2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Bella scrimmage 2
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
Bella B Scrimmage
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
August 8, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Volleyball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Trienens Performance Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 22

Bella Bullington

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • High School:
    Marist
  • Hometown:
    Orland Park, Ill.
  • Major:
    Undeclared
Awards:
  • UC San Diego Invitational All-Tournament Team (2025)

2025: Recorded five kills in her collegiate debut against New Mexico State (8/29)... recorded the first double-digit kill performance of her career against UC San Diego (8/31)... named to the UC San Diego Invitational All-Tournament Team after recording 22 kills over three weekend matches (8/29-31).

High School: Four-year varsity player at Marist, where she was a two-time All-State and four-time All-Conference honoree… AAU and Under Armour All-American… named the East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year in 2023… helped the Redhawks to a State Final in 2024… AAU team Sports Performance finished in second place in 2024.
 
Personal: Born Isabella Claire Bullington... mom Lauren played collegiate volleyball at Ball State… dad Bryan was the first overall draft pick in the 2002 MLB Draft and played professionally in both the United States and Japan… competed against current Wildcat Gigi Navarrete in high school… Illinois State Scholar, AP Scholar, and member of National Honor Society…  anticipated major is biology.
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