ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026 women's volleyball All-SIAC teams and individual honorees on Tuesday, as voted by the conference's head coaches.
| FIRST TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Jarianis Perez |
Albany State |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Outside Hitter |
Karea Copeland |
Miles |
So. |
Newnan, Ga. |
| Outside Hitter |
Claire Hayes |
Spring Hill |
Sr. |
Robertsdale, Ala. |
| Middle Blocker |
Desire' Young |
Benedict |
Sr. |
Aurora, Colo. |
| Middle Blocker |
Saige Bradley |
Allen |
Sr. |
Pottstown, Pa. |
| Libero |
Sakiah Logan |
Tuskegee |
Jr. |
Sachse, Texas |
| Setter |
Sydney Ray |
Clark Atlanta |
Fr. |
Leesburg, Va. |
| SECOND TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Samaya Hennessy |
Spring Hill |
Fr. |
Port Saint Lucie, Fla. |
| Outside Hitter |
Dakotah Holmes |
Fort Valley State |
Jr. |
Hampton, Ga. |
| Outside Hitter |
Carmyn Lawson |
Tuskegee |
So. |
Forney, Texas |
| Middle Blocker |
Helena Pommeret |
Tuskegee |
So. |
Montpellier, France |
| Middle Blocker |
Shaniya Banks |
Albany State |
Sr. |
Conyers, Ga. |
| Libero |
Ashlyn Whiteside |
Spring Hill |
Sr. |
Fairhope, Ala. |
| Setter |
Naraiya Thompson |
Edward Waters |
Fr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Player of the Year: Karea Copeland, Miles
Setter of the Year: Sydney Ray, Clark Atlanta
Libero of the Year: Sakiah Logan, Tuskegee
Freshman of the Year: Samaya Hennessy, Spring Hill
Coach of the Year: Verniece Graham, Albany State
Elite 16: Karea Copeland, Miles
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered 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 eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.