Bianca Anderson is currently a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois where she has earned letters in volleyball.
A High Honor Roll student at HFHS, Anderson has garnered academic honors such as the Board of Education Distinguished Scholars Award and the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Awards. On the court, she was the team’s most valuable player and has single-match career-highs of 15 kills, eight digs and five blocks.
Anderson played her club volleyball for Epic United 18u Elite, where she led her team to an MEQ Championship in 2018, a regional title in 2019 and a USAV National Championship in 2021.
“Bianca is a steady competitor who has an innate drive to discover the player she knows she can be,” Raff said. “I look forward to adding her to our middle position. She excels at running behind setters off one foot and brings a steady, yet formidable presence to the defensive side of things.
“I know Bianca’s eagerness to learn and her competitive drive will be excellent additions to our squad,” Raff concluded.
Keira Moore is wrapping up her final year at Castle High School, where she has earned letters in basketball and volleyball during her prep career.
A member of three Southern Indiana Athletic Conference and sectional championship teams at CHS, Moore helped leads the Knights to a regional and semi-state title as well as a second-place finish in the IHSAA Class 4A Tournament as a senior in 2021 as she racked up 381 digs on the year.
The Evansville Courier & Press Metro Player of the Year in 2021 finished her career 1,409 career digs and 218 career aces as she also earned first-team All-State, All-Region, All-Metro and All-SIAC honors during her prep career.
“Keira comes to us having put together a banner career at perennial powerhouse Castle High School,” Raff said. One of the things I was attracted to right away in Keira’s game is her quite fire and steady presence on the court. It took no time at all to see that she was the backbone of her team and a source of strength and steadiness for her teammates: A quality in the libero position that is valuable and difficult to teach.”
Raff went on to say that “Keira is a highly-skilled player and offers great consistency and discipline. I’m excited to for her to be a part of our already strong libero group and elated that one of the area’s top volleyball prospects chose USI!”
Jordan Troutman is in her final season with Henderson County High School, where she is a four-time KHSAA Academic All-State honoree and a member of four district and regional championship teams.
HCHS’s all-time leader with more than 3,000 career assists, Troutman was the Second Region Volleyball Coaches’ Association Player of the Year and a second-team All-State honoree in 2021. She was a three-time All-District honoree during her prep career.
Troutman also was a teammate with Moore at the club level as both competed for the Evansville United Volleyball Academy.
“Jordan brings a level of athleticism to the setter position that will be exciting to watch and train,” Raff said. “Jordan is a sponge and is going to be a great learner, so I have no doubt she will be a fish in water as she adapts to the pace and intensity of the college game.
“Like her other two classmates, Jordan has a steadiness to the way she competes that is valuable in tight matches and competitive situations,” Raff continued. “We are very excited to add Jordan, another of the area’s best players, to our talented setter group.”
USI finished the 2021 season with an 18-13 overall record and an 11-7 mark in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Eagles advanced to the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament.
