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The 2025 Marquette Volleyball Season Preview: The Newcomers

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Hello and welcome back to our preview of the 2025 Marquette women’s volleyball season! We’ve already talked about the returning players from the 2024 roster already, so if you haven’t read that yet, head over thisaway and knock that out. There’s a lot of valuable context in there — or maybe a lack of context by way of not much to talk about? — that sets us up to talk about the new faces on the roster over here.

Let’s jump right on into it, because we’ve got a pretty big newcomer to the program to start with……

Yep, Marquette has a new head coach this season. Ryan Theis left to take the Florida head coaching job after racking up a 258-87 record with MU and establishing himself as the best and most successful coach in program history. His replacement is Tom Mendoza, who comes to Milwaukee after seven seasons at South Carolina. He posted a record of 47-18 in two seasons at High Point, his first stop as a head coach, before going 106-90 with the Gamecocks. Mendoza took South Carolina to the NCAA tournament four times in his time there, including in 2024, and that was with a 7-9 record in an SEC with five top 25 teams in the final poll of the year. Not only did Marquette pull a guy away from an SEC job with a budget north of $2 million a year, but they also snagged a coach with up close and personal experience at winning in the Big East. Before he went to High Point, Mendoza was an assist for six years at Creighton, and his last three seasons there were the Bluejays’ first three in the Big East.

He’s assigned a tall task: Don’t let the program slip. We’ll have to see what the long arc of history has to say about Tom Mendoza’s time at Marquette, but even if this season is maaaaaybe not up to the standards of the last four or so years of Theis’ run, the every year goal of “this is a tournament capable team” should be within reach, both in 2025 and in the long term.

And now, onto the new players on the roster, most of which Tom Mendoza has actually inherited from Ryan Theis’ recruiting, although I think it’s important to start with someone that Mendoza has definitely brought in……

Marquette announced the addition of two transfers on May 28th, nearly three months after Tom Mendoza was announced as the new head coach. It’s safe to say that these women were brought in specifically because Mendoza saw a need to at least bolster the depth at their positions. In the case of Allie Korba (5’9”, #6, Arlington Heights, Illinois), however, I’m pretty sure that she was brought in to start at setter immediately. Korba was the 2024 MAC Setter of the Year after averaging 9.02 assists per set for Central Michigan. She did this under the guidance of then-CMU assistant and now-Marquette assistant Stef Jankiewicz, and if you want to straight up say that Marquette poached Korba from CMU because Mendoza hired Jankiewicz, knock yourself out, because that is 100% what it looks like. If you can grab a Setter of the Year from another conference for her fourth and final year of eligibility, you do it.

A primary reason why that might have happened? Marquette doesn’t have an experienced setter on the roster otherwise. I told you to go read that look at the returning players! Calli Kenny is the only person returning listed as a setter, and she’s actually listed as a setter/defensive specialist/right side hitter, which is less than encouraging about the chances that she’s going to set for the Golden Eagles. Before Korba came in, MU’s only other option at setter for this fall was freshman Isabela Haggard (5’11”, #3, Lexington, Kentucky), who joined the team for spring semester before Theis took the Florida job. That means that Haggard was Marquette’s setter for their spring matches, so even though Mendoza did not recruit Haggard to Marquette, he’s gotten enough of a look at what she can do to know whether or not she’s ready to go as a freshman this fall. Nothing against her, it just seems like the answer was clearly “hey, let’s give you a chance to settle in” at the very least. Haggard is clearly a heck of an athlete, earning all-state honors three times in Kentucky in high school for volleyball on her way to being ranked #65 in the country by Prep Dig and also winning a state title in the long jump as a freshman. Her triple jump personal record would be good enough for 9th on Marquette’s Division 1 all-time list, so I’m not saying that track & field coach Bert Rogers should work hard at seeing if she wants to compete, but I am saying that he should ask nicely.

