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Former Husker Sarah Pavan on John Cook’s Retirement, Dani Busboom Kelly, and Podcasti

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On this week’s Volleyball State, Jeff Sheldon and Lincoln Arneal welcomed former Husker Sarah Pavan to the podcast to discuss the newsy offseason for Nebraska volleyball, when she knew it was time to retire, and what it’s like covering volleyball now.

Below is a lightly edited transcript of selected discussions.

“We need to be honest at the same time”

Jeff: For our listeners who maybe haven’t been able to listen to your show yet, give us a little bit of a flavor of what it’s like. Are you talking about mostly college? You talking about pros? How’s it sort of set up? 

Sarah: So, in looking at the volleyball podcasting landscape, we realized that the majority of shows do a lot of interviews and things like that with athletes and coaches. And they are a teaching platform sometimes and we found that a gap in the volleyball podcast like market was kind of like an analysis type of show. I love watching ESPN and the debriefs after games and seeing how they break them down and thoughts like that. So, I was like, “there’s nobody doing this. I think it would be cool to do it for volleyball.”

And so, we kind of do breakdowns and analysis and what is going on in the sport from college to professionally, both domestically and overseas. And once VNL starts up, the international side.

Lincoln: You cover a wide gamut too. You talk European professional leagues. You’re talking the men collegiate game. You’re talking about the United States professional game too. And you also talk a lot about the women’s college game as well. How much more volleyball are you watching because of the podcast? Or were you already this immersed into the volleyball world in just in your regular day-to-day life?

Penn State's Camryn Hannah, bottom left, serves to Nebraska during a Big Ten volleyball match at Rec Hall on Friday, Nov. 29.

Penn State’s Camryn Hannah, bottom left, serves to Nebraska during a Big Ten volleyball match at Rec Hall on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in State College, Pa. / Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Sarah: I would say we’re watching significantly more now. We have always been really into the NCAA women’s side of things and we’ve been really into VNL. We would follow NCAA men. We’d follow the leagues, just cause of former teammates and things like that. But I would say since we started, we have become much more invested and a lot of our time is spent watching volleyball now.

Jeff: You know, we sort of noticed the same thing when we were kicking around the idea of starting a podcast about volleyball. There’s some educational aspects to it. We know there’s a lot of fans, you know, particularly of Nebraska, who really liked the sport, but maybe don’t know that much about it. And we are certainly not at a coaching or a playing level of expertise, but we’re able to explain a few things.

I think one of the other parts of this space that was kind of missing, and you and your show fill that very nicely, is the ability to be critical of play and point out some ways where people are falling short. And I think that there is maybe a little bit of a tendency to go lighter on women’s volleyball players than there would say to football or men’s basketball players. But you’re able to point out areas that need to be improved. Have you caught any kind of negative feedback about that?

Sarah: Yeah. Simple answer is yes. It is a pattern that I have seen in volleyball as a sport in general, but particularly on the women’s side is it’s very positive, which is great. You know, we want to highlight what athletes are doing well. We want to promote the teams and the athletes that have good followings. But I think we need to be honest at the same time.

And so it has rubbed some people the wrong way. Getting feedback, “you’re supposed to be growing the sport. Why are you talking like this?” And it’s like, you need some education. Not everything is perfect. And I’m not saying the athletes aren’t trying; they’re working hard. They’re trying. But I think from like a strategy perspective, people need to understand, because volleyball is not well understood from a strategic or tactical perspective by the general population. So, yes, it may be critical, but I think it’s a learning experience for the listeners to understand what is actually happening.

“My body had kind of betrayed me”

Lincoln: How did you know it was time for [retirement] and how difficult the decision was that for you to make saying, “playing days are finally done?”

Sarah: I’m somebody who takes a long time to come to decisions, but once I make them, I don’t look back. I think evaluating the landscape; finishing my career on the beach side and evaluating the landscape of beach volleyball in Canada and the future. It was a grind and you know, I actually tore my meniscus in January of last year. Had to have surgery and then like fighting back from that while trying to qualify for the Olympics; it was not ideal. And you know, a lot of life stuff had been happening on the side. Pretty serious stuff. And I think my life experience, my life perspective, had kind of evolved and while at my healthiest, I was still very capable of playing at a very high level. There’s more to life. And the sport had given me so, so much in such a long career that I just felt like it was time.

