IL · USAV Great Lakes Region
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Novus Volleyball Academy is a volleyball club based in Lena, IL, ranked as high as #1568 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 8 team-seasons.
8 teams · Ages 11–16, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Novus Volleyball Academy is a club volleyball program based in Lena, IL, competing in the Great Lakes region. In 2025-26 it fielded eight girls teams aged 11 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #1,568 nationally and #55 of 134 in IL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,428. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 8 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 159 matches and won 82 of them, a 53% win rate. Its strongest team, Novus 13-Purple, is #365 nationally and #128 in IL, at 1,777 Elo on a 27-4 record.
Teams averaged 20 matches each over the season. The club entered 21 events between 4 January and 26 April, a season of about 4 months.
Those events were held in three states, with seven of 21 outside IL. Destinations included WI and IA. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#1568 nationally · Club Score 1428
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1568 | 1428 | 8 |
Every team Novus Volleyball Academy fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novus 13-Purple | Girls | 13 | 1777 (Elite) | 27-4-1 | 84% |
| Novus 12-White | Girls | 12 | 1562 (Competitive) | 17-10 | 63% |
| Novus 16-Purple | Girls | 16 | 1522 (Competitive) | 7-3 | 70% |
| Novus 15-Purple | Girls | 15 | 1448 (Developing) | 11-11 | 50% |
| Novus 13 Teal | Girls | 13 | 1409 (Developing) | 12-16-2 | 40% |
| Novus 14-Purple | Girls | 14 | 1347 (Emerging) | 6-11 | 35% |
| Novus 18-Purple | Girls | 18 | 1245 (Emerging) | 1-8 | 11% |
| Novus 11-White | Girls | 11 | 1241 (Emerging) | 1-11 | 8% |
Where Novus Volleyball Academy competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 815 Challenge - Spring Series #2 (14|13) (Regional) | Loves Park, IL | #2580 of 3,214 | 3-2 | Novus 13 Teal — 13 Girls: 3-2 |
| 815 Challenge - Spring Series #1 (14|13) (Regional) | Loves Park, IL | #1954 of 3,214 | 1-1 | Novus 13 Teal — 13 Girls: 1-1 |
| 2026 Mizuno March Mania (U11/12, 13-16, 17/18) (Regional) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | #478 of 3,214 | 13-23 | Novus 13 Teal — 13's Division: 1-4; Novus 18-Purple — 17/18's Division: 0-5; Novus 15-Purple — 15's Division: 1-4; Novus 16-Purple — 16's Division: 3-2; Novus 12-White — 12's Division : 3-2; Novus 13-Purple — 13's Division: 4-2; Novus 14-Purple — 14's Division: 1-4 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 13U|12U|11U #10 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #2317 of 3,214 | 2-3 | Novus 13 Teal — 13 Girls: 2-3 |
| Cyclones Chaparral Invite #2 (Regional) | Glen Ellyn, IL | #2138 of 3,214 | 4-0 | Novus 12-White — 12U Regional: 4-0 |
| LOVB Challenge #11 (Regional) | Bettendorf, IA | #1269 of 3,214 | 1-3 | Novus 14-Purple — 14 Girls: 1-3 |
| 2026 Revolution Open VIII (14/15/16/17/18F) (Regional) | Waukesha, WI | #1392 of 3,214 | 2-3 | Novus 15-Purple — 15/16 Girls: 2-3 |
| 815 Challenge - Winter Series #4 (14|13|12|11|10) (Regional) | Loves Park, IL | #1944 of 3,214 | 3-2 | Novus 12-White — 11/12 Girls: 3-2 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 13U|12U|11U #8 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #2381 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Novus 13 Teal — 13 Girls: 2-2 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 15U|14U|10U #7 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #3199 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Novus 14-Purple — 15 Girls: 2-2 |
| CORNHUSKER CHALLENGE (Regional) | NEW BERLIN, WI | #1877 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Novus 12-White — 12 Club: 2-2 |
| 2026 Revolution Open VI (12/14/15/16) (Regional) | Waukesha, WI | #1358 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Novus 13-Purple — 14 Girls: 2-2 |
| MKE Jr's Feb Fun #2 - F15s, 16s (Regional) | New Berlin, WI | #2800 of 3,214 | 7-2 | Novus 16-Purple — 16 Girls: 4-1; Novus 15-Purple — 15 Girls: 3-1 |
| 815 Challenge - Winter Series #3 (14|13|12|11|10) (Regional) | Loves Park, IL | #1685 of 3,214 | 4-4 | Novus 11-White — 11 Girls: 0-4; Novus 13-Purple — 13 Girls: 4-0 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 13U|12U|11U #4 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #1508 of 3,214 | 9-5 | Novus 13-Purple — 13 Girls: 5-0; Novus 11-White — 12 Girls: 1-3; Novus 12-White — 12 Girls: 3-2 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 15U|14U|10U #3 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #2062 of 3,214 | 7-0 | Novus 13-Purple — 14 Girls: 7-0 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 13U|12U|11U #2 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #2363 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Novus 13 Teal — 13 Girls: 2-2 |
| 815 Challenge - Winter Series #1 (14|13|12|11|10) (Regional) | Loves Park, IL | #1629 of 3,214 | 6-6 | Novus 13-Purple — 13 Girls: 5-0; Novus 13 Teal — 13 Girls: 1-2; Novus 11-White — 11 Girls: 0-4 |
| Power Up Single Day Slam 15U|14U|10U #1 (Regional) | Oregon, IL | #3164 of 3,214 | 4-1 | Novus 15-Purple — 15 Girls: 4-1 |
| Forest City Challenge-I (Regional) | Rockford, IL | #1389 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Novus 12-White — 12 Girls: 2-2 |
| Penguin Igloo Games II (12 14 15 16 17/18) (Regional) | Waukesha, WI | #1915 of 3,214 | 4-7 | Novus 15-Purple — 15 Girls: 1-2; Novus 18-Purple — 18 Girls: 1-3; Novus 14-Purple — 14 Girls: 2-2 |