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Giants Minor League Baseball Roundup, May 21

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It wasn’t a full slate of games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates yesterday, as AA Richmond had their game postponed halfway through. It will be finished today, which means you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to hear about how great LHP Joe Whitman was.

Let’s jump into the other games!

Link to the 2025 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL)

All listed positions in the roundup are the positions played in that particular game.

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The Giants signed catcher Andrew Knizner, who was assigned to AAA Sacramento. More on him in a moment.

AAA Sacramento (23-24)

Sacramento River Cats beat the Oklahoma City Comets (Dodgers) 8-1
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So, let’s talk about catcher Andrew Knizner, a player who I very much thought had a stint in the organization over the last few years but, it turns out, did not (I think I’m conflating my “Andrew Kn____s” after last year’s rendezvous with Andrew Knapp).

Knizner, who has played in nearly 300 MLB games over six years, began the year with the Nationals AAA affiliate, and hit the absolute snot out of the baseball. But he had an opt out date that triggered, and he chose to exercise it and … went to the Giants.

That doesn’t have to mean anything. But it would seem to suggest that Knizner views his chances of making it back to the Majors as stronger in the Giants organization, which could be based on something they told him.

Then again, maybe they just offered him a better deal. And from the Giants perspective, some additional depth is helpful even if they’re not considering moving on from Sam Huff. Veteran Max Stassi went on the IL in late April, returned last week and played on May 18, and hasn’t played since.

Either way, Knizner debuted for the River Cats on Wednesday and made quite an impression, hitting 3-5 with a pair of doubles, the only extra-base hits of the day for Sacramento. That’s a nice way to endear yourself to your teammates and fanbase!

Despite the 8 runs, it was a fairly quiet offensive day save for Knizner’s contributions. Left fielder Marco Luciano had a funny day, hitting 0-2 with a strikeout but drawing 4 walks. He drew walks in each of the 1st 3 innings, falling behind 1-2, 0-2, and 0-2. Funny way to make a living!

Luciano’s bat has cooled down a bit lately, but he’s still drawing walks at an outrageous rate. (16.6%). That said, he’s down to just a .743 OPS and a 104 wRC+.

A very nice day on the mound for RHP Carson Seymour (No. 21 CPL), whose strong season continues. He went 6 innings in this one, and gave up less than a runner per inning, with 2 hits, 3 walks, and just 1 run, all while striking out 7 batters. After a brilliant start to the year, Seymour hit a little bump in the round, but has responded with back-to-back quality outings. The 3.59 ERA and 4.16 FIP paint the picture of a very successful season for Seymour, though the Giants will want to see him cut back on free passes before he sees the Majors. After walking just 3 batters in 13 innings in his 1st 3 starts of the year, Seymour has walked 20 batters in 34.2 innings since.

The bullpen was dominant, as LHP Joey Lucchesi and RHPs Joel Peguero and Justin Garza each pitched a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts. A single given up by Garza was the only baserunner the bullpen allowed. None of those 3 has very good numbers right now, but Garza’s 18 strikeouts to just 4 walks in 14.1 innings is worth noting.

High-A Eugene (21-20)

Eugene Emeralds beat the Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays) 8-4
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The Emeralds are officially cooking, as they’ve now won 5 straight games and have a winning record. Way to go, dudes!

It was the long ball that led the way for Eugene, with a trio of hitters smashing baseballs over the wall. It was right fielder James Tibbs III (No. 3 CPL) who had the most encouraging day, hitting 2-4 and bopping a solo home run.

Tibbs hit quite a cold patch for a while, spanning parts of April and May, but the 2024 1st-round pick has been heating up again lately. In his last 6 games, the lefty has gone 9-24 with 2 home runs and 3 doubles, albeit with just 1 walk against 6 strikeouts. The numbers are more good than great for Tibbs, who has a .759 OPS and a 113 wRC+, and the .229 batting average is a little bit concerning. But his contact skills have been much better than that average suggests: among the 46 Northwest League batters with at least 100 plate appearances this year, Tibbs’ strikeout rate of 15.6% is the 3rd-lowest mark (and his 16.3% walk rate is 8th-highest). The batting average is, in large part, brought down by a .245 BABIP, which is 4th-lowest among those 46 hitters.

