12 Liberty League women’s volleyball players earned a spot on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region teams following the 2025 regular season and Ithaca College junior setter Wesley Slavin was named Region 3 Player of the Year.
All 12 honorees were selected to the Region 3 teams, 10 earned first team honors and two garnered honorable mention recognition. Four Liberty League schools (Ithaca, Union College, Vassar College, William Smith College) had representatives among the First Team and Honorable Mention honorees. Ithaca, the 2025 Liberty League Champions, led the way for the conference with six honorees (5 first team, 1 honorable mention) while William Smith had four recognized (3 first team, 1 honorable mention). Union and Vassar each had one honoree on the first team.
AVCA Region 3 Player of the Year: Wesley Slavin, Junior, Setter, Ithaca College
Slavin appeared in all 30 matches for the Bombers and all but three sets this season (106 of 109). She recorded a team-high 1,106 assists and averages 10.43 per set, which ranks second among league leaders. Slavin was also among the conference’s top 10 in service aces (T-5th, 57) and aces per set (8th, 0.54). Nationally, she is 11th in Division III for assists per set, while as a team Ithaca averages 12.2 assists per set, good for 27th in Division III. Slavin posted 20-plus assists in 27 matches, had more than 40 assists 13 times, and reached 50-plus three times, including a season-high 55 assists in the Liberty League Championship match, where Slavin helped the Bombers secure their fourth straight league title. Slavin, a two-time Liberty League Performer of the Week selection this season, also produced a .268 hitting percentage, averaged 2.14 digs per set (227 total), and added 30 blocks on the year. (Stats as of 11/15)
AVCA Region 3 All-Region First Team
Ellie Benedict, Sr., L, Ithaca
Naomi Clauhs, Jr., OH, Ithaca
Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu, Sr., OH, Ithaca
Ella Graper, Sr., MB, Ithaca
Maura McAusland, Jr., OH, Vassar
Shannon McGrath, Sr., OH, Union
Arielle Newsome, So., MB, William Smith
Malya Sayre, Sr., OH, William Smith
Wesley Slavin, Jr., S, Ithaca
Delainy Williams, So., S, William Smith
AVCA Region 3 All-Region Honorable Mention
Addison Leadbetter, FY, MB, Ithaca
Hope Von Dohlen, Sr., RS, William Smith