GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's volleyball team earned three All-Conference honors, announced by the Empire 8 on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Kate Barba highlighted the list on First-Team, while
Ayla Pas'cal and
Zooey Gagnier picked up Third-Team honors and
Carolyn Mack was named an Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leader selection for Geneseo.
Barba led the Geneseo offense all season long, posting a team best 241 kills at a clip of 2.87 per set and a hitting percentage of .207. Her season was highlighted with 20 kills and a .313 hitting percentage against Buffalo St., 17 kills against Fredonia, and over 16 kills in conference matches against Utica, Alfred, and Sage. Pas'cal was a force out of the middle for the Knights, posting a team-best 72 blocks on the season with 39 solo blocks. She was also second on the team in kills at 155 with a .225 hitting percentage. Gagnier led the back line all year for Geneseo, amassing 430 digs at a rate of 4.3 per set. Additionally, she was incredibly consistent on serve receive, passing 507 serves with a receptions percentage of .949.
One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2025 Women's Volleyball Tomorrow's Leaders Team. This team honors a student-athlete who has emerged as a leader not only on the field of play, but in the classroom and in the community. In addition, they "compete with honor and integrity" and have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen, and Mack earned that honor for the Knights.
Full press release from the Empire 8.