2025 Ferris State Volleyball News

Regional Champion Ferris State Volleyball Adds Transfer Kennedi Brass
Regional Champion Ferris State Volleyball Adds Transfer Kennedi Brass

February 22, 2026

Big Rapids, Mich. - Two-Time defending NCAA Division II Midwest Region Champion Ferris State University has announced the addition of transfer Kennedi Brass to the Bulldog volleyball program.

Two-Time All-GLIAC Transfer Ava Irvin Joins Regional Champion Ferris State Volleyball Program
Two-Time All-GLIAC Transfer Ava Irvin Joins Regional Champion Ferris State Volleyball Program

February 22, 2026

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women’s volleyball program, which is the two-time defending NCAA Division II Midwest Region Champion, has added transfer standout Ava Irvin to the roster for the upcoming 2026 campaign.

Three Ferris State Fall Student-Athletes Receive GLIAC Commissioner's Award Recognition
Three Ferris State Fall Student-Athletes Receive GLIAC Commissioner's Award Recognition

January 28, 2026

Big Rapids, Mich. - Three Ferris State University student-athletes have been honored as fall 2025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Commissioner's Award recipients as announced by the league office.

Ferris State Volleyball Winter Training Clinics Start This Week! Sign Up Now!
Ferris State Volleyball Winter Training Clinics Start This Week! Sign Up Now!

January 15, 2026

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's volleyball program has announced plans for winter training clinics beginning this week.

Ferris State Volleyball To Celebrate Championship Season With Annual Postseason Banquet
Ferris State Volleyball To Celebrate Championship Season With Annual Postseason Banquet

January 07, 2026

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's volleyball squad will celebrate another memorable championship campaign by holding its annual postseason banquet on Sunday, Jan. 11.

Ferris State - 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Quarterfinal Press Conference
Ferris State - 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Quarterfinal Press Conference

December 12, 2025

Ferris State fell to Tampa 3-2 Head Coach Tia Brandel-Wilhelm Student-Athletes Hayley Wegener & Logyn Geren Sanford Pentagon - Sioux Falls, S.D.

Two Ferris State Volleyball Standouts Tabbed As 2025 AVCA D2 All-Americans
Two Ferris State Volleyball Standouts Tabbed As 2025 AVCA D2 All-Americans

December 11, 2025

Big Rapids, Mich. - Two Ferris State University women's volleyball standouts, sophomores Gabby Piazza and Emily May, have been named to the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-America team.

Ferris State Volleyball Watch Party Planned At Buffalo Wild Wings For D2 Elite Eight
Ferris State Volleyball Watch Party Planned At Buffalo Wild Wings For D2 Elite Eight

December 11, 2025

Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University women's volleyball fans not able to make the trip to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in South Dakota this week have an opportunity to still catch the Bulldogs in action as Buffalo Wild Wings in Big Rapids will hold a "Watch Party" for each FSU match in their quest for a national championship.

Ferris State Pushes #1 Tampa To The Limit In Five-Set Setback At D2 Elite Eight
Ferris State Pushes #1 Tampa To The Limit In Five-Set Setback At D2 Elite Eight

December 11, 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Ferris State University women’s volleyball squad pushed top-seeded and unbeaten Tampa (Fla.) to the limit, but fell in a five-set match 25-15, 25-17, 14-25, 27-25, 15-11 on Thursday (Dec. 11) in the NCAA Division II National Quarterfinals at the D2 Elite Eight held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

Ferris State - 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Pre-Championship Press Conference
Ferris State - 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Pre-Championship Press Conference

December 10, 2025

Head Coach Tia Brandel-Wilhelm Student-Athletes Gabby Piazza and Emma Bleecher Sanford Pentagon - Sioux Falls, S.D.

ELITE EIGHT PREVIEW! Ferris State Volleyball To Make Second-Straight D2 Elite Eight Appearance This Week
ELITE EIGHT PREVIEW! Ferris State Volleyball To Make Second-Straight D2 Elite Eight Appearance This Week

December 09, 2025

The Ferris State University women’s volleyball squad will make its second-straight NCAA D2 Elite Eight appearance this week, Dec. 11-13, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

FEATURE: Sophomore Middle Lyndsey Urick Presents Imposing Presence For Elite Eight Bound Ferris State Volleyball
FEATURE: Sophomore Middle Lyndsey Urick Presents Imposing Presence For Elite Eight Bound Ferris State Volleyball

December 09, 2025

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – Lyndsey Urick’s fellow Bulldogs roared an endorsement after Ferris State won the 2025 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championship on Dec. 6, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bulldog Sports Network and Sunny 97.3 To Carry FSU Volleyball Live From D2 Elite Eight
Bulldog Sports Network and Sunny 97.3 To Carry FSU Volleyball Live From D2 Elite Eight

December 08, 2025

Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University will compete in the 2025 NCAA Division II Elite Eight Volleyball Championship this week and the Bulldog Sports Network will carry the action live from Sioux Falls (S.D).

Ferris State Volleyball To Face Top Seed Tampa In NCAA D2 Elite Eight
Ferris State Volleyball To Face Top Seed Tampa In NCAA D2 Elite Eight

December 07, 2025

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's volleyball squad, which captured the Midwest Region Championship this past weekend, has been selected as the number eight overall seed for the NCAA Division II Elite Eight slated to be held this week, Dec. 11-13, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

ELITE EIGHT BOUND! Ferris State Volleyball Punches Its Ticket To D2 Elite Eight By Winning Midwest Region Title
ELITE EIGHT BOUND! Ferris State Volleyball Punches Its Ticket To D2 Elite Eight By Winning Midwest Region Title

December 06, 2025

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Ferris State University women’s volleyball squad advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the second consecutive year, defeating the University of Indianapolis 3-1 on Saturday (Dec. 6) to claim the D2 Midwest Regional Championship at the Mark Twain Building in St. Louis.

Two Ferris State Volleyball Stars Earn AVCA All-Midwest Region Honors
Two Ferris State Volleyball Stars Earn AVCA All-Midwest Region Honors

December 05, 2025

Big Rapids, Mich. - A pair of Ferris State University sophomore volleyball standouts, outside hitter Gabby Piazza (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) and right-side hitter Emily May (Coopersville), have claimed 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Midwest Region recognition.