OLIVIA FOLEY, JUNIATA COLLEGE, SR, S

• The senior setter runs the nation’s most efficient offense, as Juniata ranks first on the Division III charts with a .297 hitting percentage
• Has 1,042 assists and an 11.09 assists-per-set average heading into the championship match with Hope on Saturday
• In addition to being national Player of the Year, she was a first-time, first-team All-American this season, after being a second-team selection in 2021 and 2022
• Helped the team to a perfect 34-0 record in 2023 and a 61-match winning streak, dating back to last year’s national championship season
• The Eagles have been the No.1-ranked team in the AVCA Division III Poll all season
• Recorded her 3,000th career assist in the 2023 NCAA Regional 

Stats (as of Dec.1) : 1,042 Assists, 11.09 A/S, 263 Digs, .297 Team Hitting %

ADDIE VANDERWEIDE, HOPE COLLEGE, JR, OH

• Lit it up in her first season at Hope, helping the team to a 32-2 record, a No. 2 national ranking, and conference regular-season and tourney titles
• Adds National Player of the Year to a list of awards for 2023 that also includes MIAA Most Valuable Player
• Guided the Flying Dutch to the final of the 2023 NCAA Championship, where they will face Juniata on Saturday
• Ranks fifth in Division III in kills (529) and is also fifth in points (596.5)
• Reached double-digits in kills in 31 of 34 matches, and has 17 double-doubles (kills-digs)
• The six-rotation player becomes Hope’s first national Player of the Year

Stats (as of Dec. 1): 4.93 P/S, 529 Kills, .303 Hitting %, 320 Digs

 

NCAA DIVISION III PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

1985: Sherri Petrick, Illinois Benedictine University
1986: Anne Westerkamp, Illinois Benedictine University
1987: Janet Hughes, UC San Diego
1988: Lori Nishikawa, Washington University-St. Louis
1989: Lori Nishikawa, Washington University-St. Louis
1990: Kathy Bersett, Washington University-St. Louis
1991: Elizabeth Tan, UC San Diego
1992: Lisa Becker, Washington University-St. Louis and Anastasia Nikas, Stony Brook University
1993: Amy Albers, Washington University-St. Louis
1994: Amy Albers, Washington University-St. Louis
1995: Shelley Swan, Washington University-St. Louis
1996: Amy Ward, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
1997: Jennifer Martz, Washington University-St. Louis
1998: Abbie Brown, Central College
1999: Abbie Brown, Central College
2000: Candace Wilson, Central College
2001: Allison Erickson, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
2002: Rebecca Rotello, Washington University-St. Louis
2003: Amy Smith, University of La Verne
2004: Carli Dale, Juniata College
2005: Courtney Rose, Emory University
2006: Stephanie Kines, Juniata College
2007: Amber Thomas, Juniata College
2008: Amber Thomas, Juniata College
2009: Christina Cahoon, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
2010: Amelia McCall, Emory University
2011: Rebecca Kamp, Calvin College
2012: Lizzie Kamp, Calvin College
2013: Megan Rietema, Calvin College
2014: Maggie Kamp, Calvin College
2015: Allison Zastrow, Washington University-St. Louis
2016: Lindsey Peterson, Northwestern University-St. Paul
2017: Anna Kamp, Calvin College
2018: Sarah DeVries, Calvin College
2019: Sarah DeVries, Calvin University
2021: Heidi Westra, Calvin University
2022: Jenna Holmes, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2023: Olivia Foley, Juniata College and Addie VanderWeide, Hope College