MADELYN HENSLEY, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY, OH, JR.

• Hensley becomes Cedarville’s first-ever AVCA NCCAA Player of the Year.
• She averaged 4.3 points per set and 3.8 kills per set and recorded her 1,000th career kill this season.
• The junior helped the Yellow Jackets to a 24-6 record—a 10-match improvement from 2024—and the team won the G-MAC South Division title.
• She reached double-digits in kills in 26 of Cedarville’s 30 matches and had 20 or more kills five times.
• In addition being Player of the Year, Hensley also earned the 2025 AVCA Division II Midwest Region Player of the Year award.

2025 Stats: 392 Kills, 4.33 P/S, .282 Hitting %, 119 Digs, 41 Blocks

 

AVCA NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR THE NCCAA

2009: Jackie Albrecht, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
2010: Emma Kile, Clearwater Christian College
2011: Mariela Quesada, Palm Beach Atlantic University
2012: Torey DeLozier, Maranatha Baptist University
2013: Kylie Rupe, Manhattan Christian College
2014: Erynn Schuh, Trinity Christian College
2015: Sarah Hughey, Southern Wesleyan University
2016: Alison Renz, Maranatha Baptist University
2017: Julie de Blanck, Emmanuel College
2018: Sierra Bauder, Biola University
2019: Dani Van Laten, Trinity Christian College
2021 (spring): Claire Hansel, Maranatha Baptist University
2021 (fall): Sydney Schwitters, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
2022: Kira Rymer, Columbia International University
2023: Abby Glanzer, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
2024: Jana Krstic, Campbellsville University
2025: Madelyn Hensley, Cedarville University