LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the second-straight season, the No. 2-ranked Corban University Beach Volleyball team's top pair was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches' Association (AVCA) with the highest honor possible, as senior Megan Dennis and sophomore Emma Bischoff repeated as AVCA NAIA All-Americans after completing a 17-7 run through the 2025 season while defeating some of the toughest pairings the national scene has to offer.
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"This was a hard-fought season for these two All-Americans playing in the top pairing for our Warrior team," Corban head coach Dan Stephens explained regarding two of his most successful student-athletes. "The competition at the 1's pairing is relentless, with each university's top players battling it out. Emma and Megan stepped up to the challenge and continued to improve throughout the season and are well-deserving of earning this All-American status. We are proud of what these two have done together these last two years and we will miss having Megan with us. She has left her mark on this Corban beach team both statistically and with her competitive energy. Emma will continue to lead us with her powerful beach game as she continues to grow in her skills and experience, and we look forward to where that takes this team in the years to come."
The two-year duo returned for the 2025 season and ranked third on the Warrior beach program in terms of both total wins (17) and winning percentage (.708), as they endured the pressure of being the top overall pair and thus facing the best duos every opponent had to offer this season. This represented the second-straight year that Dennis and Bischoff led the Navy and Gold into battle in the top pair, with Dennis having served in the first pairing for a third-consecutive season.
On the national stage, Dennis and Bischoff finished 3-2 in seven matches with two of their matchups ending early due to the play-to-decision style of results in bracket play, as they're straight-set victory over conference rival Southern Oregon University's Madi Gray and Tessa Zimmermann for a fifth time in 2025 represented the second of three-straight pair wins to complete the reverse sweep of the Raiders and return Corban beach volleyball back to the national championship match.
Dennis ends her exceptional four-year career with 79 all-time wins, representing the second-most in program history, while Bischoff's sensational sophomore campaign brings her name into consideration for career records and will see her name appear in the top five for career wins and winning percentage once the end-of-year adjustments have been made to the Corban spring sport record books.
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