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Indy Ignite falls in championship match to Orlando
Meet the co-founders of the Indy Ignite Co-founders of the Indy Ignite Don Hutchinson and Jim Schumacher talk about operations, their backgrounds in volleyball and starting the franchise. In its inaugural season, the Indy Ignite came up one win short of the Professional Volleyball Federation championship. On May 11, Indy fell in four sets (25-21, […]
Meet the co-founders of the Indy Ignite
Co-founders of the Indy Ignite Don Hutchinson and Jim Schumacher talk about operations, their backgrounds in volleyball and starting the franchise.
In its inaugural season, the Indy Ignite came up one win short of the Professional Volleyball Federation championship.
On May 11, Indy fell in four sets (25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 25-15) to the Orlando Valkyries. The Ignite, seeded fourth, advanced to the title match with a five-set upset over top-seeded Omaha on May 9.
Orlando’s Brittany Abercrombie, the 2025 PVF MVP, led the way with 32 total points. For Indy, Azhani Tealer had a team-high 16 points. Lydia Martyn had 12 points while Caroline Crawford and Nina Cajic contributed 11 points each.
With the championship win, Orlando, the No. 3 seed, won the grand prize of $1 million.