Another big name prospect homered, as a solo shot to lead off the 1st inning was the lone hit of the day for designated hitter Bo Davidson (No. 11 CPL), who went 1-5 with 2 strikeouts.

Davidson has simply refused to slow down this year, after his breakout 2024. The undrafted 22-year old left-handed hitter is doing whatever he wants in Eugene. Among those aforementioned 46 hitters in the league, Davidson is 1st in batting average (.323), 10th in on-base percentage (.388), 2nd in slugging (.564), 3rd in isolated slugging (.241), 19th in strikeout rate (21.1%), 2nd in OPS (.952), and 3rd in wRC+ (157). A damn fine year.

Also getting in on the fun was first baseman Jack Payton, who had the best day of any hitter, going 2-4 with his 1st home run of the year, a double, and 4 runs batted in. After making Low-A look easy last year, Payton struggled following a late promotion to Eugene, and that struggle has carried over to this year, where he has a .646 OPS and an 84 wRC+. Hopefully Wednesday is the start of things turning around for him.

Speaking of struggles, RHP Josh Bostick (No. 27 CPL) had another tough game, giving up 9 baserunners and 4 runs in 5 innings of work, with 5 strikeouts. If you want to find some encouragement in that start, Bostick had given up just 7 baserunners and 2 runs through 5 innings, a respectable line, but came out for the 6th and promptly allowed a walk and a home run, which ended his night. It can all turn around in a hurry, and hopefully it can turn back in a hurry, because it’s been a difficult season for him.

Excellent bullpen performances from RHPs Ryan Vanderhei, Elijah Pleasants, and Dylan Hecht. That was much needed for Vanderhei and Pleasants, who have been having difficult seasons. For Hecht, it was just the 6th appearance in the 31-year old’s career. He’s been struggling with walks (he has 7 in 6.1 innings) but has done a good job limiting hits and runs.

Low-A San Jose (22-19)

San Jose Giants beat the Fresno Grizzlies (Rockies) 4-3
Box score

Not a super interesting game for the Baby Giants, but a win is a win. The star was the piggybacking starter, LHP Charlie McDaniel. McDaniel has been having a solid debut season after going undrafted a year ago, and Wednesday was perhaps his best work yet. He tossed 5 scoreless innings in which he gave up just 1 hit (a single), while striking out 6 and walking 2. After getting his feet wet in April, McDaniel is figuring things out in May, in a big way. Just look at his splits:

April: 4 appearances, 15.1 innings, 17 hits, 5 walks, 11 runs, 6 earned runs, 12 strikeouts
May: 3 appearances, 13.1 innings, 9 hits, 3 walks, 0 runs, 13 strikeouts

Love to see it! McDaniel’s big day came after a not-great start by RHP Niko Mazza who, fresh off winning California League Pitcher of the Week, gave up 5 hits (including 3 doubles) and 3 runs in 4 innings, with 2 hit batters and 3 strikeouts.

On offense there were nice games for left fielder Lisbel Diaz (No. 18 CPL) and catcher Fernando Gonzalez. Diaz, who is still just 19 years old, hit 2-5 with a double and 2 strikeouts, and now has a .661 OPS and an 80 wRC+ on the year. Gonzalez, a 23-year old who was taken in the 13th round last year, went 2-4 with a double, boosting his OPS to .693 and his wRC+ to 101 in his debut season.

Shortstop Walker Martin (No. 14 CPL), who has been hotter than hot lately, had a rough game, hitting 0-3 with a walk, 2 strikeouts, and 2 errors. He already has 10 errors on the year, and hasn’t done too much to beat the “not a future shortstop” allegations.

Arizona Complex League (8-6)

ACL Giants beat the ACL Cubs 4-0
Box score

An absolutely sensational pitching performance for the ACL Giants. It began with the starter, RHP Alexander Fuentes (20 years, 2023 IFA). Fuentes is off to a much better start in his stateside debut than in his professional debut in the DSL last year, and he was excellent on Wednesday, giving up 5 hits in 4 shutout innings, with 0 walks and 4 strikeouts. That will play 8 days a week!

Through 3 outings, Fuentes has yet to give up a run this year, and has 13 strikeouts against 5 walks in 11.1 innings. A great beginning to the year.

