Times Staff

IU Northwest is looking to build something on the volleyball court.

Head coach Alondra Avalos returns for her fourth season on the heels of a 14-18 season that featured six wins in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The RedHawks reached the CCAC Tournament for just the second time since 2019 before losing to Saint Xavier in three sets.

The program features is made up almost entirely of Northwest Indiana natives. Avalos herself is a River Forest graduate who played at IUN before coaching at Lake Central and later taking over in Gary. All 13 RedHawks players went to Region high schools as well.

The graduation of stars Erica Packwood and Briah Strezo will hurt after the pair finished first and second on the team in kills, aces and digs in 2024.

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