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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