But, while good, he was quickly one-upped by his teammate. When Fuentes departed he was replaced by RHP Jose Bello (No. 44 CPL, 19 years, 2023 IFA). Bello entered with 2 runners on and no outs, and proceeded to walk the 1st batter he faced.

And then? Strikeout, strikeout, strikeout to get out of the inning unscathed.

The next inning? Strikeout, groundout, strikeout.

The next inning? Strikeout, groundout.

Bello was lifted after those 2 outs, ending a dominant performance.

We knew the Giants were high on Bello when they brought him over from the DSL at the end of last season — that’s not a promotion they make with regularity. And so far this year he’s showing why they were so excited about him. Through 4 appearances and 9 innings, Bello has allowed just 5 hits, 1 walk, and 0 runs … while striking out 14 batters. Amazing.

And finishing it off was High-A Eugene LHP Dylan Carmouche, who is on a rehab assignment. Carmouche, a 15th-round pick in 2023 who has yet to play for Eugene this year, but showed on Wednesday why he’s only in the ACL for rehab, as he retired all 7 batters he faced, 5 by way of strikeout. It was his 5th rehab appearance, so hopefully he’s back in A-Ball soon.

The offense was less interesting, but full of rehabbing players. AAA center fielder Wade Meckler (No. 13 CPL) hit 1-3 with a strikeout, High-A designated hitter Maui Ahuna (No. 23 CPL) went 0-2, and AA left fielder Turner Hill hit 1-3 with a double and a strikeout. Right fielder Rayner Arias (No. 4 CPL, 19 years, 2023 IFA) had a nice game, hitting 1-3 with a double and a stolen base. It hasn’t been a very fast start to the year for Arias, as he has a .700 OPS and a 94 wRC+, but hopefully more nice days are on the horizon.

Home run tracker

High-A Bo Davidson (6)
High-A James Tibbs III (5)
High-A Jack Payton (1)

Thursday schedule

Sacramento: at Oklahoma City, 5:05 p.m. PT (SP: Mason Black)
Richmond: Resumption doubleheader at Binghamton, 1:30 p.m. PT (G2 SP: John Michael Bertrand)
Eugene: vs. Vancouver, 6:35 p.m. PT (SP: Cesar Perdomo)
San Jose: at Fresno, 6:50 p.m. PT (SP: Drake George)

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Spencer McLachlin Named Head Coach at UC San Diego

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LA JOLLA, Calif. – Third-year USC women’s volleyball associate head coach Spencer McLachlin was hired for his first appointment as a head coach and will lead the UC San Diego women’s volleyball program, UCSD Director of Athletics Andy Fee announced on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
 
McLachlin becomes the eighth head coach in UCSD program history and will coach the Tritons in their final season as members of the Big West (2026) before the program transitions to the West Coast Conference ahead of the 2027 campaign. He joins JJ Van Niel (Arizona State), Tyler Hildebrand (Saint Mary’s College), and Amy Pauly (Orlando Valkyries) as former USC assistants under Brad Keller who have moved into head coaching positions.
 
“This opportunity is no surprise and has been a long time coming for Spencer,” said Keller. “UCSD is getting one of the best coaches in the game. Spencer and I have worked together in many different phases of our careers, and I know USC is in a better place with a brighter future for everything he has done here. Spencer is an innovator, a creator, and most importantly, a dreamer. Our game needs more leaders like him. I couldn’t be prouder of what he has done and for this new opportunity for him and his family.”
 
In his three seasons at USC, McLachlin helped lead the Women of Troy to three straight NCAA tournament appearances. The Trojans advanced to the second round in each of their three postseason berths. Most recently, McLachlin helped USC reach 25 wins and finish in a tie for third place in the Big Ten. Six Trojans received awards on all-conference teams and USC led the league in blocking (2.76 bps). The Trojans also ranked second (12th in the NCAA) in total blocks (322.5) and were second for opponent hitting percentage (.184). OH London Wijay earned AVCA All-America honorable mention.
 
With McLachlin on staff in 2024, USC advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the third straight year and finished 22-10 overall with a 13-7 mark in the Big Ten (tied for sixth). Setter Mia Tuaniga was named to the AVCA All-America third team. In his first season with the Women of Troy, McLachlin helped USC go 19-13 with a 12-8 mark in the Pac-12 for a fifth-place finish. That season, OH Skylar Fields was honored with AVCA All-America first-team recognition.
 
