TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State will play regular season volleyball matches inside Hulman Center for the first time in nearly 20 years in 2024, as Director of Athletics Nathan Christensen announced Thursday that four Sycamore home contests will be moved from ISU Arena to Hulman Center.
 
"Through conversations with both Coach Pritchard and our volleyball student-athletes, it was evident competing in the Hulman Center would create a great experience," Christensen said. "The Hulman Center is a first-class facility, and we are thrilled to give our student-athletes this opportunity. A huge thank you to Fred Clark and his staff for the collaboration to make this happen."
 
Indiana State's conference-opening weekend against UIC (Sept. 27) and Valparaiso (Sept. 28), along with the Sycamores' Senior Weekend against Belmont (Nov. 8) and Murray State (Nov. 9), will take place inside Hulman Center. The Sycamores' six remaining home matches will stay inside ISU Arena, where Indiana State played to near-capacity crowds in 2023.
 
"I am so excited to bring volleyball back to the Hulman Center," Head Volleyball Coach Ashlee Pritchard said. "The popularity of the sport is at an all-time high and I am excited for our student-athletes to have this wonderful opportunity. The Hulman Center is one of the best venues in the Missouri Valley Conference and we could not be more thrilled to be able to showcase this amazing sport. I want to thank Nathan Christensen and Fred Clark for this opportunity, and we cannot wait to see everyone in the Hulman Center this fall."
 
The four matches mark the first time since the 2007 season that a regular season volleyball match will be played in Hulman Center and the first time in the 25-point era that a volleyball match will be contested inside the venue. Indiana State went 1-1 that season in Hulman Center, defeating Chicago State in four sets and falling to Illinois State in three sets. Hulman Center was also the site of the 2000 Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Championship, in which Indiana State reached the quarterfinals.
 
Admission will remain free for the matches played inside Hulman Center, and fans will enter through the west entrance (8th Street entrance). Further details on the Hulman Center matches, including matchday promotions, will be announced at a later date.
 
Indiana State opens its 2024 season Friday with a doubleheader at the GSU Invitational in Atlanta, as the Trees take on Georgia State at 1:30 p.m. and Florida A&M at 4:30 p.m. The Sycamores' home opener is September 7 at 5 p.m. against in-state foe Butler.
 
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