USC Aiken's Sommer earns 1st-team All-Peach Belt Conference recognition

Nov. 21—USC Aiken senior middle blocker Anna Sommer has been named to the all-Peach Belt Conference team, as announced by the league office.

Sommer, a native of Saint Louis, earned first-team accolades.

She leads the PBC in hitting percentage with a .363 mark. Her 1.17 blocks per frame also top the PBC standings. Sommer is sixth in the PBC with 2.69 kills per frame and is fifth in points per set (3.44).

The middle blocker posted a season-high 18 kills in the win over Coker while notching a season-high 20 points against the Cobras. Sommer had 10 total blocks against Montevallo — all of which were assisted.

She's had five matches with at least five total blocks on the year. Sommer has posted 15 matches with at least 10 kills and has 12 matches where she's hit at least .400.

After a win over UNC Pembroke and a pair of dynamic performances in the sweep of Middle Georgia State, Sommer earned PBC Player of the Week accolades.

She and the Pacers (15-15, 6-9 PBC) are in action this weekend at Flagler for the PBC Tournament as the No. 4 seed. They began the week ranked 10th in the 2025 NCAA Division II Volleyball Southeast Region rankings, which were released Wednesday afternoon.

The rankings are the official poll utilized by the NCAA in the championship selection process and will continue to be released each week by the NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee up to the NCAA Championship selections.

The Southeast Region consists of volleyball programs from the South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas and the PBC, with each conference tournament champion receiving an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, with five at-large selections filling out the eight-team Southeast Regional.

All-Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Team

First Team All-Conference

Layne Witherspoon, Augusta

Lauren Nelson, Augusta

Marley Middlebrooks, Flagler

Clare Sheedy, Flagler

Katie Miller, Lander

Anna Sommer, USC Aiken

Second Team All-Conference

Giulia Rodrigues, Augusta

Sofiia Snitsarevych, Augusta

Gracie Fleming, Flagler

Katherine Rank, Flagler

Cassidy Bloom, Flagler

Enisilina Savelio, Lander

Player of the Year: Katie Miller, Lander

Libero/ Defensive Specialist of the Year: Giulia Rodrigues, Augusta

Setter of the Year: Clare Sheedy, Flagler

Freshman of the Year: Sofiia Snitsarevych, Augusta

Coach of the Year: Jeff Reynolds, Flagler