McLachlin is married to former USC volleyball standout opposite hitter Diane Copenhagen (2004-07), a 2004 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team selection. The McLachlins are parents to two daughters, Leila and Malia, and a son named Koa.
 
The 14th-ranked Trojans (25-7, 15-5 Big Ten) finished the regular season tied for third in the Big Ten and were awarded one of 33 at-large berths—and a hosting bid—into the 2025 NCAA tournament. USC made its fourth straight appearance in the tourney under sixth-year head coach Brad Keller (41st all-time) and moved into the second round for the fourth consecutive year with a 3-0 sweep of Princeton. The Women of Troy were eliminated from postseason play in a hard-fought five-set loss to Cal Poly in the second round.
 
For more information on the USC women’s volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/WVB. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow @USCWomensVolley on X, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
 



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Defending Big West Regular Season And National Champion Long Beach State Chosen As 2026 Preseason Coaches’ Poll Favorite

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IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West released its 2026 Men’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll and Team, and defending Big West regular season and National Champion Long Beach State was selected as the preseason favorite. The Beach garnered 24 total points and four first-place votes from league head coaches, signaling strong expectations for another elite season.

Long Beach State’s status as a national powerhouse was further reinforced in the 2026 AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll (Dec. 23), where the Beach were ranked No. 3 nationally behind UCLA and Hawai’i.

The Beach also placed multiple student-athletes on the 2026 Big West Preseason Coaches’ Team, as Skyler Varga and Alex Kandev earned preseason recognition following standout performances during Long Beach State’s championship 2025 season.

Varga returns as one of the nation’s premier attackers. During the 2025 season he played a central role in Long Beach State’s run to the NCAA National Championship, earning NCAA All-Tournament Team honors for his performance in the title match. He finished the year with 270 kills (2.73 per set) on a .368 attack percentage, while adding 33 service aces, 70 total blocks, and 341 points across 99 sets. In addition to his on-court excellence, Varga also received CSC Academic All-America recognition, underscoring his impact as a scholar-athlete.

Kandev, now a sophomore outside hitter, made his mark on the national stage during the 2025 NCAA Championship match. In the title match victory over UCLA, Kandev helped the Beach secure their fourth national title and earned NCAA All-Tournament Team honors in the process. He concluded his freshman season with 210 kills (3.23 per set) while hitting .458, ranking among the team leaders in efficiency, and added 21 aces, 36 blocks, and 250 points in 65 sets.

Following Long Beach State atop the Big West preseason poll, Hawai’i was chosen second with 22 points and two first-place votes, and UC Irvine was tabbed third with 17 points. CSUN, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara rounded out the poll, each earning nine points.

With proven postseason performers and returning national contenders, Long Beach State enters 2026 as both the team to beat in the Big West and one of the top programs in the nation.

2026 Big West Men’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll

  1. Long Beach State – 24 points (4)

  2. Hawai’i – 22 points (2)

  3. UC Irvine – 17 points

  4. T-4. CSUN – 9 points

    T-4. UC San Diego – 9 points

    T-4. UC Santa Barbara – 9 points

    First-place votes in parentheses

2026 Big West Men’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Team
George Bruening, UC Santa Barbara
Alex Kandev, Long Beach State
Jalen Phillips, CSUN
Tread Rosenthal, Hawai’i
Adrien Roure, Hawai’i
Kristian Titriyski, Hawai’i
Skyler Varga, Long Beach State
 
 



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By: Jonathon Zenk, Assistant Director of Communications

NATCHITOCHES—After dipping into the transfer portal for a midfielder and defender, Northwestern State soccer head coach Ian Brophy now picks up a goalkeeper in the form of transfer Saki Tsuchiya.

Tsuchiya, a native of Takasaki, Japan, comes to NSU following a season at Valparaiso.

“We are very excited to add an experienced goalkeeper who really fits our style of play,” Brophy said. “Her ability with the ball at her feet is something that definitely suits us and should help us as a team. She will instantly provide competition in an already very competitive group and certainly makes us better.”

