
The Indy Ignite gave the Fishers Event Center crowd one more regular-season win Sunday, defeating the San Diego Mojo in four sets, 22-25, 25-13, 30-28, 25-17, before turning their attention to the postseason.
The victory capped a record-setting regular season for Indy. The Ignite finished 23-5, the best record in Major League Volleyball history, and went 13-1 at home in Fishers. Indy also carries a five-match winning streak into the MLV Championship.
San Diego took the opening set, but the Ignite responded with a dominant second set and then survived a marathon third set, 30-28, a frame that proved to be the turning point. Indy closed the match by pulling away in the fourth set.
Azhani Tealer led the Ignite with 18 kills and 20 total points. Anna DeBeer added 14 kills, while Leketor Member-Meneh had 13. Setter Mia Tuaniga recorded 49 assists and 14 digs, and libero Elena Scott added 16 digs and 11 assists.
The match had no impact on playoff seeding, but it gave Indy a chance to maintain momentum before the postseason. San Diego had already secured the No. 3 seed, while Indy had locked up the No. 1 seed.
The Ignite now head to Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, for the MLV Championship. Indy will face the No. 4 seed Omaha Supernovas at 7 p.m. Eastern Thursday in the semifinals. The other semifinal has No. 2 Dallas taking on No. 3 San Diego. If the Ignite win Thursday, they advance to the championship match at 3 p.m. Saturday.
The playoff meeting with Omaha is also a rematch of last year’s semifinal, when Indy, then the No. 4 seed, upset the top-seeded Supernovas in five sets. This time, the Ignite enter as the league’s top team and are chasing the franchise’s first MLV title after finishing as runner-up last season.
All MLV Championship matches will be televised nationally on ION. The Ignite are also promoting local playoff watch parties, including one at Parks Place Pub on 116th Street in Fishers.