And like the injury was the first time in my life that my body had kind of betrayed me. And I think it was kind of a wakeup call of like, “I’ve used my body as a tool for so long and I’ve done so much and put it through so much. I think it’s giving me a sign that like it’s time.”

What would you do if you were commissioner of all of volleyball?

Lincoln: There’s two currently professional leagues. There could be a third professional league with athletes unlimited in there as well, too. If you were named commissioner of all professional volleyball in North America, what would that look like? What would you change and how would you set it up?

Outside hitter Megan Courtney-Lush, spikes the ball during the Columbus Fury home game against the Omaha Supernovas.

Feb 21, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Outside hitter Megan Courtney-Lush, spikes the ball during the Columbus Fury home game against the Omaha Supernovas at Nationwide Arena. / Courtney Hergesheimer/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Sarah: Oh dear. Wow.

Jeff: We’ve just given you an incredible amount of power!

Sarah: Honestly? We’ve had discussions with it, because people submit a ton of questions on our podcast. So, we’ve had to think about things like this. In an ideal world, because there’s so many leagues in this country, I would probably structure the North American leagues, like they do the European ones. Where you have your A level, B level, C level. Basically, the way overseas works is if you come last in your division, you get demoted.

Jeff: Yeah, promotion relegation; I’m all about it.

Sarah: Yeah, I love that. The styles and the formats of the leagues would obviously have to be similar. Like the way that they operate now is just so different that it would be tricky. But I think having the promotion and relegation would just really keep it interesting. And then you would see so much more excitement and investment for every single match. 

So, you’ve kind of seen the leagues differentiate themselves as far as level goes like already. If that were to remain the case, it would be really cool if the winner of the PVF moves up to LOVB and then the like last place team in LOVB goes down and then it would just be so entertaining, I think.

“I don’t think that that expectation intimidates her”

Lincoln: John Cook retired this year. Were you surprised by the timing of the retirement? Were you caught off guard when that news broke?

Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball head coach Dani Busboom Kelly and former coach John Cook embrace.

Jan 30, 2025; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball head coach Dani Busboom Kelly and former coach John Cook embrace while being recognized during a break in the first half against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Pinnacle Bank Arena. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Sarah: Okay. Yes, I was surprised at the timing. But let me tell you, I was watching LOVB Omaha. I was watching one of the Omaha pro teams playing. And Dani was in the crowd. And I was like, “there’s a reason she’s here.” And I had thought for years, when Coach Cook retires, he will give the program to Dani. 100%.

So when I saw her there in like a random January match, I was like, something is up. But I didn’t expect the announcement to come so soon. I figured that he would want to win one more. But then in thinking about it more, I think he really thought, and everybody thought, that he would win one with Lexi Rodriguez. And then when that didn’t happen, it was like, OK, kind of time to move on. But Rachel Holloway actually was the one who messaged me because she saw the news before I did. And she messaged me. She’s like, “look at this!” And we were both just shocked.

Jeff: You had mentioned Dani earlier – that she seemed kind of like the long-time natural choice – What do you remember about her? What do you know about her that makes you think that, “obviously this is the person to take over the program?”

Louisville head coach Dani Busboom Kelly instructed her players against Penn State.

Louisville head coach Dani Busboom Kelly instructed her players against Penn State during the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024. / Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Sarah: Well, a lot of reasons. Just to see how she built Louisville into what it is. At such a young age, she has clearly proven herself to be capable of growing and maintaining a perennial powerhouse program. Secondly, just she’s no [BS]. I think, you know, which is perfectly suited for a program of Nebraska’s stature and prowess.

