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• June 27, 2024

VINCENNES, Ind. – The three-time defending Region 24 Champion Vincennes University Volleyball team picked up another local addition this week in walk on defensive specialist Brooklyn Summers from nearby Loogootee High School. Summers comes to the Trailblazers after spending her first year out of high school at VU as a student. Summers is a five-foot three defensive specialist who helped guide the Lions to a final record of 21-11 in her senior season in 2022, playing in all 32 matches and recording 424 set assists, 234 digs, 48 kills and 35 aces.

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• October 19, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team faced another tough Region 24 match Thursday night in the Physical Education Complex, their second of three Region matches this week. The Blazers came away with a hard-fought four-set victory over John A. Logan College 25-12, 25-21, 18-25, 27-25 to increase their winning streak over Region 24 opponents to 35 matches. Vincennes got off to an excellent start on their home floor Thursday night, jumping out to an early five point lead in set one and later using a massive 13-1 scoring run to take a commanding 24-9 advantage over the Volunteers.

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• October 17, 2023

MATTOON, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team has entered the final week of the 2023 regular season and began with the first of three Region 24 matches in five days. The Trailblazers traveled to Mattoon, Ill. to face-off against Lake Land College in VU’s final road game of the regular season Tuesday night and came away with a very solid three-set sweep over the host Lakers. Vincennes got off to a bit of a slow start in set one, quickly falling behind to Lake Land 6-3 before battling back to take their first lead of the match at 9-8.

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• October 14, 2023

PARK HILLS, Mo. – The Vincennes University volleyball team closed out their final weekend classic of the 2023 regular season Saturday afternoon, taking a split against Hutchinson Community College and host Mineral Area College. The Blazers defeated Hutchinson in the morning game in comeback fashion in five sets 17-25, 11-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-9 and falling to host Mineral Area College 19-25, 21-25, 21-25. VU got off to a slow start against Hutchinson, falling behind by seven after the Blue Dragons outscored Vincennes 9-1 to take a 17-10 lead.

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• October 07, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team closed out the weekend strong Saturday afternoon as the Blazers defeated Edison State Community College 20-25, 25-10, 25-21, 25-17 in the final match of the Showdown on the Wabash at the Physical Education Complex. VU got off to a slow start in set one of the day, falling behind early to the Chargers 10-5 before rallying back to even the score at 12-12. Edison State would again build a five-point lead at 21-16 and were able to hold on to it this time as the Blazers were unable to put together another scoring run as Edison State claimed set one over the Blazers 25-20 to take an early 1-0 match lead.

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• October 06, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team got off to a very strong start Friday afternoon inside the Physical Education Complex, picking up two wins to start the weekend as VU hosts the Showdown on the Wabash. The Blazers began the day with a big three-set sweep over St. Louis Community College 25-14, 25-8, 25-9, before closing out the first day of the weekend set with a big comeback victory over NJCAA Division II No. 19 Wallace State Community College 31-29, 24-26, 24-26, 25-20, 15-13. VU began the two-day weekend classic by facing off against the Archers from St. Louis Community College.

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• October 04, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – There was plenty to celebrate Wednesday night at the Physical Education Complex as the Blazers returned home to play in front of the home crowd for the first time since mid-September and came away with a big Region 24 sweep over Wabash Valley College 25-16, 25-12, 25-15. The sweep also increases VU’s winning streak against Region 24 opponents, which now sits at 33 matches dating back to the 2021 season. Vincennes sophomore libero Morgan Netcott (Montague, Mich.) was recognized after the match after she surpassed the 1,000 career digs milestone in September at the Wallace State Fall Bash.

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• September 30, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team notched their 20th win of the season Friday night on the first day of the Parkland College Fall Challenge in Champaign, Ill. The Blazers got off to a rough start to the weekend, falling to NJCAA Division II No. 17-ranked Illinois Central College 22-25, 23-25, 18-25 in the first match of the day, before battling back with a big comeback win over Southeastern (Iowa) Community College 23-25, 23-25, 25-12, 25-14, 16-14. Vincennes got off to a slow start Friday afternoon against Illinois Central, quickly falling behind by four points in the opening set, before coming back to even the score at 10-10.

