KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2025 Women's Beach Volleyball All-Americans and Pair of the Year, where the No. 2-ranked Corban University Beach Volleyball team was represented by two of their most winningest pairs in program history from both a single season and career standpoint, with the Warriors' top duo of senior Megan Dennis and sophomore Emma Bischoff being named both the NAIA Pair of the Year and First Team All-Americans alongside First Team nods for the third pairing consisting of now two-time All-American and senior Jessica McMillian along with a first-time recognition for junior Emmi Marks.

To view the NAIA's release on their 2025 postseason awards, click HERE.

"It's always exciting news to have not one but two pairs receiving All-American recognition," Corban head coach Dan Stephens explained when he was told of his student-athletes' most recent award recognition. "Our top pairing of Megan and Emma repeated their All-American performance from last year and they continued to improve as a partnership, while Jessica improved upon her second team All-American nod from last season while her partner Emmi deservingly earned the first of her career."

After completing a 17-7 overall record throughout the 2025 spring season while battling every opponents' best overall duo, Dennis and Bischoff were named to the highest two-woman honor the NAIA bestows on an annual basis for the first time in their two-year stint as partners, while Dennis picks up the second honor of her career after having been named to the same award in 2023 alongside previous partner and all-time Corban great Avari Ridgway. Both Dennis and Bischoff received First Team All-American accolades in 2024, giving Dennis three-straight First Team nods to end her career while Bischoff has received the top honor in each of her first two seasons of eligibility with two years still to be played out.

When asked to discuss Dennis and Bischoff's All-American status and top honor, Coach Stephens stated, "The NAIA Pair of the Year going to Emma and Megan is a huge honor and shows the respect the NAIA beach programs have for our top pairing. Emma and Megan are a powerful pairing with both being powerful attackers at the net along with Emma's formidable blocking and Megan's exceptional defense. This award is a great way for Megan to finish off her Corban beach career and encouragement for Emma to continue her hard work and continued leadership for our Warrior program."

For McMillian and Marks, who were playing as partners for the first time in their careers this year, the Warriors' third-overall pairing were nothing short of dominant throughout the regular season by posting a 16-2 record and were 14-1 within Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) matchups to earn the title of CCC Pair of the Year. They finished the postseason at 24-3 overall to tie the all-time single season wins record for a Navy and Gold duo.

"Emmi and Jessica had an exceptional year and led our Warriors in the 3's pairing with an incredible record of 24-3, with the NAIA First Team All-American recognition capping off their hard work. The trust that they had in each other on the court was evident from the start of the season and we never considered changing the partnership. We are very proud of their accomplishments and knowing they did it for the team."

All four of the Warriors to receive recognition from the NAIA today have cemented their names as both individuals and as a pairing in the Corban record book, with McMillian representing the all-time winningest student-athlete in program history with 85 over her four-year career and Dennis right behind her in second with 79. Marks is hot on their heels with 57 victories in three seasons, while Bischoff holds 38 all-time wins in just two seasons played thus far. As a pairing, Dennis and Bischoff hold the career wins record at 38 across two years, while McMillian and Marks winning percentage (88.9%) from this past season is the highest of any Corban duo to have played the entire season together.

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