Nebraska expects to win. And I think that that can be intimidating for a lot of people, but she experienced it as a player, which the expectation was always to win. And to walk into that, she’s already familiar. And so I don’t think that that expectation intimidates her. Being from Nebraska, just the connection with the community and the university and volleyball fans; aside from the on-court stuff, which she has proven herself more than capable of just who she is as a person in her leadership and her communication style is just like winner.

Lincoln: You played with her. Did you, did you sense that as a player that she kind of had the right approach to make a successful coach? Is that something she developed and kind of grew into?

Sarah: My freshman year. I was just like eyes wide open. “Let’s survive.” But I think the thing that really highlighted her character for me was when she was told she would be a libero of the team. She had started as a setter for three years and then all of a sudden it was just like, “Thank you so much, but you’re going to be a libero now.” And to see her response, it was both very human, but very mature. And to see how she was able to put her ego aside for the good of the team and how much of a factor she was able to be in that season in a new position. She gained so much respect for me in how she handled that.

Watch the rest of the interview below and also get Jeff and Lincoln’s thoughts on Nebraska’s spring season, transfer portal talk, and more!

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KSR Today: Volleyball Ends, Basketball Rolls On

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Good morning, KSR readers. It’s Monday morning of Christmas week. Can you believe it? Ready or not, it’s here, so get that last-minute shopping in. Maybe I’ll see you out there, right after I get these decorations put up.

In addition to Christmas anxiety, we’re coming off an emotional weekend in Big Blue Nation. Sunday didn’t pan out the way we hoped in the NCAA Volleyball Final Four, but Saturday in Atlanta gave us some excitement with Mark Pope’s Wildcats finally getting a top-25 win in the CBS Sports Classic, leaning on the depth of a full roster.

There is more UK fun ahead, so what do you say we catch up on everything as the holidays close in? And let me know if you have any last-minute shopping ideas, or if you want to put the ornaments on my Christmas tree.

Kentucky Volleyball swept by A&M in the NCAA Championship

This one was tough to wrap your head around. Kentucky Volleyball‘s incredible season came to a disappointing end Sunday in Kansas City, as the Wildcats were swept 3-0 by Texas A&M in the NCAA Championship match. It never felt like this was how it was supposed to end. Kentucky had set point in the opening set at 24-23, but Texas A&M closed on a 3-0 run, and it was all Aggies from there.

The Wildcats struggled to find their rhythm after that moment during one of the worst performances of the season. A&M was the far better team for the afternoon and had the majority of the crowd, winning the final two sets 25-15 and 25-20. The loss snapped a 27-match winning streak and was a shocking finish for a team that had been so steady and dominant all season, and was favored to win.

Still, Craig Skinner’s NCAA runner-up group deserves appreciation. Kentucky finishes 30-3, swept the SEC regular season and tournament titles, and reached the national championship for the second time in program history. Yeah, the ending hurt, but the Wildcats brought a lot of joy and excitement to the fan base, and the program is built to be back on this stage again next season. Sunday’s final still stings for now, though.

Mark Pope’s Wildcats host Bellarmine in Rupp Arena tomorrow

Now at full strength, Kentucky Basketball returns to Rupp Arena tomorrow for a pre-Christmas matchup with Bellarmine, looking to keep momentum rolling before the short holiday break. The Wildcats have won three straight games, including wins over Indiana and St. John’s, and are starting to look more comfortable on both ends of the floor after a disappointing start to the year.

Bellarmine, ranked No. 260 in KenPom, catches Kentucky at a bad time. However, the Knights also snapped out of a recent funk with a 15-point win over Chattanooga. Bellarmine is 5-6 entering Tuesday’s game, set for 1 p.m. in the afternoon. It’s a streaming-only game on SEC Network+.

Q&A with Jayden Quaintance and Kam Williams

Fresh off his Kentucky debut, Jayden Quaintance gets a turn at the podium to preview Kentucky’s next game. He and Kam Williams, who also starred in Saturday’s comeback win, will take questions about the matchup with Bellarmine and the upcoming holiday break. You can watch those conversations here at KentuckySportsRadio.com later today.

