Sweet 16 Bound in 2025!

Friday, December 5

Bloomington, Ind.

6 p.m.

Indiana University

25-7,14-6Big Ten

(5) Colorado

23-9,12-6Big 12

Colorado

Indiana

12/5/2025 8:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For just the second time in program history, the Indiana volleyball team (25-7, 14-6 B1G) is headed to the Sweet 16 and the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The fourth-seeded Hoosiers came from behind in the third set to finish off a sweep of fifth-seeded Colorado (25-20, 25-17, 25-23) at Wilkinson Hall on Friday (Dec. 5) night.

Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles played one of the best games of her career in what is likely the last home game of her career. She provided 16 kills at a .556 clip, making just one attacking error in three sets. She provided six digs, three assists and two blocks in the win.

Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager found an extra gear late in the match, recording 15 kills while hitting .375. She added three digs, three assists and a service ace. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum tallied eight kills and matched a season high with five blocks.

Even though it only shows one ace in the box score, IU was relentless from the service line. Colorado was forced behind the three-meter line for most of the evening. The Hoosiers racked up 11 blocks, led by a brilliant seven-block night from senior middle blocker Madi Sell. Colorado hit just .208 on the evening.

The performance of the night came from graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith. After not practicing all week and missing yesterday's game, Smith stepped up to serve IU on a 5-0 from the end line. Three consecutive attacking errors handed IU a 23-22 lead in game three. Jager forced match point with her 15th kill before Colorado hit the final ball of the night out of bounds – sending IU to its first Sweet 16 since 2010.

IU will wait to learn its opponent for the NCAA regional semifinals but is expected to meet top-ranked Texas next Thursday or Friday in Austin. The ESPN family of networks will carry all games in the regional round. IU's win on Friday was the 25th of the season – further extending a single-season program record in the NCAA era.

How it Happened
• IU played a spirited performance from the jump. The electric outside hitter duo of freshman Jaidyn Jager and senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles provided 31 kills with just four attacking errors. As a team, IU hit .378 on the night.

• The Hoosiers got contributions from several players on its roster. Freshman outside hitter Charlotte Vinson and graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith had impactful runs from the service line off the bench. Senior middle blocker Madi Sell had a late solo block to spark energy in the gym.

Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
16 kills, .556 hitting percentage, 6 digs, 3 assists, 2 blocks

#24 Jager, Jaidyn
15 kills, .375 hitting percentage, 3 digs

#1 Sell, Madi
2 kills, 7 blocks

Notes to Know
• IU will head to its second NCAA regional semifinal in program history. Both times that the Hoosiers have hosted postseason volleyball, they have advanced to the Sweet 16. The victory over No. 24 Colorado was just the second AVCA top-25 home win in Wilkinson Hall history.

• Senior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career high with seven blocks. It's the sixth time in her college career that she's had seven blocks in a single match. It's the third time she's done it this season. Despite not playing for a long stretch of the year, Sell worked back into the starting lineup and has provided valuable experience for IU.

• In all likelihood, Friday's game will be the last contest that IU's senior class plays at Wilkinson Hall. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles is 40-15 (.727) in her four years on the home court in Bloomington. Since senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum arrived in town in 2023, IU is 33-9 in the home venue.

• Since the beginning of the 25-point rally-scoring era in 2008, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles is the first true left-side attacker at IU to record a match with at least 16 kills, one-or-fewer attacking errors and a hitting percentage north of .500. She did it all in IU's sweep of Colorado on Friday.

• Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager has been one of the best first-year players in the country this season. She recorded the eighth match of her debut campaign with at least 15 kills. She's now third among IU freshmen in single-season kills (374) in program history.