She played in three games for the Crusaders, sporting a save percentage of .708 and goals against average of 3.36 in just under 134 minutes. She recorded 12 saves this past season, seven coming against Drake and then posting five saves against Illinois.

Prior to her season at Valpo, Tsuchiya started her collegiate career at Tyler JC, where she competed for two seasons.

For Tyler JC, she appeared in 30 matches during the two years, where she posted a 1.18 GAA and a .780 save percentage.

She recorded three solo shutouts and five combined shutouts among her 13 wins as a sophomore in 2024. That season also earned her a Second Team All-Region selection, as her team captured the Region XIV championship and played in the NJCAA National Tournament 2023 and 2024.

As a freshman, she was named to the NJCAA Second Team All-Academic Team for 2023-24.

She played summer soccer in 2024 for TLH Reckoning of the USLW and in 2025 for Peoria City of the WPSL.

In high school at Kaishigakuen JAPAN Soccer College koutoubu, she was a three-year starter in net.

She joins an already impressive goalkeeper room that includes Second Team All-Southland Conference selection Kennedy Rist and rising sophomore Audrey Marfia, who recorded a goals against average of 0.39, surrendering just one goal in 230:32.

Tsuchiya will be the first Japan native to play for the Demons and joins Hosane Soukou, Ravina Sandhu and Anika Sproxton as players on the team not from the United States.



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Lauren Watson Becomes First Player in USD Beach Volleyball History

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SAN DIEGO — Defender Lauren Watson became the first player in USD beach volleyball history on Monday afternoon when she signed a grant-in-aid agreement to play for the Toreros.

Watson, who hails from Phoenix, Arizona, attends Notre Dame Preparatory High School, where she was twice named the Arizona Beach Volleyball Player of the Year by the Arizona Republic. She will join San Diego for its inaugural beach volleyball season in the spring of 2027.

“Lauren is a really good all-around talent,” said USD beach volleyball head coach Derek Olson. “As a defender that can sit in the pocket and run shots down, she has good defensive instincts and covers a lot of sand.”

Her high school career thus far has seen her earn two Arizona Beach Volleyball Pairs State Championships, three All-League First-Team honors, and her league’s Defensive Player of the Year award.

“She also knows how to win and that’s very apparent by her results in tournaments,” Olson added. “But what I appreciate most about Lauren is her ability to play with anyone and make them better. She adds value to the environment that she is in.”
 



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Spencer McLachlin named new women’s volleyball head coach – The UCSD Guardian

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On Tuesday, Dec. 23, UC San Diego Athletics announced that USC associate head coach Spencer McLachlin will be the next head coach of Triton women’s volleyball. He replaces Melanie Greene, who stepped down on Dec. 6 after two seasons as head coach.

The coaching change comes after a tumultuous 6-24 season where a promising Triton team never found its rhythm. The Tritons were eliminated from postseason contention with three games left in the season following a loss to UC Riverside on Nov. 17. Assistant coach Kara Barkdoll Coy was named interim head coach for the final six games of the season after Greene’s departure.

“Spencer brings exactly what we need at this moment,” athletic director Andy Fee said in a press release. “He’s helped build winning programs, developed All-Americans, and knows how to compete at the highest level.”

McLachlin played collegiately at Stanford, winning a national championship with the Cardinal in 2010 and ending his four years in Palo Alto ranked third in career kills. McLachlin then served as an assistant coach at Hawai’i, California, UCLA, and Indiana before joining USC as associate head coach in 2023. This past season, the Trojans went 25-7 but fell in the second round of the NCAA Championship in a five-set upset loss against Cal Poly. McLachlin’s new position at UCSD will be his first head coaching role.

“I am thrilled to join UC San Diego as the Head Coach of the women’s volleyball program,” McLachlin said. “This is an incredible opportunity for my family and me to be part of an historic and beautiful university and build a program with great potential.”



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Volleyball Inks Four Highly Touted Transfers to 2026 Roster

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DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU Volleyball team announced the signings of outside hitter Suli Davis, libero Victoria Harris, opposite hitter Gabi Placide and setter Ava Sarafa to the 2026 roster on Monday. 

