SIAC announces preseason volleyball honors
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026 preseason all-conference women’s volleyball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Wednesday, featuring eight returning players from the 2025 All-SIAC lineup.
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ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026 preseason all-conference women’s volleyball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Wednesday, featuring eight returning players from the 2025 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter | Dakotah Holmes* | Fort Valley State | Jr. | Hampton, Ga. |
| Outside Hitter | Karea Copeland* | Miles | So. | Newnan, Ga. |
| Outside Hitter | Jarianis Perez* | Albany State | Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Middle Blocker | Desire’ Young* | Benedict | Sr. | Aurora, Colo. |
| Middle Blocker | Laila Wheaton | Kentucky State | Jr. | McKinney, Texas |
| Libero | Ashlyn Whiteside* | Spring Hill | Sr. | Fairhope, Ala. |
| Setter | Amiyah Walker* | Savannah State | Jr. | Pleasant Grove, Ala. |
| – * RETURNING 2025 ALL-SIAC SELECTION | ||||
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter | Claire Hayes* | Spring Hill | Sr. | Robertsdale, Ala. |
| Outside Hitter | Maya Hendricks* | Central State | Sr. | Columbus, Ohio |
| Outside Hitter | Mia Burgess | Benedict | So. | Columbia, S.C. |
| Middle Blocker | Saige Bradley | Allen | Sr. | Pottstown, Pa. |
| Middle Blocker | Angelic Carter | Benedict | Jr. | Biloxi, Miss. |
| Libero | Jasmine Brantley | Tuskegee | So. | Madison, Ala. |
| Setter | Autumn James | Edward Waters | Jr. | Gainesville, Fla. |
| – * RETURNING 2025 ALL-SIAC SELECTION | ||||
| PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HOMETOWN | |
| Karea Copeland | Miles | So. | Newnan, Ga. | |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HOMETOWN | |
| Ashlyn Whiteside | Spring Hill | Sr. | Fairhope, Ala. | |
| PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH | |
| 1. Spring Hill | |
| 2. Fort Valley State | |
| 3. Albany State | |
| 4. Benedict | |
| 5. Savannah State | |
| 6. Central State | |
| 7. Edward Waters | |
| 8. Miles | |
| 9. Kentucky State | |
| 10. Tuskegee | |
| 11. Allen | |
| 12. Clark Atlanta | |
| 13. Lane | |
| 14. LeMoyne-Owen |
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