2023 Volleyball Roster
Tatum, Avry
Jersey Number 13
Avry Tatum
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Solana Beach, Calif.
- Position:
- Opposite/Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
Bio
Get to Know Avry
Hobbies: Shopping, Going to Beach, Hanging with Friends and Family
Movies: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite TV Show: Love Island
Musical Artists: Drake, Party Next Door and SZA
Restaurant: Da Vinci
Major: Sports Management
Favorite IU Memory: Winning the Monon Spike in 2023
2024 (Junior Season – at Indiana)
Season: Played in 29 of 30 matches for the Hoosiers with 25 starts … missed the game vs. No. 8 Wisconsin through injury … recorded 348 kills (3.38 per set), 65 digs, 50 blocks and 28 aces in her junior campaign … one of the most efficient opposite hitters in the league (.282 hitting percentage) … had 18 double-digit kill performances and three 20-kill matches … opened the season with 16 kills on 18 swings (two errors) and a .778 hitting percentage … her performance was IU’s best individual hitting percentage (with at least 12 kills) in a season opener since the beginning of the 25-point rally-era (2008) … produced a career high 25 kills on only 39 swings in a five-set win over Ball State … first IU player with 25+ kills and a .430+ hitting percentage in the same match since 2010 … named to the Indiana Invitational All-Tournament team … went for 24 kills in just four sets at No. 11 Oregon – including 10 in set three alone … followed that up with 19 kills on a .351 hitting percentage in a win over Michigan State … came back from injury with 14 kills (.545 hitting percentage) in a sweep of Northwestern … had 20 kills at Rutgers to join Candela Alonso-Corcelles (23) as the first pair of IU players to each record 20+ kills in the same match since 2010 … produced a season high eight kills against USC … ended the season with 10+ kills in nine of the final 11 contests … closed her year with 14 kills (two errors) on a .600 clip in the sweep over Illinois.
2023 (Sophomore Season – at Indiana)
Season: Played in 29 matches with 26 starts ... totaled 229 kills, 73 blocks and 20 aces on the season ... hit .500 with 12 kills and four blocks in a victory over Radford ... provided seven kills and four blocks against Washington ... recorded a pair of aces in a win over Lindenwood ... destroyed the competition at the 305 Challenge with 40 kills in three matches ... recorded 17 kills while hitting .361 in the win at Miami ... produced the game-winning kill over the Hurricanes ... combined for 19 kills in matches against Iowa and No. 2 Nebraska ... had 12 kills, five digs and three blocks in five-set loss at No. 14 Penn State ... had 12 kills while hitting .375 against No. 15 Purdue ... scored the game-winning kill against Ohio State ... tallied eight kills, seven digs and four blocks at Rutgers ... combined for 17 kills in matches vs. Rutgers and Minnesota ... tallied 11 kills vs. Maryland ... combined for 18 kills in victories over Michigan State and Michigan.
2022 (Freshman Season – at Cincinnati)
Season: Played in 86 sets across 24 matches with 18 starts on the right side ... compiled 215 kills, 58 digs and 37 blocks while hitting .205 ... named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 10 following wins over Temple and East Carolina (averaged 4.00 kills per set) ... had 12 matches with double-digit kills including seven in conference play ... recorded a career high 22 kills on a .269 clip in a win at Temple ... notched her first career double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs against East Carolina.
Prep and Personal
Recorded 756 kills in three seasons of high school volleyball at La Costa Canyon ... senior year complied a 30-13 record with 336 kills, 67 blocks, 150 digs and 37 assists ... played club volleyball for WAVE ... coached by IU assistant coach Rachel Morris for all four years of high school and 17's for club volleyball ... all-region, all-conference and Second Team All-American selection ... signed with the University of Cincinnati out of high school ... majoring in Sports Management … daughter of Guy and Ashley Tatum ... has one sibling, Finn ... born on September 2nd.
