Indy Ignite

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Indy Ignite
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SportVolleyball
LeaguePro Volleyball Federation
Location Fishers, Indiana
Arena Fishers Event Center
OwnerJim Schumacher and Don Hutchinson

The Indy Ignite are a women's professional indoor volleyball team based in the Indianapolis metropolitan area that competes in the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF). 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

On December 7, 2023, the Pro Volleyball Federation announced that an expansion team was coming to Indianapolis. [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 will play in the Fishers Event Center, a 7,000-seat entertainment and sporting venue. George Padjen will be the head coach for the inaugural season. [4]

2025 Roster

Roster from the Pro Volleyball Federation Website [5]

NumberPlayerPositionCollege/ClubHeight
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sydney HilleySetter Wisconsin 6'0"
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chiamaka NwokoloMiddle Blocker Pittsburgh 6'1"
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. ↑ "Indy Ignite pro volleyball team set to debut in January". Johnson County Daily Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  5. ↑ "2025 Indy Ignite Roster". provolleyball.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.


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