Women's Volleyball | 12/16/2025 4:00:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – Twenty-nine Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) volleyball student-athletes were named to the 2025 Academic All-District® Volleyball Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), with three of those student-athletes moving on to the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration.

The 2025 Academic All-District® Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk below and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced Jan. 13, 2026.

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District®, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and be a standout on the field, competing in at least 90 percent of their team's games and starting at least 66 percent of their team's games.

Two PAC programs paced the conference representation with four apiece on the All-District® list, including Waynesburg University and Westminster College. Placing three each on the team were Allegheny College, Hiram College and Saint Vincent College, while Bethany College, Franciscan University, Geneva College, PAC champion Grove City College, Thiel College and Washington & Jefferson College all had two student-athletes on the team.

Earning a spot on the Academic All-American® ballot were one player each from Allegheny, Grove City and Hiram.

In addition to their academic success, many were also standouts on the court. A total of 16 were All-PAC performers in the fall, including four First Team selections, while two were selected for the PAC Sportsmanship Team.

The complete list of student-athletes from the PAC to earn Academic All-District® laurels is below.
 

PAC Volleyball Academic All-District® honorees (29) * = CSC Academic All-America® finalist (3) 1 = First Team All-PAC / 2 = Second Team / HM = Honorable Mention / S = Sportsmanship Team
Name	School	Year	Hometown/High School
Duru Akbas	Allegheny	Jr.	Ankara, Turkey/Layton Christian Academy (Utah)
Jacy Diaz* (1)	Allegheny	Jr.	Barranquitas, Puerto Rico/Gallatin (Tenn.)
Carlee Pepperman (HM)	Allegheny	So.	Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area
Averie Braymer (HM)	Bethany	Sr.	Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown
Andie Clark	Bethany	Sr.	Columbus, Ind./Hauser
Mary Jean Cadman (HM)	Franciscan	Grad.	Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic
Sarah Clyde	Franciscan	So.	Saint Paul, Minn./Saint Agnes
Laura Goonewardene	Geneva	So.	Allentown, Pa./Salem Christian
Emily Nelson	Geneva	Sr.	Kijabe, Kenya/Rift Valley Academy
Alayna Dorst (2)	Grove City	Jr.	Middletown, Del./Middletown
Kendra Klusch* (1)	Grove City	Jr.	Alliance, Ohio/Homeschooled
Brooke Fishback (2)	Hiram	Sr.	Aurora, Ohio/Aurora
Riley France	Hiram	Sr.	Powell, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne
Kelly Hoffman* (1)	Hiram	Sr.	Streetsboro, Ohio/Crestwood
Dakota Hershberger	Saint Vincent	So.	Belleville, Pa./Mifflin County
Sani Jones (S)	Saint Vincent	Sr.	Bridgeville, Pa./Bishop Canevin
Meegan Williams (2)	Saint Vincent	So.	Homer City, Pa./Homer-Center
Lyndzee Amory	Thiel	So.	Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown
Daisy Jenness (2)	Thiel	Sr.	Pendleton, Ore./Pendleton
Faith Fetsko (2)	W&J	Sr.	Venetia, Pa./South Park
Brielle Moorehouse (2)	W&J	Jr.	East Liberty, Ohio/Benjamin Logan
Macee Cree	Waynesburg	Sr.	Garards Fort, Pa./Mapletown
Paige Mortimore	Waynesburg	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood
Riley Ruffley (S)	Waynesburg	Sr.	Bedford, Pa./Bedford
Emily Stutzman	Waynesburg	Sr.	Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg
Rachel LaSalvia (HM)	Westminster	Sr.	Columbus, Pa./Corry
Angie Nardone (2)	Westminster	Sr.	Ellwood City, Pa./Lincoln
Morgan O'Brien (HM)	Westminster	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Shelby Rambo (1)	Westminster	Sr.	East Palestine, Ohio/Crestview