CHARLESTON, S.C. – The IU Indy volleyball team are set to open the 2025 regular season this weekend when they travel to Charleston, South Carolina for the Buc Dome Invitational hosted by Charleston Southern. The Jags will open the weekend against The Citadel on Friday, August 29 at 10:00 AM.
 
IU Indy was recently picked to finish fifth in the Horizon League standings in this week's preseason poll after returning their leaders in kills, assists, digs and blocks.
 
The Jags return junior Elle Patterson, the team's leader in kills with 389 (3.16 kills/set) and junior Grace Purichia, the assists leader with 1191 (9.76 assists/set) and digs leader with 330 (2.70 digs/set). The Jags also return senior Morgan Ostrowski who led the team in blocks a year ago with 82 (19 solo).
 
IU Indy will play three matches during this opening weekend of volleyball with games against The Citadel, Charleston Southern and Loyola Maryland. The Jags face The Citadel at 10:00 AM on Friday, followed by their matchup against Charleston Southern at 7:00 PM. They will wrap up the weekend with a 12:00 PM match against Loyola Maryland.
 
Live stats are available for all three matches while the Jags' game against Charleston Southern will also be broadcast on ESPN+.