2025 Volleyball Roster
Niyah Lester
- Height:
- 6-2
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- South Euclid, Ohio
- High School:
- Charles F. Brush
- Prev School:
- Ball State
- Major:
- Biology (Pre-Med)
- Position:
- MB
2025: Played in 49 sets over 15 matches, 14 of which she started at middle blocker… Scored 75 points on 49 kills, nine solo blocks and 34 block assists… Averaged 1.00 kills and 0.88 blocks per set… Had a season-best six kills three times… Registered a season-high seven blocks in a five-set victory over Siena (Sept. 6)… Reached at least five blocks five times… Her highest dig total was three against Stetson (Sept. 13).
Ball State: Redshirted at Ball State in 2024… Joined the Penguins in the 2025 spring semester as a mid-year transfer.
High School: Was an all-conference performer in both volleyball and softball at Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio, which is east of Cleveland… Played four seasons with RockCity Volleyball, the same club as Penguin teammate Maria Insana, and helped her teams to appearances at nationals… Her 16's team advanced to the championship and finished second with Lester being named the MVP... A mainstay on all-tournament teams and a member of the Ohio All-Star team, she was ranked as the ninth-best player in the state and third among middle hitters… In addition to playing volleyball at Charles F. Brush, she played basketball and softball… Was a member ot the National Honor Society and earned Merit Roll honors.
Personal: Parents are Vincent and Zenele… Has a sister (Taelor) and a brother (Vincent Jr.)… Major is biology/pre-med.