I said that Tom Mendoza added two transfers in late May, so we may as well move from Korba to the other Mendoza recruit. That’s Julia Stanev (6’3”, #1, Reggio Emilia, Italy), who comes to Marquette after two seasons at Eastern Illinois. While appearing in 54 matches for the Panthers, she averaged 0.96 blocks per set, and that’s actually a dip down from a 1.04 clip as a freshman in 2023 when EIU qualified for the NCAA tournament. That’s good! She had a rough sophomore season, which caused her hitting percentage to drop from .293 in 2023 to just .209 in 2024. EIU had a rough 2024 as a team, finishing 9-19 overall. Short version: Good freshman year on NCAA tournament team, kind of ugly-ish sophomore year on a team that went 5-13 in the Ohio Valley Conference. If Stanev can play up to the level of her teammates around her, then that bodes pretty well for how she might fit in with a Golden Eagles program that should be setting their sights on a Big East championship.

Stanev will be Marquette’s second most experienced middle in 2025 behind only Hattie Bray, but there’s going to at least be a competition for who gets the #2 MB spot. Morgan Daugherty is returning and has shown flickers of being able to contribute while playing behind Bray and Carsen Murray the past couple of years, and we have to consider the possibility that Keira Schmidt (6’3”, #7, Eagan, Minnesota) might be able to make a case for herself. Schmidt was a spring semester enrollee, so she was able to play for Mendoza in the spring schedule. I don’t know how that may or may not have impacted the decision to go out and bring in Stanev, but MU needed depth anyway because this fall will be Hattie Bray’s last year with the Golden Eagles. Schmidt comes in as the #86 prospect in the country in the 2025 recruiting class, so it’s safe to say that she can do some stuff. Her official team bio isn’t overloaded with information that makes you sit up and take notice, but the Prep Dig scouts are much smarter than me when it comes to volleyball. Is “top 100 prospect” enough to push her into regular playing time this year, or are we going to have to wait til 2026?

Defensive Specialist/Libero

I’m going to save hitter til the end, because figuring out who’s going to play libero for Marquette is kind of a critical question. Adriana Studer is Marquette’s only returning defensive specialist, and without getting into anything resembling criticism, we can point out that she hasn’t been Marquette’s primary libero to this point of her three years with the Golden Eagles. With that being the case, there’s a decent chance that one of the three new defensive specialists could jump Studer in line. Allyson Eckel (5’7”, #2, Kenosha, Wisconsin) shoots to the front of the line in that regard merely by being a transfer that Ryan Theis brought in for the spring semester. With that said, she wasn’t a “we’ve got to play her under all circumstances” player for Middle Tennessee, as she played in just 46 of the Blue Raiders’ 61 matches in her two years there. Eckel averaged 1.59 digs per set across her two seasons of action, but I suspect the “didn’t come close to playing in every set” thing might have created an artificial cap to her average. If you’re not on the floor for the whole set, just subbing in occasionally, it’s hard to stack up digs, y’know? In any case, her 155 sets in two seasons is still more than Studer’s 120 in three seasons, so I guess that makes Eckel Marquette’s most experienced DS heading into the season.

Marquette also has two freshmen in the position group. Avery Helms (5’9”, #24, St. Charles, Missouri) and Annika Kowalski (5’9”, #14, Appleton, Wisconsin) are both “late” additions to the roster, in that they weren’t in the group of freshmen that enrolled back in January. Helms has the probable inside track to immediate playing time after being tabbed as an AVCA Third Team All-American last fall and setting her high school’s records for digs in a season, average digs per set for a season, aces in a season, and career aces. She’s also #2 all-time in Missouri state history in digs for a career, and Ryan Theis praised her defending and passing when she was signed as a recruit back in early January. A good passing libero was important in Theis’ system, but we’ll have to wait and see if that’s as big of a deal with the way Mendoza coaches his team. Kowalski was an all-state selection in 2022 and 2023 while her high school won a pair of Wisconsin Division 2 state titles, but the fact of the matter is that she was an attacker in high school and now she’s listed as a defensive specialist. That probably means she’s a heck of an athlete to be able to earn a Division 1 scholarship with the intent of doing something other than what she excelled at in high school, but it also probably means that she’s still learning and growing at her new position. If she picks it up quick, there’s no one in this position group that’s clearly shooting past her as the obvious starter, but for now, I’d rank her fourth out of four pure DS/L players on the roster.

