INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy volleyball team had four different Jags earn #HLVB All-League Awards.
Grace Purichia led the way earning Setter of the Year and All-League First Team honors.
Morgan Ostrowski joined her on the All-League First Team while
Jillian Tippmann earned Second Team honors and All-Freshman Team.
Laura Roeder rounded out the group earning a spot on the All-Freshman Team.
Junior
Grace Purichia was named #HLVB Setter of the Year after dominating the Horizon League and all of Division 1 volleyball when orchestrating the Jaguars' offense this season. The setter led the Horizon League in assists per set with 11.02, ranking her in third in all of Division 1 volleyball behind Texas A&M's Maddie Waak (11.48) and SMU's Averi Carlson (11.12). Purichia leads the nation in total assists with 1,256. As a junior, she currently sits at fifth all-time in program history with 3,320 assists.
Purichia was also named #HLVB Player of the Week four times this season, the most of anyone in the league. Along with her Setter of the Year award, she was also named to the All-League First Team.
Morgan Ostrowski earned a spot on the All-League First Team for the second year in a row. The senior led the Jags and the league in hitting percentage with a .384 overall percentage with a total of 277 kills. She recorded an IU Indy program record hitting percentage of .778 (14-for-18) without an attack error in the Jags' sweep over Purdue Fort Wayne (Oct. 28).
Jillian Tippmann earned All-League Second Team honors as well as All-Freshman Team. Tippmann leads the Jags in total kills with 388 and sits at fifth in the Horizon League for kills and eighth in hitting percentage (.281).
Laura Roeder joined Tippmann on the All-Freshman team after starting every match at libero for the Jags. Roeder leads the team in digs with 513, ranking her at sixth in the Horizon League for digs per set at 4.50.
These four Jags and the rest of the IU Indy volleyball team will now travel to Highland Heights, Kentucky for the Horizon League Tournament. The Jags will face the Milwaukee Panthers on Friday, November 21 at 6:00 PM.
