The Keiser volleyball team released its 2025 schedule on Friday. The upcoming season features 25 matches, including 14 at home inside the Student Life Center.

Keiser will open the season by hosting a 12-team tournament, where the Seahawks will face Taylor and Montana Western in their first matches. The bracket-style format ensures each team plays four games, with the opportunity to advance to the championship or consolation bracket.

Coming off a strong 2024 campaign, the Seahawks finished with a 28-8 overall record and a 9-5 mark in Sun Conference play, earning the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. Their season concluded in the semifinal round, with four players earning All-Conference honors—highlighted by SUN Player of the Year and the program’s first SUN Freshman of the Year, Emma Friese.

The 2025 season marks a new chapter for Keiser Volleyball under first-year Head Coach Dan Bergen. Hired in February, Bergen brings a championship pedigree, having helped lead Indiana Wesleyan to back-to-back NAIA National Championships (2023 & 2024) during his tenure as assistant coach. His resume also includes four Crossroads League titles and deep postseason runs, including appearances in the NAIA Sweet 16 (2020) and Elite Eight (2019). During his time with the Wildcats, Bergren developed 10 NAIA All-Americans and 22 all-conference players. He was named the 2024 AVCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year and was a two-time AVCA Mid-Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2020 & 2024). During his six seasons with IWU, the Wildcats posted a record of 179-27.

“I’m looking forward to getting the 2025 Keiser Volleyball season underway,” said Bergen. “I feel we’ve brought in a group that can compete at a high level, along with seasoned returners who know the expectations. We’re hosting two preseason tournaments that include six teams from the 2024 NAIA Tournament and programs from top NAIA conferences.”

“Those tournaments will help us evaluate the team early and prepare for the Sun Conference schedule. With a new coaching staff, new faces, and strong returners, we’re excited about continuing the upward trajectory of this program.”

• Keiser will open the 2025 Season with a 12-team tournament hosted at home in the Student Life Center on August 15th and 16th
• The Seahawks will host a second tournament from August 21st to 22nd welcoming six teams to West Palm Beach, Fla. in a six team round robin
• In the month of September, the Seahawks will begin conference play hosting Warner at home on September 6th
• KU will face the defending Sun Conference champion St. Thomas Bobcats on the road in Miami Gardens on September 10th
• The Seahawks will continue conference all through October and will host Florida Memorial for senior night on November 5th, the final home game of the season
• The Sun Conference tournament will begin on November 11 at campus sites before the semifinal and final are played at the site of the number one seed on the 14th and 15th
• The NAIA National Tournament will start on November 22 at campus sites, with the championship rounds taking place December 3-9 in Sioux City, Iowa

Keiser Seahawks 2025 Volleyball Schedule

* – Sun Conference

^ – Keiser 12-Team Tournament

# – Keiser Round Robin

All home games in bold;

All Times Eastern; Dates and Times Subject to Change

Ticket information will be announced at a later date
 

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The five incoming players include Giorgia Cappelletti, Anaya Rawlinson, Jasmyne Boone, Alex Dever and Sydney Javes.   Those five join three freshman that have been previously announced in Jorah Rutter, Alanys Nieves and Alan Guibert.

EIU opens the 2025 season with a home exhibition match on August 23 against Illinois State.

Listed below are bios on the five incoming transfers…

Giorgia Cappelletti (OH, 5-10, Graduate Student, Fermo, Italy / Liceo Linguistico Onesti / Georgian Court University) – Played the 2024 season at NCAA Division II member Georgian Court University earning third team Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Conference honors… helped lead team to a 22-10 record advancing to the second round of the NCAA East Regional… recorded 291 kills for a 2.47 kills per set average while adding 330 digs (2.80 per set) and 35 blocks… led the NCAA with 81 service aces for a 0.69 ace per set average… played in 27 matches as a junior in 2023 finishing year with 2.84 kills per set (2.84) and 333 digs (3.17)… added 49 service aces during the year… played at Iowa Western CC during the 2022 season helping team reach the NJCAA Division I Midwest District B Finals… began collegiate career playing the 2021 season at Garden City CC… averaged 2.96 kills and 3.26 digs per set during the season… from Fermo, Itay and attended Liceo Linguistico Onesti for prep school…

 

Anaya Rawlinson (MB, 6-1, Sophomore, Whitby, Ontario – Canada / Sinclair Secondary School / Le Moyne College) – Played 2024 freshman season at Le Moyne College… appeared in 25 matches during the season finishing with 133 kills (1.66 kps) with an attack percentage of .286… led team with 53 blocks which ranking ninth in the Northeast Conference… she earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors one time hitting .444 that week with 27 points scored over the course of three matches during that week… had three double figure kills matches during the season with a season-high 13 at Mercyhurst… attended Sinclair Secondary School and was a three-year varsity starter… played club for Leaside Wildfire… was selected for Team Ontario High Performance Training Camp in 2023…