Marquette has an interesting mix of newcomers at outside hitter where there’s a lot of playing time to be grabbed up with Natalie Ring as the only real proven option coming back from last year’s roster. Mari King (5’10”, #11, Jacksonville, Florida) joined the team as a freshman at the start of the spring semester, so she’s been working with Tom Mendoza and his staff ever since they got to campus. She set Florida’s all-time kills record during her prep career, and at the time she signed back in November, Ryan Theis expected her to “play in some big time matches for us in 2025.” She also seemed to be working through some injury related stuff in the spring semester, turning up with a taped up right thigh for a stretch. It never stopped her from playing, but it’s worth noting that she maybe hasn’t been 100% for the Golden Eagles quite yet.

Elena Radeff (6’0”, #21, Menlo Park, California) comes into Marquette as a transfer signed by Ryan Theis but she didn’t arrive on campus until during the summer to begin preparing for the fall season. 2025 will be Radeff’s only season in Milwaukee, as it is her COVID bonus season of eligibility after redshirting in 2022. She was Santa Clara’s #2 attacker last season, averaging 2.69 kills/set and hitting .266. With that said, she finished 2024 on a hot streak, averaging 4.90 kills and hitting .368 over the Broncos’ final six matches. That’s not just a blip of activity, that’s sustained success where Radeff also chipped in 1.15 digs and 0.85 blocks per set. Radeff also played beach volleyball for Santa Clara and was all-West Coast Conference in 2024 while appearing on SC’s top pairing that season. Even if she’s really somewhere in the middle of 2.69 and 4.90 kills per set, that would seem to indicate that she has a part to play for the Golden Eagles in 2025. Remember: She was signed by Ryan Theis to be at MU for one season, so I think we can draw the conclusion that there was a plan for her to have a quality role.

Emma Parks (6’2”, #10, Meadville, Pennsylvania) rounds out the group as a summer enrolling freshman. She earned all-state honors three times in her prep career, and on her way to 1,933 career kills, she set her high school’s single match record with 47. At the time she signed in January, Ryan Theis was leaning towards Parks redshirting in 2025, partly because she came to volleyball a little bit later than the traditional trajectory that he sees. The outside hitter group that’s on Tom Mendoza’s roster for this fall is the same group that was projected to be here right before Theis took the Florida job, so I’d imagine there’s a chance that Mendoza’s assessment of Parks is similar. With that said, different coaches have different asks for their players, and if Parks fits what Mendoza wants right now better than she was going to fit in for Theis, I say run with it and see what happens.

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Texas A&M’s Emily Hellmuth will join the LSU Beach Volleyball team

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Dec. 26, 2025, 7:37 p.m. CT

The historic Texas A&M volleyball season has concluded, and now the seniors are moving on to pursue other endeavors. For some, it might be entering the job market, while for a few, it might be beginning a professional volleyball career. However, for one Aggie, it’s the restart of another college athletic career.

On Friday, it was announced that senior outside hitter Emily Hellmuth will be transferring to LSU to compete in beach volleyball. Although she is not eligible for indoor sports, beach volleyball is considered a separate sport and is not offered at Texas A&M. That means she would have to transfer, regardless of whether she wants to continue playing. She will be eligible for the spring season and will have two years remaining.

Hellmuth was excellent in her role at Texas A&M, appearing in several crucial moments that helped propel the Aggies to their first national title. Below is the official announcement from the LSU beach volleyball X account.





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All Northeast Indiana Volleyball 2025 | High Schools

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First Team

Alyssa Anderson, Woodlan

Class: Senior

Position: Middle blocker

Statistics: 289 kills (2.9/set), 47 aces, 53 blocks, 119 digs (1.2/set)

Of note: IHSVCA Class 2A All-State second team

Reagan Beitler, South Adams

Class: Senior

Position: Setter

Statistics: 145 kills (1.3/set), 73 aces, 376 digs (3.4/set), 644 assists (5.9/set)

Of note: 1A/2A Senior All-Star

Sydney Blackwell, Concordia

Class: Junior

Position: Middle hitter

Statistics: 360 kills (4.0/set), 47 aces, 57 blocks, 110 digs (1.2/set)

Of note: 3A/4A Junior All-State

Reagan Bollenbacher, South Adams

Class: Senior

Position: Outside hitter

Statistics: 304 kills (2.9/set), 25 aces, 392 digs (3.7/set)

Of note: 1A/2A Senior All-Star

Victoria Crozier, Woodlan

Class: Senior

Position: Setter

Statistics: 56 kills, 27 aces, 32 blocks, 151 digs (1.5/set), 874 assists (8.8/set)

