The SEC announced this week that Texas volleyball standouts Torrey Stafford and Cari Spears have been named to this season’s Preseason All-SEC Team. Stafford will be a senior this season, and Spears will be a sophomore.
From Texas Athletics:
“Stafford enters her senior season after establishing herself among the nation’s premier players. The Torrance, Calif., native earned AVCA First Team All-America honors for the second consecutive season and was an AVCA National Player of the Year semifinalist after leading
Texas with 516 kills, 33 service aces and 580.5 points in 2025. … Spears is coming off one of the most decorated freshman seasons in program history. The Frisco native earned AVCA Third Team All-America honors after becoming the first Texas freshman to be named AVCA National Player of the Week. She claimed the honor after hitting .600 in sweep victories over No. 9 TCU and No. 21 Baylor, totaling 28 kills in six sets while matching her career high with 18 kills against the Bears.”
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
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SEC SHOWDOWN
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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Look at these two dudes.
