Draft Results: Week 1 Teams of 2025 AU Pro Volleyball Championship

The top four returners from last year’s leaderboard are the opening week’s captains: Brittany Abercrombie (Gold), Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía (Orange), Madi Kingdon Rishel (Blue), and Morgan Hentz (Purple).

Opening night is Friday, Oct. 3, at Liberty First Credit Union in Ralston, Nebraska. Team Kingdon Rishel will face Team De La Cruz-Mejía on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT, followed by Team Abercrombie vs. Team Hentz at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), Swerve, and more.

Meet the Week One teams of the 2025 AU Pro Volleyball Championship.

*Teams are listed in the order in which they were drafted.

TEAM ABERCROMBIE

Coach: Kayla Banwarth

• Brittany Abercrombie, Opposite
• Alexa Gray, Outside Hitter
• Molly McCage, Middle Blocker
• Claire Chaussee, Outside Hitter
• Emily Thater, Middle Blocker
• Sydney Hilley, Setter
• Brooke Nuneviller, Outside Hitter
• Justine Wong-Orantes, Libero
• Elise Goetzinger, Middle Blocker
• Heydi Casanova, Opposite
• Gabby Blossom, Setter

TEAM DE LA CRUZ-MEJÍA

Coach: Alisha Glass Childress 

• Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía, Outside Hitter
• Dani Drews, Outside Hitter
• Khat Bell, Opposite
• Micha Hancock, Setter
• Taylor Sandbothe, Middle Blocker
• McKenna Vicini, Middle Blocker
• Skylar Fields, Opposite
• Marlie Monserez, Setter
• Maddie Haynes, Outside Hitter
• Piyanut Pannoy, Libero
• Annayka Legros, Middle Blocker

TEAM KINGDON RISHEL

Coach: Fernando Morales

• Madi Kingdon Rishel, Outside Hitter
• Natália Zilio Pereira, Outside Hitter
• Serena Gray, Middle Blocker
• Chompoo Guedpard, Setter
• Sophie Fischer, Middle Blocker
• Temi Thomas-Ailara, Opposite
• Manami Kojima, Libero
• Onye Ofoegbu, Middle Blocker
• Lorenne Teixera, Opposite
• Madi Bugg, Setter
• Jaali Winters, Outside Hitter

TEAM HENTZ

Coach: Joseph Trinsey 

• Morgan Hentz, Libero
• Jordan Thompson, Opposite
• Claire Hoffman, Outside Hitter
• Tori Dixon, Middle Blocker
• Kayla Caffey, Middle Blocker
• Natalia Valentin-Anderson, Setter
• Reagan Cooper, Outside Hitter
• Sarah Parsons, Outside Hitter
• Bella Bergmark, Middle Blocker
• Carly Graham, Setter
• Tessa Grubbs, Opposite

Week One begins on Friday, Oct. 3, at Liberty First Credit Union in Ralston, Nebraska. Team Kingdon Rishel will face Team De La Cruz-Mejía on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT, followed by Team Abercrombie vs. Team Hentz at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), Swerve, and more.