ROCK HILL, S.C. - The South Atlantic Conference announced its 2026 Volleyball All-Conference Teams and Elite Scholar-Athlete selections Tuesday morning, naming six Trojans to the All-Conference Teams. Senior middle blocker Emily Campbell (Statesville, N.C.) was named Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference, head coach Todd Hay earned Coach of the Year honors, and senior defensive specialist Sophie Deese (Hickory, N.C.) was named an Elite Scholar-Athlete.
Campbell earned SAC Player of the Year honors after putting together one of the most efficient offensive seasons in the conference. She leads the SAC with a .432 hitting percentage, recording 362 kills while averaging 3.38 kills per set. She also contributed 106 total blocks, including 32 solo blocks, and surpassed 300 career blocks during the season. Campbell's 442 points rank second in the conference, and she was named SAC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Hay was named Coach of the Year after guiding Anderson to the SAC regular-season championship with a program-best 21-1 conference record, marking the first time the Trojans have recorded 20 or more conference wins. Anderson's 28 overall victories tie the program record for most wins in a season. The Trojans led the conference in hitting percentage (.283), kills per set (14.05), and assists per set (12.97).
Deese was named the 2026 SAC Volleyball Elite Scholar Athlete, earning recognition for her academic achievement as a nursing major with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Deese appeared in 28 matches and 97 sets, recording 151 digs, the fifth-most on the team.
Senior outside hitter Ava Reeves (Lexington, S.C.) earned First Team All-Conference honors after finishing second on the team with 330 kills. Reeves surpassed 1,000 career kills this season and ranks fifth in the SAC with 3.08 kills per set while hitting .234. She leads both Anderson and the conference with 57 service aces, averaging 0.53 per set.
Sophomore outside hitter Mikaylah Hedlund (Fountain Inn, S.C.), a former SAC Freshman of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference recognition after finishing third on the team with 301 kills and hitting .233. Hedlund also ranked second on the team with 33 service aces and 279 digs. Defensively, she recorded six solo blocks and 23 block assists.
Senior setter Ellie Nieporte (Boca Raton, Fla.) earned First Team All-Conference honors after leading the Trojans with 1,250 assists. Nieporte surpassed 3,000 career assists this season and leads the conference with 11.68 assists per set. She also added 247 digs, the third-most on the team, and 37 block assists.
Junior middle blocker Maura Kindel (Easley, S.C.) rounded out Anderson's First Team All-Conference selections after finishing fourth on the team with 228 kills. Kindel ranks second on the team and fifth in the SAC with a .374 hitting percentage, averaging 2.15 kills per set. She also made an impact at the net with 16 solo blocks and 51 block assists, both ranking second on the team.
Sophomore defensive specialist/libero Jamie Juhnevicz (Taylors, S.C.) earned Second Team All-Conference honors after leading the Trojans with 440 digs. Juhnevicz ranks eighth in the SAC with 3.89 digs per set while also recording 85 assists, the second-most on the team, and 29 service aces, the third-most.
