Northwestern University Athletics
2025 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Bella Simkus
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Denver East
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Colorado
Awards:
2025: Appeared in 114 sets across 30 matches... totaled 92 blocks, second on the team, and 84 kills... opened her Wildcat career with four blocks against New Mexico State, tying for the team lead (8/29)... set a career high with eight more blocks in a win over UC San Diego (8/31)... chipped in eight kills as Northwestern took No. 20 Baylor five sets (9/4)... registered seven blocks and six kills in the five-set reverse sweep of Valparaiso (9/9)... contributed four blocks in the five-set victory over Oregon (9/28)... followed that up with five blocks against Michigan State (10/3)... hit .545 with six kills to go along with six blocks in the victory over Maryland (11/2)... set a new career high with nine blocks in five sets at Iowa (11/13).
2024 (at Colorado): Saw action in 108 sets across 30 matches her redshirt junior season... contributed 83 kills on the season, fifth-most on the team and second among middle blockers... her .349 attack percentage ranked first among Buffaloes players with at least 25 attempts.
2023 (at Colorado): Played in seven sets over four matches... totaled seven kills and no errors alongside four blocks for the season.
2022 (at Colorado): Redshirt; did not see action.
2021 (at Colorado): Competed in five matches during her first-year campaign, collecting four kills, four digs and eight blocks.
High School: Two-time varsity MVP at East High School... two-time DPS All-Conference honoree (2019 HM; 2021 First Team)... competed in soccer, fencing, tennis and basketball before picking up volleyball.
Personal: Born Isabella Rose Simkus to Marissa Sterrett and Scott Simkus... member of the Student Athletic Leadership Council in high school.
- 2x All Big-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
2025: Appeared in 114 sets across 30 matches... totaled 92 blocks, second on the team, and 84 kills... opened her Wildcat career with four blocks against New Mexico State, tying for the team lead (8/29)... set a career high with eight more blocks in a win over UC San Diego (8/31)... chipped in eight kills as Northwestern took No. 20 Baylor five sets (9/4)... registered seven blocks and six kills in the five-set reverse sweep of Valparaiso (9/9)... contributed four blocks in the five-set victory over Oregon (9/28)... followed that up with five blocks against Michigan State (10/3)... hit .545 with six kills to go along with six blocks in the victory over Maryland (11/2)... set a new career high with nine blocks in five sets at Iowa (11/13).
2024 (at Colorado): Saw action in 108 sets across 30 matches her redshirt junior season... contributed 83 kills on the season, fifth-most on the team and second among middle blockers... her .349 attack percentage ranked first among Buffaloes players with at least 25 attempts.
2023 (at Colorado): Played in seven sets over four matches... totaled seven kills and no errors alongside four blocks for the season.
2022 (at Colorado): Redshirt; did not see action.
2021 (at Colorado): Competed in five matches during her first-year campaign, collecting four kills, four digs and eight blocks.
High School: Two-time varsity MVP at East High School... two-time DPS All-Conference honoree (2019 HM; 2021 First Team)... competed in soccer, fencing, tennis and basketball before picking up volleyball.
Personal: Born Isabella Rose Simkus to Marissa Sterrett and Scott Simkus... member of the Student Athletic Leadership Council in high school.
Volleyball - 'Cats Defeat Iowa on Rylen Reid's 27-Kill Night (10/31/25)
Saturday, November 01
Volleyball - 'Cats Outlast Michigan in Five-Set Thriller (10/16/25)
Friday, October 17
Volleyball - Wildcats Sweep Campbell to Close Non-Conference Play (9/20/2025)
Sunday, September 21
Volleyball - 'Cats Defeat Valparaiso in Home Opener Reverse Sweep (9/9/2025)
Wednesday, September 10
