2025 Volleyball Roster
Candela Alonso-Corcelles
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madrid, Spain
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-2
Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023, 2024)
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
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 … majoring in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management … born on April 11th.
