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PortageMerrillville

Indians
3
Pirates
2

The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's home conference match against Portage (IN) by a score of 3-2.

S1S2S3S4S5Wins
Portage20252521153
Merrillville25131825102
Final score provided by B. Gray.
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Match Stats

Portage (25-26)

Merrillville (25-26)

Portage

Attacking

#Athlete NameSPKK/SKill %AttEHit %
Team Totals5448.830.114626.123
1Julianne Imes (So)500.0.010.000
2Ainsley Cline (So)520.416.7123-.083
3Kalina Navarro (Jr)200.0.000
4Melanie Huley (Jr)520.416.7123-.083
5Olivia Riffle (So)471.843.8163.250
6Olivia Pezel (So)510.250.020.500
7Ella Klakoski (Jr)5112.235.5315.194
14Brooke Hodges (Jr)492.334.6265.154
15Emma Mcwilliams (Sr)571.422.6316.032
23Hayden Orosz (Sr)551.033.3151.267
Merrillville

Attacking

#Athlete NameSPKK/SKill %AttEHit %
Team Totals5316.226.711618.112
2Rheana Early (Sr)500.0.000
3Jada Clark (Sr)591.826.5346.088
4Laianna Boyd (Jr)300.0.011-1.000
5D. Peterson (So)510.212.583-.250
6K. Williams (Fr)400.0.090.000
7Lucy McCollum (Sr)540.844.492.222
11Jaslene Torres (Sr)500.0.000
12Lailah Perry (Jr)100.0.000
13Cyanne Kelly (So)482.032.0254.160
14Chloe McCollum (So)591.830.0302.233
Portage

Serving

#Athlete NameSPAA/SAce %SASEServ %PTS
Team Totals5295.827.11071486.990
1Julianne Imes (So)540.828.6140100.010
2Ainsley Cline (So)571.426.926292.323
3Kalina Navarro (Jr)210.550.02150.02
4Melanie Huley (Jr)500.0.010100.00
5Olivia Riffle (So)430.825.012375.011
6Olivia Pezel (So)540.830.813376.99
7Ella Klakoski (Jr)591.833.327388.926
14Brooke Hodges (Jr)400.0.0000
15Emma Mcwilliams (Sr)500.0.0000
23Hayden Orosz (Sr)510.28.312283.39
Merrillville

Serving

#Athlete NameSPAA/SAce %SASEServ %PTS
Team Totals5122.413.2911089.069
2Rheana Early (Sr)510.26.715193.312
3Jada Clark (Sr)540.819.021385.716
4Laianna Boyd (Jr)300.0.0000
5D. Peterson (So)500.0.07185.74
6K. Williams (Fr)400.0.0000
7Lucy McCollum (Sr)551.025.020290.015
11Jaslene Torres (Sr)500.0.020100.01
12Lailah Perry (Jr)100.0.0000
13Cyanne Kelly (So)400.0.07271.44
14Chloe McCollum (So)520.410.519194.717
Portage

Blocking

#Athlete NameSPBSBATot BlksB/SBE
Team Totals50630.60
1Julianne Imes (So)50000.00
2Ainsley Cline (So)50110.20
3Kalina Navarro (Jr)20000.00
4Melanie Huley (Jr)50110.20
5Olivia Riffle (So)40000.00
6Olivia Pezel (So)50000.00
7Ella Klakoski (Jr)50000.00
14Brooke Hodges (Jr)40110.30
15Emma Mcwilliams (Sr)50110.20
23Hayden Orosz (Sr)50220.40
Merrillville

Blocking

#Athlete NameSPBSBATot BlksB/SBE
Team Totals54040.84
2Rheana Early (Sr)50000.00
3Jada Clark (Sr)50000.00
4Laianna Boyd (Jr)30000.00
5D. Peterson (So)51010.21
6K. Williams (Fr)40000.01
7Lucy McCollum (Sr)53030.60
11Jaslene Torres (Sr)50000.00
12Lailah Perry (Jr)10000.00
13Cyanne Kelly (So)40000.00
14Chloe McCollum (So)50000.02
Portage