 

Arriving for the spring 2026 semester, Placide brings in three years of collegiate playing experience; Harris and Sarafa come to the Hilltop with two and Davis comes to SMU with one year playing at the college level. 

 

Details of the four transfers are below.  

 

Suli Davis, So., 6-2, Outside Hitter, Euless, Texas – BYU

AVCA Second Team All-American (2025) 

AVCA West Region Freshman of the Year (2025) 

AVCA All-West Region First Team (2025) 

Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2025) 

All-Big 12 First Team (2025) 

Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2025) 

6x Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 9, Oct. 7, Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 2025) 

 

2025 (Freshman at BYU) 

–Broke BYU’s all-time freshman kills record during the Cougars’ five-set win over Utah on Nov. 26 

–Broke BYU’s rally-scoring era freshman kills record against Arizona on Nov. 19 

–27th player in Big 12 history with 500+ kills in a single season 

–30 double-digit kill matches, third-most in the rally-scoring era at BYU 

–Team-leading 10 double-doubles 

–Led the team in kills in 22 matches, including 13 of the Cougars’ final 14 

–Played in all 31 of the Cougars’ matches and 119 sets, starting 29 matches 

–Recorded 541 kills, third-most in a rally-scoring era season at BYU, 252 digs, 43 total blocks, including 10 solo stuffs, 31 assists and 25 service aces 

–Finished No. 1 in total kills (541), kills per set (4.55) and points per set (4.97) in the Cougars’ all-time freshman record book 

–Finished No. 1 in sets played (119), total kills (541), kills per set (4.55), total points (591.5) and points per set (4.97) in the freshman rally-scoring era at BYU 

–Is also second in double-doubles (10) and third in solo blocks (10) in the Cougars’ freshman rally-era record book 

–Career-high 28 kills in back-to-back matches (at Utah on Nov. 14 and vs. Arizona Nov. 19), the second-most kills by a freshman in the rally-scoring era at BYU 

 

Victoria Harris, Jr., 5-4, DS/Libero, Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina

SEC Community Service Team (2025) 

SEC All-Freshman Team (2024) 

SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 18, 2024) 

 

2025 (Sophomore at South Carolina) 

-Appeared in all 26 matches for the Gamecocks in her second season with the program 

-Finished fourth in the SEC with 4.11 digs per set, totaling 399 digs 

-Added 120 assists and 16 aces in her sophomore campaign 

-Had seven matches with 20+ digs and 21 matches with double-digit digs 

-Logged a season-best 27 digs at Missouri on Oct. 24  

-Second in the SEC during conference play, averaging 4.31 digs per set for South Carolina 

-Finished with 795 digs, 223 assists and 35 aces as a Gamecock in two seasons 

 

Gabi Placide, Sr., 6-0, Opposite Hitter, Centennial, Colo. – Ole Miss 

AVCA South Region Honorable Mention (2025) 

SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22, 2025) 

AVCA West Region Honorable Mention (2024) 

Big Sky All-Conference First Team (2024) 

2x Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21, Oct. 28, 2024) 

Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team (2024) 

Big Sky Outstanding Freshman Award (2023) 

Big Sky All-Academic Team (2023) 

 

2025 (Junior at Ole Miss) 

-Started and played in all 29 matches for the Rebels 

-Led the team with 558.5 total points, 5.12 points per set, ranking third in the SEC and 15th in the NCAA 

-Registered 488 kills (31st in the NCAA) on a .213 hitting percentage in her lone season with Ole Miss 

-Logged 34 aces (sixth in the SEC) to lead Ole Miss and added 182 digs, 1.67 digs per set.  

-Had 10 matches with 20+ kills and logged double-digit kills in 25 of 29 matches  

-Registered five double-doubles, including a 19-kill and 14-dig outing against LSU on Nov. 2 

-Had a career-high 28 kills against Alabama on Oct. 31 

-Notched 22 kills, 10 digs and five aces against Texas on Oct. 24 

 

Ava Sarafa, R-Jr., 6-0, Setter, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Kentucky 

Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024) 

First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24) 

 

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore at Kentucky) 
–Played in 27 matches and 80 sets for a Kentucky program that reached the final four in 2025 
–Finished the season with 136 assists, 57 digs and 10 aces 
–Logged 43 assists, 10 digs and six blocks against Nebraska on Aug. 31 

 



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