This Week in ACC Volleyball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2025 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship kicks off this Thursday, December 4, as seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams hit the court for the first two rounds of the tournament. All first- and second-round matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

Pitt (26-4) and Stanford (27-4) closed out the regular season as the 2025 ACC Volleyball Co-Champions after an identical league record of 18-2, marking the Panthers’ fourth straight consecutive ACC Volleyball title and the Cardinal’s first as a member of the conference.

Seven ACC volleyball teams earned spots in the national tournament, headlined by Pitt earning a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive season. Four other teams in the tournament earned seeds as Louisville, SMU and Stanford are No. 2 seeds and Miami is a No. 5 seed.

In the most recent AVCA/Taraflex Poll, Pitt led the ACC in the No. 4 spot with Stanford (No. 5), SMU (No. 7), Louisville (No. 9), Miami (No. 13) and North Carolina (No. 19) filling out the rest of the Top 25. The ACC has the most teams of any conference in the top 10.

Noting ACC Volleyball

Pitt and Stanford earned a share of the 2025 ACC Volleyball Championship title with Stanford earning the AQ to the national tournament after a head-to-head win against Pitt.
Pitt right side hitter Olivia Babcock was named the ACC Player of the Year, while Panthers’ teammate Bre Kelley was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. SMU’s Averi Carlson was tabbed the ACC Setter of the Year, while Louisville’s Kalyssa Blackshear was named ACC Freshman of the Year. Stanford head coach Kevin Hambly was named the ACC Coach of the Year.
SMU’s Malaya Jones was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday, December 2.
Notre Dame’s Morgan Gaerte was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week, while Miami’s Naylani Feliciano and Pitt’s Abbey Emch shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors. SMU’s Averi Carlson was named the ACC Setter of the Week, while SMU’s Kennedi Rogers was named ACC Freshman of the Week for matches played November 24-29.
The ACC has the most teams in the current NCAA DI Volleyball RPI Top 10, headlined by Pitt (No. 5), Stanford (No. 7), SMU (No. 8), and Louisville (No. 9).
At the end of the regular season, Miami’s Flormarie Heredia Colon led the nation in kills with 719, kills per set with 6.25, total points with 815.0 and points per set with 7.09.
Duke’s Jolene Nagel announced her retirement after 27 seasons leading the Blue Devils’ volleyball program.
SMU earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 7 in the AVCA DI Volleyball Top 25 poll released on Monday, October 20.
Miami’s Heredia Colon, Pitt’s Olivia Babcock and Stanford’s Elia Rubin were named as semifinalists for the AVCA Division I Player of the Year.
Florida State’s Chris Poole ranks first among active NCAA Division I coaches with 955 victories in 39 seasons. Duke’s Jolene Nagel ranks fifth on that list with 717 career wins.
Pitt head coach Dan Fisher reached his 400th career win on September 10, in the Panthers’ win over No. 3 Kentucky.
Stanford’s Kevin Hambly reached his 400th career win on Friday, November 14, in an upset win over No. 3 Pitt.
Virginia Tech’s Marci Byers reached her 300th career win on Friday, November 28, in a win over Syracuse.
SMU’s Malaya Jones was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, September 2.
Pitt’s Olivia Babcock was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, October 21.
Miami’s Flormarie Heredia Colon was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday, November 11.
The ACC finished non-conference play with an overall record of 129-55 (.701), headlined by 10 wins against AVCA Top 25 teams and the inaugural ESPN Events “Showdown at the Net” title, after winning nine of the 16 matches against the SEC.

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This Week in ACC Volleyball