Richardson, TX - Defending Lone Star Conference tournament champion and NCAA Division II national semifinalist Angelo State is predicted win the LSC volleyball title according to the 2025 preseason poll, it was announced on Monday, August 25. ASU's Madi Parrish, West Texas A&M's Taytum Stow and UT Tyler's Saige Rivera also claimed preseason player of the year honors.

The preseason poll and preseason players of the year are voted on by LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media members.

ASU totaled 933 points and collected 30 of the possible 54 first-place votes. Head coach Chuck Waddington's Rambelles went 32-3 overall and 15-1 in league play last season on their way to reaching the Final Four for the first time in program history. The Rambelles, who won the South Central Regional crown, finished ranked No. 4 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association national poll. ASU has won 12 LSC titles, with the most recent coming in 2021 when it completed a three-peat. 

Defending league champion WT is picked as the conference runner-up with 919 points and 18 first-place votes. The Buffs went 26-5 overall and were undefeated in LSC play last season en route to their third straight title. WT has won a record 22 conference championships.

UT Tyler is predicted to finish in third place with 859 points and three first-place votes. The Patriots went 18-9 overall and 14-2 in league play last season. 

DBU, which shared the conference title in 2023, is the fourth place pick with 803 points and two first-place votes. Texas Woman's is fifth with 738 points, followed by St. Mary's (633 points), Oklahoma Christian (616 points) and Lubbock Christian (602 points) to round out what would be the potential eight qualifiers for the LSC tournament.

UT Permian Basin is predicted to finish ninth with 542 points and Texas A&M-Kingsville is 10th with 499 points. Midwestern State (436 points) is the No. 11 spot, followed by Texas A&M International (371 points), St. Edward's (319 points), new league member UT Dallas (272 points), Western New Mexico (265 points), Eastern New Mexico (204 points), Cameron (116 points) and Sul Ross State (107 points). TAMIU picked up the final first-place vote.

54 players – 18 offensive, 18 defensive and 18 setters, including Parrish, Stow and Rivera – were selected for the LSC Volleyball Preseason Players to Watch list. The student athletes were nominated by their member institution.
 
Notes:

• The LSC volleyball season begins as early as Sept. 4. To see the league schedule, click here. 
• The LSC Volleyball Championship will be Nov. 20-22 at the site of the No. 1 seed. 
• LSC volleyball matches can be viewed live on FloCollege.

 
2025 LSC VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL, AWARDS, PLAYERS TO WATCH
Preseason Poll

Rank	School	1st	Total
1	Angelo State	30	933
2	West Texas A&M	18	919
3	UT Tyler	3	859
4	DBU	2	803
5	Texas Woman's		738
6	St. Mary's		633
7	Oklahoma Christian		616
8	Lubbock Christian		602
9	UT Permian Basin		542
10	Texas A&M-Kingsville		499
11	Midwestern State		436
12	Texas A&M International	1	371
13	St. Edward's		319
14	UT Dallas		272
15	Western New Mexico		265
16	Eastern New Mexico		204
17	Cameron		116
18	Sul Ross State		107

 
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Madi Parrish, OH, Jr., Angelo State
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Taytum Stow, MB, Sr., West Texas A&M
Preseason Setter of the Year
Saige Rivera, S, Sr., UT Tyler
Players to Watch
 Offensive:

Name	Team	Pos.	Class	Major	Hometown
Madi Parrish	Angelo St.	OH	Jr.	Finance	Saginaw, Texas
Presleigh Roest	Cameron	MB	So.	Criminal Justice	Fort Worth, Texas
Karly Wells	DBU	OH	Jr.	Sports Management	Fort Worth, Texas
Sophia Valdez	ENMU	OH	Jr.	Biology	Roswell, N.M.
Lily Bickley	LCU	MB	Sr.	Pre-Med	Fort Worth, Texas
Isabella Dickens	MSU	M	Jr.	Physical Therapy	Wichita Falls, Texas
Chloe Jones	OC	OH	So.	Nursing	Waukee, Iowa
Addy Badley	SEU	M/RS	Sr.	Psychology	Keller, Texas
Landri Withers	StMU	OH	Sr.	Ex. & Sport Science	Stephenville, Texas
Sarah Chavez	Sul Ross State	MB/OH	Sr.	Animal Science	El Paso, Texas
Aryana Ledet	TAMIU	OH	So.	Kinesiology	Laredo, Texas
Rylan Pollard	TAMUK	RS/S	Sr.	Kinesiology	Denver, Colo.
Tori Woods	TWU	OH	Sr.	Dietetics/Nutrition	Brookston, Ind.
Jane Burkhardt	UTD	OH/RS	Fr.	Marketing	Phoenix, Ariz.
Ashlee Macias	UTPB	OH	So.	Human Performance	El Paso, Texas
Kota Hartman	UTT	OH/RS	Sr.	Psychology	Decatur, Texas
Emma Becker	West Texas A&M	RS/OH	Sr.	Marketing	Liberty Hill, Texas
Carley Deck	WNMU	OH	Sr.	Psychology	Tucson, Ariz

