CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Stanford’s Elia Rubin was named the Atlantic Coast Conference 2025 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and headlines the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team, the league announced on Wednesday.
The reigning ACC Volleyball Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year is a senior outside hitter studying Science, Technology & Society at Stanford. Rubin is a three-time Academic All-Conference (2023, 2024, 2025), three-time CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024, 2025) and a 2025 First-Team CSC Academic All-American selection after being named to the second team in 2024.
Rubin closed out the 2025 season with a team-leading 393 kills (3.33 kills per set) and 46 service aces. Defensively, she recorded 309 digs (2.62 digs per set) and 58.0 total blocks. She also led Stanford in double-doubles (13), points (471.0) and points per set (3.99). The Santa Monica, California, native became just the 11th player in program history to register both 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. Rubin was a semifinalist for the 2025 AVCA Player of the Year, named a member of the 2025 All-ACC First-Team and was tabbed a 2025 First-Team AVCA All-American. She was drafted to the San Diego Mojo in the 2025 Major League Volleyball (MLV) Draft, becoming just the third Cardinal in program history to be drafted into the league.
Fifteen student-athletes who earned All-ACC first or second team honors this season also secured spots on the academic team, highlighted by SMU’s Averi Carlson, the 2025 ACC Setter of the Year. All 18 ACC volleyball programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team, with NC State leading the conference with eight student-athletes and followed by Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt and Stanford with seven apiece. Boston College, California, Virginia and Virginia Tech each added six players to the list.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0-grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0-grade point average for the previous two semesters, a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career, has to have been enrolled at the institution for at least one year, and the student must be classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s athletic contests.
The 2025 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team can be found below.
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Major |
| Anna Herrington |
Boston College |
MB |
Sr. |
Management |
| Hanna Hoffman |
Boston College |
S |
Sr. |
Management |
| Samantha Hoppes |
Boston College |
OPP |
Jr. |
Management |
| Aubrey Moore |
Boston College |
S |
So. |
Management |
| Danica Rach |
Boston College |
OH |
So. |
Management |
| Brooklyn Yelland |
Boston College |
L/DS |
Jr. |
Management |
| Peyton DeJardin |
California |
OH |
Sr. |
Media Studies |
| Sophia Johnson |
California |
L/DS |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Ashley Li |
California |
OH/OPP |
Jr. |
Media Studies |
| Francesca Popescu |
California |
L/DS |
So. |
Letters & Sci Undeclared UG |
| Sophie Scott |
California |
MB |
Sr. |
Media Studies |
| Sawyer Thomsen |
California |
MB |
Jr. |
Data Science |
| McKenna Gildon |
Clemson |
L |
Jr |
Communications |
| Khaya Gordon |
Clemson |
PIN |
Jr |
Sociology |
| Kate Hansen |
Clemson |
MH |
Sr. |
Sociology |
| Claire Luoma |
Clemson |
L |
So |
Pre-Business |
| Mia McGrath |
Clemson |
PIN |
Sr. |
Sports Communications |
| Nil Okur |
Clemson |
MH |
Sr. |
Economics |
| Katherine Sandt |
Clemson |
S |
Jr |
Accounting |
| Christina Barrow |
Duke |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Political Science |
| Mailinh Godschall |
Duke |
L |
So. |
Economics |
| Breonna Goss |
Duke |
MB |
So. |
Biology |
| Avery Hamlin |
Duke |
OH |
So. |
Political Science |
| Lauren Ingram |
Duke |
OH |
Jr |
Public Policy |
| Sydney Tomlak |
Duke |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Environmental Science & Policy |
| Taylor Williams |
Duke |
OH |
So. |
Political Science |
| Delaney Ewing |
Florida State |
MB |
So. |
Marketing |
| Kyleene Filimaua |
Florida State |
OH |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| Nenu Kpea |
Florida State |
MB |
Fr. |
Criminology |
| Johanna Sova |
Florida State |
MB |
So. |
Human Development & Family Sciences |
| Bianca Garibaldi |
Georgia Tech |
MB |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Heloise Soares |
Georgia Tech |
S |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Sofia Velez |
Georgia Tech |
L |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Nayelis Cabello |