Of note: Signed with Trine

Keira Dommer, Concordia

Class: Senior

Position: Setter

Statistics: 52 aces, 200 digs (2.4/set), 863 assists (10.2/set)

Of note: SAC Glass Spike winner

Sophia Gisslen, Carroll

Class: Senior

Position: Setter

Statistics: 46 kills, 37 aces, 36 blocks, 135 digs (1.6/set), 878 assists (10.5/set)

Of note: IHSVCA Class 4A All-State second team; signed with Quinnipiac

Cala Haffner, Carroll

Class: Sophomore

Position: Defensive specialist

Statistics: 60 aces, 432 digs (4.0/set), 133 assists (1.2/set)

Of note: MaxPreps second-team All-America

Maya Harris, Angola

Class: Senior

Position: Outside hitter

Statistics: 637 kills (6.3/set), 177 aces (1.8/set), 228 digs (2.3/set)

Of note: Ms. Volleyball finalist; led the state in aces

Ellie Hepler, Warsaw

Class: Senior

Position: Libero

Statistics: 73 aces, 555 digs (5.2/set), 99 assists

Of note: Signed with Indiana; IHSVCA Class 4A All-State first team

Elyse Mead, West Noble

Class: Sophomore

Position: Outside hitter

Statistics: 530 kills (5.6/set), 44 aces, 25 blocks, 314 digs (3.3/set)

Of note: IHSVCA Class 3A All-State second team

Elli Oskey, Carroll

Class: Junior

Position: S/RS

Statistics: 194 kills (1.8/set), 21 aces, 58 blocks, 330 assists (3.1/set)

Of note: 3A/4A Junior All-Star

Abbie Powell, Southern Wells

Class: Sophomore

Position: Middle blocker

Statistics: 503 kills (5.1/set), 83 aces, 79 blocks, 350 digs (3.6/set)

Of note: Led state with a 0.564 hitting percentage; ACAC Player of the Year

MaryKate Scheumann, Bellmont

Class: Senior

Position: Outside hitter

Statistics: 508 kills (4.8/set), 30 aces, 434 digs (4.1/set)

Of note: Signed with Purdue

Bailey Sinish, Carroll

Class: Senior

Position: Outside hitter

Statistics: 557 kills (5.4/set), 62 aces (0.6/set), 47 blocks (0.5/set), 219 digs (4.0/set)

Of note: Indiana Ms. Volleyball winner; MaxPreps first-team All-America

Sarah Stegall, Carroll

Class: Junior

Position: Outside hitter

Statistics: 270 kills (2.6/set), 19 aces, 24 blocks, 60 digs

Of note: IHSVCA Class 4A All-State second team

Reagan Edwards, Warsaw, MB

Cece Goode, Warsaw, OH

Braelynn Hodgeman, Bishop Dwenger, RS/S

Delaney Johnson, Lakewood Park Christian, L/OH

Victoria Kim, Canterbury, OH/MB

Reagan Lyons, Homestead, OH/OPP

Lindsay Snyder, Bishop Dwenger, OH

Aspen Sutton, Angola, S/DS/L

Laney Trausch, South Adams, S

KaVeaya Turner, Concordia, MH

Emma Vachon, Norwell, S/DS

Kylie Walz, East Noble, L/DS

Nicolette Watercutter, Bishop Dwenger, OH

Emersyn Weaver, Leo, OH/DS

Also honored

High Honorable Mention

Bellmont: Ella Ross, Taylor Sutter

Bishop Dwenger: Genevieve Renbarger, Claire Shively

Bishop Luers: Taylor Albers, Aubriana Flotow

Blackhawk Christian: Cici Sefton, Lily Stangland

Carroll: Hayden Finefrock, Katelyn Peters, Lauren Peters, Lola Sasse, Addi Shippy

