Sophie Ledbetter

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Position:
Defensive Specialist / Libero
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Hamilton Southeastern
Hometown:
Fishers, IN

Ball State Career Notes Entering 2025 Season:
• Played in all 32 possible matches over her Ball State career
• Has seen action in 114 of a possible 115 sets
• 2024 MAC All-Freshman Team
• MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2024)
• Credited with a career-high 27 digs versus James Madison (Sept. 6, 2024)
• Registered double-digit digs in 23 career matches, including six with 20-or-more

2024 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … MAC All-Freshman Team … MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11) … played in all 32 matches, seeing action in 114 of a possible 115 sets … led the Ball State defense and ranked 10th in the MAC with a 3.68 digs-per-set average … collected double-digit digs in 23 matches, including six with 20-or-more … credited with a career-high 27 digs in the 3-1 victory over James Madison (Sept. 6) … earned 24 digs in the MAC Tournament semifinal victory over Central Michigan (Nov. 23) … earned at least four digs in all 32 matches she played … finished the year with a .941 reception percentage, including 17 matches with a perfect mark … dished out 110 assists, including at least one in all 32 matches … career-high nine assists versus Buffalo (Oct. 12) … served up five aces … credited with her first collegiate kill in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal victory over Toledo (Nov. 22).

PHILLIPS ON LEDBETTER: Sophie is one of those players that plays with such control and poise. She finds ways to make play after play and is one of those people that just completely frustrates opponents because it's so difficult to score on her. She is consistently tough and is one of those people that you can just count on to make things happen when you need it. She has such a natural platform touch combined with great reading ability, quickness and high VB IQ. She's going to be a big add to our program.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year varsity letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern for coach Jason Young … helped guide the Royals to back-to-back IHSAA Class 4A State Volleyball Championships as a junior and senior … HSE finished the 2023 season with a perfect 33-0 record, while producing a 34-1 mark in 2022 … finished her high school career with 1008 digs, 256 assists and 88 service aces … collected 433 digs her senior season, including 17 in the 2023 IHSAA State Championship match victory over Castle played in Worthen Arena … team captain as a junior and senior.

SENIOR YEAR AWARDS
To Be Determined

JUNIOR YEAR AWARDS
Second Team All-State
All-Conference
Indy Star Super Team

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because of the amazing education and volleyball experience that it offers. The coaches and players I have met already made it an easy decision too!