2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 7
Iva Popovic
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Prev School:
- Bradley / New Mexico Junior College
PEPPERDINE (2025Â - Senior)
Appeared in one set (8/29 vs. UC Davis), recording 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 service ace, 5 digs, and four points... missed the rest of the season due to injury...
BRADLEY (2024 - Junior)
Was Bradley University's most effective all-around player in her first year of Division I volleyball ... Was a first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... Averaged 3.61 kills per set (which ranked fifth in the conference) and her 0.39 service aces per set ranked fourth in the league ... Her single-match bests at Bradley include 25 kills (9/27 vs. Belmont), 23 digs (10/14 vs. Illinois State), four total blocks (three times) and four service aces (twice) ... Popovic tallied 19 double-doubles and had the second-most digs on the team despite being a back-row attacker... MVC All-Tournament Team... Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week on 10/1/24...
NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE (2022-23)
Starred for the Thunderbirds for two seasons ... Earned second-team All-American honors while leading the Thunderbirds to a program-best 30-8 record as a sophomore ... Was the program's first player to earn NJCAA First Team All-American honors ... Made an immediate impact as a true freshman in 2022 by ranking in the top five nationally with 4.53 kills per set (3rd), 535 total kills (4th) and 594 points (5th). ... She recorded 19 double-doubles en route to becoming the Western Junior College Athletic Conference MVP ... Single-match career highs were 21 kills, 24 digs and five total blocks...
Appeared in one set (8/29 vs. UC Davis), recording 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 service ace, 5 digs, and four points... missed the rest of the season due to injury...
BRADLEY (2024 - Junior)
Was Bradley University's most effective all-around player in her first year of Division I volleyball ... Was a first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... Averaged 3.61 kills per set (which ranked fifth in the conference) and her 0.39 service aces per set ranked fourth in the league ... Her single-match bests at Bradley include 25 kills (9/27 vs. Belmont), 23 digs (10/14 vs. Illinois State), four total blocks (three times) and four service aces (twice) ... Popovic tallied 19 double-doubles and had the second-most digs on the team despite being a back-row attacker... MVC All-Tournament Team... Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week on 10/1/24...
NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE (2022-23)
Starred for the Thunderbirds for two seasons ... Earned second-team All-American honors while leading the Thunderbirds to a program-best 30-8 record as a sophomore ... Was the program's first player to earn NJCAA First Team All-American honors ... Made an immediate impact as a true freshman in 2022 by ranking in the top five nationally with 4.53 kills per set (3rd), 535 total kills (4th) and 594 points (5th). ... She recorded 19 double-doubles en route to becoming the Western Junior College Athletic Conference MVP ... Single-match career highs were 21 kills, 24 digs and five total blocks...
