Iandolo Signs Three to MVB for the 2026 Season
June 29, 2025 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State men's volleyball interim head coach Mike Iandolo announced three new additions in preparation for the 2026 season. The Cardinals welcome Jacob Surette, Victor Scherer and Adir Ben Shloosh.
Surette, a middle blocker from Riverside, Cal., joins the men's program after completing his freshman and sophomore seasons at Orange Coast College. In those two years, Surette made 30 starts for the Pirates in 36 matches played as the program finished with a combined record of 41-4. During his freshman year, Surette aided Orange Coast to an undefeated (20-0) season as the program claimed its third-straight California Community College Athletic Association Volleyball State Championship. In two seasons, the middle blocker was credited for a total of 107 blocks, including 95 assisted and 12 solo. Surette averaged 1.77 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .509 and an average of 2.6 points per set.
Scherer, a native of Porto Alegve, Brazil, comes to Ball State after spending two seasons at libero for fellow Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association member Quincy for his junior and redshirt junior years. After missing the 2024 season and earning his redshirt, Scherer averaged 2.06 digs per set, totaling a team high 212 in 26 matches played and ranking fourth in the MIVA in 2025. Prior to Quincy, Scherer played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Central State. In two seasons with the Marauders, the libero averaged 3.2 digs per set, leading the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference each year. As a freshman, Scherer helped Central State to a conference championship and was named SIAC Libero of the Year. Scherer's 3.56 digs per set his sophomore year led all of NCAA men's volleyball.
Shloosh, a libero from Netanya, Israel, joins the Cardinals after competing the past four seasons for Maccabi Ashdod. In 2024 and 2025, Shloosh and Maccabi Ashdod boasted a fourth-place finish in the Israel Premier League Tournament and seventh in the Israeli Cup. During the 2020-21 season, Shloosh played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, finishing first in the Israel Premier League Tournament and Israeli Cup.
Surette, a middle blocker from Riverside, Cal., joins the men's program after completing his freshman and sophomore seasons at Orange Coast College. In those two years, Surette made 30 starts for the Pirates in 36 matches played as the program finished with a combined record of 41-4. During his freshman year, Surette aided Orange Coast to an undefeated (20-0) season as the program claimed its third-straight California Community College Athletic Association Volleyball State Championship. In two seasons, the middle blocker was credited for a total of 107 blocks, including 95 assisted and 12 solo. Surette averaged 1.77 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .509 and an average of 2.6 points per set.
Scherer, a native of Porto Alegve, Brazil, comes to Ball State after spending two seasons at libero for fellow Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association member Quincy for his junior and redshirt junior years. After missing the 2024 season and earning his redshirt, Scherer averaged 2.06 digs per set, totaling a team high 212 in 26 matches played and ranking fourth in the MIVA in 2025. Prior to Quincy, Scherer played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Central State. In two seasons with the Marauders, the libero averaged 3.2 digs per set, leading the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference each year. As a freshman, Scherer helped Central State to a conference championship and was named SIAC Libero of the Year. Scherer's 3.56 digs per set his sophomore year led all of NCAA men's volleyball.
Shloosh, a libero from Netanya, Israel, joins the Cardinals after competing the past four seasons for Maccabi Ashdod. In 2024 and 2025, Shloosh and Maccabi Ashdod boasted a fourth-place finish in the Israel Premier League Tournament and seventh in the Israeli Cup. During the 2020-21 season, Shloosh played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, finishing first in the Israel Premier League Tournament and Israeli Cup.
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