KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee graduate student outside hitter Nina Cajic was selected by the Indy Ignite with the fourth pick of the fourth round of the Pro Volleyball Federation Draft on Monday afternoon.
Taken with the 28th overall pick, Cajic became the third Lady Vol to be selected in the draft after Morgahn Fingall (4th pick) and Jenaisya Moore (28th pick) were selected during last year’s draft by the Grand Rapids Rise and Columbus Fury, respectively. It also marked the second year in a row that a Tennessee player was the first SEC athlete taken in the draft.
The Pro Volleyball Federation, which began in February 2024, is the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America. This marked the second-ever draft for the organization. Cajic and the Ignite will kick off their 2025 campaign on January 11 against the Orlando Valkyries.
The Subotica, Serbia, native is the top offensive player for the Lady Vols this season. Cajic leads the team in kills (408) and aces (38), and she ranks inside the top 40 nationally in points per set (35th/4.86) and kills per set (37th/4.25). She’s finished with double-digit kills in all but two matches this season, including four performances with 20-plus kills. Cajic is also the only Lady Vol during the 25-point rally scoring era to have 30 kills in a match and has done so twice.
Cajic’s best match of the season came against Western Michigan, when she posted a Tennessee school record and SEC modern era record of 42 kills in the contest. She also became only the second player in NCAA history to have 40-plus kills in a four-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. No other player in NCAA Division I has more kills in a match this season. During that performance, she posted a staggering 20 kills in the fourth set alone.
She’s also effective in the service game, where she’s currently averaging a Tennessee modern era single-season record of 0.40 aces per set. At Missouri earlier this season, Cajic broke the UT 25-point rally-scoring era record for most aces in a match with seven. Her 38 aces on the year is currently tied for the third most in a season since 2008.
Taken with the 28th overall pick, Cajic became the third Lady Vol to be selected in the draft after Morgahn Fingall (4th pick) and Jenaisya Moore (28th pick) were selected during last year’s draft by the Grand Rapids Rise and Columbus Fury, respectively. It also marked the second year in a row that a Tennessee player was the first SEC athlete taken in the draft.
The Pro Volleyball Federation, which began in February 2024, is the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America. This marked the second-ever draft for the organization. Cajic and the Ignite will kick off their 2025 campaign on January 11 against the Orlando Valkyries.
The Subotica, Serbia, native is the top offensive player for the Lady Vols this season. Cajic leads the team in kills (408) and aces (38), and she ranks inside the top 40 nationally in points per set (35th/4.86) and kills per set (37th/4.25). She’s finished with double-digit kills in all but two matches this season, including four performances with 20-plus kills. Cajic is also the only Lady Vol during the 25-point rally scoring era to have 30 kills in a match and has done so twice.
Cajic’s best match of the season came against Western Michigan, when she posted a Tennessee school record and SEC modern era record of 42 kills in the contest. She also became only the second player in NCAA history to have 40-plus kills in a four-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. No other player in NCAA Division I has more kills in a match this season. During that performance, she posted a staggering 20 kills in the fourth set alone.
She’s also effective in the service game, where she’s currently averaging a Tennessee modern era single-season record of 0.40 aces per set. At Missouri earlier this season, Cajic broke the UT 25-point rally-scoring era record for most aces in a match with seven. Her 38 aces on the year is currently tied for the third most in a season since 2008.
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