Sade Ilawole

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Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Woodland Hills, Calif.
Position:
S
Height:
5-3

Get to Know Sade
Hobbies: Listening to Music, Hanging with Friends, Traveling and Shopping
Movies: Goodfellas and Devil Wears Prada
Favorite TV Shows: 90210 and Gossip Girl
Musical Artists: Bad Bunny, Sade, Rema and Rihanna
Dream Job: Work in Entertainment or Music Industry
Restaurant: II Foranio and Farm
Major: Film, Television and Digital Production
Why IU: The People, Sense of Community, Academics, Campus and Facilities

2024 (Freshman Season)
Season: Played in 21 matches with three starts as a freshman … recorded 44 digs (0.81 per set) and 18 assists … also picked up four service aces … made her career debut in a road win at Kennesaw State … had multiple digs (3) for the first time in a win over Chicago State … made first career start as a setter in the 6-2 offensive system against No. 8 Wisconsin … tallied 12 assists and seven digs against the Badgers … put up a career high eight digs on the road at Rutgers … tallied four assists and four digs at No. 2 Nebraska in her final contest of the season.

Prep and Personal
Prepped at Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles, Calif. … played her club volleyball for Mizuno Long Beach … went 91-22 in three years as the starting setter for head coach Stefanie Wigfall and the Trailblazers … finished her high school career with 3,105 assists, 122 aces and 680 digs … named the 2023 Mission League MVP … 2023 All-CIF Southern Section (Division 1) selection … selected as the 2023 Daily News Offensive Player of the Year … Second Team All-American by both Max Preps and Prep Volleyball … 2022 Prep Volleyball First Team All-American … ranked as the No. 97 overall recruit in the Class of 2023 by Prep Volleyball … a two-time USAV National Champion … led Sierra Canyon to a 34-9 record in 2023 … was a setter and teammate of 2023 AVCA National Freshman of the Year, Olivia Babcock … daughter of Jide and Ani Ilawole … has one sister, Yewande … intends to major in Film, TV and Digital Production at Indiana … born on June 2nd.