CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Seven Campbellsville University volleyball players were named to the 2026 Mid-South Conference Women's Volleyball All-Conference teams, the conference announced, as the Tigers also were recognized for character and academic achievement.
Five Tigers earned First Team All-Conference honors: Elif Akcivi, Libby Erwin, Brooke Hager, Sophie Hill, and Kati Vest. Marisa Gallardo and Celestina Retumban were named to the Second Team.
Akcivi led the Tigers with 381 kills and 299 digs, and Erwin added 378 kills. Both averaged 2.76 kills per set. Hager and Hill each hit .339. Gallardo led the team with 473 digs (3.43 per set), and Retumban finished with 418 digs and 111 assists.
Vest, a sophomore setter, led the NAIA in total assists with 1,331, an average of 9.64 per set. She also earned more MSC Setter of the Week awards than any other setter in the conference with six. She hit .383 with 179 kills and 293 digs.
Olivia Hellman was named to the MSC Women's Volleyball Champions of Character Team, which recognizes one student-athlete from each of the volleyball programs. Coaches nominated honorees based on their leadership on and off campus and their demonstration of the NAIA's five core character values.
Twelve Campbellsville players also were recognized for academic achievement by the MSC. To be nominated by their institution, student-athletes must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and be in their third term or fourth quarter. The Tigers honored were:
The recognition comes as Campbellsville (28-9, 7-3 MSC) prepares for the MSC Championship. The Tigers are hitting .232 as a team, compared with .154 for their opponents, and are averaging 13.03 kills and 1.90 aces per set.
The Tigers face the University of the Cumberlands Patriots in the MSC Championship match Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. ET in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
