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Women’s Volleyball Inks Five Additions for 2025 Season
FAIRFAX, Va. – Head women’s volleyball coach Megan Shifflett Bachmann has announced the addition of five new members for the 2025 season, including four freshman and one transfer. “Recruiting this class was such a rewarding process and I couldn’t be more excited to have them joining the George Mason volleyball family,” said Shifflett Bachmann. “They […]
“Recruiting this class was such a rewarding process and I couldn’t be more excited to have them joining the George Mason volleyball family,” said Shifflett Bachmann. “They will continue to push the program forward and bring new levels of physicality and competitiveness to our play. They’re also just a group of fantastic people and we can’t wait to have them in the gym with us!”
The new additions are:
Meredith Brown
Brown is a redshirt-sophomore transfer from the University of Northern Alabama. Original from Crestwood, Ky., the 6’4″ middle blocker attended Mercy Academy and played for Union Volleyball. She is majoring in biology.
Nia Thompson
A native of San Diego, Calif., Thompson is very familiar with George Mason through her mom, Amy (Boone) Thompson ’95, who was a member of the 1994 Patriots women’s volleyball team. However, Thompson, a 5’11” outside hitter, has made a name for herself. Playing for Westview high school and WAVE volleyball club, Thompson has been named a two-time MVP, 1st team All-CIF San Diego, Offensive Player of the Year, 1st team All-Coastal League, 1st team All-Palomar League, and to the 2024 Volleyballmag Dream Team. Thompson plans to major in political science.
Morgan Inemer
A 6’1″ outside hitter from Trophy Club, Texas, Inemer is planning to go into nursing. While playing at Liberty Christian Argyle high school and with the Dallas Skyline volleyball club, she has garnered numerous accolades, including 6A Freshman Newcomer of the Year, District MVP TAPPS 1-6A, First Team All-State TAPPS 6A, and her team placed 3rd in the 17U Nationals Open Division.
Kiera Hamilton
Hamilton will come to Fairfax as a 6’2″ outside hitter from Tuscon, Ariz. The Arizona 6A South Regional Player of the Year will graduate from Tucson High Magnet School. She played club for Club Cactus Juniors and will enter college undecided on her major.
Ava Cheney
Another Tucson, Ariz. native, Cheney is a 5’10” setter. She’s played club for Zona Volleyball Club and was named to the 2024 USAV Nationals All-Tournament Team – Liberty Division. She’ll graduate from Tanque Verde High School and plans to pursue a major in biology at George Mason.
The Patriots women’s volleyball team went 11-19, 6-12 A-10 last season, garnering the programs most wins since 2010. The programs graduates four off their 2024 roster including Olyvia Kennedy, the program’s first player to record 1,000 kills in the 25-point rally scoring era, and Camille Larkin, who recorded the program’s 4th best career-hitting percentage (.323).