Huskers Add Noyan to 2026-27 Women’s Basketball Roster
The Nebraska women's basketball team added an experienced post presence with the signing of Edessa Noyan (pronounced Eh-dess-uh NO-yawn) on Friday, April 17.
"We are so excited to bring Edessa to the program," Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. "She fits perfectly into all aspects of our team. She is a gritty player with great versatility who is willing to do the dirty work on the court. Her ability to play inside and out makes her a dangerous threat. She is a great teammate with a tremendous work ethic. Husker Nation will be excited to watch her this season."
Noyan, a 6-3 forward from Botkyrka, Sweden, brings three years of top-level NCAA Division I experience to the Husker inside game after making 21 starts over 32 games at Indiana in 2025-26.
As a junior for the Hoosiers, Noyan hit a team-best 55.1 percent of her shots while averaging 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She led Indiana on the glass 12 times on the year, while recording a pair of double-doubles and five double-digit rebound games. She closed her only season in Bloomington with a pair of strong performances in the Big Ten Tournament, including 12 points and 10 rebounds while playing the full 40 minutes in a win over Nebraska (March 4). She added and a team-high 11 rebounds in a loss to Ohio State in her final game as a Hoosier (March 5).
Noyan erupted for a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go with eight rebounds in a win over Oregon. She also set a career high with 15 rebounds to go with six points, two assists, a steal and a block at Rutgers.
She notched her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Purdue, before adding 12 points, eight rebounds, a career-high six assists and a season-best three blocks at USC.
In her first start as a Hoosier, Noyan recorded eight points and eight rebounds against No. 12 Iowa State. She added her first double-figure scoring effort of the season with 11 points in the Big Ten opener at Illinois. She followed 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a win over Eastern Michigan. She also contributed eight points and eight rebounds against No. 24 Michigan State.
Noyan spent her first two collegiate seasons at Virginia, where she averaged 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds over 26 games with 23 starts as a sophomore in 2024-25. She matched her then-career high with 16 points against North Carolina, after establishing the mark with 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a win over Coppin State. She also produced 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a career-high four blocks against Duke. She missed three weeks (Nov. 17-Dec. 8) with an illness early in the season.
As a freshman for the Cavaliers, Noyan played in 28 games with three starts and led the team in field goal percentage (.500) by hitting 32-of-64 shots on the year. She scored a season-high 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a win at Boston College and grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds in a win over High Point in the first round of the WBIT. She added nine points against No. 17 Virginia Tech and pitched in eight points in a road win at No. 15 Florida State.
Noyan was a member of the Swedish U20 National Team for the Nordic Championships and the FIBA Eurobasket Championships in 2023 and 2024. She helped the Swedish U18 Junior National Team to the 2022 Nordic Championships by averaging 18.8 points per game, before competing in the 2022 U18 European Championships. She played for the Sodertalje Club Team in Sweden's top division.