Breana Edwards

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka

BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 31, 2018 - Outside hitter Breana Edwards #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at the University Gym in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 13, 2018 - Outside hitter Breana Edwards #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Indiana Hoosiers at University Gym in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rainier, Ore.
Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2

2021 (SENIOR): Ended the season with 368 kills, 41 blocks, and nine aces…played in all 32 matches for Indiana…recorded her 1000th career kill on Sept. 10 at Georgia Tech…opened the season with nine kills, two assists, and two blocks in the victory over UIC…recorded 18 kills and a block against Bowling Green…struck seven kills and went up for one block at Butler…launched nine kills and three solos blocks in match at Western Michigan…had a hitting percentage of .326 with 18 kills vs. Southeast Missouri State…faced Mississippi State and put 15 kills…laid down 17 kills and two blocks against Oklahoma…secured three blocks with 14 kills at Georgia Tech…put up eight kills and two blocks in the win over Alabama A&M…had double-figure kills in the match vs. Chicago State with 10…secured 13 kills and two blocks vs. Ole Miss…slammed 13 kills against Michigan State…recorded seven kills and a solo block in the match vs. Purdue…had a team-leading 12 kills at Ohio State…put up 18 kills and two blocks in the match vs. Penn State…recorded a team-high 19 kills and had four blocks in the win at Rutgers…saw seven kills and a block at Maryland…led the team in kills with six and tallied an ace and a solo block in the match at Nebraska…had team-high 13 kills on the road at Minnesota…put up a season-high 27 kills and had four blocks in the victory over Rutgers...tallied eight kills against Minnesota…saw a team-high 13 kills in the match against Northwestern…put 19 kills and a block at Iowa…recorded seven kills, three aces, and two solo blocks in the match at Northwestern…led the team in kills with nine on the road at Illinois…also had nine kills at home against Nebraska…had a team-leading seven kills at Illinois…saw another seven kills on Senior Day against Iowa…led the squad in kills with 12 at Purdue.

2020 (JUNIOR): Played in 17 matches for the Hoosiers in the 2020 season…double-digit kills in 11 matches…led the Hoosiers in kills in eight matches…season-high 20 kills in match against Rutgers…season-high five blocks in win at Iowa…second on the team in kills with 177 for the season…Now has 899 career kills…Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 28 matches for the Hoosiers in the 2019 season…Led Indiana in kills with 361 on the season to increase her two year total to 721 kills…Broke a 21-year old record for kills in a match with 39 against Maryland…double digit kills in 18 matches and led the Hoosiers in kills in 20 matches…13 kills with no errors to hit .520 in the Hoosiers win against Oregon State…52 blocks on the season, including 24 solo blocks…Led the Hoosiers with 20 kills and a season-high eight blocks in the win at Kentucky…Recorded a double-double with 19 kills and 10 digs against Iowa…Second Team All-Big Ten Honoree...2019 Academic All-Big Ten Honoree...Selected for the USA Collegiate National Team - Gold Roster after traveling to Colorado Springs for the USA Volleyball Open Tryout.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Had one of the best freshman seasons in recent history for the Hoosiers as she played in all 31 matches and all 120 sets…Led the team with 360 kills, the most for a freshman since 2009…ranked fourth in the Big Ten among freshmen in kills…20 matches on the season with double digit kills, including a strong of 10 straight…season-high of 23 kills in Indiana wins against Temple and Iowa…23 kills with one error on 43 swings for a .512 hitting percentage in the win over Iowa…17 kills and 10 digs in the win over Ball State…four double-doubles on the season…16 kills and 10 digs in the Hoosiers win over Michigan…Led the team in solo blocks with 28…The 28 solo blocks are the second most in program history for a freshman and her 19 solo blocks in Big Ten play are the eighth most in program history for a single season in conference play…Named the MVP of the Queen City Classic and the All-Tournament Team for the Penn State Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Breana Edwards, a native of Rainier, Ore., played at Rainier High School…PrepVolleyball.Com Senior Ace and MaxPreps All-American…4X Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) All-State Honoree…3X OSAA First Team All-State…Led Rainier to a fourth-place finish at the 2017 OSAA State Tournament…4X 3A-1 Lewis & Clark First Team All-League…3X 3A-1 Lewis & Clark League Player of the Year...Edwards holds the state record for kills in a match with 61...She was the 2017 Oregon 3A Player of the Year ...Edwards lettered four years in Track & Field and was a 3X District Champion and 4X State Medalist in the High Jump...Daughter of Mike and Tina Edwards…Breana was born March 23, 2000…mother played volleyball at the University of Oregon…father was her high school coach…lettered three years in track and field (high jump)...major is Marketing.