OLIVIA HENNEMAN-DALLAPE, FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY, OH, SR.

• She adds national Player of the Year to her GLIAC and Midwest Region Player of the Year awards in 2024.
• The senior becomes Ferris State’s first Division II Player of the Year.
• She has helped the 34-0 Bulldogs rise from being 18th in the preseason to being No. 1 in the AVCA Poll heading into the NCAA quarterfinals.
• After last weekend’s regional, the outside hitter averages 4.24 kills per set and 4.9 points per set, to go a .332 hitting percentage.
• She has double-digit kills in 28 of Ferris State’s 34 matches and reached 1,600 career kills this season.

2024 Stats: 4.9 P/S, 4.24 K/S, .332 Hitting %, 161 Digs, 81 Blocks

 

AVCA NCAA DIVISION II PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

1985: Lynda Johnson, Portland State
1986: Annie Kniss, UC Riverside
1987: Angela Brinton, Cal State-Northridge
1988: Janet Cobbs, North Dakota State
1989: Sheri Benson, UC Riverside
1990: Becky Belland, Central Missouri State
1991: Ana Cristina Pereira, West Texas A&M
1992: Stacey Metro, Northern Michigan
1993: Stacey Metro, Northern Michigan
1994: Christy Wieneke, Cal State Bakersfield
1995: Liu Jun, Northern Michigan
1996: Liu Jun, Northern Michigan
1997: Sarah Butler, West Texas A&M
1998: Melinda Almazan, Regis
1999: Sarah Butler, West Texas A&M
2000: Kari Peterson, Augustana (S.D.)
2001: Shauna Sturm, South Dakota State
2002: Erin Deffenbaugh, Northern Colorado
2003: Kim Morohunfola, Cal State San Bernardino
2004: Brianna Harris, Cal State San Bernardino
2005: Erin Gudmundson, University of Nebraska Kearney
2006: Vicky Braegelmann, Minnesota Duluth and Li YiZhi, Lock Haven
2007: Vicky Braegelmann, Minnesota Duluth
2008: Maggie McNamara, Concordia-St. Paul
2009: Maggie McNamara, Concordia-St. Paul
2010: Samantha Middleborn, Cal State San Bernardino
2011: Samantha Middleborn, Cal State San Bernardino
2012: Danielle Selkridge, University of Tampa
2013: Kate Lange, University of Minnesota Duluth
2014: Berkley Whaley, University of Tampa
2015: Preecy Seever, Rockhurst University
2016: Annie Wolfe, University of Nebraska Kearney
2017: Taylor Reiss, Southwest Minnesota State
2018: Taylor Reiss, Southwest Minnesota State
2019: Alexis Cardoza, Cal State San Bernardino
2021: Alexis Cardoza, Cal State San Bernardino
2022: Diana Akopova, Barry University
2023: Kenzie Foley, St. Cloud State University
2024: Olivia Henneman-Dallape, Ferris State University