Louisville |
S |
So. |
Sport Administration |
| Chloe Chicoine |
Louisville |
OH |
Jr. |
General Studies |
| Cara Cresse |
Louisville |
MB |
Sr. |
Communications |
| Hannah Kenny |
Louisville |
DS |
Fr. |
Business Administration |
| Payton Petersen |
Louisville |
OH |
So. |
Communications |
| Kamden Schrand |
Louisville |
L |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Hannah Sherman |
Louisville |
MB |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| Naylani Feliciano |
Miami |
L |
Sr. |
Health Science |
| Dalia Wilson |
Miami |
MB |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
| Courtney Bryant |
NC State |
OH |
Sr. |
Business |
| Lily Cropper |
NC State |
MB |
Sr. |
Applied Education |
| Alyssa Forelli |
NC State |
S |
So |
Business |
| Talia Francom |
NC State |
MB |
Fr. |
Marine Sciences |
| Laurna Kerr |
NC State |
DS |
Fr. |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Rebecca Ring |
NC State |
OH |
Fr. |
Business |
| Jordan Smith |
NC State |
OPP |
Fr. |
Sport Management |
| Clara Vondran |
NC State |
OH |
Jr. |
Agricultural Science |
| Zoe Behrendt |
North Carolina |
S |
Jr. |
Media and Journalism |
| Julia Bohlinger |
North Carolina |
L/DS |
So. |
Psychology |
| Safi Hampton |
North Carolina |
OH |
Jr. |
Media and Journalism |
| Lauren Schutter |
North Carolina |
MB |
Sr. |
Media and Journalism |
| Jackie Taylor |
North Carolina |
MB |
So. |
Undecided |
| Maisie Alexander |
Notre Dame |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Maya Baker |
Notre Dame |
S |
Fr. |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
| Cailey Dockery |
Notre Dame |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
| Morgan Gaerte |
Notre Dame |
OH |
So. |
Marketing |
| Sydney Helmers |
Notre Dame |
OH |
So. |
Sociology |
| Grace Langer |
Notre Dame |
MB |
So. |
Science Pre-Professional |
| Harmony Sample |
Notre Dame |
S |
Sr. |
Strategic Management |
| Blaire Bayless |
Pitt |
OH |
Sr. |
Urban Studies |
| Emery Dupes |
Pitt |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Marketing |
| Abbey Emch |
Pitt |
MB |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Sophia Gregoire-Salagean |
Pitt |
OH |
Jr. |
Digital Narrative & Interactive Design |
| Ryla Jones |
Pitt |
MB |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Mallorie Meyer |
Pitt |
L/DS |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Haiti Tautua'a |
Pitt |
S |
Sr. |
Film and Media Studies |
| Favor Anyanwu |
SMU |
MB |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Casey Batenhorst |
SMU |
S |
Sr. |
Applied Physiology of Sport Management |
| Averi Carlson |
SMU |
S |
Sr. |
History BA |
| Jordyn Schilling |
SMU |
L |
Sr. |
History BA |
| Mia Silva |
SMU |
L/DS |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Lizzy Andrew |
Stanford |
MB |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Julia Blyashov |
Stanford |
OH |
Jr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Koko Kirsch |
Stanford |
DS |
Jr. |
Communications |
| Ipar Kurt |
Stanford |
OH |
Jr. |
Management Science & Engineering |
| Anna Pringle |
Stanford |
DS |
Sr. |
Human Biology |
| Elia Rubin |
Stanford |
OH |
Sr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Taylor Yu |
Stanford |
S |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Skylar George |
Syracuse |
OH |
Jr. |
Communications |
| Zharia Harris-Waddy |
Syracuse |
MB |
Jr. |
Recording & Entertainment Industries |
| Sydnie Waller |
Syracuse |
RS |
Jr. |
Marketing Management |
| Zoey Dood |
Virginia |
S |
So. |
Elementary Education |
| Reagan Ennist |
Virginia |
OH |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Teagan Hogan |
Virginia |
L/DS |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Kate Johnson |
Virginia |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Hannah Scott |
Virginia |
S |
Jr. |
Media Studies |
| Becca Wight |
Virginia |
RS |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Elizabeth Aylward |
Virginia Tech |
OH |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Ivy Cooper |
Virginia Tech |
L/DS |
Fr. |
Criminology |
| Erica Dellesky |
Virginia Tech |
OH |
So. |
Human Development |
| Reese Hazelton |
Virginia Tech |
OH |
So. |
Sports Media and Analytics |
| Sarah Malinowski |
Virginia Tech |
RS |
Sr. |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Isabella Mishler |
Virginia Tech |
MB |
So. |
Chemical Engineering |
| Rian Baker |
Wake Forest |
S |
Sr. |
Communications |
| Becca Bellows |
Wake Forest |
S |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Paige Crawford |
Wake Forest |
OH |
Sr. |
Communications |
| Dhru Lalaji |
Wake Forest |
DS |
So. |
Undeclared |