Hobbies: Shopping, Going to Beach, Hanging with Friends and Family
Movies: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite TV Show: Love Island
Musical Artists: Drake, Party Next Door and SZA
Restaurant: Da Vinci
Major: Sports Management
Favorite IU Memory: Winning the Monon Spike in 2023
2024 (Junior Season – at Indiana)
Season: Played in 29 of 30 matches for the Hoosiers with 25 starts … missed the game vs. No. 8 Wisconsin through injury … recorded 348 kills (3.38 per set), 65 digs, 50 blocks and 28 aces in her junior campaign … one of the most efficient opposite hitters in the league (.282 hitting percentage) … had 18 double-digit kill performances and three 20-kill matches … opened the season with 16 kills on 18 swings (two errors) and a .778 hitting percentage … her performance was IU’s best individual hitting percentage (with at least 12 kills) in a season opener since the beginning of the 25-point rally-era (2008) … produced a career high 25 kills on only 39 swings in a five-set win over Ball State … first IU player with 25+ kills and a .430+ hitting percentage in the same match since 2010 … named to the Indiana Invitational All-Tournament team … went for 24 kills in just four sets at No. 11 Oregon – including 10 in set three alone … followed that up with 19 kills on a .351 hitting percentage in a win over Michigan State … came back from injury with 14 kills (.545 hitting percentage) in a sweep of Northwestern … had 20 kills at Rutgers to join Candela Alonso-Corcelles (23) as the first pair of IU players to each record 20+ kills in the same match since 2010 … produced a season high eight kills against USC … ended the season with 10+ kills in nine of the final 11 contests … closed her year with 14 kills (two errors) on a .600 clip in the sweep over Illinois.
2023 (Sophomore Season – at Indiana)
Season: Played in 29 matches with 26 starts ... totaled 229 kills, 73 blocks and 20 aces on the season ... hit .500 with 12 kills and four blocks in a victory over Radford ... provided seven kills and four blocks against Washington ... recorded a pair of aces in a win over Lindenwood ... destroyed the competition at the 305 Challenge with 40 kills in three matches ... recorded 17 kills while hitting .361 in the win at Miami ... produced the game-winning kill over the Hurricanes ... combined for 19 kills in matches against Iowa and No. 2 Nebraska ... had 12 kills, five digs and three blocks in five-set loss at No. 14 Penn State ... had 12 kills while hitting .375 against No. 15 Purdue ... scored the game-winning kill against Ohio State ... tallied eight kills, seven digs and four blocks at Rutgers ... combined for 17 kills in matches vs. Rutgers and Minnesota ... tallied 11 kills vs. Maryland ... combined for 18 kills in victories over Michigan State and Michigan.
2022 (Freshman Season – at Cincinnati)
Season: Played in 86 sets across 24 matches with 18 starts on the right side ... compiled 215 kills, 58 digs and 37 blocks while hitting .205 ... named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 10 following wins over Temple and East Carolina (averaged 4.00 kills per set) ... had 12 matches with double-digit kills including seven in conference play ... recorded a career high 22 kills on a .269 clip in a win at Temple ... notched her first career double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs against East Carolina.
Prep and Personal
Recorded 756 kills in three seasons of high school volleyball at La Costa Canyon ... senior year complied a 30-13 record with 336 kills, 67 blocks, 150 digs and 37 assists ... played club volleyball for WAVE ... coached by IU assistant coach Rachel Morris for all four years of high school and 17's for club volleyball ... all-region, all-conference and Second Team All-American selection ... signed with the University of Cincinnati out of high school ... majoring in Sports Management … daughter of Guy and Ashley Tatum ... has one sibling, Finn ... born on September 2nd.
VB: Vickers + Tatum - BTN Studio Set
Monday, July 28
VB: Steve Aird - BTN Studio Set
Monday, July 28
Big Ten Volleyball Media Days: Full Presser
Tuesday, August 01
IUVB at Big Ten Media Day
Monday, August 01