Digging

#Athlete NameSPDDED/S
Team Totals5562211.2
1Julianne Imes (So)5751.4
2Ainsley Cline (So)5911.8
3Kalina Navarro (Jr)2211.0
4Melanie Huley (Jr)5000.0
5Olivia Riffle (So)4942.3
6Olivia Pezel (So)51462.8
7Ella Klakoski (Jr)5731.4
14Brooke Hodges (Jr)4210.5
15Emma Mcwilliams (Sr)5300.6
23Hayden Orosz (Sr)5310.6
Merrillville

Digging

#Athlete NameSPDDED/S
Team Totals5773915.4
2Rheana Early (Sr)51673.2
3Jada Clark (Sr)51352.6
4Laianna Boyd (Jr)3100.3
5D. Peterson (So)5330.6
6K. Williams (Fr)4300.8
7Lucy McCollum (Sr)51472.8
11Jaslene Torres (Sr)5450.8
12Lailah Perry (Jr)1000.0
13Cyanne Kelly (So)41283.0
14Chloe McCollum (So)51142.2
Portage

Ball Handling

#Athlete NameSPAstAst/SBHABHE
Team Totals5367.21242
1Julianne Imes (So)500.040
2Ainsley Cline (So)5163.2400
3Kalina Navarro (Jr)200.000
4Melanie Huley (Jr)500.000
5Olivia Riffle (So)400.042
6Olivia Pezel (So)520.470
7Ella Klakoski (Jr)5183.6690
14Brooke Hodges (Jr)400.000
15Emma Mcwilliams (Sr)500.000
23Hayden Orosz (Sr)500.000
Merrillville

Ball Handling

#Athlete NameSPAstAst/SBHABHE
Team Totals5244.8950
2Rheana Early (Sr)520.4110
3Jada Clark (Sr)500.000
4Laianna Boyd (Jr)300.010
5D. Peterson (So)500.010
6K. Williams (Fr)400.000
7Lucy McCollum (Sr)5224.4790
11Jaslene Torres (Sr)500.010
12Lailah Perry (Jr)100.010
13Cyanne Kelly (So)400.000
14Chloe McCollum (So)500.010
Portage

Serve Receiving

#Athlete NameSPRRER/S
Team Totals5602012.0
1Julianne Imes (So)5551.0
2Ainsley Cline (So)5921.8
3Kalina Navarro (Jr)2000.0
4Melanie Huley (Jr)5000.0
5Olivia Riffle (So)41142.8
6Olivia Pezel (So)52785.4
7Ella Klakoski (Jr)5100.2
14Brooke Hodges (Jr)4000.0
15Emma Mcwilliams (Sr)5711.4
23Hayden Orosz (Sr)5000.0
Merrillville

Serve Receiving

#Athlete NameSPRRER/S
Team Totals5633012.6
2Rheana Early (Sr)5961.8
3Jada Clark (Sr)51112.2
4Laianna Boyd (Jr)3100.3
5D. Peterson (So)5000.0
6K. Williams (Fr)4000.0
7Lucy McCollum (Sr)5010.0
11Jaslene Torres (Sr)514102.8
12Lailah Perry (Jr)1000.0
13Cyanne Kelly (So)42275.5
14Chloe McCollum (So)5651.2

Match Story

Indiana High School Volleyball - Merrillville can't hold off Portage

August 28, 2025: Merrillville, IN 46410

In Thursday's league match, the Portage Indians (Portage, IN) volleyball squad tipped the host Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), by a final score of 3-2.

Coming up next, the Indians clash with the La Porte Slicers (La Porte, IN) in a Duneland bout, on Tuesday, September 2. Portage will attempt to better on its 5-3 season record. The Slicers come into the bout with a 5-5 record after their 3-0 league loss to Crown Point (Crown Point, IN).

With the loss, Merrillville drops to 5-8 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Michigan City (Michigan City, IN) to clash with the Wolves in a Duneland bout on Tuesday, September 2. The Wolves come into the bout with a record of 0-6. Michigan City lost 3-0 in their recent league bout against Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN)

Players of the Match

Portage (25-26)

Portage 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.

Portage @ Merrillville Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Aug. 28, 2025 @ 6p
The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's home conference match against Portage (IN) by a score of 3-2.

