Game 9: San Diego Mojo (3-5) at Indy Ignite (4-4)
San Diego and Indy will square off for the second time this season when the squads meet at the Fishers Event Center on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. PT. The Mojo come away with a four-set victory at home on January 24 in the previous meeting, handing the Ignite their first loss of the season after entering the game 3-0.
San Diego is 2-2 on the road this season including a victory over defending PVF champion Omaha Supernovas, while Indy is 3-1 at home with their lone blemish a sweep at the hands of Omaha in their last home game on February 6.
The match will feature five players named to the Inaugural PVF All-Star Match. Mojo middle blocker Ronika Stone and libero Shara Venegas will represent San Diego, while Ignite setter Sydney Hilley, outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh and opposite hitter Azhani Tealer will compete for Indy. The game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 22 in Indy with first serve set for 10:30 a.m. PT.
Tune-In
The game will stream live on YouTube.
- Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Emily Ehman (analyst) will be on the call.
San Diego Mojo Outlook
The San Diego Mojo lost to the Vegas Thrill in three sets, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20, on Friday night at Viejas Arena, falling to 3-5 on the season. Rookie outside hitter Elise McGhee had an impressive performance for San Diego in her first career start with a team-leading 17 points, hitting .324 with 16 kills and one block.
Kendra Dahlke added to her All-Star caliber resume with another double-digit scoring performance, hitting .364 and recording 10 kills and 7 digs, while giving the Mojo a consistent presence on the outside. Setter DaYeong Lee paced the Mojo with 30 assists, while libero Shara Venegas had a team-high 16 digs.
Dahlke continues to be one of the top players in the in 2025, ranking third in kills (3.93/set) and sixth in points (4.19). Lee is sixth in the PVF in total assists with 303 on the year and ranks fifth in assists per set averaging 10.45 per frame. Middle blocker Ronika Stone’s performance on last week brought her season total to 16 blocks on the year, ninth-most in the PVF, while her 0.55 blocks per set ranks seventh. Libero Shara Venegas has come up huge in court coverage, averaging 4.00 digs per set – the second-best mark in the PVF – with 100 total digs on the season.
Indy Ignite Outlook
The Ignite dropped a four-set road decision to Orlando their last time out on Sunday, falling to 4-4 on the year after a 3-0 start. Ignite opposite hitter Azhani Tealer led the team with 20 kills on the night and added a pair of blocks and 12 digs. Outside hitter Nina Cajic added 18 kills to the effort, including a team-high eight in the opening set. Setter Sydney Hilley totaled 52 assists on the night, upping her league-leading average to 11.84 per set.
Indy had three players selected to the Inaugural PVF All-Star match with setter Sydney Hilley, outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh and opposite hitter Azhani Tealer are among 24 players to full out the two rosters.
Hilley leads the league in assists (11.84 per set) and is tied for sixth in service aces (six). Member-Meneh tops PVF in points per set (5.32) and kills per set (4.87), while also ranking sixth in digs per set (3.74). Tealer ranks third in the league in blocks (0.80 per set) and fourth in kill percentage (44.7%).
ABOUT SAN DIEGO MOJO
San Diego Mojo are a women’s professional volleyball team in San Diego, Calif. and is a founding member of Pro Volleyball Federation, the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America. The Mojo are led by 2024 PVF Coach of the Year and three-time Olympian Tayyiba Haneef-Park and play their home matches at Viejas Arena on the campus of San Diego State University. The team is owned by longtime San Diegan and UC San Diego alum Gary E. Jacobs, a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School and managing director of Jacobs Investment Company (JIC).
ABOUT PRO VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION
Pro Volleyball Federation is the leading professional volleyball league in the United States. PVF sets the standard for the sport, offering the largest number of franchises, unmatched attendance, extensive broadcast coverage and substantial championship prize money. It combines top-tier talent, including NCAA stars and international athletes, with cutting-edge production and technology to provide fans with an unmatched viewing experience. As a vital link between collegiate volleyball and the professional stage, PVF is dedicated to shaping the future of the sport and increasing visibility for its athletes. For more information, visit ProVolleyball.com.
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