West Orange High girls volleyball coach Matt Jackson has left his position to become an assistant coach for the Michigan State Women’s Volleyball team.

“I am thrilled to be joining Michigan State at such an exciting time with the return of head coach Kristen Kelsay to the program and such an amazing staff,” said Jackson. “I am looking forward to joining MSU at a time where things are on the up and can’t wait to see where we can take this program. I would like to thank Coach Kristen for giving me an opportunity to join this staff.

Jackson, a former Ocoee High and UCF club player, led the Lady Warriors to the Class 7A, District 5 title, the West Metro Conference Championship and a 16-5 record in 2025. The UCF graduate also served as a club coach at Winter Park Volleyball Club since 2014. 

2025 PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

For at least one weekend this fall, the eyes of the volleyball world in the state of Oregon will be focused squarely on Viking Pavilion as the Portland State volleyball team hosts Oregon and Oregon State, Sept. 19-20. The in-state weekend provides a clear highlight for the Vikings’ 2025 schedule, which the program released Wednesday.
 
It’s only the second time in the past 15 years that the Vikings will host both Oregon and Oregon State in the same season. They also hosted both programs in 2022 as part of the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown. The Vikings’ match against the Ducks at that tournament brought a record crowd to Viking Pavilion. They then set another attendance record this past fall when 1,340 fans came to see the Vikings host then-No. 12 Oregon.
 
That record figures to be under threat again this fall. The Vikings will host the Ducks at 7 p.m. on Sept. 19, while their match against the Beavers will begin at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20.
 
That weekend will close out a road-heavy non-conference schedule for the Vikings. Portland State will host an exhibition against Corban on Aug. 18. After that, they’ll play on the road for the first three weekends of the season before hosting the Ducks and Beavers.
 
The road-heavy start to the season figures to test what will be a youthful Viking team in 2025. The Vikings will have only one true senior in Tyra Schaub this fall, while two-thirds of their team will be made up of underclassmen.
 
That youth will need to get their feet wet in a hurry, then, as the Vikings begin on the road at a tournament at Air Force. The Vikings will play neutral-site matches against Jacksonville State and Seattle U, both on Aug. 29, before facing host Air Force on Aug. 30.
 
The next weekend will see the Vikings play Long Beach State and San Francisco at USF’s home tournament on Sept. 4 and 5, respectively. The Vikings will stay in the Bay Area for a match against Cal Baptist on Sept. 6 that will be played in Santa Clara, Calif.
 
The Vikings will face Cal Baptist again the following weekend when they head to CBU’s home tournament, Sept. 11-13. The Vikings open the tournament against New Mexico on Sept. 11. They’ll face host Cal Baptist on Sept. 12 before closing out the tournament against Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 13.
 
The home weekend against Oregon and Oregon will precede the start of Big Sky play. The Vikings open their conference schedule with a split weekend, hosting Idaho State at Viking Pavilion on Sept. 25 before hitting the road to play Montana State in Bozeman on Sept. 27.
 
The Vikings return to Viking Pavilion to host Sacramento State on Oct. 3 before hitting the road again to play at Northern Arizona (Oct. 9) and Northern Colorado (Oct. 11).
 
Four straight home matches will give the Vikings a chance to find a groove. The Vikings host Montana State and Montana on Oct. 16 and 18, respectively, then stay home to host Eastern Washington and Idaho on Oct. 23 and Oct. 25.
 
The Vikings play at Weber State (Oct. 30) and Idaho State (Nov. 1) the following weekend but then return to Viking Pavilion to close out their home schedule against Northern Colorado (Nov. 6) and Northern Arizona (Nov. 8).
 
Three straight road matches will wrap up the regular season for the Vikings as they play at Sacramento State (Nov. 14), Idaho (Nov. 19) and Eastern Washington (Nov. 21).
 
The Idaho-Eastern Washington road trip will be played a day earlier than a usual conference weekend. The Vikings will face them on Wednesday and Friday, rather than the usual Thursday-Saturday schedule during Big Sky play. That’s due to a change in the Big Sky tournament schedule this year. Instead of playing over Thanksgiving weekend, the Big Sky Conference will host its tournament Monday to Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Northern Colorado will host the tournament, having earned the right as last year’s regular-season champion.
 