 

Jasmyne Boone (OPP/OH, 5-10, RS-Freshman, Hillside, Ill. / Proviso West HS / Saint Francis University) – Redshirted 2024 freshman season at Saint Francis University… attended Proviso West HS twice earning team MVP honors… had 2,478 kills, 204 aces and 713 blocks during prep career covering both high school and club action… played club for 630 Volleyball… named to honor roll…

 

Alex Dever (LIB/DS, 5-6, Sophomore, Dallas, Texas / Dallas Lutheran School / Saint Francis University) – Played 204 freshman season at Saint Francis University… played in 19 matches for the season averaging 1.50 digs per set with 72 total digs for the season… recorded 11 service aces… had a season high ten digs at Lehigh… add a pair of nine dig matches against Penn and Indiana State… attended Dallas Lutheran School earning varsity letters in volleyball, basketball and track & field… recorded over 1,000 kills, 1,200 digs and 250 aces in high school career… earned TAPPS District 2-3A Offensive Player of the Year… first team All-District… earned Academic All-State… led team to TAPPS 2023 State Runner-Up title and 2022 State Final Four berth… TAPPS 3A state champion in the high jump earning medals in high jump, long jump, triple jump, hurdles and relays during high school career… played club Dallas Skyline…

 

Sydney Javes (OPP/OH, 6-4, RS-Sophomore, Frederick, Colo. / Dawson School / Stonehill College) – Was a two-year member of the Stonehill College volleyball team… appeared in eight matches during the 2024 season averaging 0.90 kills per set… redshirted at Stonehill during the 2023 season… attended the Dawson School for prep school competing in volleyball, basketball and soccer… two-time MVP… named to Mile High League All-Conference team in volleyball… twice named Academic All-State… played Club volleyball for X-Treme VB Club, Ballistic VB Club and VC Denver…

NEW ORLEANS – Indiana State Cross Country and Track and Field Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin was selected as the 2025 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, it was announced Friday by the organization.
 
Martin, who was named the region’s coach of the year for the third straight season, was also named the MVC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. She guided Indiana State to its fourth straight MVC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship while also leading the Blue and White to the MVC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field titles during the 2024-25 campaign.
 
The Sycamores scored 208 points on the men’s side, eclipsing the 200-point mark for the second straight season and becoming the first school since Northern Iowa in 2008 and 2009 with back-to-back 200-point championships on the men’s side. The Sycamores’ four-peat as conference champions was the second in program history, having also accomplished the feat from 2011-14.
 
Indiana State surpassed the 200-point mark on the men’s side for the second straight season with 208, winning the MVC title by more than 50 points for a second straight year and completing back-to-back 200-point championship scoring totals for the first time in program history. The Sycamores finished with 140.5 points on the women’s side and won the conference title by more than 20 points for a second straight season.
 
As a team, Indiana State had six conference champions and 18 all-conference honorees in its 2025 MVC Championship run. The Sycamores broke four program records (Casey Hood – 100m; Will Staggs – pole vault; Wyatt Puff – shot put; Emerson Fayman, Trent Jones, Caden Emmert, Jason Dworak – distance medley relay) and set 24 program top-10 marks during the course of the 2024-25 season.
 
The Sycamores continued to make noise on the national stage this season, with 11 men’s entries in the 2025 NCAA East First Round, marking the third straight season with double-digit men’s entries in the regional round. Will Staggs qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, where he placed in the top 10 nationally in the pole vault and was a Second Team All-American, while Wyatt Puff broke the school record in the shot put at the NCAA East First Round. Of the 11 entries for the Blue and White at the NCAA East First Round, eight placed above where they were seeded entering the competition, showcasing the Sycamores’ ability to compete with the best in the nation.
 
Indiana State also had a pair of men’s track and field athletes earn MVC specialty awards this season, continuing their trend of being among the best in the conference under Martin’s direction. Casey Hood Jr. was named the MVC Most Valuable Athlete at the MVC Outdoor Championships after scoring 20.5 points across three events, and he was also the MVC Most Outstanding Men’s Track Athlete as the highest-ranked athlete among conference champions. Will Staggs was named the MVC Elite 18 Award winner, which goes to the student-athlete with the highest GPA to also medal at the conference championships.
 
Friday’s announcement marks the sixth Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor for Martin in her career, having earned two men’s coach of the year honors (2023 outdoor, 2024 outdoor, 2025 outdoor) and three women’s coach of the year accolades (2013 outdoor, 2022 indoor, 2025 indoor). Martin has earned at least one Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honor in each of the last four seasons.
 
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