CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL PAGE

 
SIOUX CITY, IA. – No. 4-seed Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball will make their third consecutive appearance in Pool Play in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront and Explore Siouxland. The Wildcats will face Cornerstone on Wednesday at 2:00 PM ET and IUK on Friday at 1:00 PM ET. The Golden Eagles and Cougars will match up on Thursday at 2:00 PM ET. The winner of the pool will advance to the Quarterfinal round of bracket play against the winner of Pool E (Corban, Missouri Baptist, Mobile). All matches will be streamed for free on the NAIA Network and Urban Edge Network. Links to those pages are available on the Championship Central Page at IWUWIldcats.com.

 
SCOUTING CORNERSTONE

• IWU and CU last played each other last season with Indiana Wesleyan coming from behind 2-0 to win in five sets.
• Current Record: 27-7
• Making their first appearance in the NAIA National Tournament.
• Earned their tournament bid as the WHAC Tournament Runner-Ups.

KEY GOLDEN EAGLES

• Aubrey Johnson – 398 Kills, 3.40 Kills/S, 342 Digs, 44 Service Aces
• Gabby VerBerkmoes – 320 Kills, .388 Hit Percentage, 144 Blocks, 1.17 Blocks/S
• Josilyn Potter –  246 Kills, 130 Digs, 56 Service Aces, 55 Blocks
• Payton Hutchinson – 728 Assists, 175 Digs, 32 Service Aces
• Gianna Warwick – 585 Digs, 4.88 Digs/S

NAIA RANKINGS

• 13^th in Assists: 1490
• 15^th in Hit Percentage: .233
• 16^th in Kills: 1587
• 19^th in Block Assists: 406
• 24^th in Service Aces: 255
• Gabby VerBerkmoes – 10^th in Total Blocks: 144
• Gabby VerBerkmoes – 10^th in Block Assists: 119
• Aubrey Johnson – 24^th in Kills: 406

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SCOUTING IUK

• The Wildcats and Cougars last matched up at the beginning of the 2024 season with IUK taking the match in 5 sets.
• The squads faced off in pool play during the 2023 season when the Wildcats came from behind 2-1 to win in 5 sets before winning their first Red Banner.
• Current Record: 31-5
• Earned their tournament bid as the RSC Tournament Champions.

KEY COUGARS

• Mia Niekamp – 374 Kills, 3.07 Kills/S, 50 blocks
• Lexi Broyles – 326 Kills, .380 Hit Percentage, 106 Blocks
  • RSC Attacker of the Year
• Allison Richman – 836 Assists, 6.74 Assists/S, 36 service aces
• Avery Littrell – 449 Digs, 3.71 Digs/S, 35 Service Aces
• Mya Grigsby – 362 Kills, 63 service aces, 346 digs

NAIA RANKINGS

• 3^rd in Solo Blocks: 114
• 7^th in Hit Percentage: .256%
• 12^th in Kills: 1667
• 12^th in Assists: 1543
• 13^th in Kills/S: 13.44
• 18^th in Assists/S: 12.44
• 20^th in Total Blocks: 267
• Mya Grigsby – 16^th in Service Aces: 63

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KEY WILDCATS

• Eva Joldersma – 287 Kills, 4.04 Kills/S, .254 Hit Percentage, 172 Digs, 36 Blocks.
  • 2x NAIA National Player of the Year
• Abbigail Porter – 1093 Assists, 11.51 Assists/S, 292 Digs, 47 Blocks
  • 2x NAIA Setter of the Year
• Marissa Mullins – 121 blocks, 1.10 Blocks/S, 306 kills, .372 Hit Percentage
  • 2x First Team All-Crossroads League, 1x Honorable Mention
• Shae Williams – 264 Kills, 3.07 Kills/S, 60 Digs, 45 Blocks
  • 2025 Crossroads League All-Freshman Team
• Cadee Notter – 559 Digs, 5.04 Digs/S, 87 Assists
  • 2025 Crossroads League Second Team

NAIA RANKINGS

• 3^rd in Kill/S: 14.07
• 7^th in Assists/S: 12.97
• 20^th in Hit Percentage: .2289
• 20^th in Kills: 1562
• Abbigail Porter – 2^nd in Assists/S:11.52
• Eva Joldersma – 12^th in Kills/S: 4.04
• Abbigail Porter – 18^th in Assists: 1093
• 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: 4.04 (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 1,049. IWU wins leader with 732.

 
 
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