Posted: Aug 01, 2025

2025 Volleyball Season Preview

LA PLATA, Md. – The College of Southern Maryland volleyball program will be in search of its fifth straight season with a .500 or better record in 2025 as they look to get over the hump and make the NJCAA National Tournament.

Below is a list of returners, losses, and an inside look regarding the newcomers / freshmen.

Returners:

#2 Mia DeCarlo (Defensive Specialist / Sophomore / Frostburg, Maryland)

2024 Stats
- Matches Played – 21
- Sets Played – 55
- Points – 36
  - Per Set – 0.65
- Kills – 10
  - Per Set – 0.18
- Attacks – 35
- Hitting Percentage – 0.029
- Assists – 1
  - Per Set – 0.02
- Service Aces – 26
  - Per Set – 0.47
- Digs – 208
  - Per Set – 3.78

#3 Lelia Iafeta (Outside, Opposite Side Hitter / Sophomore / Hawke's Bay, New Zealand)

2024 Stats
- Matches Played – 20
- Sets Played – 54
- Points – 114
  - Per Set – 2.11
- Kills – 97
  - Per Set – 1.80
- Attacks – 303
- Hitting Percentage – 0.152
- Assists – 2
  - Per Set – 0.04
- Service Aces – 4
  - Per Set – 0.07
- Digs – 38
  - Per Set – 0.70
- Solo Blocks – 11
- Block Assists – 4
- Total Blocks – 15
  - Per Set – 0.28

#10 Madison Zambito (Defensive Specialist / Sophomore / Woodbridge, Virginia)

2024 Stats
- Matches Played – 19
- Sets Played – 39
- Points – 20
  - Per Set – 0.51
- Kills – 1
  - Per Set – 0.03
- Attacks – 5
- Service Aces – 19
  - Per Set – 0.49
- Digs – 88
  - Per Set – 2.26

Losses:

Katy Swanson (Defensive Specialist / Huntingtown, Maryland)

2024 Stats
- Matches Played – 21
- Sets Played – 60
- Points – 27
  - Per Set – 0.45
- Kills – 1
  - Per Set – 0.02
- Attacks – 2
- Hitting Percentage – 0.500
- Assists – 38
  - Per Set – 0.63
- Service Aces – 26
  - Per Set – 0.43
- Digs – 338
  - Per Set – 5.63
Career Stats
- Matches Played – 47
- Sets Played – 152
- Points – 84
  - Per Set – 0.55
- Kills – 15
  - Per Set – 0.10
- Attacks – 131
- Assists – 121
  - Per Set – 0.80
- Service Aces – 69
  - Per Set – 0.45
- Digs – 689
  - Per Set – 4.53
Accolades
- 2024
  - All-MD JUCO 2nd Team
  - All-Region 20 Honorable Mention
- 2023
  - All-MD JUCO 1st Team
  - All-Region 20 2nd Team

Brooklynn Delane (Outside Hitter / Colonial Beach, Virginia)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 14
- Sets Played – 23
- Points – 37.5
  - Per Set – 1.63
- Kills – 34
  - Per Set – 1.48
- Attacks – 103
- Hitting Percentage – 0.087
- Assists – 1
  - Per Set – 0.04
- Service Aces – 2
  - Per Set – 0.09
- Digs – 17
  - Per Set – 0.74
- Solo Blocks – 1
- Block Assists – 1
- Total Blocks – 2
  - Per Set – 0.09
Moved On
- Regent

Lola Chagnon (Defensive Specialist / Higganum, Connecticut)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 13
- Sets Played – 16
- Points – 1
  - Per Set – 0.06
- Attacks – 1
- Service Aces – 1
  - Per Set – 0.06
- Digs – 31
  - Per Set – 1.94

Meghan Pullen (Middle Blocker / Fort Washington, Maryland)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 21
- Sets Played – 57
- Points – 79.5
  - Per Set – 1.39
- Kills – 46
  - Per Set – 0.81
- Attacks – 163
- Hitting Percentage – 0.172
- Service Aces – 11
  - Per Set – 0.19
- Digs – 35
  - Per Set – 0.61
- Solo Blocks – 18
- Block Assists – 9
- Total Blocks – 27
  - Per Set – 0.47

