ATLANTA, Ga.- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025 preseason all-conference women's volleyball teams, individual honors and predicted orders of finish on Monday.

The All-SIAC preseason team features six players who made the 2024 All-Conference Team which includes Savannah State University outside hitter Savannah Everett and setter Amiyah Walker. Both Everett and Walker were named to the All-SIAC Preseason First Team.

As a team, the Lady Tigers were picked to finish second in the SIAC East Division, behind defending Division Champion, Albany State.

During the 2024 season, Everett led SSU in kills with 353. She started all 24 matches she played in and ended the season playing in 92 sets. A senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, she also had five assists, 69 digs and 20 blocks.

Walker saw action in 84 sets and started 20 of the 22 matches she played in. The sophomore from Pleasant Grove, Alabama led SSU with 526 assists, was second in serving aces (31) and third in digs (247). She also had 56 kills and 16 blocks.

Behind Albany State and Savannah State in the East Division are Fort Valley State University, Clark Atlanta University, Benedict College, Edward Waters University and Allen University. Spring Hill College is predicted to win the West Division followed by Central State University, Lane College, Kentucky State University, Tuskegee University, Miles College and LeMoyne-Owen College.

In 2024, Savannah State finished second in the SIAC Eastern Division during the regular season and ended their season setting new marks in single season overall and conference wins. The Lady Tigers were 15-9 overall and posted a 13-6.

SSU will open the fall season with the annual Orange and Blue Scrimmage on September 2nd and will start the regular with non-conference match with Middle Georgia State University on Sept. 4th in Tiger Arena.

2025 SIAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

FIRST TEAM
POSITION	NAME	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Outside Hitter	Jarianis Perez*	Albany State	Junior	Jacksonville, Fla.
Outside Hitter	Savannah Everett*	Savannah State	Senior	Colorado Springs, Colo.
Outside Hitter	Alexis Simpson*	Edward Waters	R-Senior	Caledonia, Minn.
Middle Blocker	Kyra Gaston*	Lane	Senior	Detroit, Mich.
Middle Blocker	Desire' Young*	Benedict	Junior	Aurora, Colo.
Libero	Ashlyn Whiteside*	Spring Hill	R-Sophomore	Fairhope, Ala.
Setter	Amiyah Walker	Savannah State	Sophomore	Pleasant Grove, Ala.
– * RETURNING 2024 ALL-SIAC SELECTION

 

SECOND TEAM
POSITION	NAME	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Outside Hitter	Zahra Coates	Central State	Senior	Pflugerville, Texas
Outside Hitter	Dakotah Holmes	Fort Valley State	Sophomore	Hampton, Ga.
Outside Hitter	Sawyer Arbuckle	Clark Atlanta	Sophomore	DeSoto, Texas
Middle Blocker	Madison Spells	Clark Atlanta	Senior	Dickinson, Texas
Middle Blocker	Randi Neal	Kentucky State	Graduate	Baltimore, Md.
Libero	Nakayla James	Clark Atlanta	Junior	Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Setter	Willow Alls	Benedict	Junior	Pickerington, Ohio

 

PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Jarianis Perez	Albany State	Junior	Jacksonville, Fla.

 

PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Ashlyn Whiteside	Spring Hill	R-Sophomore	Fairhope, Ala.

 

PREDICTED ORDERS OF FINISH (BY DIVISION)

EAST DIVISION

1. Albany State

2. Savannah State

3. Fort Valley State

4. Clark Atlanta

5. Benedict

6. Edward Waters

7. Allen

WEST DIVISION

1. Spring Hill

2. Central State

3. Lane

4. Kentucky State

5. Tuskegee

6. Miles

7. LeMoyne-Owen

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