Hear from Mark Pope during his call-in show

After Quaintance and Williams speak for the locker room, Mark Pope will sit down with Tom Leach for his Monday night call-in radio show. Hear from Pope at 6 p.m. on the UK Sports Network, as he recaps the win over St. John’s and more on the team’s three-game winning streak.

Kentucky climbing the NET, maybe the Top 25

With Saturday’s win, Kentucky climbed the NET Rankings up to No. 23. Later today, we’ll find out if the win was enough to move the Wildcats back into the Top 25 polls. The AP and Coaches’ polls update around lunchtime for both men’s and women’s college basketball. Kenny Brooks’ squad enters the new week ranked No. 12/13.

Will Stein’s first coaching staff is taking shape

Will Stein is a busy man, balancing two jobs this holiday season. On Saturday, his Oregon Ducks scored 51 points in their first College Football Playoff game. Then on Sunday, news spread of Stein’s latest hire for his first staff in Lexington.

Former Cal assistant Allen Brown will serve as Kentucky Football‘s cornerbacks coach. Brown replaces Chris Collins, who joins Brad White and Jon Sumrall at Florida, and rounds out Stein’s list of assistant coaches for his first season at UK:

  • Joe Sloan: Offensive Coordinator
  • Jay Bateman: Defensive Coordinator
  • Cutter Leftwich: Offensive Line
  • Kolby Smith: Running Backs
  • Justin Burke: TBA
  • Joe Price III: Wide Receivers
  • Josh Christian-Young: Safeties
  • Anwar Stewart: Defensive Line
  • Tony Washington Jr: Pass Rushers
  • Allen Brown: Cornerbacks

Former Cal assistant to coach Kentucky’s cornerbacks

Tune in to KSR at 10 a.m.

Matt Jones hosts today’s show from New Orleans, where he will call his first football game for ESPN Radio tomorrow. Joining him via technology are Ryan Lemond and me in Lexington, and Shannon The Dude in Louisville. Together, we’ll recap the high and low weekend from 10 a.m. to noon. Go Cats.



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South Dakota earns three Summit League Academic All-League selections

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota volleyball’s Avery Van Hook, Kamryn Farris and Amanda Loschen were named to the Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League team, announced the league office Monday.
 
South Dakota accounted for three of the seven spots on the Academic All-League team and was the only program to have multiple athletes named to the team. Van Hook has been named to the Academic All-League Team in consecutive seasons, while Farris and Loschen appeared on the team for the first time in their career.
 
The three Coyotes were also named to the 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team.
 
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team’s competitions.
 
Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league’s participating members, and voting is conducted by both SIDs and FARs. The teams are made up of ten student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
 
2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team











 Name  School  Yr.  Pos.  GPA  Major
 Ally Barth  NDSU  Sr.  MB  3.94 Management Communication
 Kamryn Farris  South Dakota  Sr.  DS  3.75 Business
 Avery Van Hook**  South Dakota  Jr.  S  3.87 Kinesiology & Sport Management
 Kali Jurgensmeier**  Omaha  Sr.  OH  3.82 Biology
 Amanda Loschen  South Dakota   Jr.  MB  3.86 Medical Biology
 Lauren Perugini**  North Dakota  Jr.  OH  4.00 Dietetics
 Joslyn Richardson**  SDSU  Jr.  DS  4.00 Construction Management

 *Career Academic All-League honors
 

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Tomashek named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week

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HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech men’s basketball senior Marcus Tomashek has been named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for week six, the league office announced on Monday.

The honor marks the ninth of his career and the first of his senior season.

Tomashek, a standout from Green Bay, Wisconsin, averaged 30.5 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds to lead the No. 9 nationally-ranked Huskies to win over Florida Tech (64-52) before blitzing the high-flying offense of the Lynn Fighting Knights (105-67) at the Florida Tech Christmas Classic over the weekend to wrap non-conference play with a 11-1 record overall.