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• September 30, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team faced another tough test Saturday afternoon on the final day of the Parkland College Fall Challenge against NJCAA Division II No. 4-ranked Heartland Community College and No. 10-ranked Lincoln Land Community College. The Blazers split the day, falling to Heartland C.C. 21-25, 23-25, 23-25 before picking up another big five-set comeback victory to end the weekend against Lincoln Land 22-25, 13-25, 25-10, 25-16, 15-10. Vincennes got off to a slow start Saturday against Heartland Community College, putting up a great fight by forcing two sets to go the distance, before ultimately falling in three sets to the Hawks 21-25, 23-25, 23-25.

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• September 26, 2023

ULLIN, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team fell out of the NJCAA Division I Top-20 rankings this week after Saturday’s five-set loss at Wallace State, but still received votes. The Blazers responded in a big way Tuesday night by picking up their 32nd straight win over a Region 24 opponent by sweeping Shawnee Community College 25-8, 25-13, 25-13 in Ullin. “After such a tough weekend, we find ourselves on the road again,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “This time facing an opponent who will play us hard but less competitive than the teams we played. We must stay focused and play hard no matter who is on the other side of the net. We must respect them as fellow student-athletes who are not much different from ourselves. I feel we did that tonight, where we played aggressive from beginning to end.”

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• September 23, 2023

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The No. 18-ranked Vincennes University volleyball team came away with a two-game split on the final day of the Wallace State C.C. Fall Bash, defeating Calhoun C.C. 20-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-13 and falling to host Wallace State 25-23, 17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 13-15. The Blazers entered today’s matches playing without two sophomore hitters Paige Parlanti (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Audrey Buis (Franklin, Ind.) forcing some of VU’s freshmen to step up and play in different roles and different rotations. VU got off to a slow start with this new lineup on the floor, quickly falling behind to the Warhawks 6-1 before battling back to even the game at 10-10.

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• September 19, 2023

CENTRALIA, Ill. – The No. 18-ranked Vincennes University volleyball team extended their winning streaks Tuesday night with a big four-set Region 24 road win at Kaskaskia College, 25-22, 25-11, 22-25, 25-17. The Trailblazers extended their winning streak to 11 matches and continued their winning streak against Region 24 opponents to 31 after the win. The match started out as a back-and-forth battle, with Vincennes being the first team to separate themselves with a 5-0 scoring run to take a 9-5 lead.

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• September 14, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 19-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team picked up another big Region 24 sweep Thursday night at the Student Recreation Center at VU, sweeping Lincoln Trail College 25-20, 25-21, 25-10. The Blazers have now extended their winning streak to 10 matches and continue to build on an already impressive winning streak against Region 24 opponents, which now sits at 30. Vincennes got off to a slow start Thursday night, with the two teams trading a series of 3-0 scoring runs before VU would grab their first lead of the night with a 6-0 scoring run to take a 12-8 lead.

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• September 12, 2023

CARTERVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team earned a spot in this week’s NJCAA Division I rankings for the first time in nearly six years this week, checking in this week at No. 19, VUVB’s highest ranking since making the jump to Division I in 2016. The Trailblazers got their first opportunity to defend this National ranking Tuesday night at John A. Logan College and defeated the previously unbeaten Volunteers in four sets 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-15. Vincennes got off to a slow start in this road showdown, dropping set one to the host Vols 25-21.

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• September 09, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team extended their winning streak to eight games Saturday afternoon after sweeping Spoon River College 25-13, 25-11, 25-16 and defeating Jefferson College 19-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9 on the final day of the Blazer Classic. The Blazers got the morning started at the Student Recreation Center by taking on Spoon River College from Canton, Ill. After a back-and-forth start to set one of the day, VU used a 12-1 scoring run to take firm command of the set after building a 23-10 lead.