Canterbury: Alexa Coble, Sophia Miller

Churubusco: Kelsee Coil, McKayla Reuter

Columbia City: Elizabeth Blackburn

East Noble: Ava Larson

Eastside: Adelaide Elden

Garrett: Sarah DePew, Kaylee Gaar, Amelia Kesterke

Heritage: Maya Ehrman, Ava Johnson

Homestead: Lyla Tindall, Savannah Walker

Huntington North: Grace Anderson

Lakewood Park Christian: Emilia Crider

Leo: Isabella Hensley

Northrop: Madison Corley

Norwell: Macie Saalfrank

Snider: Lindsay Gonzalez, Oriana Smiley, Arielle Stephens

Warsaw: Madison Branam

Wawasee: Hadley Allen

Wayne: Jasmine Fowlkes, Story Gaines

West Noble: Izzy Beers, Reagan Eash, Ella Limerick

Whitko: Meredith Hindbaugh

Honorable Mention

Adams Central: Katie Summers

Angola: Mady Conrad, Khloe Stanner

Bellmont: Gracie Riggs, Lilly Selking

Bishop Dwenger: Maddie Gephart, Kobi Johnson

Bishop Luers: Vahsti Garcia, Victoria Strack

Bluffton: Konley Ault

Carroll: Paityn Lauck

Central Noble: Katie Forker, Jaylee Slone, Grace Swank, Jalayna Winebrenner

Columbia City: Breana Rumschlag, Sophia Van Buskirk

Concordia: Bella Dellinger, Courtney Inman, Shelby Petersen

DeKalb: Vivian Irk, Lilli VanGessel

East Noble: Alyssa Desper, Izzy Leffers, Carys Shire

Eastside: Lauren Hickey, Rylan Moughler

Fremont: Chloe Verdin

Garrett: Rilyn Flotow, Kaelynn York

Heritage: Alana Gutshall, Lexie Walter

Lakeland Christian: Eva Meza

Leo: Mia Norris, Rhianna Wallace Porter, Leah Shappell

New Haven: Annika Koepke

North Side: Desire Buckhanon, Sieriphoe Luangphaxayachack, Shilin Warren

Northrop: Kalaeh Alexander, Maleah Schmucker, Jersey Webb

Norwell: Izzy Anderson, Autumn Lee, Hope Mitchell

Snider: Ava DeFay, Denny-Lynn Dunton, Jasmine Gates

South Adams: Avery Brown, Reece Beitler

South Side: Na’Kayla Williams

Warsaw: Avary Hoeppner, Maddie Williamson

Wawasee: Jadyn Klenke

Wayne: Lexie Clark, Marlo Schinbeckler

Whitko: Caitlin Beer

Woodlan: Makaila Gruber

– Victoria Jacobsen, The Journal Gazette



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Men’s Basketball Closes Calendar Year at Colgate on Sunday in Non-League Finale

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Men’s Basketball closes the 2025 calendar year at Colgate University on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York in the Crimson’s non-league finale.

What to Know

  • Harvard features four double-figure scorers on the year in a group that includes sophomore guard Robert Hinton (16.5 points per game), senior guard Chandler Piggé (13.7), sophomore guard Tey Barbour (11.5), and junior forward Thomas Batties II (10.3).

  • Among the Crimson’s four double-figure scorers, three of them averaged fewer than 7.0 points per game as first-years. Senior Chandler Piggé (1.9 points per game in 2022-23; 13.7 in 2025-26), junior Thomas Batties II (6.8 points per game in 2023-24; 10.3 in 2025-26), and sophomore Tey Barbour (4.8 points per game in 2024-25; 11.5 in 2025-26) have all increased their production over their careers.

  • In the Ivy League rankings, Harvard stands second in free throw percentage (78.5), second in steals per game (7.46), third in scoring defense (68.3), and fourth in field goal percentage (47.0). In the NCAA, the Crimson sits sixth in fewest fouls per game (13.5), ninth in free throw percentage (78.5), and 70th in scoring defense (68.3).

  • Sophomore guard Robert Hinton has averaged 16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game on the year, while shooting 84.5 percent on free throws. Hinton ranks first in the Ivy League in field goals (79), second in steals per game (1.6), third in points (214), third in free throws (49), third in free throw percentage (84.5), sixth in points per game (16.5), and sixth in minutes per game (31.2). On the year, he has scored in double figures 10 times, netted 20 or more points four times, and eclipsed 30 points twice. He earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors on Dec. 8. Hinton – the 2024-25 Ivy League Rookie of the Year – averaged 14.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 2024-25.