In the largest scoring game against a Division II opponent in over 15 years, Tomashek netted a season-high 39 points in the 105-67 win on 14-21 from the field and 11-17 from 3-point land, breaking the school record for single-game 3-point field goals made, surpassing fellow Husky All-Americans Kyle Monroe and Ben Stelzer. He also added four assists that helped the Huskies break the team record for most 3-point field goals made with 23.

Tomashek finished the weekend shooting 54.1 percent from the field (20-37), 50 percent from long range (14-28) and a perfect 7-7 from the charity stripe.

The Huskies resume GLIAC play next weekend, hosting Grand Valley State Thursday and Davenport on Saturday.



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SCAC Announces 2025 Fall All-Sportsmanship Teams

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SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its 18th annual fall All-Sportsmanship teams. A total of 63 student-athletes – the most since 2011-12 – were selected to the 2025 squad in the sports of men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball.

Since the inaugural All-Sportsmanship teams were honored in the fall of 2008, the SCAC has recognized over 2,500 student-athletes who each, in his or her own way, has displayed the league’s core belief in the value of honorable conduct.

For this year’s selections, each conference head coach was asked to elect one member from his or her team who displayed good sportsmanship throughout the season. 

The 2025 SCAC All-Sportsmanship honorees for the fall sports season are listed below:

2025 All-Sportsmanship Men’s Cross Country Team
Centenary College – Zack Wroten, Fy., Benton, Louisiana
Colorado College – Luc Santos, Sr., Exeter, New Hampshire 
Concordia University (Texas) – Gerardo Leal, Fy., Dallas, Texas
University of Dallas – Martin Lane, So., Hot Springs, South Dakota
Hendrix College – Davin Barragan, Fy., Hot Springs, Arkansas
LeTourneau University – Austin Jett, Jr., Magnolia, Texas
McMurry University – Roman Perez, Sr., Big Spring, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Daniel Sanderson, Sr., Clarksville, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Sean Dansby, Jr., Pasadena, Texas
University of St. Thomas – Mason McFeeters, Jr., Lake Jackson, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Peyton Bristow, Fy., Round Rock, Texas

2025 All-Sportsmanship Women’s Cross Country
Centenary College – Grayson Shugart, So., McKinney, Texas
Colorado College – Brooktie Frogge, Sr., Nashville, Tennessee
Concordia University (Texas) – Camille McWhorter, Jr., Humble, Texas
University of Dallas – Teresa Chshen, Jr., River Ridge, Louisiana
Hendrix College – Pippy Newell, Fy., Owasso, Oklahoma
LeTourneau University – Alayna Galloway, Sr., Montgomery, Texas 
McMurry University – Madison Soultanova, Sr., Jacksonville, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Chloe Weathers, Sr., Clarksville, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Piper Hoeke, So., Boerne, Texas
University of St. Thomas – Alejandra Ramon, Jr., Klein, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Audrey Malbrough, So., Selma, Texas

2025 All-Sportsmanship Football
Austin College – Evan Dennis, Sr., McKinney, Texas
Centenary College – Gideon Bowman, So., Destrehan, Louisiana
Hendrix College – Auvic White, Sr., Munford, Tennessee
Lyon College – Grayson Johnson, Jr., Anniston, Alabama
McMurry University – Kimani Smith, Sr., Austin, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Anthony Ortegon, Jr., Houston, Texas

2025 All-Sportsmanship Men’s Soccer
Austin College – Justin Ajdukovich, Sr., Frisco, Texas
Centenary College – Joshua Mensah, So., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Colorado College – Will Jones, So., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Concordia University (Texas) – Steven Dolan, Jr., Bellevue, Washington
University of Dallas – Josh Longlois, So., Houston, Texas
Hendrix College – Charlie Mata, Sr., Houston, Texas
LeTourneau University – Nate Bransford, Sr., Kijabe, Kenya
McMurry University – Abel Gonzalez, Fy., Dallas, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Hunter Robert, Sr., Montgomery, Texas
Schreiner University – Derek Toney, Fy., San Antonio, Texas
University of St. Thomas – Elijah Flores, Sr., Missouri City, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Preston Huff, Sr., Houston, Texas               

