NEW ORLEANS – Georgia Southern’s Reagan Barth and Kirsten Barrett and Texas State’s Jade Defraeye each turned in impressive performances to lead in various statistics across the league. They have been named the final Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Players of the Week.
Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Reagan Barth, Georgia Southern
(Jr., OH, Lenexa, Kan.)
Georgia Southern’s Reagan Barth registered the sixth-most kills in a match in Sun Belt history, and also the sixth-most in a 5-set match in NCAA Division I this year, with her 37 kills against Louisiana on Friday. The 37 kills were also one off the Georgia Southern school record, set in 2001. For the week, Barth hit .355 with 48 kills (6.00 kills/set) and 25 digs (3.13 digs/set) and she moved into fifth place all-time at Georgia Southern in kills, moving past Lauren McClain (1,144) and now sitting with 1,155 career kills. The junior outside hitter led all Sun Belt players this week in kills per set and points per set (6.56). Barth finished the regular season with 16 straight matches of double digit kills, all of which were Sun Belt matches.
Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Jade Defraeye, Texas State
(Sr., MB, Dunkirk, France)
Texas State’s Jade Defraeye posted a league-best 14 block assists. Defraeye’s 1.40 blocks per set was also amongst the top of the league as she led the Bobcats to two wins over the regular season champions James Madison. Defraeye maintained prolific blocking while tallying 20 kills with a .405 attack percentage, which was one of the top marks of the league’s middles. Defraeye’s weekend also put her squarely in second place in Texas State history in the block assist category, just five away from tying the program record. Defraeye’s defense helped the Bobcats limit the Dukes to just a .194 attack percentage throughout the weekend.
Volleyball Setter of the Week
Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
(Sr., S, Cleveland, Ohio)
Georgia Southern’s Kirsten Barrett notched 83 assists (10.38 assists/set) and 34 digs (4.25 digs/set) while adding four kills, three aces and two blocks in this week's two matches against Louisiana to close out the regular season. She tied her season high with 54 assists on Friday and added 20 digs, her third 20+ dig match of the year. Her 83 assists and 10.38 assist/set numbers were tops among all Sun Belt players this week, as she passed the 1,000 assist mark in a single season for a second straight year and moved into sixth place on the Georgia Southern all-time assist chart, passing Kat Minnerly (2,789) with her 2,821 career tallies. Barrett Is also the first Eagle with back-to-back 1,000+ assist seasons since Minnerly did so in 2013 & 2014.
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Jalyn Stout, Coastal Carolina
Week 2 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 3 – Jalyn Stout, Coastal Carolina
Week 4 – Daedrianna Cail, Arkansas State
Week 5 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 6 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 7 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 8 – Alex Myers, Georgia Southern
Week 9 – Kennedy Louisell, James Madison
Week 10 – Reagan Barth, Georgia Southern
Week 11 – Amiah Butler, Troy
Week 12 – Reagan Barth, Georgia Southern
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Maddie Cugino, Georgia Southern
Week 2 – Alexa Strandberg, South Alabama
Week 3 – Anna Rita, Coastal Carolina
Week 4 – Haley Glunz, Arkansas State
Week 5 – Anna Rita, Coastal Carolina
Week 6 – Ayen Nhial, James Madison
Week 7 – Lydia Seymour, Georgia Southern
Week 8 – Briana Wilson, South Alabama
Week 9 – Julia McNeley, James Madison
Week 10 – Alyssa Clark, Texas State
Week 11 – Marta Lazzarin, Georgia State
Week 12 – Jade Defraeye, Texas State
2025 Sun Belt Volleyball Setters of the Week
Week 1 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 2 – Anna Blaine, Texas State
Week 3 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 4 – Bella Thompson, Marshall
Week 5 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 6 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 7 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 8 – Anna Loberg, South Alabama
Week 9 – Anna Loberg, South Alabama
Week 10 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern
Week 11 – Madison Marx, Troy
Week 12 – Kirsten Barrett, Georgia Southern