EVA JOLDERSMA, INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, SO, OH

• Closed out a stellar sophomore season in style by earning national Player of the Year honors
• Helped Indiana Wesleyan earn the 2023 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship, which was the school’s first title
• Finished third in all of NAIA with 585 kills, and her 4.64 kills-per-set average was fourth
• Averaged 5.27 points per set and 2.98 digs per set and had 69 total blocks
• Led team to a perfect 38-0 season, in which the Wildcats only dropped 13 sets
• Also was the AVCA MidCentral Region Player of the Year and the Crossroads League Player of the Year

Stats: 5.27 P/S, 585 Kills, .294 Hitting %, 2.98 D/S, 69 Blocks

 

AVCA NAIA NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

1990: Ann Deen, St. Francis IN
1991: Lenee Hill, Azusa Pacific CA
1992: Amy Schutt, Northwestern IA, OH, So.
1993: Tanya Fuamatu, Hawai’i Hilo
1994: Amy Schutt, Northwestern IA, OH, Sr.
1995: Anik Valiengo, BYU Hawai’i
1996: Tracy Ainger, Fresno Pacific CA
1997: Yang Zhe, Columbia MO, S
1998: Yang Zhe, Columbia MO, S
1999: Deng Yang, Columbia MO, S, Sr.
2002: Elele Ekadeli, Houston Baptist TX
2004: Raquel Ferreira, Concordia CA
2005: Verania Willis, California Baptist, OH, So.
2006: Ana Mercado, Missouri Baptist, OH, Sr.
2007: Shu Liu, Fresno Pacific, S, Jr.
2008: Shu Liu, Fresno Pacific, S, Sr.
2009: Jill Baker, Azusa Pacific CA, S, Jr.
2010: Paula Ferreira, Columbia MO, S, So.
2011: Brooke Marino, Concordia CA, Opp, Jr.
2012: Paula Ferreira, Columbia MO, S, Sr.
2013: Danica Markovic, UT-Brownsville TX, OH, Sr.
2014: Amy Weststeyn, Biola, MH, Sr.
2015: Penny Liu, Columbia MO, Opp, So.
2016: Wendy Romero, Park MO, OH, Sr.
2017: Makenzie Montano, Lindsey Wilson KY, S, Sr.
2018: Nada Meawad, Park MO, OH, So.
2019: Anna Wedel, Northwestern IA, OH, Jr.
2020: Nada Meawad, Park MO, OH, Sr.
2021: Nada Meawad, Park MO, OH, Sr.
2022: Kalli Hegerle, Jamestown ND, S/Opp, Sr.
2023: Eva Joldersma, Indiana Wesleyan, OH, So.

Information missing for 2000, 2001, and 2003