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MARION, IND. – No. 4-seed Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball is set to face Stephens College in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship Opening Round presented by Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront and Explore Siouxland. The match is slated for a 6:00 PM ET start on Saturday in Luckey Arena on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University. The game will be streamed for free on the NAIA Network and Urban Edge Network. Links to those pages are available on the Tournament Central Page at IWUWIldcats.com.

 
SCOUTING STEPHENS

• The Wildcats and Stars matched up on Oct. 3, 2025 in the Trolls invite at Trinity Christian College. Indiana Wesleyan swept Stephens 3-0.
• Current Record: 26-13 (most wins in program history).
• Head Coach Maggie Hans' second season, 42-29 record at Stephens.
• Making their first appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.
• Earned their tournament bid as the AMC Tournament Runner-Ups.

KEY STARS

• Lena Hunziker – 430 Kills, 3.31 Kills/S, 346 Digs, 70 Service Aces
  • AMC Attacker of the Year
• Amari Branch-Autman – 360 Kills, .327 Hit Percentage, 99 Blocks
• Emma Whitson – 1294 Assists, 9.66 Assists/S, 295 digs
  • AMC Setter of the Year
• Jatnna Pena-Perez – 624 Digs, 5.33 Digs/S, 101 Assists, 45 Service Aces
  • AMC Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year
• Fernanda Izar – 104 Blocks, 224 Kills
  • All-AMC Second Team

NAIA RANKINGS

• 9^th in Kills: 1653
• 10^th in Assists: 1538
• 18^th in Service Aces/S: 2.18
• Emma Whitson – 1^st in Assists: 1294
• Amari Branch-Autumn – 10^th in Solo Blocks: 41
• Lena Hunziker – 17^th in Kills: 430
• Jatnna Pena Perez – 18^th in Digs: 611
• Jatnna Pena Perez – 18^th in Digs/S: 5.36

 
 
KEY WILDCATS

• Eva Joldersma – 279 Kills, 4.10 Kills/S, .251 Hit Percentage, 162 digs, 35 blocks.
  • 2x NAIA National Player of the Year
• Abbigail Porter – 1058 assists, 11.50 Assists/S, 286 digs, 46 blocks
  • 2x NAIA Setter of the Year
• Marissa Mullins – 116 blocks, 1.08 Blocks/S, 293 kills, .373 Hit Percentage
  • 2x First Team All-Crossroads League, 1x Honorable Mention
• Shae Williams – 257 Kills, 3.10 Kills/S, 60 digs, 42 blocks
  • 2025 Crossroads League All-Freshman Team

NAIA RANKINGS

• 3^rd in Kill/S: 14.09
• 7^th in Assists/S: 12.91
• 20^th in Hit Percentage: .228
• 21^st in Kills: 1522
• Abbigail Porter – 2nd in Assists/S:11.50
• Eva Joldersma – 11^th in Kills/S: 4.10
• Abbigail Porter – 21^st in Assists: 1058

 
WILDCATS IN THE RECORD BOOK

• Eva Joldersma –
  • 1^st in Career Kills/S: 4.48
  • 1^st in Single Season Kills/S: 4.64 (2023)
  • 3^rd in Career Kills: 1961
  • 3rd in Single Season Kills/S: 4.60 (2022)
  • T4th in Single Season Kills/S: 4.40 (2024)
  • 6th in Single Season Kills: 585 (2023)
  • 6^th in Single Season Kills/S: 4.10 (2025)
  • 8th in Single Season Kills: 568 (2024)
• Abbigail Porter –
  • 2^nd in Career Assists/S: 11.11
  • 2^nd in Single Season Assists/S: 12.19 (2023)
  • 3^rd in Career Assists: 4753
  • 3rd in Single Season Assists/S: 11.75 (2024)
  • 7^th in Single Season Assists/S: 11.50 (2025)
• Marissa Mullins –
  • 3^rd in Single Season Hit Percentage: .373 (2025)
  • 3^rd in Career Blocks/S: 1.12
  • 4^th in Single Season Block Assists: 121 (2024)
  • 5^th in Single Season Blocks/S: 1.22 (2023)
  • 6^th in Career Block Assists: 325
  • T7th in Single Season Hit Percentage: .353 (2023)
  • 8^th in Career Total Blocks: 395
  • 10^th in Single Season Hit Percentage: .338 (2024)
• Cadee Notter –
  • 3^rd in Career Digs/S: 4.06
  • 5^th in Single Season Digs/S: 5.06 (2025)
  • 6^th in Career Digs: 1939
• Candace Moats – NAIA active wins leader with 1,048. IWU wins leader with 731.

 
 
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