HILLSBORO, Ore. -- The 2025 All-Northwest Conference volleyball rosters and major awards have been announced by the conference office, with freshman Eden Cha picking up the lone All-NWC award for the Bruin volleyball team.

Cha led the team in kills in her freshman campaign, finishing with 170 kills —143 of which came in NWC play. The outside hitter was third on the team with a .163 hitting percentage, the highest of any non-middle blocker. These stats were good enough to put her on the Third Team All-NWC.

"After starting off with an ankle injury, Eden finished the season strong," Bruin head coach Emily Davis said, "making her stats that much more impressive. Eden is a super supportive teammate, and her future is very bright."

For her efforts, Cha was named NWC Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week twice — once in October and once to close the season on November 9. Cha ended her freshman campaign with tremendous all-around games in a 2-0 week for George Fox. In just three sets, Cha racked up 22 digs (7.3/set) in a sweep over Lewis & Clark, before 15 digs (3.8 digs per set) in a four-set victory over Pacific. 

The freshman also was solid offensively, beginning her game against Lewis & Clark with seven kills in her first seven attempts. She would finish 14 kills against the Otts before 15 against Pacific. For the weekend, Cha had 37 digs (5.3/set), 29 kills (4.1/set) and six aces.

Cha was the lone freshman from any school to be named to the All-NWC squads. Puget Sounds' Maddie Badger  won both the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Whitman's Rowyn Lee was named Rookie of the Year. The freshmen will be back in action with the Bruins as they look to the 2027 volleyball season.