NCCAA VOLLEYBALL AWARDS
 
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Madelyn Hensley has been named the 2025 NCCAA AVCA National Player of the Year.
 
She heads up the seven-player All-America First Team which includes Kaley Matney while Haley Koch earned a spot on the second team.
 
Hensley, a 6-foot-2 junior outside hitter from Dover, Delaware, joins CU Hall of Fame setter Kelsey Jones (2004) as the only Lady Jackets to be the NCCAA Player of the Year.
 
Hensley led Cedarville to a 24-6 record and the G-MAC South Division title with a 14-1 mark.
 
She was first in the NCCAA at 3.84 kills per set and ranked second in points (4.33).
 
Matney, a 5-9 senior setter from Fort Wayne, Indiana, topped the NCCAA at 11.10 assists per set.
 
Koch, a six-foot senior middle hitter from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, rated sixth in the NCCAA in hitting percentage (.375) and seventh in blocks (1.08).
 
Additionally, Koch, Matney, Paige Hale, Sydney Low, and Cassi Shields were recognized as NCCAA Scholar-Athletes which includes juniors, seniors, and graduate students who maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average.