Women's Volleyball

HCAC 2025 Volleyball Notebook, Week 11

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Volleyball teams competed in week eleven of the 2025 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Volleyball Schedule
 
Athletes of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Addie Atcher (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Outside Hitter | Junior - In two HCAC victories over Mount St. Joseph and Franklin, Addie Atcher recorded a .434 hitting percentage, scoring 29 kills in the two wins. She had two errors on 58 attempts. 

Defensive Player of the Week:
Madison Bizjak (San Diego, Calif.) Earlham College | Libero | Junior - Madison Bizjak led the Quaker back line in a 2-0 week to lock up the No.1 seed heading into the HCAC Tournament. Bizjak collected 64 digs (7.11 digs/set), with two aces and seven assists.

Notable Performances:
Offensive
  • Blythe Young (Avon, Ind.) Anderson University | Setter | Sophomore - Blythe Young averaged 11.25 assists per set as Anderson went 0-2 on the week. Young dished out 59 assists in five sets vs. Bluffton and contributed 31 assists in three sets at Hanover.
  • Jenna Woods (DeGraff, Ohio) Bluffton University | Outside Hitter | Senior - Woods torched her career high with 29 kills in a five-set win at Anderson on Wednesday night, helping the Beavers secure a spot in the HCAC Tournament. She finished with 39 kills across 8 sets (4.88 KPS) with a .202 hitting percentage.
  • Addison Piatt (Fort Myers, Fla.) Earlham College | Outside Hitter | Sophomore - Addison Piatt had an outstanding week when it mattered most for the Quakers. Piatt scored a team-high 31 kills (3.44 kills/set) with a .240 hitting percentage as Earlham went 2-0 to secure the No.1 seed in tournament play. Piatt also shined defensively, collecting 39 digs (4.33 digs/set) with two blocks and one ace. 
  • Abbey McCoy (Indianapolis, Ind.) Hanover College | Outside Hitter | Junior - McCoy led the Panthers as they defeated both Berea and Anderson. The junior had 24 kills, averaging four kills per set. She also added 18 digs and two blocks.
  • Morgan Howard (South Whitley, Ind.) Manchester University | Setter | Junior - Morgan Howard, once again, was an assist machine for Manchester. Howard totaled 59 assists across two matches, helping lead the Spartans to a 2-0 record on the week. 
  • Hannah Graves (Amelia, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Outside Hitter | Senior - Lions senior outside Hannah Graves had a great week. In two matches and eight sets she registered 30 kills (3.75 per set), and a hitting percentage of .295. She had only 7 errors in 78 attempts this week. She also added 3 assists, an ace, 22 digs and a .973 serve receive percentage. 
  • Julia Irmen (Navarre, Fla.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Setter | Sophomore – Julia Irmen was a standout for the Fightin' Engineers as the team went 1-1 with a win over Bluffton and a loss to Earlham. Irmen recorded 51 assists in the team's five-set loss to Earlham. She then led the team with 25 assists in the sweep over Bluffton. On the week, Irmen averaged 9.5 assists per set. Irmen also totaled two service aces and 24 digs across the two matches. 
Defensive
  • Ellie Wilson (Eaton, Ohio) Anseron University | Middle Hitter | Sophomore - Ellie Wilson averaged 1.13 blocks per set as Anderson went 0-2 on the week. Wilson recorded 6 blocks in five sets vs. Bluffton and 3 blocks in three sets at Hanover.
  • Emma Organ (Lambertville, Mich.) Bluffton University | Libero | Senior - Organ helped the Beavers earn a berth in the HCAC tournament thanks to a victory at Anderson on Wednesday night. She picked up 41 digs (5.13 DPS), fired 4 aces and handed out 7 assists.
  • Madison Schicker (Fishers, Ind.) Hanover College | Defensive Specialist | Sophomore - Schicker led the Panthers as they defeated Berea and Anderson. The sophomore recorded 32 digs, leaving her just 5 shy of 1,000. She also dished out four assists.
  • Lily Lichtenbarger (South Bend, Ind.) Manchester University | Middle Hitter | Junior - Lily Lichtenbarger was the frontline of the Manchester defense this past week. Lichtenbarger racked up five block assists and three solo blocks as the Spartans went 2-0 on the week. 
  • Lyndsey Stephenson (Blue Ash, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Libero | Sophomore - MLions sophomore Libero Lyndsey Stephenson registered 32 digs across two matches this week. (4.0 per set). She also had just a pair of receiving errors on 43 attempts. 
  • Lily Ebright (Wichita, Kan.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defensive Specialist | Senior - Lily Ebright totaled 56 digs across two matches as the Fightin' Engineers went 1-1 on the week, falling to Earlham 3-2, and defeating Bluffton 3-0. Ebright recorded 35 digs in the team's loss to the Quakers and 21 digs in the win over the Beavers on her Senior Day. On the week, Ebright averaged 7.0 digs per set and six service aces.
  • Julia Brown (Bardstown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Outside Hitter | Sophomore - In a 3-1 win over Mount St. Joseph, Julia Brown led the Pioneers with 17 digs. In a 3-0 victory over Franklin, Brown again led the team in digs with 12. 
Looking Forward:
HCAC Volleyball Standings