  • Hinton dropped a career-high 35 points on 12-of-22 field goals and 11-of-12 free throws with eight rebounds at UMass (Dec. 3). Hinton poured in 34 points on 13-of-17 field goals, 4-of-5 3-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws vs. BU (Nov. 22). He totaled 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists at Furman (Dec. 6) and scored 22 points vs. UNH (Nov. 9). Hinton notched 16 points and seven boards vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 20) and contributed 16 points at Army (Nov. 15). He netted 13 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 5.1 seconds left at Marist (Nov. 16) and added 12 points and nine rebounds at BC (Nov. 26).

  • Senior guard Chandler Piggé has posted 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game on the year. He ranks fourth in the Ivy League in field goals (70), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (2.2), fourth in steals per game (1.5), fourth in minutes per game (32.4), fifth in assists per game (3.5), seventh in points (178), and ninth in points per game (13.7). He has scored in double figures in 10 games on the year. Piggé – an Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection and CSC Academic All-District honoree last season – notched 13.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in 2024-25. He has steadily increased his production over his career, averaging 1.9 points per game in 2022-23, 8.1 points per game in 2023-24, and 13.1 points per game in 2024-25.

  • Piggé totaled 23 points and six assists, while shooting 8-of-11 from the floor vs. UNH (Nov. 9). He dropped 21 points with a career-high nine assists at Penn State (Nov. 19). Piggé posted 16 points and seven rebounds vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 20). He registered 14 points against both Army (Nov. 15) and Marist (Nov. 16), connecting on a game-tying 3-pointer with 35.8 seconds left against the Red Foxes. He netted 15 points against both Northeastern (Nov. 11) and Bryant (Nov. 29).

  • Sophomore guard Tey Barbour has registered 11.5 points and a team-high 5.5 rebounds per game on the year, while shooting 41.0 percent from 3-point distance. Barbour ranks fourth in the Ivy League in 3-pointers made (32), fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.5), fifth in minutes per game (31.5), and 11th in rebounds per game (5.5). He has scored in double figures in nine games on the year. Barbour notched 4.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game on the year in 2024-25.

  • Barbour scored a career-high 18 points with eight rebounds vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 20), hitting 4-of-5 3-pointers. He posted 15 points and nine rebounds at BC (Nov. 26) after scoring 15 points vs. BU (Nov. 22). He posted 14 points, six rebounds, and a career-high four made 3-pointers vs. UNH (Nov. 9) before netting 12 points on four 3-pointers vs. Northeastern (Nov. 11). He compiled 12 points and seven rebounds at Penn State (Nov. 19). Barbour netted 10 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer vs. Bryant (Nov. 29).

  • Junior forward Thomas Batties II has registered 10.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game on the year, while shooting 48.5 percent from the field and 52.4 percent from 3-point distance. He ranks fourth in the Ivy League in 3-point percentage (52.4) and sixth in blocks per game (1.0). He has scored in double figures eight times on the year. In 2024-25, Batties II averaged 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game on the year after registering 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game on the 2023-24 season.

  • Batties II tallied a season-high 17 points, career-high five made 3-pointers, and a career-high six assists at Penn State (Nov. 19). He scored a game-high 17 points against both MIT (Nov. 7) and Army (Nov. 15). Batties II posted 14 points and a career-high six assists vs. BU (Nov. 22) and notched 13 points at BC (Nov. 26) and vs. UMass (Dec. 3). He totaled 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Bryant (Nov. 29).

  • Sophomore guard Austin Hunt has tallied 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game on the year, while shooting 55.1 percent from the field. He ranks sixth in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (55.1). Hunt scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-9 field goals and 3-of-4 3-pointers vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 20). He notched 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists vs. UNH (Nov. 9) and netted 10 points at Furman (Dec. 6). Hunt averaged 7.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in 2024-25.

  • Sophomore guard Ben Eisendrath has notched 5.1 points, 3.0 assists, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game on the year, while shooting 51.1 percent from the field. Eisendrath ranks third in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.6) and 10th in assists per game (3.0). He scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-7 field goals at Penn State (Nov. 19) and netted 10 points at Furman (Dec. 6). Eisendrath distributed a career-high nine assists vs. BU (Nov. 22).

  • Harvard and Colgate have met 24 times with the Crimson holding a slight lead in the all-time series, 13-11. The Crimson has won the last eight matchups, including a 78-67 home victory last season. 

