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SIOUX CITY, IA. – No. 4-seed Indiana Wesleyan Women's Volleyball and the Northwestern Red Raider will face off once again in the NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront and Explore Siouxland with a red banner on the line. IWU and NWC play tomorrow at 8:00 PM ET in a rematch of the 2023 national championship. The match 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 NORTHWESTERN
- IWU and NWC matched up in the 2023 national championship where Indiana Wesleyan completed a 2-1 comeback to win their first red banner in program history.
- The squads met earlier this season on August 30th. The Wildcats took the match 3-1, but three of the four sets were decided by 4 points or less.
- Current Record: 33-3
- Earned their tournament bid as the GPAC Tournament Champions.
KEY RED RAIDERS
- Stella Winterfeld – 399 Kills, 4.38 Kills/S, .256 Hit Percentage, 30 Service Aces
- Maddy Sampson – 228 Kills, .344 Hit Percentage, 108 Blocks
- Zavyr Metzger – 245 Blocks, 2.01 Block/S, 222 Kills, .322 Hitting Percentage
- Liv Reitsma– 677 Assists, 296 Digs, 27 Service Aces
- Emma Westphal – 187 Kills, .261 Hitting Percentage, 101 Blocks
NAIA RANKINGS
- 1st in Block Assists: 610
- 2nd in Blocks: 362
- 3rd in Blocks/S: 2.97
- 8th in Hit Percentage: .253
- 25th in Kills/S: 13.07
- Zavyr Metzger - 1st in Blocks: 245
- Zavyr Metzger - 1st in Block Assists: 208
- Zavyr Metzger - 1st in Block/S: 2.01
- Stella Winterfeld - 5th in Kills/S: 4.38
- Zavyr Metzger - 19th in Solo Blocks: 37
KEY WILDCATS
- Eva Joldersma – 363 Kills, 4.17 Kills/S, .242 Hit Percentage, 209 Digs, 44 Blocks.
- 2x NAIA National Player of the Year
- Abbigail Porter – 1267 Assists, 11.41 Assists/S, 340 Digs, 56 Blocks
- 2x NAIA Setter of the Year
- Marissa Mullins – 141 Blocks, 1.12 Blocks/S, 352 Kills, .378 Hit Percentage
- 2x First Team All-Crossroads League, 1x Honorable Mention
- Shae Williams – 322 Kills, 3.16 Kills/S, 57 Blocks
- 2025 Crossroads League All-Freshman Team
- Cadee Notter – 632 Digs, 4.98 Digs/S, 107 Assists, 36 Service Aces
- 2025 Crossroads League Second Team
NAIA RANKINGS
WILDCATS IN THE RECORD BOOK
- Eva Joldersma –
- 1st in Career Kills/S: 4.47
- 1st in Single Season Kills/S: 4.64 (2023)
- 3rd in Career Kills: 1986
- 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)
- 6th in Single Season Kills/S: 4.12 (2025)
- 8th in Single Season Kills: 568 (2024)
- Abbigail Porter –
- 2nd in Career Assists/S: 11.11
- 2nd in Single Season Assists/S: 12.19 (2023)
- 3rd in Career Assists: 4822
- 3rd in Single Season Assists/S: 11.75 (2024)
- 7th in Single Season Assists/S: 11.50 (2025)
- Marissa Mullins –
- 3rd in Single Season Hit Percentage: .379 (2025)
- 3rd in Career Blocks/S: 1.12
- 4th in Single Season Block Assists: 121 (2024)
- 5th in Single Season Blocks/S: 1.22 (2023)
- 6th in Career Block Assists: 330
- T7th in Single Season Hit Percentage: .353 (2023)
- 8th in Career Total Blocks: 403
- 10th in Single Season Hit Percentage: .338 (2024)
- Cadee Notter –
- 3rd in Career Digs/S: 4.06
- T7th in Single Season Digs/S: 5.01 (2025)
- 6th in Career Digs: 2005
- Candace Moats – NAIA active wins leader with 1,053. IWU wins leader with 736.
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