Indy Ignite

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Indy Ignite
Indy Ignite.png
Sport Volleyball
Founded2023
First season 2025
League Major League Volleyball
Location Fishers, Indiana
Arena Fishers Event Center
ColorsNavy, light blue, orange, yellow, white
     
OwnerJim Schumacher and Don Hutchinson
PresidentMary Kay “MK” Huse
Head coach Lauren Bertolacci
Championships0
Playoff berths1 (2025)
Website provolleyball.com/teams/indy-ignite

The Indy Ignite are a women's professional indoor volleyball team based in the Indianapolis metropolitan area that competes in Major League Volleyball (MLV). The team plays its home games at Fishers Event Center. The Ignite began play as an expansion team in the 2025 season. [1]

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History

Founding

On December 7, 2023, the Pro Volleyball Federation announced that an expansion team was coming to Indianapolis, Indiana. [2] On January 28, 2024, the ownership group of Indy Pro Volleyball publicly released the name and logo for Indiana's first professional volleyball team. [3] The team was to play in the Fishers Event Center, a 7,000-seat entertainment and sporting venue in Fishers, Indiana, where the Ignite would split time with the Indy Fuel and Fishers Freight. The Ignite debuted a navy blue, light blue, orange, yellow and white colorway with their mascot Pepper.

2025 season

The Ignite earned the 1st overall pick in the 2025 PVF draft held on November 25, 2024, before the 2025 PVF season. [4] On draft night, the Ignite traded the 1st overall pick (Merritt Beason) to the Atlanta Vibe in exchange for the 2nd and 9th overall picks where the franchise selected Anna DeBeer and Elena Scott respectively. On January 14, 2025, Leketor Member-Meneh earned PVF Player of the Week Award. On May 7, Sydney Hilley was named PVF Setter of the Year while both Hilley and Azhani Tealer were named PVF All-League First Team. The franchise qualified for the 2025 PVF Playoffs as the 4th seed with a 13–15 record, hosted at Lee's Family Forum in Las Vegas. In the franchise's first playoff debut, the Ignite upset the 1st seed Omaha Supernovas 3–2 in the semifinals, before advancing to the 2025 PVF finals against the Orlando Valkyries. George Padjen served as the head coach for the inaugural season before his resignation at the end of the season. [5]

2026 season

On July 2, 2025, the team announced that Lauren Bertolacci would be the head coach for the upcoming season. [6]

Seasons

Indy Ignite season overviews
SeasonLeagueFinishWinsLossesPct.Playoffs
Indy Ignite
2025 PVF 4th1315.464Won semifinals (Omaha Supernovas) (3–2)
Lost finals (Orlando Valkyries) (1–3)
2026 PVF -00–TBD
Regular season1315.4642025–present
Playoffs11.5002025–present

2025 roster

Current as of April 9, 2025. [7]

NumberPlayerPositionCollege/clubHeight
1 Flag of the United States.svg Caitie BairdOutside hitter Stanford 6'3"
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sydney HilleySetter Wisconsin 6'0"
5 Flag of Germany.svg Isabel MartinOutside hitter Florida 6'0"
6 Flag of the United States.svg Kylie MurrLibero Minnesota 5'6"
7 Flag of the United States.svg Leketor Member-Meneh Outside hitter Missouri/Pittsburgh 5'8"
9 Flag of the United States.svg Elena Scott Libero Louisville 5'9"
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ainise HaviliSetter Kansas 5'10"
12 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline CrawfordMiddle blocker Wisconsin 6'2"
14 Flag of the United States.svg Anna DeBeer Outside hitter Louisville 5'11"
17 Flag of the United States.svg Blake MohlerMiddle blocker Purdue 6'1"
18 Flag of the United States.svg Carly SkjodtOutside hitter Michigan 6'1"
19 Flag of the United States.svg Azhani TealerOpposite Hitter Kentucky 5'9"
20 Flag of the United States.svg Grace WadeOpposite hitter Purdue 6'3"
22 Flag of the United States.svg Lydia MartynMiddle blocker Oklahoma 6'3"
23 Flag of Serbia.svg Nina ČajićOutside hitter Tennessee 5'11"
26 Flag of the United States.svg Nnedi OkammorMiddle blocker SMU 6'4"

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Markets". Pro Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Professional Women's Volleyball Comes to Indianapolis". Indy Ignite Volleyball. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Indy Pro Volleyball Team Reveals Name And Logo". OurSports Central. 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Pro Volleyball Federation Draft To Be Held November 25". provolleyball.com. October 17, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Indy Ignite pro volleyball team set to debut in January". Johnson County Daily Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ↑ Frank, Evan (July 2, 2025). "Indy Ignite hire Swiss Women's National Volleyball Team coach to lead franchise". Indy Star. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2025 Indy Ignite Roster". provolleyball.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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