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The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Hanover Central	25	25	2
Merrillville	13	22	0

Final score provided by E. Gricus.

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Box Score
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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Merrillville (25-26)

Hanover Central

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	18	9.0	33.3	54	7	.204
1	Gabby Giacolona (Jr)	1	1	1.0	25.0	4	0	.250
2	J. Ferguson (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Nora Edgerton (Jr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	2	.000
4	Liliana Chorba (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	I. Gonzalez (Fr)	1	1	1.0	20.0	5	0	.200
6	Natalie Kitakis (So)	1	2	2.0	28.6	7	1	.143
7	Riley Tormey (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
8	Jenna DeYoung (Jr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
9	Gabi Esparza (Sr)	2	5	2.5	62.5	8	1	.500
10	Mia Roux (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Hailey Wehle (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
12	Dallas Bowen (Fr)	1	1	1.0	50.0	2	1	.000
13	M. Robertson (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	Naomi Barrett (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
15	B. Oostman (Sr)	2	4	2.0	33.3	12	1	.250

Merrillville

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	25.0	60	13	.033
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	8	4.0	40.0	20	2	.300
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	3	-.750
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	2	.000
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	2	1.0	13.3	15	3	-.067
15	Zion Campbell (Sr)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	2	-.111

Hanover Central

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	12	6.0	24.5	49	8	83.7	27
1	Gabby Giacolona (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
2	J. Ferguson (Fr)	1	2	2.0	40.0	5	2	60.0	3
3	Nora Edgerton (Jr)	2	2	1.0	28.6	7	0	100.0	4
4	Liliana Chorba (So)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	0	100.0	3
5	I. Gonzalez (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	Natalie Kitakis (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
7	Riley Tormey (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
8	Jenna DeYoung (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	2	.0	0
9	Gabi Esparza (Sr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	2	80.0	5
10	Mia Roux (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0	1
11	Hailey Wehle (Jr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	2	75.0	5
12	Dallas Bowen (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	M. Robertson (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
14	Naomi Barrett (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
15	B. Oostman (Sr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	100.0	6

Merrillville

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	3	1.5	8.3	36	4	88.9	27
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	3
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	3
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	1	80.0	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	2	1.0	18.2	11	1	90.9	8
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	0	100.0	5
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	5
15	Zion Campbell (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Hanover Central

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	4	2	1.0
1	Gabby Giacolona (Jr)	1	1	1	1.0
2	J. Ferguson (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
3	Nora Edgerton (Jr)	2	1	1	0.5
4	Liliana Chorba (So)	2	0	0	0.0
5	I. Gonzalez (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Natalie Kitakis (So)	1	0	0	0.0
7	Riley Tormey (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
8	Jenna DeYoung (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
9	Gabi Esparza (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5
10	Mia Roux (So)	1	0	0	0.0
11	Hailey Wehle (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
12	Dallas Bowen (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
13	M. Robertson (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
14	Naomi Barrett (Fr)	1	1	1	1.0
15	B. Oostman (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Merrillville

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	1	2	2	1.0	5
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	0	1	1	0.5	1
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	1	1	0.5	1
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5	1
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0	2
15	Zion Campbell (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0	0

Hanover Central

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	28	14.0
1	Gabby Giacolona (Jr)	1	0	0.0
2	J. Ferguson (Fr)	1	1	1.0
3	Nora Edgerton (Jr)	2	5	2.5
4	Liliana Chorba (So)	2	10	5.0
5	I. Gonzalez (Fr)	1	1	1.0
6	Natalie Kitakis (So)	1	3	3.0
7	Riley Tormey (Jr)	1	2	2.0
8	Jenna DeYoung (Jr)	2	0	0.0
9	Gabi Esparza (Sr)	2	1	0.5
10	Mia Roux (So)	1	2	2.0
11	Hailey Wehle (Jr)	2	1	0.5
12	Dallas Bowen (Fr)	1	0	0.0
13	M. Robertson (Sr)	1	1	1.0
14	Naomi Barrett (Fr)	1	0	0.0
15	B. Oostman (Sr)	2	1	0.5

Merrillville

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	36	11	18.0
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	6	1	3.0
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	9	4	4.5
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	6	1	3.0
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	4	3	2.0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	9	1	4.5
15	Zion Campbell (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5

Hanover Central

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	18	9.0	51
1	Gabby Giacolona (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
2	J. Ferguson (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0
3	Nora Edgerton (Jr)	2	1	0.5	2
4	Liliana Chorba (So)	2	3	1.5	6
5	I. Gonzalez (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0
6	Natalie Kitakis (So)	1	0	0.0	0
7	Riley Tormey (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
8	Jenna DeYoung (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
9	Gabi Esparza (Sr)	2	8	4.0	24
10	Mia Roux (So)	1	0	0.0	0
11	Hailey Wehle (Jr)	2	5	2.5	17
12	Dallas Bowen (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0
13	M. Robertson (Sr)	1	0	0.0	1
14	Naomi Barrett (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0
15	B. Oostman (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1

Merrillville

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5	49	1
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	0.0	1	1
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	10	5.0	45	0
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1	0
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
15	Zion Campbell (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Hanover Central