Next Up

Harvard hosts Dartmouth on Monday, Jan. 5 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Lavietes Pavilion in its Ivy League opener.
 



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Iowa City Liberty grad Shelby Kimm stars as a Division II volleyball All-American

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NORTH Liberty, Iowa (KCRG) – A former Iowa high school volleyball star has earned All-American recognition at the college level.

Shelby Kimm, a three-time all-state selection at Iowa City Liberty, was named a Division II All-American this year for St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. The junior led her Husky team this season with nearly 3.4 kills per set.

The Huskies have made it to the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament each of the past two years, which is tied for the best finish in program history.

After winning a state title at Liberty, Kimm wanted to experience college outside of Iowa.

“We had so many people on our team that were probably their best or one of the best on their high school or club team when you put a lot of those players together it can be a little challenging cause they’re not used to maybe not playing as much,” Kimm said. “You definitely have to work really hard and I think I learned that nothing is guaranteed you have to go into college and work your butt off and hopefully your coaches recognize that and that’s why I try to do.”

Kimm says she’s already excited to get back on the court for her senior season next year.

Three other Iowans are listed on the SCSU roster, including Kimm’s Liberty teammate Asta Hildebrand, Grundy Center alum Carlie Willis and Aplington-Parkersburg alum Kinsey Mohwinkle.

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Men’s Volleyball Picked Second In Preseason AVCA Poll

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team was picked No. 2 in the AVCA preseason poll, marking the eighth consecutive year it earned a top 3 preseason ranking.
 
The Rainbow Warriors earned seven first place votes and 473 total points, just eight points behind preseason favorite UCLA, who garnered 12 first place votes. Long Beach State was third with five first place votes and 460 points.
 
UH’s schedule features seven teams ranked in the preseason Top 10 and 11 teams in the Top 20.
 
Hawai’i finished last season with a No. 3 final AVCA ranking after advancing to the NCAA Championship semifinal round. The No. 3 ranking marked the eighth consecutive year with a Top 5 national finish. The Warriors completed the year with a 27-6 mark and captured their fourth Big West Championship title, defeating eventual national champion Long Beach State in the championship match.  
 
Head coach Charlie Wade, who became the program’s all-time winningest coach last season, is entering his 17th season at the helm with a career record of 319-131.
 
UH opens the 2026 season with a two-match series against NJIT, Friday, Jan. 2 and Sunday, Jan. 4.
 
 

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Gibbs-Lawhorn Named Raising Cane’s Outstanding Rebel Of The Week

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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV men’s basketball junior Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn has been named the Raising Cane’s Outstanding Rebel of the Week, the school announced Friday.

Gibbs-Lawhorn has earned the recognition for the first time this season, while it’s also the men’s basketball team’s second of the year.

The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletics Strategic Communications department.

A native of Lafayette, Indiana, Gibbs-Lawhorn led the Runnin’ Rebels to a Mountain West opening 84-72 win over Fresno State. He scored a career-high 28 points, while grabbing seven rebounds, four assists, three steals, and a blocked shot.

Additionally, Gibbs-Lawhorn shot 9 of 15 from the field, made all four of his free throw attempts and shot 60% on 3-pointers (6 of 10).

2025-26 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Sept. 3 – Aamaris Brown, Football
Sept. 11 – Jaida Harris, Volleyball
Sept. 16 – Alondra Alarcon, Volleyball
Sept. 23 – Marsel McDuffie, Football
Sept. 30 – Zi Yu Foong, Women’s Golf
Oct. 7 – Kayden McGee, Football
Oct. 14 – Anthony Colandrea, Football
Oct. 22 – Jaida Harris, Volleyball
Oct. 27 – Ilia Snitari, Men’s Tennis
Nov. 5 – Michelle Madrid, Women’s Soccer
Nov. 12 – Jai’Den Thomas, Football 
Nov. 12 – Meadow Roland, Women’s Basketball
Nov. 18 – Issac Williamson, Men’s Basketball
Nov. 26 – Ilia Snitari, Men’s Tennis
Dec. 3 – Jai’Den Thomas, Football

Dec. 10 – Bryson Huey, Men’s Swim & Dive
Dec. 26 – Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Men’s Basketball

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