FRISCO, Texas – The Northwestern State volleyball team had five players named to the 2025 Academic All-Southland team including Olivia Bush, Emmarie McFarland, Julia Whitfield, Samaya Wesson and Makenna Tryon, the league office announced Friday.

Bush, a junior, finished with a GPA of 3.39. The business major played in 20 matches for the Demons with 11 starts and had 103 kills, 50 digs and 23 blocks. The Port Arthur, Texas native had a season-high of 10 kills and nine digs in the team's match Nov. 6 against East Texas A&M.

Julia Whitfield, a freshman, had a 3.40 GPA. Also a business major, Whitfield played in 30 matches with 27 starts for the Demons this season. The Mandeville, Louisiana product had 52 blocks, 48 kills and three service aces to show her versatility.

McFarland, a Criminal Justice major out of Alvin, Texas, had 3.47 GPA this year. The freshman played in all 30 matches for the Demons and led the team in digs with 319 including 29 in a season-opening win over Tennessee State on Aug. 29.

Wesson turned in a 3.56 GPA majoring in marketing. The Demons' junior had 186 which was second on the team. The Euless, Texas native also scattered nine aces throughout the season.

Makenna Tryon is a marketing major that accumulated a 3.82. The junior was second on the team with 211 digs. The Waller, Texas native also had 166 kills for the season while playing and was the only Demon to start in all 30 matches. She had a double-double on Nov. 6 against East Texas A&M with 14 kills and 10 digs.

UT-Rio Grande Valley's Isabella Constanti was named Student-Athlete of the Year of she had a 4.0 GPA for the Vaqueros who finished 22-8 and 15-1 in Southland play.

2025 Southland Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year: Isabella Costantini, Jr., 4.00 GPA, Multidisciplinary Studies 

2025 Southland Volleyball All-Academic Team
EAST TEXAS A&M
Gracie Campbell, Sr., 3.76 GPA, Business Administration 
Rendi Fetty, Sr., 3.67 GPA, Communication Studies
Haley Mullaney, Jr., 3.64 GPA, Early Childhood Education
Jade Washington, So., 3.72 GPA, Psychology

HCU 
Allana Archie, Jr., 3.52 GPA, Psychology 
Katy Barger, So., 3.79 GPA, Allied Health
Joya Euhus, Fr., 3.83 GPA, International Business
Peyton Fadal, So., 4.00 GPA, Allied Health
Hannah Redrow, Jr., 3.46 GPA, Marketing
 
UIW 
Alex Beauchamp, So., 3.25 GPA, Business Administration
Vanessa Eregie, So., 4.00 GPA, Nursing 
Finely Evans, 3.72 GPA, Biology
Kyla Malone, Sr., 3.86 GPA, Healthcare Science 

LAMAR
Alexa Gonzalez, So., 3.45 GPA, Marketing
Lyric Jordan, Jr., 3.27 GPA, Exercise Science
Hailey McEllrath, So., 3.30 GPA, Communication Broadcasting
Taisha Rhone, Jr., 3.53 GPA, Exercise Science
Daniella Udegbunam, R-Fr., 3.40 GPA, University Studies

MCNEESE
Neal Grace Berry, Fr., 4.00 GPA, Agricultural Sciences 
Lauren Fuller, Sr., 3.77 GPA, Health & Human Performance
Ava Henry, Fr., 3.53 GPA, Marketing
Kinga Ziolkowska, Fr., 3.82 GPA, Marketing

NEW ORLEANS
Vanae Sapp, Gr., 4.00 GPA, Master's Counselor Education
Alessandra Meoni, Gr., 4.00 GPA, Mathematics
Defne Eciroglu, Jr., 3.87 GPA, Chemistry
Lani Alleman, Jr., 3.60 GPA, Psychology
Courtney Roundtree, Sr., 3.34 GPA, Sociology

NICHOLLS
Tierney Terrell, Jr., 4.00 GPA, Psychology

NORTHWESTERN STATE
Olivia Bush, Jr., 3.39 GPA, Business
Julia Whitfield, Fr., 3.40 GPA, Business
Emmarie McFarland, Fr., 3.47 GPA, Criminal Justice
Samaya Wesson, Jr., 3.56 GPA, Marketing
Makenna Tryon, Jr., 3.82 GPA, Marketing

SOUTHEASTERN
India Bennett, R-Sr., 4.00 GPA, Integrated Science and Technology 
Ainsley Driska, Jr., 4.00 GPA, Child Life
Lily Morgan, Sr., 3.75 GPA, Kinesiology
Alexis Logarbo, Sr., 3.54 GPA, Biological Sciences
Peyton Stokley, Sr., 3.70 GPA, Biological Sciences

SFA 
Caroline Kahle, Sr., 4.00 GPA, Kinesiology Teaching
Kyanna Creecy, Jr., 3.79 GPA, Kinesiology Teaching
Jayden Flynn, Sr., 3.74 GPA, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Izabella Ortiz, Sr., 3.65 GPA, Kinesiology
Katherine Holtman, So., 3.85 GPA, Biology 

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
Brooklyn Jaeger, Jr., 4.00 GPA, Kinesiology 
Virginia Van Der Werff, So., 3.84 GPA, Biomedical Studies
Kenna Buchanan, Jr., 3.81 GPA, Kinesiology
Katelyn Krienke, Sr., 3.94 GPA, Biomedical Sciences
Kaitlyn Baumann, Sr., 3.90 GPA, English

UTRGV
Isabella Costantini, Jr., 4.00 GPA, Multidisciplinary Studies 
Martina Franco, So., 3.38 GPA, Kinesiology
Dimitra Nanou, Fr., 4.00 GPA, Biology
Julianna Bryant, Jr., 3.40 GPA, Criminal Justice
Valentina Sarti Cipriani, Sr., 3.33 GPA, Mass Communication