 
 

Name	Team	Pos.	Class	Major	Hometown
Ireland Ferguson	Angelo St.	DS	Sr.	Marketing	Venice, Fla.
Shelby Rusch	Cameron	L	Sr.	English Education	Greely, Colo.
Madison Clark	DBU	MB	Jr.	Business	Belvidere, Ill.
Imahni Brown	ENMU	L	Sr.	Biology	El Paso, Texas
Abby Dominguez	LCU	DS/L	Sr.	Elementary Education	Snyder, Texas
Demi Stauffenberg	MSU	OH	Sr.	Accounting	Lander, Wyoming
Sara Freeman	OC	DS	Jr.	Exercise Science	Moore, Okla.
Giselle Ojeda	SEU	DS/L	So.	Biology	San Antonio, Texas
Alyssa Koehl	StMU	L	Sr.	Ex. & Sport Science	New Braunfels, Texas
Anna Kasper	Sul Ross State	OH/RS	So.	Criminal Justice	San Antonio, Texas
Samantha Estrada	TAMIU	DS/L	Sr.	Accounting	San Antonio, Texas
Monique Gonzalez	TAMUK	DS	Jr.	Kinesiology	Calallen, Texas
Alyssa Rojo	TWU	L/DS	Jr.	Kinesiology	Lewisville, Texas
Mari Hernandez	UTD	L	Jr.	Criminology	Frisco, Texas
Lauren Demuth	UTPB	MH	So.	History	Mansfield, Texas
Makhai Lewis	UTT	MB	Sr.	Criminal Justice	Carthage, Texas
Taytum Stow	West Texas A&M	MB	Sr.	Sports & Ex. Science	Hereford, Texas
Mikelle McAfee	WNMU	L	Jr.	Kinesiology	Casa Grande. Ariz.

Setters:

Name	Team	Class	Major	Hometown
Madison Scrivner	Angelo St.	So.	Marketing	Argyle, Texas
Rachael White	Cameron	Sr.	Communications	Keenesburg, Colo.
Sydney Payne	DBU	So.	Psychology	Argyle, Texas
Jayla Yoder	ENMU	Fr.	Criminal Justice/ Psychology	Farmington, N.M.
Jade Workman	LCU	So.	Biochemistry	Odessa, Texas
Alayna Guerrero	MSU	Jr.	Economics	Red Oak, Texas
Sophia Mae Smith	OC	Sr.	Accounting	Ruston, La.
Althea Morris	SEU	So.	Business Admin.	Los Angeles, Calif.
Haleigh Wilk	StMU	Jr.	Ex. & Sport Science	Salado, Texas
Elinana Mata	Sul Ross State	Jr.	Psychology	Fort Stockton, Texas
Dilean Bounds	TAMIU	Jr.	Kinesiology	El Paso, Texas
Elisa Carli	TAMUK	Sr.	Kinesiology	Bedizolle, Italy
Kiana Reed	TWU	Sr.	Kinesiology	Austin, Texas
Sydney Sabin	UTD	Jr.	Business Admin.	Frisco, Texas
Canyen Rodriguez	UTPB	Sr.	Management	Portland, Texas
Saige Rivera	UTT	Sr.	Management	Temecula, Calif.
Bromli Watson	West Texas A&M	So.	Biology	Cuero, Texas
Kiara McDuffie	WNMU	Fr.	Business	Aubrey, Texas