Former Purdue Volleyball Star Re-Signs With Professional Squad
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Former Purdue middle blocker and two-time All-Big Ten selection Blake Mohler will continue her career in Major League Volleyball (MLV). The former Boilermaker has re-signed with the Indy Ignite for the 2026 season.
The Ignite announced on Thursday that Mohler re-signed with the squad for the upcoming year. She spent last year in Indianapolis and previously played for the Orlando Valkyries in 2024. The former Purdue star also played professionally in Germany, Switzerland, and France.
Mohler is a 6-foot-1 middle blocker who appeared in 47 sets for the Ignite during the 2025 campaign. She was responsible for 59 kills, 12 blocks, and a service ace, totaling 72 points for the year. She averaged 0.26 blocks and 1.26 kills per set.
Prior to her professional career, Mohler spent five years at Purdue, redshirting as a true freshman in 2015. In four seasons on the court for the Boilermakers, she piled up 976 kills and 497 blocks. She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2018 and 2019, her final two seasons with the program.
Last season, the Ignite finished the PVF season with a 13-15 record, which included an 8-6 mark in home matches.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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