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The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Kankakee Valley	25	25	2
Merrillville	21	14	0

Final score provided by A. Blake.

Recap
Box Score
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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Merrillville (25-26)

Kankakee Valley

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	25	12.5	39.7	63	9	.254
1	E. Przybylski (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Izzy Jonkman (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	Kayla Westphal (Jr)	1	1	1.0	14.3	7	1	.000
6	G. Diener (Sr)	2	5	2.5	50.0	10	2	.300
9	Peyton Mills (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
12	Addison Koselke (So)	2	4	2.0	57.1	7	1	.429
16	Ella Dixon (Jr)	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	0	1.000
17	Avery Diener (So)	2	8	4.0	50.0	16	2	.375
18	Aubrey Bunce (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
24	Tess Bell (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
25	Aubrey Stowers (Sr)	2	3	1.5	18.8	16	2	.062
31	Jamie Robinson (Jr)	1	3	3.0	60.0	5	1	.400

Merrillville

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	12	6.0	18.8	64	9	.047
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	2	1.0	13.3	15	3	-.067
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	2	-.667
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	2	-.125
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	.333
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	5	2.5	29.4	17	0	.294
14	Chloe McCollum (So)	2	2	1.0	13.3	15	2	.000

Kankakee Valley

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5	18.8	48	6	87.5	29
1	E. Przybylski (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
2	Izzy Jonkman (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
5	Kayla Westphal (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	G. Diener (Sr)	2	4	2.0	23.5	17	1	94.1	13
9	Peyton Mills (Jr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	1	87.5	4
12	Addison Koselke (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
16	Ella Dixon (Jr)	1	1	1.0	20.0	5	0	100.0	3
17	Avery Diener (So)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	0	100.0	5
18	Aubrey Bunce (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	3
24	Tess Bell (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
25	Aubrey Stowers (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	3	25.0	1
31	Jamie Robinson (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Merrillville

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	5.6	36	1	97.2	25
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	0	100.0	5
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	8	0	100.0	6
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7	3
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	5
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	0	100.0	3
14	Chloe McCollum (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	3

Kankakee Valley

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	6	6	3.0
1	E. Przybylski (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
2	Izzy Jonkman (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
5	Kayla Westphal (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	G. Diener (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5
9	Peyton Mills (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
12	Addison Koselke (So)	2	2	2	1.0
16	Ella Dixon (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
17	Avery Diener (So)	2	0	0	0.0
18	Aubrey Bunce (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
24	Tess Bell (Jr)	2	3	3	1.5
25	Aubrey Stowers (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
31	Jamie Robinson (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0

Merrillville

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BE
	Team Totals	2	3
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	0
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	0
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	2
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	0
14	Chloe McCollum (So)	2	1

Kankakee Valley

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	29	6	14.5
1	E. Przybylski (Sr)	1	3	0	3.0
2	Izzy Jonkman (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
5	Kayla Westphal (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	G. Diener (Sr)	2	2	1	1.0
9	Peyton Mills (Jr)	2	10	1	5.0
12	Addison Koselke (So)	2	0	0	0.0
16	Ella Dixon (Jr)	1	2	0	2.0
17	Avery Diener (So)	2	6	2	3.0
18	Aubrey Bunce (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
24	Tess Bell (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
25	Aubrey Stowers (Sr)	2	5	2	2.5
31	Jamie Robinson (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0

Merrillville

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	35	18	17.5
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	11	4	5.5
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	3	2	1.5
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	3	0.0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	11	3	5.5
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	1	0	0.5
14	Chloe McCollum (So)	2	4	5	2.0

Kankakee Valley

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	22	11.0	60	3
1	E. Przybylski (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
2	Izzy Jonkman (Sr)	1	2	2.0	4	0
5	Kayla Westphal (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
6	G. Diener (Sr)	2	14	7.0	39	2
9	Peyton Mills (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Addison Koselke (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
16	Ella Dixon (Jr)	1	6	6.0	17	1
17	Avery Diener (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
18	Aubrey Bunce (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
24	Tess Bell (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
25	Aubrey Stowers (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
31	Jamie Robinson (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0

Merrillville

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	54	1
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	0	0.0	6	0
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	10	5.0	47	1
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
14	Chloe McCollum (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Kankakee Valley

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	30	2	15.0
1	E. Przybylski (Sr)	1	5	0	5.0
2	Izzy Jonkman (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
5	Kayla Westphal (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
6	G. Diener (Sr)	2	2	1	1.0
9	Peyton Mills (Jr)	2	7	0	3.5
12	Addison Koselke (So)	2	0	0	0.0
16	Ella Dixon (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
17	Avery Diener (So)	2	7	0	3.5
18	Aubrey Bunce (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
24	Tess Bell (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
25	Aubrey Stowers (Sr)	2	7	1	3.5
31	Jamie Robinson (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0

