Ella Boersema

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: DTW

Photo by: DTW

Photo by: Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Maddi Sponsel/Indiana Athletics

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Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Churubusco, Ind.
Position:
MB
Height:
6-2

Get to Know Ella
Hobbies: Baking, Doing Hair, Watching Tv, Walking, Swimming, Tubing, Tanning, Shopping
Movies: Purple Heart, The Bee Movie
Binge Show: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Musical Artists: Anything Worship and Country Music
Dream Job: Kindergarten Teacher
Restaurant: Da Vinci
Major: Elementary Education
Why IU: Love the Coaching Staff and Hardworking Atmosphere and Team

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2025)

2025 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection ... played 14 matches and made 13 starts … missed the final 16 games of the season following a season-ending lower-leg injury in October … provided 74 kills, 59 blocks and 111.5 points in limited action in 2025 … averaged 1.76 kills per set, 1.40 blocks per set and 2.65 points per set … at the time of injury, was leading qualified Big Ten players in blocks per set … hit .375 on 144 attempts in her sophomore campaign … had eight-or-more kills on five occasions … provided six games with at least five blocks … made season debut with five kills and five blocks in a sweep of SEMO … became second IU player to record 10-or-more blocks (10 vs. Bowling Green) in a three-set match since 2008 … followed that up with six kills and nine blocks in a win over Stephen F. Austin … combined for 17 kills and just two errors in the first two Big Ten matches of the year (at Northwestern, vs. Washington) … came off the bench and provided six blocks in a win at No. 24 UCLA … last appeared in Monon Spike match vs. No. 12 Purdue … injured in the second set after tallying three kills and one block.

2024 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made 14 appearances with 11 starts as a freshman … recorded 44 kills (1.05 per set) and 37 total blocks in her first year of college … made collegiate debut as a starting middle blocker at Kennesaw State with three kills and two blocks … put up seven kills and four blocks in Wilkinson Hall debut against UC Davis … best match of the season came against Southern Indiana with nine kills (.438) and six blocks … started nine of 10 matches in the non-conference season … made five appearances during the Big Ten slate … started in a sweep of UCLA with four kills and two blocks.

Prep and Personal
Prepped at Churubusco High School in Churubusco, Ind. … played for three-time Olympian Lloy Ball and Team Pineapple Volleyball Club … four-time Northeast Corner All-Conference selection for head coach Melissa Winters … led her school to 2022 and 2023 IHSAA 2A Sectional Championships … named to the 2023 IHSVCA 2A All-State team … finished her prep career with 1,191 kills, 233 aces, 178 blocks, 333 digs and hit .448 across four years … her .505 hitting percentage led the state of Indiana in 2023 and was ninth nationally among qualified athletes … helped Churubusco to 78 wins in four years including a 30-win campaign in 2023 … daughter of Joe and Brandy … has four sisters, Hannah, Cora, Samantha and Isla … majoring in Elementary Education … born on September 13th.