Tickets and other information regarding the Vikings’ 2025 volleyball schedule will be released at a later date.
 

VESTAL, N.Y. –  The America East Conference has released its list of Presidential Scholar-Athletes for the 2024-25 academic year and nine Binghamton student-athletes are included among the selections.

The America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete award recognizes graduating student-athletes who compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as an undergraduate student. In addition, honored student-athletes must have received their undergraduate degree in the academic year they are honored and have attended their current institution for a minimum of two years.

The most prominent Bearcat selection this year is volleyball standout Tsvetelina Ilieva, who capped her career with her third straight AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honor last fall. Ilieva also earned Academic All-America accolades from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for the 2024 season.

Among the other Binghamton honorees are three student-athletes from the women’s track & field team. They include Jennifer Mui, Zoe Rose and Jessica Prentice. Mui capped her career with her second straight America East 3,000 Steeplechase (SC) championship last month as well as her first career appearance at the NCAA East Region Outdoor Meet.

Representing the men’s soccer program is 2024 captain Carlo Cavalar while Nicole Rago and Hailey Roberts were part of the women’s soccer team. 

Rounding out Binghamton’s Presidential Scholar-Athletes are Rachel Bostian of the women’s swimming & diving team and Colin Delay of the men’s lacrosse program.

Since the America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award was established in 2014, Binghamton has posted 119 selections.

Binghamton’s All-Time America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes (119)

2014 (6): Ben Nicholson (Men’s Soccer), Mikala King (Softball), Emma Kurth (Women’s Soccer), Kathleen Klein (Track & Field), Conor O’Brien (Women’s Soccer), Florian van Kann (Men’s Tennis)

2015 (3): Emily Nuss (Women’s Soccer), Luca Bottoni (Men’s Soccer), Robin Lesage (Men’s Tennis)

2016 (4): Alexis Hatcher (Women’s Track & Cross Country), Alyssa Vallar (Women’s Soccer), Jon Vallecorsa (Men’s Track & Cross Country), Jade Marhaba (Men’s Track & Cross Country)

2017 (10): Sharon Bossert (Women’s Lacrosse), Gabby Bracchi (Softball), Kasey Brida (Women’s Soccer), Dana Kinel (Women’s Lacrosse)

Alana MacDonald, Women’s Cross Country & Track, Danielle McLean (Women’s Track & Field), Joe Miceli (Men’s Track & Field), Sarah Ngo (Volleyball), Eileen O’Hara (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Callon Williams (Women’s Lacrosse)

2018 (10): Michelle Crook (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Allison Davis (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Kevin Flesch (Men’s Soccer), 

Katie Gaudet (Women’s Lacrosse), Katie Hatziyianis (Women’s Soccer), 

Alyssa Mustafa (Women’s Track), Sarah Ngo (Volleyball), Hannah Shankman (Women’s Soccer), J.C. Show (Men’s Basketball), Jessica Wiede (Women’s Track)

2019 (4): Samantha Beyar (Women’s Track & Field), Savoy Curry (Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field), Nate Gerhardt (Men’s Track & Field), Mitch Halpern (Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field)

2020 (8): Jack Fitzgerald (Men’s Track & Field), Dan Schaffer (Men’s Cross Country & Track), Sophia Gelard (Women’s Track & Field), Mallory Prelewicz (Women’s Track & Field), Kaylee Wasco (Women’s Basketball), Barbara Badeer (Women’s Soccer), Dan Mottes (Men’s Lacrosse), Tyler Meyers (Men’s Swimming & Diving)

2021 (15): Kelly Quinn (Women’s Lacrosse), Paige Volkmann (Women’s Lacrosse), Sam Fama (Women’s Lacrosse), Sofia Afkham (Women’s Lacrosse), Brianna Distler (Women’s Lacrosse), Megan Alkins (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Kaitlyn McCarthy (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Erik Temple (Men’s Swimming & Diving), Carmela Culhane (Women’s Track & Field), Hallie Buddendeck (Women’s Track & Field), Alex Guardo (Men’s Track & Field), Erin Theiller (women’s soccer), Hannah Lyons (softball), Hunter Greco (men’s lacrosse), Elis Gadelha (volleyball)

