Last season UNC advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAAT by upsetting 6 seed UTEP, then losing to 3 seed Wisc.
Finished with a 22-9 record, 14-6 in conference for 6th place
Final AVCA ranking: 19th
RPI Ranking: 43rd
Returning Starters: (all appear on the 2026 spring roster):
So we lose only one contributor from last year. No indication that anyone has transferred out. I also have no indication that anyone transferred in, and no new names on the spring roster.
Links:
2026 Roster
2025 Stats
2026 High School Commitments:
2027 High School Commitments:
The 2025-26 Volleyball thread
Finished with a 22-9 record, 14-6 in conference for 6th place
Final AVCA ranking: 19th
RPI Ranking: 43rd
Returning Starters: (all appear on the 2026 spring roster):
- 6-0 Sr setter Zoe Behrendt
- 6-1 Sr outside hitter Safi Hampton
- 6-3 Jr opposite hitter Laynie Smith
- 6-1 Jr middle blocker Jackie Taylor
- -6-3 Sr opposite hitter Chelsea Thorpe
- Heavy rotation with the starters:
- 5-11 Jr libero Julia Bolinger (played in 113 of 117 sets)
- 5-9 So setter Sienna Cozza (played in 74 of 117 sets)
- 6-3 Sr right side Hailey Pearce (played in 96 of 117 sets)
- 6-2 Sr middle blocker Lauren Schutter (played in 96 of 117 sets)
- Lighter rotation, but significant contributions:
- 5-10 Jr setter Emily Bobbitt (played in 45 of 117 sets)
- 6-4 So middle blocker Meghan Clifford (played in 16 of 117 sets)
- 6-0 Jr outside hitter Erin Curtis (played in 21 of 117 sets)
- 6-1 So outside hitter Bridget Malone (played in 38 of 117 sets)
- Jr MB Mackenzie Boyer and Gr MB Sadie Swift also return
- Maddy May - starting libero graduated
- Shea Cadence does not appear on the spring roster; I am not sure if she transferred out or is not currently on the team for another reason. My guess is she just graduated with eligibility remaining. Her socials are private. She played minimally last season.
So we lose only one contributor from last year. No indication that anyone has transferred out. I also have no indication that anyone transferred in, and no new names on the spring roster.
Links:
2026 Roster
2025 Stats
2026 High School Commitments:
Name | Position | Rankings | Awards | High School | Club |
| Carly Markham already enrolled | 5-8 DS/Libero | Prepdig.com #139 nationally, #4 in NC prepvolleyball.com #8 player in Atlantic Coast Region | Team USAV NTDP in 2022 2025 JVA Girls’ All-National Team Class of 2026 | Apex Friendship | Triangle Volleyball Club |
| Lindley Miller already enrolled | 6-4 OH/OPP | NC All-Region | Green Level in Cary, NC | Triangle Volleyball Club | |
| Addison West | 6-2 Outside Hitter | Prepdig.com #59 nationally, #1 in NB Maxpreps Top 10 hitter in the 2026 class | 2025 AVCA 2nd Team A-A NB 2025 Gatorade POY Omaha World-Herald Super Six: NB 1st Team All-State | Omaha Skutt Catholic in NB | Premier Nebraska Volleyball |
2027 High School Commitments:
Name | Position | Rankings | Awards | High School | Club |
| May Durrill | 6-4 Middle Blocker | 3-star recruit | Missouri All-State | Mary Institute Country Day School in MO | High Performance STL 17 Royal |
| Kalia Kroth | 5-10 outside hitter/Librero/DS | Prepdig.com #98 nationally. #4 in IL #6 VB player in IL | prepvolleyball.com HM A-A AVCA HM A-A AVCA All-Region IVCA/GLR 1st Team All-State | DePaul College Prep in IL | 1st Alliance VBC |
| Marlie Smith | 5-10 setter | PrepVolleyball #17 recruit nationally, #3 setter in the 2027 class #26 recruit nationally and the 5th ranked setter Prepdig.com #17 nationally, #4 Setter, #1 in MI | AVCA 3rd Team AA PrepVolleyball 2025 U-16 1st Team A-A VBallRecruiter.com 2025 U-16 1st Team A-A AAU 16 Open MVP & A-A AAU 14 Open A-A StateChamps Mich POY Finalist 2025 & 2026 (soph & Jr) Mich All-State 2nd Team as a soph 2025 & 2026 Team USA NTDP invite | Clarkston in MI | Legacy Volleyball Club (2x national champs) |
The 2025-26 Volleyball thread
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