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	29	2	14.5
1	Gabby Giacolona (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
2	J. Ferguson (Fr)	1	3	0	3.0
3	Nora Edgerton (Jr)	2	4	0	2.0
4	Liliana Chorba (So)	2	13	0	6.5
5	I. Gonzalez (Fr)	1	1	0	1.0
6	Natalie Kitakis (So)	1	2	1	2.0
7	Riley Tormey (Jr)	1	2	0	2.0
8	Jenna DeYoung (Jr)	2	1	1	0.5
9	Gabi Esparza (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Mia Roux (So)	1	3	0	3.0
11	Hailey Wehle (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
12	Dallas Bowen (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
13	M. Robertson (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
14	Naomi Barrett (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
15	B. Oostman (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Merrillville

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	28	13	14.0
1	Morgan Harrison (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
2	Rheana Early (Sr)	2	7	3	3.5
3	Jada Clark (Sr)	2	6	3	3.0
4	Laianna Boyd (Jr)	2	0	1	0.0
6	K. Williams (Fr)	2	0	1	0.0
7	Lucy McCollum (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Jaslene Torres (Sr)	2	11	3	5.5
13	Cyanne Kelly (So)	2	4	2	2.0
15	Zion Campbell (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Indiana High School Volleyball - Hanover Central over Merrillville

August 23, 2025: Merrillville, IN 46410

The Hanover Central Wildcats (Cedar Lake, IN) volleyball knocked off the host Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), 2-0 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kouts for a non-league contest on Monday, August 25. Hanover Central will battle a Mustangs & Fillies team coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Washington Township (Valparaiso, IN). The Mustangs & Fillies record now stands at 4-3.

Next, the Pirates battle the Crown Point Bulldogs (Crown Point, IN) in a Duneland contest, on Tuesday, August 26. Merrillville will attempt to move on its 4-5 season record. The Bulldogs enter the contest with a 4-0 record after their 2-1 non-league win over Chesterton (Chesterton, IN).

Players of the Match

Hanover Central (25-26)

Congratulations to #14 Naomi Barrett for being selected the Hanover Central Volleyball Player of the Match.

Merrillville (25-26)

Congratulations to #3 Jada Clark for being selected the Merrillville Volleyball Player of the Match.

HCHS vs Merrillville Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 23, 2025 @ 3p

LaPorte Invite

The Merrillville (IN) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Hanover Central (25-26)

IN	Class
69	24

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
25-5	12-0	10-1	11-0	4-4	.833	1.000	77	26

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
Hanover Central	24.8	23.9	23.0	21.7	15.0	2.6
Merrillville	17.5	19.1	18.8	23.0	11.0	1.0

Head-to-Head

Hanover Central won on 8/23/2025

8/23 @ 3p S1 S2 Wins

Hanover Central 25 25 2
Merrillville 13 22 0

The Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Hanover Central won last month

10/8 @ 5p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Hanover Central 25 25 25 3
Merrillville 21 14 17 0

The Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's away non-conference match against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 3-0.
Box score

10/8 @ 5p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Hanover Central	25	25	25	3
Merrillville	21	14	17	0

Team Stat Comparison

Hanover Central		Merrillville
1082	Kills	735
67	Total Blocks	124
354	Serving Aces	220
1609	Digs	1588
1023	Assists	631
1433	Receptions	1651

Team Leaders

Hanover Central		Merrillville	National Avg.
#3 Nora Edgerton377	Kills	#3 Jada Clark239	51
#1 Gabby Giacolona30	Total Blocks	#7 Lucy McCollum41	11
#9 Gabi Esparza141	Serving Aces	#7 Lucy McCollum70	16
#4 Liliana Chorba392	Digs	#2 Rheana Early371	80
#9 Gabi Esparza751	Assists	#7 Lucy McCollum492	48
#4 Liliana Chorba440	Receptions	#2 Rheana Early457	82

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hanover Central	10-0		Merrillville	5-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/23/25	Hanover Central	Portage	(W) 2-1	8/28/25	Portage	Merrillville	(L) 3-2
				9/23/25	Merrillville	Portage	(L) 3-0
				10/16/25	Portage	Merrillville	(L) 3-1
9/2/25	Highland	Hanover Central	(W) 3-0	8/16/25	Highland	Merrillville	(W) 2-0
9/30/25	Hanover Central	Highland	(W) 3-0	8/27/25	Merrillville	Highland	(W) 3-0
9/3/25	Griffith	Hanover Central	(W) 3-0	8/16/25	Griffith	Merrillville	(W) 2-0
				8/19/25	Merrillville	Griffith	(W) 3-2
9/9/25	Hanover Central	Kankakee Valley	(W) 3-0	8/16/25	Kankakee Valley	Merrillville	(L) 2-1
10/2/25	Kankakee Valley	Hanover Central	(W) 3-0	8/23/25	Kankakee Valley	Merrillville	(L) 2-0
9/11/25	Hanover Central	Lowell	(W) 3-0	8/20/25	Merrillville	Lowell	(L) 3-0
10/9/25	Lowell	Hanover Central	(W) 3-0
9/16/25	Hobart	Hanover Central	(W) 3-0	9/3/25	Hobart	Merrillville	(W) 3-2
10/7/25	Hanover Central	Hobart	(W) 3-2

Record Breakdown

Hanover Central (25-26)		Merrillville (25-26)
25-5	Overall	8-23
12-0	League	1-13
9-2	Non-League	4-4
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
10-0	Common Opponent	5-6
10-1	Home	2-10
11-0	Away	3-7
4-4	Neutral	3-6
2-1	Playoff	0-1
25-5	In-State	8-23
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0