2022 (17): Ben Beldner (Men’s Swimming & Diving), Ryan Board (Men’s Swimming & Diving), Eva Boothby (Women’s Track & Field), Marissa Braito (Softball), Stephanie Cassens (Women’s Track & Field), Aziza Chigatayeva (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Jack Collins (Baseball), Matt Jacob (Men’s Cross Country & Track), Nia Joyner (Women’s Track & Field), Ryan Maierle (Men’s Swimming & Diving), Amanda McGraw (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Sidra Morchower (Women’s Lacrosse), James Morris (Men’s Lacrosse), P.J. Parker (Men’s Soccer), Alli Richmond (Softball), Katie Schultz (Women’s Swimming & Diving) Tyra Wilson, Volleyball

2023 (18): Paige Alletzhauser (Women’s Lacrosse), Carter Beaulieu, (Men’s Soccer), Matt Cavaliere (Men’s Cross Country & Track), Quinn DeCicco (Softball), Mattew DeSouza (Men’s Lacrosse), Marty Dolan, (Men’s Cross Country & Track), Jamie Golderman (Women’s Lacrosse), Kyle Gregor (Men’s Track & Field), Gabby Hyatt (Women’s Track & Field),  Cecilia Maillet (Women’s Track & Field), Ryan McGovern (Men’s Soccer), Isabella Meli (Women’s Lacrosse), Tyler Meotti, (Men’s Soccer), Kenna Newman (Women’s Lacrosse), Annalise Pepper (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Marty Scanlon (Men’s Cross Country & Track), Nicole Scott (Women’s Soccer), Daisy Willard (Women’s Lacrosse)

2024 (15): Ella Wanzer (Women’s Basketball), Elena Delicado (Women’s Basketball), Kristen Scheidel (Women’s Lacrosse), Sofia Salgado (Women’s Lacrosse), Mike Gunning (Baseball), Trey Sofield (Men’s Lacrosse), Lindsey Walter (Softball), Alex Musial (Softball), Linsday Holland (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Justin Gumbs (Men’s Track & Feild ), Sara Puskar (Women’s Track & Field), Jenna Chan (Women’s Track & Field), Henry Shemet (Men’s Swimming & Diving), George Kipshidze (Men’s Swimming & Diving), Hannah Knych (Women’s Soccer)

2025 (9): Carlo Cavalar (Men’s Soccer), Tsvetelina Ilieva (Volleyball), Jennifer Mui (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Zoe Rose (Women’s Cross Country & Track), Jessica Prentice (Women’s Track & Field), Rachel Bostian (Women’s Swimming & Diving), Colin Delay (Men’s Lacrosse), Hailey Roberts (Women’s Soccer), Nicole Rago (Women’s Soccer)

 

DeLand, Fla. – Stetson Volleyball has officially unveiled its 2025 season schedule, marking the beginning of an exciting new season under Head Coach Yang Deng. With a nearly overhauled roster, the Hatters are looking to bounce back in a big way this fall.
 
The season opens at home with the Stetson Hatter Classic, set for August 29-30. The Hatters will welcome Northern Illinois, Lamar and Southern Mississippi to the Insight Credit Union Arena at the Edmund Center for the two-day tournament.
 
In early September, Stetson hits the road for a trio of non-conference tournaments. The first stop is down at FIU on September 5-6, facing the Panthers, UCF, and North Texas. A week later the team heads to Charleston, S.C., for a tournament hosted by the College of Charleston, September 12-13, squaring off against Quinnipiac, Youngstown State, and the host Cougars. The non-conference slate wraps up at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton on September 19-20, with matchups against the Owls, Bethune-Cookman and George Washington.
 
ASUN Conference play begins on the road as the Hatters travel to Bellarmine on September 28, followed by a trip to FGCU on September 30. October kicks off with a pair of home matches: Queens visits on October 3, followed by West Georgia on October 5.
 
