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2026 Volleyball Roster

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Paul Vernon

9 Natalie Dieball

  • Class Senior
  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Major Biochemistry
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School Lakota East

Biography

2025:  Outside hitter.
2024:  Won first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors as outside hitter...played in 28 matches and won second letter.
  • Led NCAC in service aces per set (0.43) and points per set (3.95)...ranked second in kills per set (3.40).
  • Recorded team-high 13 kills vs. Widener Aug. 31...had team-best 24 kills vs. Rowan later in the day.
  • Racked up 6 kills during third set vs. North Park Sept. 1...finished with team-high 23 kills.
  • Named NCAC Athlete of Week after the Widener, Rowan, and North Park matches.
  • Collected 9 kills during final 3 sets, including match-ending kill, to help Bishops rally from 2-0 deficit in win vs. Albion Sept. 6...finished with team-best 14 kills.
  • Finished with 7 kills vs. second-ranked Hope Sept. 7...had team-high 11 kills vs. 18th-ranked Calvin later in the day.
  • Recorded 4 kills without an error and added 2 aces during fifth set vs. Texas Lutheran Sept. 12...finished with team-high 20 kills.
  • Led Bishops with 10 kills and 15 digs vs. Heidelberg Sept. 13.
  • Shared team lead with 6 kills vs. Wisconsin-Platteville Sept. 14...contributed 15 kills vs. Case Reserve later in the day.
  • Led Bishops with 13 kills vs. Otterbein Sept. 18.
  • Contributed 14 kills vs. Mount Union Sept. 20.
  • Led Bishops with 11 kills at Carnegie Mellon Sept. 21...had pair of kills to wipe out 12-10 deficit in fifth set as Bishops rallied past Susquehanna later in the day...led team with 21 kills vs. Susquehanna.
  • Had team-high 12 kills vs. Capital Sept. 25.
  • Led Bishops with 15 kills at Wittenberg Sept. 28.
  • Recorded team-best 14 kills vs. Kenyon Oct 15.
  • Had 3 kills and a block during set-ending 8-1 run that forced fifth set at Hanover Oct. 15...finished with team-high 20 kills.
  • Named NCAC Athlete of Week after the Kenyon and Hanover matches.
  • Led Bishops with 10 kills at Wooster Oct. 23.
  • Delivered 2 kills and ace to close out fifth set as Bishops rallied for NCAC win vs. DePauw Oct. 29...finished with 10 kills.
  • Led Bishops with 16 kills vs. Hiram Nov. 2.
  • Had team-high 14 kills at ninth-ranked Marietta Nov. 8.
  • Led Bishops with 12 kills and 6 aces in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. DePauw Nov. 15.
  • Collected 13 kills and 6 block assists in NCAC tournament championship at Denison Nov. 16...the win gave the Bishops their first NCAC tournament title since 1996 and clinched Ohio Wesleyan’s first-ever NCAA Division III playoff appearance.
  • Named to NCAC all-tournament team.
  • Received Academic All-District® recognition from College Sports Communicators.
2023:  Named Region 7 Freshman of the Year by American Volleyball Coaches Association and Newcomer of the Year by NCAC...was first-team All-NCAC pick as outside hitter...played in 27 matches and won first letter.
  • Led NCAC in points per set (3.70) and ranked second in kills per set (3.09) and 14th in service aces per set (0.39) and digs per set (2.66).
  • Contributed 14 kills at Mount Union Sept. 1.
  • Had 3 kills and an ace as Bishops closed out first set vs. Buffalo State Sept. 1...finished with team-high 10 kills.
  • Led Bishops with 15 kills in win at Capital Sept. 6.
  • Led team with 18 kills vs. Albion Sept. 8.
  • Came through with match-ending kill in win vs. fourth-ranked Calvin Sept. 9...finished with team-leading 14 kills.
  • Collected 10 kills vs. Otterbein Sept. 13.
  • Finished with 14 kills vs. Heidelberg Sept. 15.
  • Led Bishops with 11 kills vs. Bethany Sept. 16.
  • Posted team-high 10 kills vs. Franklin Sept. 16, capping 4-match run to Most Valuable Player honors of Bishop Invitational Sept. 15-16.
  • Led Bishops with 12 kills at Earlham Sept. 19.
  • Teamed up on match-ending block in fifth set of NCAC opener vs. Wittenberg Sept. 23...shared team lead with 12 kills...the win snapped 34-match conference skid against Wittenberg.
  • Led Bishops with 9 kills vs. 25th-ranked Ohio Northern Sept. 27.
  • Contributed 10 kills vs. Oberlin Sept. 30.
  • Finished with 10 kills vs. Kenyon Oct. 7.
  • Led Bishops with 10 kills vs. 16th-ranked Transylvania Oct. 14.
  • Shared team lead with 9 kills vs. Wooster Oct. 18.
  • Led Bishops with 11 kills vs. Denison Oct. 21.
  • Posted team-high 18 kills and shared team lead with 16 digs vs. Hanover Oct. 21.
  • Named NCAC Offensive Athlete of Week after the Wooster, Denison, and Hanover matches.
  • Led Bishops with 16 kills at DePauw Oct. 24.
  • Turned in team bests of 17 kills and 24 digs at Hiram Oct. 28.
  • Led Bishops with 16 kills in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. Wittenberg Nov. 10.
High School:  Won 3 letters in volleyball.
  • Won second-team all-district honors.
  • Was 3-time, first-team all-conference selection.

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2023Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    33
  • 9

    2024Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    9
  • 9

    2025Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    9
  • 9

    2026Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    9
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