills and five digs against No. 9 Purdue ... tallied seven kills and nine digs against Michigan State ... recorded 9 kills and 2 digs in win over No. 25 Michigan ... poured in 11 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks and 2 aces in victory at Michigan State ... gave the Hoosiers 14 kills, three aces, five digs and four blocks in victory at No. 5 Ohio State ... poured in career high 17 kills with a .452 clip on 31 swings in win over Illinois ... recorded 13 kills with seven digs against Maryland.
Prep and Personal
Played with Club Voleibol Alcobendas and the Spanish National Team … played three seasons with the international team including the U16 WEVZA Tournament (2016-17), U18 WEVZA Tournament and U18 Pre-European Cup (2017-18) and the U18 WEVZA Tournament (2018-19) … played with Club Voleibol Alcobendas since 2015, where she was the MVP of the Madrid League final three times (2017, 2018, 2021) and helped the team to two gold medals (2016-17 and 2018-19) during her time with the U18 team … daughter of Felipe and Nuria … has one sister, Adriana … majored in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management … born on April 11th.