2025 All-Sportsmanship Women’s Soccer
Austin College – Lynna Martin, Fy., Paris, Texas
Centenary College – Anna Hobart, Fy., Natchitoches, Louisiana
Concordia University (Texas) – Lilianna Cherry, Jr., Kingwood, Texas
University of Dallas – Kit Gibbons, Sr., Tomball, Texas
Hendrix College – Ella Kelly, Sr., Webster Groves, Missouri
LeTourneau University – Clarissa Martinez, Sr., Richwood, Texas
McMurry University – Alexandria Flores, Jr., San Angelo, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Jayden Vazquez, So., Dardanelle, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Aspen Ulibarri, So., Clovis, New Mexico
University of St. Thomas – Bre Medina, Fy., Pearland, Texas
Texas Lutheran University – Alysa Marquez, Jr., Miami, Florida

2025 All-Sportsmanship Volleyball
Austin College – Selah Coleman, Sr., Houston, Texas
Centenary College – Hannah Dimmel, Jr., Navasota, Texas
Colorado College – Meghan Gannon, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio
Concordia University (Texas) – Camryn Parker, Sr., Garland, Texas
University of Dallas – Breana Timms, Fy., Mansfield, Texas
Hendrix College – Lily Meyer, Sr., Omaha, Nebraska
LeTourneau University – Emma Smith, Sr., San Antonio, Texas
McMurry University – Jalie Miller, So., Rockwall, Texas
University of the Ozarks – Claire Zeiler, Fy., Paris, Arkansas
Schreiner University – Emma Frye, Jr., Tigard, Oregon
University of St. Thomas – Madi Baker, Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, California
Texas Lutheran University – Ryann Ely, Sr., Montgomery, Texas

To view an archive of past All-Sportsmanship teams, click here.



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RICHARDSON NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State junior Joslyn Richardson was one of four repeat honorees on the 2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team released by conference officials Monday. A total of seven volleyball athletes league-wide were named to the team that was voted on by the membership’s faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors.
 
Richardson, a two-time Summit League Scholar of the Championship presented by JLG Architects, collected the second all-academic honor of her career. 

Richardson played every match as the Jackrabbits’ libero in 2025 and led the team in digs per set with 3.31. She also set a new program record with 41 ace serves this year. 

 

To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team’s competitions.

 

Nominations are brought forth by sports information directors from the league’s ten institutions and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). The team is made up of the seven student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.

2025 Summit League Volleyball Academic All-League Team











 Name  School  Yr.  Pos.  GPA  Major
 Ally Barth  NDSU  Sr.  MB  3.94 Management Communication
 Kamryn Farris  South Dakota  Sr.  DS  3.75 Business
 Avery Van Hook**  South Dakota  Jr.  S  3.87 Kinesiology & Sport Management
 Kali Jurgensmeier**  Omaha  Sr.  OH  3.82 Biology
 Amanda Loschen  South Dakota   Jr.  MB  3.86 Medical Biology
 Lauren Perugini**  North Dakota  Jr.  OH  4.00 Dietetics
 Joslyn Richardson**  SDSU  Jr.  DS  4.00 Construction Management

 *Career Academic All-League honors

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Una Vajagic becomes first Badger Volleyball starter to transfer after national semifinal run | Sports

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MADISON, Wis. — In a surprising move on the volleyball court, Una Vajagic has announced that she is entering the transfer portal. This news is a stunner for Badger fans, as the sophomore ranked second on the team in kills and becomes the first Badger starter to leave since their national semifinal run.

Vajagic was expected to take on a larger role next season with the graduation of Mimi Colyer and Carter Booth. However, head coach Kelly Sheffield is already taking steps to replenish the roster, bringing in Florida’s Jaela Auguste, a Middle Blocker, and Eva Travis, an Outside Hitter from UC-Santa Barbara.

Looking ahead, there is promising news for Wisconsin volleyball. According to PrepDig, Wisconsin boasts the #1 recruiting class in the nation, incoming in 2026. This signals a bright future for the program despite the unexpected departure of Vajagic.

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