ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Women's Volleyball All-SIAC teams and individual honorees on Wednesday, as voted by the conference’s head coaches.
| FIRST TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Dakotah Holmes |
Fort Valley State |
Sophomore |
Hampton, Ga. |
| Outside Hitter |
Naomy Vergez |
Edward Waters |
Graduate |
La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Outside Hitter |
Karea Copeland |
Miles |
Freshman |
Newnan, Ga. |
| Middle Blocker |
Jaylyne Bell |
Spring Hill |
Senior |
Spring Hill, Kan. |
| Middle Blocker |
Desire' Young |
Benedict |
Junior |
Aurora, Colo. |
| Libero |
Ashlyn Whiteside |
Spring Hill |
R-Sophomore |
Fairhope, Ala. |
| Setter |
Monica Vargo |
Spring Hill |
Graduate |
Fogelsville, Pa. |
| SECOND TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Jarianis Perez |
Albany State |
Junior |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Outside Hitter |
Claire Hayes |
Spring Hill |
Senior |
Robertsdale, Ala. |
| Outside Hitter |
Maya Hendricks |
Central State |
Junior |
Columbus, Ohio |
| Middle Blocker |
Imani Stokes |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Middle Blocker |
Kaylin Teasley |
Albany State |
Junior |
Carrollton, Ga. |
| Libero |
Talia Smith |
Albany State |
Senior |
Fairburn, Ga. |
| Setter |
Amiyah Walker |
Savannah State |
Sophomore |
Pleasant Grove, Ala. |
Player of the Year: Naomy Vergez, Edward Waters
Setter of the Year: Monica Vargo, Spring Hill
Libero of the Year: Ashlyn Whiteside, Spring Hill
Freshman of the Year: Karea Copeland, Miles
Coach of the Year: Tymesia Miller, Fort Valley State
Elite 16: Ashlyn Whiteside, Spring Hill
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.