Rankings & Records

Portage (25-26)

INClass
15351
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %SWSL
13-204-104-54-55-10.394.2863856

Merrillville (25-26)

INClass
23962
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %SWSL
8-231-132-103-73-6.258.0713169

Team Scoring Averages

S1S2S3S4S5Wins
Portage		19.820.218.721.815.01.2
Merrillville		17.519.118.823.011.01.0

Head-to-Head

  • Portage won on 8/28/2025
    8/28 @ 6pS1S2S3S4S5Wins
    Portage20252521153
    Merrillville25131825102

    The Portage (IN) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 3-2.

    Box score
  • Portage won on 9/23/2025
    9/23 @ 5pS1S2S3Wins
    Merrillville1924170
    Portage2526253

    The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Portage (IN) by a score of 3-0.

    Box score
  • Portage won last month
    10/16 @ 6pS1S2S3S4Wins
    Portage252522253
    Merrillville191725121

    The Portage (IN) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's neutral playoff match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 3-1.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

PortageMerrillville
852Kills735
66Total Blocks124
317Serving Aces220
1192Digs1588
705Assists631
1489Receptions1651

Team Leaders

PortageMerrillvilleNational Avg.
#15 Emma Mcwilliams194Kills#3 Jada Clark23951
#23 Hayden Orosz29Total Blocks#7 Lucy McCollum4111
#7 Ella Klakoski87Serving Aces#7 Lucy McCollum7016
#1 Julianne Imes281Digs#2 Rheana Early37180
#7 Ella Klakoski385Assists#7 Lucy McCollum49248
#6 Olivia Pezel426Receptions#2 Rheana Early45782

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Portage7-14Merrillville6-15
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/19/25HobartPortage(W) 3-19/3/25HobartMerrillville(W) 3-2
10/18/25PortageHobart(W) 3-0
8/21/25PortageHighland(W) 3-08/16/25HighlandMerrillville(W) 2-0
8/27/25MerrillvilleHighland(W) 3-0
8/23/25Washington TownshipPortage(L) 2-08/16/25MerrillvilleWashington Township(L) 2-1
8/18/25Washington TownshipMerrillville(W) 3-0
8/23/25Hanover CentralPortage(L) 2-18/23/25Hanover CentralMerrillville(L) 2-0
10/8/25Hanover CentralMerrillville(L) 3-0
8/23/25PortageEast Chicago Central(W) 2-08/23/25East Chicago CentralMerrillville(W) 2-0
8/26/25PortageMichigan City(W) 3-19/2/25MerrillvilleMichigan City(W) 3-1
9/18/25Michigan CityPortage(W) 3-09/25/25Michigan CityMerrillville(L) 3-2
9/20/25Michigan CityPortage(W) 2-0
9/2/25PortageLa Porte(L) 3-09/9/25La PorteMerrillville(L) 3-0
9/25/25La PortePortage(L) 3-110/2/25MerrillvilleLa Porte(L) 3-0
9/4/25Lake CentralPortage(L) 3-09/11/25Lake CentralMerrillville(L) 3-0
9/30/25PortageLake Central(L) 3-010/7/25MerrillvilleLake Central(L) 3-0
9/9/25ChestertonPortage(L) 3-09/16/25MerrillvilleChesterton(L) 3-0
10/2/25PortageChesterton(L) 3-010/9/25ChestertonMerrillville(L) 3-0
10/18/25ChestertonPortage(L) 3-0
9/11/25PortageCrown Point(L) 3-08/26/25Crown PointMerrillville(L) 3-0
10/7/25Crown PointPortage(L) 3-09/18/25MerrillvilleCrown Point(L) 3-0
9/16/25PortageValparaiso(L) 3-09/4/25MerrillvilleValparaiso(L) 3-0
10/9/25ValparaisoPortage(L) 3-19/30/25ValparaisoMerrillville(L) 3-2
9/20/25PortageConcord(L) 2-08/23/25ConcordMerrillville(L) 2-0

Record Breakdown

Portage (25-26)

Merrillville (25-26)
13-20
Overall
8-23
4-10
League
1-13
3-0
Non-League
4-4
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
7-14
Common Opponent
6-15
4-5
Home
2-10
4-5
Away
3-7
5-10
Neutral
3-6
2-1
Playoff
0-1
13-20
In-State
8-23
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0