The Big 12 Conference announced the yearly award winners for the 2025 Big 12 volleyball season. The awards were selected by the Conference’s head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their institution.
Arizona State’s Noemie Glover was named the league’s Player of the Year, the first Sun Devil in program history to accomplish the feat. Iowa State’s Rachel Van Gorp was unanimously voted the Libero of the Year, while Morgan Brandt became the second Cyclone and first since the inaugural award to be named the Setter of the Year. BYU’s Suli Davis was named the Freshman of the Year, the first in BYU history, while UCF’s Avah Armour was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year. JJ Van Niel was voted as the Coach of the Year after leading the Sun Devils to a 17-1 record in league play for the second consecutive year.
Glover led the Sun Devils to the top spot in league play in hitting percentage (.284), opponent hitting percentage (.163) and blocks (207.5). Glover ranked No. 6 individually in hitting percentage (.342), No. 9 in kills per set (4.08) and No. 9 in blocks per set (1.11). She was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times this season, the second Sun Devil to win three Big 12 weekly awards in the same season in as many years.
Van Gorp averaged the second-most digs per set among Big 12 players (4.83), helping the Cyclones finish league play with the most digs per set. The sophomore from Olathe, Kansas was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week twice during the 2025 regular season.
Brandt recorded the most assists in a Big 12 match this season with 61 against Arizona State on Oct. 31. The senior paced an ISU offense that finished fourth in the Conference in hitting percentage (.246) on the season, while she averaged the fifth-most assists per set for the year.
Davis was one of two underclassmen ranked in the top 10 of both kills per set and points per set for the regular season. The freshman from Euless, Texas finished with the second-highest kills (4.93) and points per set (5.38) in league matches. In Big 12 play, she recorded the most kills in a 4-set match (28) and tied for the most in a 3-set match (19). The freshman was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week six times, tied for the second most in a single season in Conference history.
Armour is UCF’s first student-athlete to receive a Big 12 volleyball yearly accolade. The junior from Manitou Springs, Colorado ranked in the top 35 nationally in points (No. 29), points per set (No. 30), total kills (No. 32) and kills per set (No. 32). Her 4.89 points per set and 4.35 kills per set sat No. 6 and No. 7 in the Big 12, respectively. Armour, a junior, is a finance major with a 3.94 GPA, who has played in all 105 sets and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week once this season.
Van Niel led the Sun Devils to a second consecutive Big 12 title. Under his guidance, ASU finished the season with an unblemished record at home (14-0) for the second year in a row. Arizona State finished the regular season with 17 wins, tying the program record set in 2024. The 14 wins at Desert Financial Arena are the third-most nationally among the 10 programs that finished the season undefeated. Arizona State clinched a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and finished No. 8 in the final regular-season AVCA/TARAFLEX DI Poll.
Eighteen student-athletes were selected to the All-Big 12 First Team, while an additional 18 were named to the Second Team. Ten freshmen were chosen to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team. A full list of the honorees can be found below.
2025 All-Big 12 Volleyball Award Winners
Player of the Year: Noemie Glover, Arizona State, OH, Jr.
Libero of the Year: Rachel Van Gorp, Iowa State, L, So.*
Setter of the Year: Morgan Brandt, Iowa State, S, Sr.
Freshman of the Year: Suli Davis, BYU, OH, Fr.
Coach of the Year: JJ Van Niel, Arizona State,
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Avah Armour, UCF, OH, Jr.
All-Big 12 First Team
Jordan Wilson, Arizona, OH, Sr.*
Noemie Glover, Arizona State, OH, Jr.*
Bailey Miller, Arizona State, OH, Sr.
Colby Neal, Arizona State, MB, Gr.
Ksenia Rakhmanchik, Baylor, OH, Fr.
Alex Bower, BYU, S, So.
Suli Davis, BYU, OH, Fr.*
Brielle Kemavor, BYU, MB, Jr.
Ana Burilovic, Colorado, PIN, Jr.*
Avah Armour, UCF, OH, Jr.
Sydney Nolan, Cincinnati, OH, Jr.
Morgan Brandt, Iowa State, S, Sr.
Rachel Van Gorp, Iowa State, L, So. *
Reese Ptacek, Kansas, MB, So.
Jovana Zelenovic, Kansas, PIN, Fr.
Shaylee Myers, Kansas State, OH, Sr.*
Evan Hendrix, TCU, OH, So.*
Kamryn Gibadlo, Utah, OH, Jr.
All-Big 12 Second Team
Carlie Cisneros, Arizona, OH, So.
Avery Scoggins, Arizona, S, So.
Faith Frame, Arizona State, L, So.
Gabrielle Essix, Baylor, MB, Sr.
Morgan Madison, Baylor, L/DS, Fr.
Claire Little Chambers, BYU, OH, Jr.
Carly Glendinning, Cincinnati, OH, Sr.
Cayla Payne, Colorado, MB, Jr.
Tierney Jackson, Iowa St., MB, Sr.
Katie Dalton, Kansas, S, Sr.
Grace Nelson, Kansas, OH, So.
Rhian Swanson, Kansas, OH, Sr.
Ryan White, Kansas, L, Gr.
Aniya Clinton, Kansas St., OH, R-Jr.
Ava Legrand, Kansas St., S, Sr.
Becca Kelley, TCU, OH, So.
Emrie Moea'I, Utah, MB, Sr.
Trinity Sheridan, West Virginia, OPP, R-Jr.
All-Rookie Team
Kiylah Presley, Arizona State, OH
Morgan Madison, Baylor, L/DS
Ksenia Rakhmanchik, Baylor, OH
Bailey Warren, Baylor, OH
Suli Davis, BYU, OH*
Alexa Haley, UCF, L
Alea Goolsby, Iowa State, OH*
Reagan Hanfelt, Iowa State, MB
Aurora Papac, Kansas, MB
Jovana Zelenovic, Kansas, PIN*
*Unanimous selection
Players for the First, Second and Rookie Teams are sorted alphabetically by school.