The IUS volleyball team played against KIAC conference opponent IU East on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Grenadiers beat the Red Wolves in a decisive three set sweep (25-19, 25-13, 25-19).
After starting...
The IUS volleyball team played their first home game of the season Thursday, Sept. 3. The Grenadiers beat the Spalding University Golden Eagles decisively in straight sets (25-14, 25-18, 25-23).
The...
As the IUS volleyball team prepare for their upcoming season, many questions arise. Who will take the leadership role with no seniors on the roster to be leaders in the locker room? Will head coach Eric...
The IUS volleyball team kicked off their 2015 season with their annual alumni game on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Grenadiers are a young team this year and have no seniors on the team. Juniors Katie Fischer,...
The IU Southeast volleyball team defeated Rio Grande University in straight sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-23), Saturday afternoon in the Activities Building. The Grenadiers had five players with five or more...
The Grenadiers hosted the Campbellsville Tigers on Oct. 11. The game was close during all five sets.
When the Tigers and Grenadiers met at the beginning of the season, IU Southeast fell to Campbellsville in fair sets. The Grenadiers previously played the Tigers on Aug. 28, where they were defeated 25-16, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19.
Going into the rematch, Sara Schum, sophomore middle blocker, said the team was more prepared to face off against the Tigers.
Most Tuesday and Thursday nights, Jade Troutman, secondary education junior, can be found sporting a red and white jersey, black spandex shorts and a couple of knee pads along with the rest of the IUS volleyball team. Standing at 5 feet 8 inches and bearing the number 22 on her back, Troutman plays the position of middle blocker.
Troutman said she first decided she wanted to play volleyball when she was in elementary school.
“I was just going to play every sport and see which one I liked best,” Troutman said.
IU Southeast came off their two game losing streak with a hard fought victory over Spalding University, Sept. 27 in the Activities Building.
The Grenadiers battled to hold their lead throughout each set and eventually came away victorious, winning in three sets; 27-25, 25-22, 27-25. The Grenadiers dominated the game with kills, spikes and blocks.
Coral Maybrier, freshman outside hitter, and Jade Troutman, junior middle blocker, completed the night with a combined 29 of the Grenadiers’ 47 kills — Troutman with 15 and Maybrier with 14. Every member of the team ended the night with at least three spikes apiece. Meaghen Tompkins, sophomore setter, had a match-high with 33 assists for the Grenadiers.
Lindsey Wilson College continued its seven-game winning streak with its win against IU Southeast Sept. 20 in the Activities Building.
The Grenadiers kept it close but lost in four sets, 3-1, to the Blue Raiders. This loss ended the team’s two-game winning streak.
“I am very, very, very proud of my team tonight,” Lesley Drury-Prather, IUS volleyball head coach, said. “This is the first time that they have showed heart and fight and fire, which we have been preaching all year, and so it’s really great to see it.”
IU Southeast ,3-2, faced off against the Patriots of St. Catharine, 4-1, Aug. 21 in the Activities Building.
The newly renovated crimson bleachers contained a fairly large crowd of St. Catharine and IUS fans for the first home game of the Lady Grenadiers season.
During the summer session, the Athletics Department updated the bleachers in the gym to accommodate for a safer environment for the Grenadier fans.
