BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Cumberlands' Sara Zampedri headlines the American Volleyball Coaches Association NAIA All Southeast Region Team, AVCA officials announced with the release of the nine all-region teams.
Zampedri -- the 2025 Mid-South Conference Player of the Year -- is one of seven MSC student-athletes to earn first-team all-region. Three other MSC student-athletes earned honorable-mention all-region honors.
Fourteen student-athletes earn all-region honors, and eight players earned honorable mention honors. Additionally, a Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Assistant Coach of the Year were selected for each region.
Zampedri, a junior outside hitter, earned the Southeast Region Player of the Year after leading the Patriots to an unbeaten regular season, MSC regular-season and tournament titles, and a 36-1 record. She averaged 3.7 kills per set while producing a .269 attacking percentage.
She is joined on the all-region team by teammates Savanah Jolly and Davey Slaughter, Cumberland's (Tenn.) Lila Cade and Hazel Konkel, and Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) Luiza Goncalves and Ola
Wyrzykowska. Cumberlands' Brynnley Bryant, Kara Gibson, and Alana Shiery all earned honorable-mention honors.
Cumberlands' six all-region selections are the most from any one team in the NAIA this season.
Cumberlands' Jung Park was named the Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year.
SOUTHEAST REGION
| Team |
First |
Last |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
| 1st |
Tayla |
Barnes |
St. Thomas University |
MH |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Laura |
Bonomi |
Southeastern University |
OH |
Jr. |
| 1st |
Lila |
Cade |
Cumberland University |
OH |
So. |
| 1st |
Rafaela |
Domingos |
New College of Florida |
S |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Jaci |
Drinnon |
University of Mobile |
L |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Luiza |
Goncalves |
Lindsey Wilson University |
S |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Isis |
Harink |
Loyola University New Orleans |
MH |
Fr. |
| 1st |
Savanah |
Jolly |
University of the Cumberlands |
S |
Jr. |
| 1st |
Hazel |
Konkel |
Cumberland University |
MH |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Ashlee |
Kraft |
University of Tennessee Southern |
OH |
Jr. |
| 1st |
Corrina |
Porch-Maxey |
University of Mobile |
OH |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Davey |
Slaughter |
University of the Cumberlands |
L |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Ola |
Wyrzykowska |
Lindsey Wilson University |
OH |
Sr. |
| 1st |
Sara |
Zampedri |
University of the Cumberlands |
OH |
Jr. |
| HM |
Payton |
Bertke |
St. Thomas University |
S |
Jr. |
| HM |
Brynnley |
Bryant |
University of the Cumberlands |
OH |
So. |
| HM |
Kara |
Gibson |
University of the Cumberlands |
MH |
Jr. |
| HM |
Yarelis |
Lopez |
Southeastern University |
OH |
Sr. |
| HM |
Maria |
Luiza Barreis |
New College of Florida |
L |
RS-Sr. |
| HM |
Faith |
Marquis |
Keiser University |
L |
Sr. |
| HM |
Alexa |
Palmer |
Loyola University New Orleans |
Opp |
Jr. |
| HM |
Alana |
Shiery |
University of the Cumberlands |
MH |
So. |
Region Player of the Year: Sara Zampedri, University of the Cumberlands, OH, Jr.
Region Freshman of the Year: Isis Harink, Loyola University New Orleans, MH
Region Assistant Coach of the Year: Jung Park, University of the Cumberlands
Region Coach of the Year: Whitney Battoe, St. Thomas University