GREENVILLE, S.C. – In the 2025 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll, Emmanuel University was picked first with 215 points.
2024 Conference Carolinas Southwest Division champion, Emmanuel received nine first place votes and 215 points to sit atop the 2025 preseason poll. The Lions won the tournament title in 2023 and are followed by Francis Marion University who received three first place votes and 192 points. 2024 tournament champion and co-northwest division champion, Converse University is picked third with 190 points and three first place votes.
East division champion, University of Mount Olive is picked fourth with 186 points while North Greenville University rounds out the top five with 177 points. UNC Pembroke wasn’t far behind as the Braves earned the final first place vote and 175 points to claim the sixth spot.
Shorter University is picked seventh with 136 points, followed by King University’s 117 points at eighth. Southern Wesleyan University comes in at ninth with 105 points while Young Harris College rounds out the top 10 with 94 points.
Belmont Abbey College (81), Barton College (76), Lees-McRae College (69), Chowan University (48), Erskine College (36), and Ferrum College (23) round out the poll.
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Championship is scheduled to start with preliminary rounds on November 15 or 16 before the quarterfinals, semifinals and final will be competed at the Student Center Complex on the campus of King University in Bristol, Tennessee on November 21-23.
The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and they can't vote for their own school.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| 1 |
Emmanuel |
215 (9) |
| 2 |
Francis Marion |
192 (3) |
| 3 |
Converse |
190 (3) |
| 4 |
Mount Olive |
186 |
| 5 |
North Greenville |
177 |
| 6 |
UNC Pembroke |
175 (1) |
| 7 |
Shorter |
136 |
| 8 |
King |
117 |
| 9 |
Southern Wesleyan |
105 |
| 10 |
Young Harris |
94 |
| 11 |
Belmont Abbey |
81 |
| 12 |
Barton |
76 |
| 13 |
Lees-McRae |
69 |
| 14 |
Chowan |
48 |
| 15 |
Erskine |
36 |
| 16 |
Ferrum |
23 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball
Players to Watch
Barton
- Henly Sleight, Sr., OH, Jackson, Michigan
- Mattie Wells, Jr., OH, Elkin, North Carolina
- Madeline Hope, Jr., MB, Mount Holly, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
- Lola Sultenfuss, Jr., MB, Hendersonville, North Carolina
- Chloe Lowder, Sr., MB, Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
- Tyler Case, Jr., OH, Etowah, North Carolina
Chowan
- Diana Rodriguez, Sr., L, Tijuana, Mexico, (2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2022 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Anna Holcombe, So., OH, DS, Wake Forest, North Carolina
- Rosa Lynn Collier, So., RS, Goodyear, Arizona
Converse
- Ariel Bryant, Jr., OH, Fort Mill, South Carolina (2024 All-Conference third team, 2024 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament)
- Noemia Chiacchio, Sr., OH, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2024 All-Conference second team)
- Megan Carpenter, Sr., RS, Easley, South Carolina
Emmanuel
- Asia Queen, Sr., L, Stockbridge, Georgia
- Ellie Jackson, Jr., OH, Jacksonville, Florida (2024 Conference Player of the Year, AVCA ALL-Southeast Region, and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention)
- Cailin Pritchard, Jr., OPP, Guyton, Georgia (2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
Erskine
- Becca Yohe, Jr., OH, Summerville, South Carolina
- Ali Angell, Sr., OPP, Davie County, North Carolina
- Meghan DeWalt, Sr., DS, Indian Land, South Carolina
Ferrum
- Harleigh Propst, So., S/OPP, Dayton, Virginia
- Avery Tucker, So., L, Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Catherine Bennett, Jr., OH, Melbourne, Florida
Francis Marion
- Caroline Lucas, Sr., MB, Easley, South Carolina (2024 All-Conference Carolinas first team, 2023 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Mya Mendoza, Sr., S, Longwood, Florida (2024 All-Conference Carolinas first team)
- Katie Floyd, Sr., L/DS, Campbellsville, Kentucky
King
- Riley Nelson, Sr., MB, Bluff City, Tennessee
- Gracia Love, Sr., OH, Greenback, Tennessee (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Kylie Love, Sr., S, Oviedo, Florida
Lees-McRae
- Sydney Stigler, Sr., OH, Cincinnati, Ohio (2022 All-Conference Carolinas third team,2023 All-Conference Carolinas second team)
- Izadora Rosin, Fr., S, São Paulo, Brazil
- Peyton Volk-Tuller, So., RS, Mooresville, North Carolina
Mount Olive
- Olivia Melvin, So., OH, Fayetteville, North Carolina (2024 Conference Carolina's Freshman of the Year)
- Caroline Sheaffer, Sr., DS, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Kaitlyn Landis, Jr., OH, Troutman, North Carolina
UNC Pembroke
- McKenna Hayes, Sr., Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Tyler Patterson, Jr., Jacksonville, Florida (All-Conference Carolinas second team, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament)
- Abby Peduzzi, Jr., Hilton Head, South Carolina (All-Conference first team)
North Greenville
- Anna Fiddelke, Jr., MB, Piedmont, South Carolina (2024 All-Conference Carolinas second team, 2023 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Samantha Ball, Jr., OH, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Allison Ball, So., S, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Shorter
- Claudia Loyola, Sr., L, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Taylor-Reese Howell, Jr., OH, Sneads, Florida
- Caroline Sivills, Jr., OH, Paduch, Kentucky
Southern Wesleyan
- Karson Haley, So., RS/S, Piedmont, South Carolina
- Michaela Andress, Jr., OH, Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Katie Fulton, Sr., S/RS, Summerville, South Carolina
Young Harris
- Abby Schirm, Sr., OH, Lilburn, Georgia
- Lyza Thigpen, Jr., S, Flowery Branch, Georgia, (2024 All-Conference Carolinas third team)
- Kathryn Urbanek, So., MB, Lexington, Kentucky