2026-27 Volleyball Roster

Stella Adeyemi Volleyball Roster

Outside Hitter


Height 5-11
Class Senior
High School Papillion-Lavista South/Hawaii
Hometown Papillion, NE
Stella Adeyemi - Volleyball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

PRIOR TO NOTRE DAME (HAWAII)

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2025 OUTRIGGER Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2024 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2024 Academic All-Big West
  • 2024 Big West Commissioners Honor Roll
  • 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic All-Tournament

AS A JUNIOR (2025)

  • Started the first 10 matches and appeared in 35 sets before suffering a season-ending injury against UCLA on Sept. 20.
  • Posted 99 kills and averaged 2.83 per set.
  • Recorded double-figure kills in five matches and three double-doubles (kills-digs).
  • Posted a career high 17 kills while hitting .433 against Utah Valley.
  • Set a career best with 18 digs in the season opener against Marquette.
  • Averaged 2.43 digs per set.
  • Posted 30 kills in two matches in the OUTRIGGER Invitational and was named to the All-Tournament team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

  • Played in all 31 matches with five starts and appeared in 120 sets
  • Ranked third on the team with 2.08 kills per set and fourth with 250 total kills
  • Recorded double-figure kills in 13 matches
  • Posted a season-high 13 kills against Pepperdine (Sept. 7), CSUN (Oct. 27) and Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 22)
  • Hit a season-high .500 at Texas (Sept. 20) with 11 kills and two errors in 18 attempts
  • Averaged 2.23 kills per set in Big West play
  • Posted 21 kills in the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic and was named to the All-Tournament team
  • Earned the team’s Most Improved award
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

  • Played in eight matches and 12 sets.
  • Recorded 15 kills in 30 attacks.
  • Made her UH debut against CSU Bakersfield and posted a season-high four kills on five swings. (Sept. 22)
  • Scored on all three of her attacks in the rematch with CSU Bakersfield (Oct. 28).
  • Received the “Coaches Award” for her tireless work ethic, energy and effort.

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • A 2023 graduate of Papilion-Lavista South HS
  • Earned four varsity letters in volleyball while helping to lead the Titans to three state championships in 2019, ’21, ’22 while finishing runner-up in the 2020 state tournament
  • Earned all-state, all-state tournament, Class A All-Tournament team honors and was named Offensive Player of the Year in the state tourney
  • Competed in the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program and was named a Max Prep All-American
  • Academically excelled earning National Honor Society honors while making the honor roll and earned all-state academic honors
  • Born in Omaha, Neb. and hometown is Papilion, Neb.
  • Has an older brother and a younger sister
  • Parents are Essi Yovogan and Pascal Adeyemi of Papilion, Neb.
  • Played six seasons on the Premier Nebraska Volleyball Club and helped lead team to a national championship and a national championship runner-up