2026 Mid-South Conference Volleyball Season Awards Announced

11/12/2026 11:22:53 AM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Mid-South Conference officials announced the 2026 women's volleyball awards on Thursday.

Cumberlands (Ky.) swept the top individual honors, with Brynnley Bryant earning Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, Savanah Jolly being named MSC Setter of the Year, and Alana Shiery receiving MSC Defender of the Year honors.

Freed-Hardeman's (Tenn.) Teodora Dacic was voted as the MSC Freshman of the Year.

Conference coaches voted for the individual awards and the all-conference teams. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Cumberlands' Kathryn Park was selected by her peers as the MSC Coach of the Year, while Cumberlands' Jung Park is the MSC Assistant Coach of the Year.

Bryant leads the MSC with 392 kills this season. Her 3.6 kills per set also lead the conference, while she ranks in the top 10 in attacking percentage. The player of the year honor is Bryant's first and the fourth straight for a Cumberlands student-athlete.

Jolly leads the Mid-South, averaging 9.9 assists per set. Her 1,069 assists are second in the MSC this season. Jolly also averaged 2.5 digs per set this season. She earns her second straight MSC Setter of the Year honors, becoming the first player to win the award twice since it was created in 2020.

Shiery leads the conference in blocks per set (1.11) and ranks second in total blocks (120). She is one of just five players in the Mid-South with more than 100 blocks this season. The honor is Shiery's first and the fifth straight for a Patriot.

Bryant, Jolly, and Shiery all earned first-team all-conference honors.

Dacic ranks fifth in the Mid-South this season, averaging 2.8 kills per set. Her 335 kills is eighth best in the MSC. Dacic becomes the first Freed-Hardeman women's volleyball player to earn MSC Freshman of the Year. She was also selected to the conference's second team.

Kathryn Park earns her third MSC Coach of the Year honor after leading the Patriots to a perfect MSC regular season. Park is one of only three coaches in the history of Mid-South Conference women's volleyball to win the award three times. Jung Park earns his third straight conference assistant coach of the year award. He is the only coach to win the award three times in the conference's history.

Fourteen student-athletes are selected for the first team, and another 14 earn second-team honors.

First Team All-Conference (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

Name

School

Elif Akcivi

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Brynnley Bryant

Cumberlands (Ky.)

Libby Erwin

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Giara Ferrari

Georgetown (Ky.)

Martina Frangella

Cumberlands (Ky.)

Bianca Guceanu

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Brooke Hager

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Sophie Hill

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Savanah Jolly

Cumberlands (Ky.)

Carlee Rogers

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Luisina Sandrone Tais

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Alana Shiery

Cumberlands (Ky.)

Kati Vest

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Sara Zampedri

Cumberlands (Ky.)

 

Second Team All-Conference (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

Name

School

Tully Bew

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Teodora Dacic

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

Emma Fistarol

Bethel (Tenn.)

Marisa Gallardo

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Kaleigh Glass

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Momo Hampton

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Becca Heineman

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

Addison Janes

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Reagan Kupper

Georgetown (Ky.)

Marija Milic

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

Celestina Retumban

Campbellsville (Ky.)

Carola Schnidrig

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Liberty Shadix

Cumberland (Tenn.)

Gabi Zuquelo

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)