College volleyball continues to be a family affair in the 2025 season with sisters competing with and against each other across the country.
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From the Nnamani sisters leading Stanford to a national championship in 2004 and the Skinner girls powering Kentucky to their first ever title crown in 2020 to the Starck sisters in the 2024 season headlining the title year for Penn State, the sport of volleyball has seen its fair share of dynamic siblings.
Take a look at just some of the duos hitting the court this year, continuing the sisterhood of college volleyball.
Caroline and Ava Jurevicius, Penn State
Caroline Jurevicius played a pivotal part of the 2024 national championship run for the Nittany Lions, earning Big Ten All-Freshmen Team honors. In her first match of the 2025 season, she earned AVCA Player of the Match in a five-set dual against Kansas. Her younger sister, Ava Jurevicius, joins the team this year as a freshmen defensive specialist and a three-time state champion. She is not only following in her sister's Nittany Lion footsteps but also their father's. Joe Jurevicius was a wide receiver at Penn State prior to an 11-year career in the NFL.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Caroline | 284 | .232 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 84 |
Ava | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Bre Kelley, Pitt and Becca Kelley, TCU
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We've already seen the Kelley sisters face off this season when Pitt defeated TCU 3-1. Lining up on opposite sides of the net, Bre Kelley held down the middle for the Panthers and Becca Kelley started on the outside for the Horned Frogs. Bre, a redshirt senior and member of the AVCA Player of the Year watchlist, posted three kills and seven blocks in the matchup. Becca finished with six kills and one block in her redshirt sophomore season debut.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Bre | 238 | .460 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 177 |
Becca | 246 | .212 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 10 | 41 |
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Jordyn Harvey, Stanford and Taylor Harvey, Texas
Jordyn Harvey, the 2024 All-ACC Second Team outside and the older Harvey sister, returns to Stanford for her junior year campaign after averaging 2.73 kills on .290 hitting. Taylor Harvey joins Texas this year as a freshmen middle blocker, making her debut in their match against Creighton. The two will face off when the Cardinal travel to Austin, Texas to take on the Longhorns on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. ET.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Jordyn | 359 | .281 | 15 | 48 | 139 | 5 | 61 |
Taylor | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Stella and Olivia Swenson, Minnesota
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The Swenson twins are embarking on their redshirt freshmen seasons at Minnesota. Stella Swenson has earned the starting setter position and was named the Big Ten setter of the week after her stellar performance at the Golden Gopher Invitational, averaging 11.27 assists in three wins. She's 21 minutes older than her defensive specialist sister Olivia. The two are following the legacy of their older sister, Samantha Swenson, the four time All-American setter for Minnesota from 2015-18.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Stella | 12 | .345 | 163 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
Olivia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Ryla Jones, Pitt and Renee Jones, Arizona
Unlikes the Swenson twins, the Jones twins are separated by a conference and thousands of miles. But similarly, this duo's older sister, Rainelle Jones played Big Ten volleyball at Maryland prior to their own collegiate debut. Ryla Jones earned All-ACC Freshmen honors last season as the Panthers' middle. Renee Jones is just starting her freshman campaign as an opposite for the Wildcats.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | ||
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Ryla | 122 | .388 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 107 | |
Renee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Olivia Mae Van Der Werff, Charleston and Virginia Van Der Werff, Texas A&M-CC
The Van Der Werff sisters got some attention last season when their sister Amelia Van Der Werff was still playing at Utah and their family boasted three players in the 2024 草莓网站在线看 volleyball tournament, two of whom played against each other in the Utes and Cougars matchup. Olivia Mae Van Der Werff is in her last season as a dual threat middle and outside for Charleston, and her younger sister, Virginia is finding her stride at the setter position for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in her second year.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Olivia Mae | 133 | 0.272 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 6 | 36 |
Virginia | 14 | 0.256 | 115 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
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Payton Petersen, Louisville and Jadyn Petersen, UNI
When Louisville and UNI faced off in a five-set thriller in the second round of the 2024 草莓网站在线看 tournament, it meant that the Peterson twins were facing off, too. Payton had a memorable freshman season for the Cardinals, notching 35 kills, 38 digs, eight blocks and seven aces 鈥 five total in the national semifinals and title match. Jadyn serves as a libero for the Panthers. You'll be seeing double once again when Louisville and Northern Iowa compete on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Omaha, Neb. at the Bluejay invitational.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Payton | 66 | .287 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 8 |
Jadyn | 0 | .000 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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Colby and Jillian Neal, Arizona State
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Arizona State reunited a sister duo of their own this season in the Neals. After four years at Oregon, Colby joins the Sun Devils and her younger sister Jillian for her final season of play. Jillian is Arizona State's serving specialist who recorded 36 aces in her sophomore year.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Colby | 250 | .239 | 8 | 2 | 70 | 25 | 217 |
Jillian | 33 | .206 | 4 | 53 | 101 | 1 | 4 |
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Zoey Burgess, Arizona State and Kelli Jo Burgess, Oklahoma
In her redshirt sophomore season with the Sooners, Kelli Jo Burgess posted 78 kills with 82 blocks. Her younger sister Zoey tallied 65 kills on a .328 clip during her freshmen year prior to joining the Sun Devils this season.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Zoey | 51 | .287 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
Kelli Jo | 280 | .321 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 186 |
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Cara Cresse, Louisville and Abigail Cresse, Dayton
Louisville has one of the best middle blockers in the country in the 6-foot6 redshirt senior standout Cara, who was ranked seventh nationally with 1.5 blocks per set last season. Abigail, her younger sister, is just beginning her collegiate career with the Flyers after redshirting her freshmen year.
K | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BS | BA | |
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Cara | 527 | .380 | 11 | 22 | 70 | 62 | 283 |
Abigail | 9 | .290 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
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