DALLAS – Conference USA tabbed 11 student-athletes to its 2026 CUSA Volleyball All-Academic Team on Friday. All 10 schools are represented with FIU leading the way with two selections.  
 
Liberty’s Paige Overcash claimed her second all-academic honor as a junior majoring in Public Health: Pre-Clinical with a 4.00 GPA. She has posted 19 double-digit kill matches and two double-doubles on the season. Overcash put down 17 kills against FIU on Oct. 17 which were the most by a Liberty player in a three-set match since the 2024 season.
 
Six of the 11 honorees boast perfect 4.00 marks, including FIU’s two individuals selected to the All-Academic Team. Marta Lazzarin is a junior majoring in Economics, while Rayne Williams is a sophomore pursuing a degree in Psychology.
 
Additionally, eight selections earned all-academic honors for the first time this year in Delaware’s Asia Murray (4.00, International Business), Jax State’s Izzy Whittaker (4.00, Accounting), Kennesaw State’s Ashlyn Anderson (3.74, Accounting), MTSU's Michaela Dlouhã (3.77, Business Administration), Missouri State’s Hannah Gardner (3.50, Marketing), NM State’s Katrina Catalan (4.00, Management), Sam Houston’s Chloe Monson (4.00, Accounting) and WKU’s Faith Young (4.00, Psychology).
 
The 2026 CUSA Volleyball Championship will be held November 20-22 in Bowling Green, Ky.
 
2026 Volleyball All-Academic Team

Name	Year	GPA	Major(s)/ Minor
Asia Murray, Delaware	5th	4.00	International Business
Marta Lazzarin, FIU	Jr.	4.00	Economics
Rayne Williams, FIU	So.	4.00	Psychology
Izzy Whittaker, Jax State	Jr.	4.00	Accounting
Ashlyn Anderson, Kennesaw State	Jr.	3.74	Accounting
Paige Overcash, Liberty2	Jr.	4.00	Public Health: Pre-Clinical
Michaela Dlouhã, MTSU	Sr.	3.77	Business Administration
Hannah Gardner, Missouri State	So.	3.50	Marketing
Katrina Catalan, NM State	Jr.	4.00	Management
Chloe Monson, Sam Houston	So.	4.00	Accounting
Faith Young, WKU	Jr.	4.00	Psychology

² – Two-time all-academic selection