Neriya Kindred (Outside Hitter / Goodyear, Arizona)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 14
- Sets Played – 26
- Points – 58
  - Per Set – 2.23
- Kills – 55
  - Per Set – 2.12
- Attacks – 181
- Hitting Percentage – 0.083
- Assists – 1
  - Per Set – 0.04
- Service Aces – 2
  - Per Set – 0.08
- Digs – 57
  - Per Set – 2.19
- Solo Blocks – 1
- Total Blocks – 1
  - Per Set – 0.04

Julia Wiliams (Outside Hitter / Prince Frederick, Maryland)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 14
- Sets Played – 42
- Points – 128
  - Per Set – 3.05
- Kills – 110
  - Per Set – 2.62
- Attacks – 286
- Hitting Percentage – 0.192
- Assists – 2
  - Per Set – 0.05
- Service Aces – 17
  - Per Set – 0.40
- Digs – 158
  - Per Set – 3.76
- Solo Blocks – 1
- Total Blocks – 1
  - Per Set – 0.02
Accolades
- 2024
  - All-Region 20 2nd Team
  - All-MD JUCO 2nd Team

Countess Gordon (Outside Hitter / Temple Hills, Maryland)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 20
- Sets Played – 47
- Points – 81.5
  - Per Set – 1.73
- Kills – 79
  - Per Set – 1.68
- Attacks – 227
- Hitting Percentage – 0.101
- Digs – 37
  - Per Set – 0.79
- Solo Blocks – 2
- Block Assists – 1
- Total Blocks – 3
  - Per Set – 0.06

Caleigh Bergling (Defensive Specialist / Mechanicsville, Maryland)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 21
- Sets Played – 62
- Points – 131.5
  - Per Set – 2.12
- Kills – 72
  - Per Set – 1.16
- Attacks – 186
- Hitting Percentage – 0.274
- Assists – 502
  - Per Set – 8.10
- Service Aces – 52
  - Per Set – 0.84
- Digs – 203
  - Per Set – 3.27
- Solo Blocks – 7
- Block Assists – 1
- Total Blocks – 8
  - Per Set – 0.13
Accolades
- 2024
  - All-MD JUCO 3rd Team
  - All-Region 20 Honorable Mention

Abbie Owens (Setter, Opposite Side Hitter / Charlotte Hall, Maryland)

2024 / Career Stats
- Matches Played – 19
- Sets Played – 40
- Points – 59
  - Per Set – 1.48
- Kills – 42
  - Per Set – 1.05
- Attacks – 152
- Hitting Percentage – 0.099
- Assists – 9
  - Per Set – 0.23
- Service Aces – 3
  - Per Set – 0.07
- Digs – 39
  - Per Set – 0.97
- Solo Blocks – 13
- Block Assists – 2
- Total Blocks – 15
  - Per Set – 0.38

Newcomers / Freshmen:

#1 Kaylana Parde (Defensive Specialist / Freshman / Oxon Hill, Maryland)

Previous School
- Oxon Hill HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#4 Amelie Lancioni (Setter / Freshman / Livorno, Italy)

Previous School
- Chopticon HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#5 Amanda Stafford (Outside Hitter / Freshman / Gloucester, Virginia)

Previous School
- Gloucester HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#6 Payton Jones (Defensive Specialist / Freshman / La Plata, Maryland)

Previous School
- La Plata HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#7 Jasmin Qalanawi (Outside, Opposite Side Hitter / Freshman / Hamburg, Germany)

Previous School
- Gymnasium Osterbek HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#8 Donshae Walls (Middle Blocker, Outside Hitter / Freshman / Newport News, Virginia)

Previous School
- Woodside HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#9 Ana Salamanca (Defensive Specialist / Freshman / Mexico City, Mexico)

Previous School
- Escuela Nacional Preparatoria 1 HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#11 Taylor Hollinger (Opposite Side Hitter / Freshman / Alexandria, Virginia)

Previous School
- Hayfield HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#13 Kaylen Miles (Setter / Freshman / California, Maryland)

Previous School
- Great Mills HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#14 Kennedi Jones (Middle Blocker, Opposite Side Hitter / Freshman / White Plains, Maryland)

Previous School
- St. Charles HS
High School Stats
- N/A

#15 Deanna Kalkbrenner (Middle Blocker / Freshman / Huntingtown, Maryland)

Previous School
- Huntingtown HS
High School Stats
- N/A

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