Stetson then embarks on a quick road swing, taking on North Alabama on October 10 and Central Arkansas on October 12, before returning home for a pivotal four-match stretch in DeLand. The Hatters host Austin Peay on October 17, Lipscomb on October 19, Jacksonville on October 24, and North Florida on October 26.
 
Closing out October, Stetson travels to West Georgia for a match on October 31 before starting November against Queens on the second. The Hatters’ final homestand begins November 9 against Eastern Kentucky, followed by their last home appearance of the season against FGCU on November 12.
 
The regular season concludes on the road, with matchups at North Florida on November 14 and Jacksonville on November 15.
 
With a refreshed roster and a challenging slate ahead, the Hatters are eager to compete and turn heads in 2025.
 
About Stetson Athletics
At Stetson University, student-athletes don’t just compete—they thrive. Located in historic DeLand, Florida, between Orlando and Daytona Beach, Stetson offers the perfect blend of competitive athletics, academic excellence, and an unbeatable Central Florida lifestyle. As the oldest private university in the region, Stetson supports approximately 500 student-athletes across 19 NCAA Division I sports. Nicknamed the “Hatters” after the institution’s namesake John B. Stetson, a hat manufacturer who originated the modern-day cowboy hat, most Stetson athletic teams compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference, where they proudly hold the longest active membership since 1985. With top-tier facilities, personalized support, and a welcoming campus community, Stetson is where students can grow, compete, and succeed. Learn more at GoHatters.com or follow social media accounts @StetsonHatters.

The 2025 IX Awards Honor Iconic Women in Celebrating the Spirit of Title IX

LAS VEGAS (June 18, 2025)—In celebration of the passing of Title IX legislation, the Las Vegas Aces host The IX Awards (The IXs) ceremony each year to honor women and men whose exemplary lives represent the spirit of Title IX. Previous honorees have included Billy Jean King, the 1996 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team, Dominique Dawes, Stefanie (Steffi) Graf, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Lynette Woodard and Kristi Yamaguchi.

This year’s The IXs awards will be presented on Monday, June 23, at Allegiant Stadium. The red carpet opens for honorees and guests at 5:30 p.m., with the award presentation starting at 7:30 p.m.

Award presenters include Aces point gawd Chelsea Gray and three-time WNBA M’VP A’ja Wilson.

Judith Hill and Broadway in the Hood are the night’s featured performers.

Emceed by two-time Olympic medalist Jessica Mendoza, an outfielder on the USA Softball National Teams that won gold in 2004 and a silver in 2008, this year’s honorees include:

Game Changer Award: Kerri Walsh Jennings

• Five-time Olympian (2000-2016) who won three golds (2004-2012) and one bronze medal (2016)
• Four-time FIVB medalist, including three golds and one silver medal from 2003-2011
• Won 112 straight matches with beach volleyball partner Misty May-Treanor, which included 19 straight AVP titles
• Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year award (team) honoree in 2004 and 2006
• Owns the record for most women’s career tournament victories (133) and consecutive matches winning streak (112)

Glass Ceiling Award: Allyson Felix

• Most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history with 11 medals over five Olympics
• Five-time Olympian and eight-time World Championships sprinter
• Seven-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field, also won 3 silvers and 1 bronze medal
• 14-time World Champion gold medalist, who also won 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the IAAF World Championships.
• Co-founder of Alpha, a first of its kind women’s sports management firm

Icon Award: Mia Hamm

• Two-time Olympic and two-time World Cup gold medalist in soccer
• Four-time NCAA soccer champion
• Ranks No. 3 among all-time international soccer goal scorers
• Among U.S. players, ranks No. 1 in assists and No. 4 in caps
• Co-owner of the Los Angeles FC and Angel City FC

Legacy Award: Cheryl Miller

• 1984 Olympic gold medalist
• Back-to-back NCAA basketball champion at University of Southern California; 1983 and 1984 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
• First woman to announce an NBA game
• 1995 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, 1999 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and 2010 FIBA Hall of Fame inductee

Impact Award: Shelley Berkley

• Las Vegas Mayor
• Six-term Nevada Congresswoman