Merrillville

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	33	9	16.5
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	4	2	2.0
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	16	2	8.0
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	9	3	4.5
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	0	0	0.0
14	Chloe McCollum (So)	2	4	2	2.0

Match Story

Indiana High School Volleyball - Merrillville Kankakee Valley

August 23, 2025: Wheatfield, IN 46392

Kankakee Valley Kougars (Wheatfield, IN) boosters left the game thrilled Saturday as they saw their volleyball team overcome the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), 2-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Kougars (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Kouts (Kouts, IN). The Mustangs & Fillies come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Kouts was beaten by South Newton (Kentland, IN), 3-1, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Pirates meet the Hanover Central Wildcats (Cedar Lake, IN) in a non-league test, on Saturday, August 23. Merrillville will attempt to advance on its 4-6 season record. The Wildcats go into the test with a 2-0 record after their 3-0 non-league win over North Newton (Morocco, IN).

Players of the Match

Kankakee Valley (25-26)

Kankakee Valley has not selected any Players of the Match.

Merrillville (25-26)

Congratulations to #7 Lucy McCollum for being selected the Merrillville Volleyball Player of the Match.

KVHS vs Merrillville Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 23, 2025 @ 11a

LaPorte Tournament

The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Kankakee Valley (25-26)

IN	Class
168	57

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
15-13	7-5	6-7	5-4	4-2	.536	.583	51	43

Merrillville (25-26)

IN	Class
239	62

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
8-23	1-13	2-10	3-7	3-6	.258	.071	31	69

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Kankakee Valley	21.4	21.8	21.7	23.4	13.0	1.8
Merrillville	17.5	19.1	18.8	23.0	11.0	1.0

Head-to-Head

Kankakee Valley won on 8/16/2025

8/16 @ 2p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Kankakee Valley 25 23 15 2
Merrillville 19 25 12 1

The Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Kankakee Valley won on 8/23/2025

8/23 @ 11a S1 S2 Wins

Kankakee Valley 25 25 2
Merrillville 21 14 0

The Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

8/16 @ 2p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Kankakee Valley	25	23	15	2
Merrillville	19	25	12	1

Team Stat Comparison

Kankakee Valley		Merrillville
859	Kills	735
160	Total Blocks	124
218	Serving Aces	220
1062	Digs	1588
826	Assists	631
1312	Receptions	1651

Team Leaders

Kankakee Valley		Merrillville	National Avg.
#17 Avery Diener229	Kills	#3 Jada Clark239	53
#12 Addison Koselke61	Total Blocks	#7 Lucy McCollum41	11
#6 Gabrielle Diener61	Serving Aces	#7 Lucy McCollum70	16
#17 Avery Diener244	Digs	#2 Rheana Early371	84
#6 Gabrielle Diener581	Assists	#7 Lucy McCollum492	50
#17 Avery Diener307	Receptions	#2 Rheana Early457	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Kankakee Valley	7-3		Merrillville	5-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/23/25	Concord	Kankakee Valley	(L) 2-0	8/23/25	Concord	Merrillville	(L) 2-0
9/2/25	Lowell	Kankakee Valley	(W) 3-0	8/20/25	Merrillville	Lowell	(L) 3-0
9/30/25	Kankakee Valley	Lowell	(W) 3-2
9/4/25	Kankakee Valley	Highland	(W) 3-1	8/16/25	Highland	Merrillville	(W) 2-0
9/25/25	Highland	Kankakee Valley	(W) 3-1	8/27/25	Merrillville	Highland	(W) 3-0
9/9/25	Hanover Central	Kankakee Valley	(L) 3-0	8/23/25	Hanover Central	Merrillville	(L) 2-0
10/2/25	Kankakee Valley	Hanover Central	(L) 3-0	10/8/25	Hanover Central	Merrillville	(L) 3-0
9/11/25	Kankakee Valley	Hobart	(W) 3-0	9/3/25	Hobart	Merrillville	(W) 3-2
10/9/25	Hobart	Kankakee Valley	(W) 3-1
9/23/25	Griffith	Kankakee Valley	(W) 3-0	8/16/25	Griffith	Merrillville	(W) 2-0
				8/19/25	Merrillville	Griffith	(W) 3-2

Record Breakdown

Kankakee Valley (25-26)		Merrillville (25-26)
15-13	Overall	8-23
7-5	League	1-13
4-4	Non-League	4-4
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
7-3	Common Opponent	5-4
6-7	Home	2-10
5-4	Away	3-7
4-2	Neutral	3-6
0-1	Playoff	0-1
15-13	In-State	8-23
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0