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• September 08, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team picked up a massive statement win Friday night at the Student Recreation Center at VU, sweeping Mineral Area College, who received votes to be in the top-20 National Rankings this week, 26-24, 25-23, 25-22. The Blazers got the early advantage in set one after trading three-point scoring runs with the Cardinals. VU built a four-point lead at 16-12, which would hold throughout the middle stages of the match. Mineral Area would battle back while facing set point however, using a 5-0 scoring run to even the score at 24-24 and force overtime in the opening set.

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• September 06, 2023

MT. CARMEL, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team extended a number of streaks Wednesday night after defeating Wabash Valley College 25-11, 25-12, 25-12 in Mt. Carmel. The Trailblazers have now won their last five matches, have won 15 sets in a row and extended their winning streak against Region 24 opponents to 28 matches with Wednesday night’s sweep. VU set the tone early in Mt. Carmel, jumping out to a big lead early in set one, opening up a 20-5 advantage in the first set.

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• September 02, 2023

PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Vincennes University volleyball team continued their hot start to the 2023 season Saturday morning by finishing out the final day of the Owens C.C. Tournament with two more three-set sweeps, giving them four wins and four sweeps in two days. The Blazers began the morning with another tough showdown against a nationally ranked opponent, this time facing off against Division II No. 14 St Johns River State College from Lakeside, Fla. Vincennes defeated the Vikings 25-20, 25-20, 25-11.

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• September 01, 2023

PERRYSBURG, Ohio – The Vincennes University volleyball team faced their first set back of the 2023 season earlier this week when they suffered their first loss of the year in five sets at Jefferson College Tuesday night. The Trailblazers looked to have bounced back very well Friday when VU took part in day one of the Owens C.C. Tournament hosted by Owens Community College in Ohio. VU began the two-day tournament with a very tough match against the reigning NJCAA Division II National Champion and current D-II No. 6-ranked Richard Bland College from Petersburg, Va.

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• August 30, 2023

HILLSBORO, Mo. – The Vincennes University volleyball team suffered their first loss of the 2023 season Tuesday night in a very evenly matched road showdown with Jefferson College. The Blazers fell to the Vikings 25-22, 25-27, 20-25, 26-24, 14-16. The two teams set the tone early for how closely contested this match would be, with the two teams trading side outs for most of the opening set.

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• August 26, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer volleyball team continued their hot start to the 2023 season Saturday afternoon, hosting a tri-match with Region 24 opponent Lake Land College and Ancilla College. The Blazers came away with the daily sweep, defeating Lake Land 25-19, 27-25, 25-13, before closing out the day by defeating Ancilla College 25-14, 25-10, 25-12. The Trailblazers began the day with their third straight Region 24 matchup to begin the 2023 season, hosting Lake Land College in the opening match of Saturday’s tri-match.

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• August 24, 2023

ROBINSON, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team added another win to their already impressive 26-game Region 24 winning streak Thursday night when the Blazers traveled to take on Lincoln Trail College in Robinson. VU fell behind early after dropping the first set but were able to bounce back and win the match in four sets, 22-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18. Vincennes got off to a great start in their first road game of the season, scoring the first three points of the match to begin set one and held onto this lead at 9-7.

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• August 22, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team got the 2023 season started off with a bang, defeating Region 24 opponent Shawnee Community College in three sets 25-15, 25-8, 25-7 Tuesday night. VU got off to an excellent start in front of the home crowd, scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the opening set, before the Saints would battle back and capitalize off some Vincennes errors to cut the deficit to 14-10. The Blazers would rebound and close out the set with four unanswered points to take the first set of the season 25-15 over Shawnee.

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• August 21, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The 2023-24 Vincennes University athletic season begins tomorrow, Tuesday, August 22 when the Vincennes University volleyball team plays host to Shawnee Community College at the Physical Education Complex at 6:30 p.m. eastern. The Trailblazer volleyball program is looking to win their third straight Region 24 Championship and is currently riding a 24-match winning streak against Region 24 opponents. Vincennes has already gotten off to a hot start to the 2023 campaign, winning 16 of 18 sets in VU’s four preseason scrimmages.