11/13/2026 1:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty junior outside hitter Paige Overcash has been named to the Conference USA (CUSA) Volleyball All-Academic Team.
Nomination and voting were conducted by academic advisers at all 10 member institutions. Nominees were required to have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better, at least a sophomore class standing, and be a starter or key reserve.
A total of 11 student-athletes were honored on the All-Academic Team. FIU had two honorees, while each of the remaining nine conference teams have one representative.
A native of Warrensville, N.C., Overcash is the only two-time award winner on the 2026 CUSA All-Academic Team.
Overcash is the first Lady Flame to receive all-academic honors in back-to-back years since Madison Blane was voted to the CUSA All-Academic Team in both 2023 and 2024.
A two-time CUSA All-Academic Team member, Overcash carries a 4.0 GPA while majoring in public health: pre-clinical. She was named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and is a two-time member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Overcash has had a sensational junior season, leading the team with 3.37 kills per set while hitting .272 overall. She ranks second in CUSA with 3.88 kills per set in conference play, hitting .321 against CUSA opponents. After being named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week three times last season, she was voted CUSA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26 this year. The junior has posted a team-leading 20 double-digit kill matches this season, including a season-high 19 kills at a .378 pace against Sam Houston. Twice this year (at FIU, at Western Kentucky), Overcash scored 17 kills in a three-set match.
Liberty finishes its regular-season schedule today at 3 p.m. against Delaware. Seeding and matchups for the 2026 CUSA Volleyball Championship will be finalized tomorrow evening.
2026 Conference USA
All-Academic Team
Asia Murray, Delaware
Marta Lazzarin, FIU
Rayne Williams, FIU
Izzy Whittaker, Jax State
Ashlynn Anderson, Kennesaw State
Paige Overcash, Liberty
Michaela Dlouha, Middle Tennessee
Hannah Gardner, Missouri State
Katrina Catalan, New Mexico State
Chloe Monson, Sam Houston
Faith Young, Western Kentucky
Nomination and voting were conducted by academic advisers at all 10 member institutions. Nominees were required to have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better, at least a sophomore class standing, and be a starter or key reserve.
A total of 11 student-athletes were honored on the All-Academic Team. FIU had two honorees, while each of the remaining nine conference teams have one representative.
A native of Warrensville, N.C., Overcash is the only two-time award winner on the 2026 CUSA All-Academic Team.
Overcash is the first Lady Flame to receive all-academic honors in back-to-back years since Madison Blane was voted to the CUSA All-Academic Team in both 2023 and 2024.
A two-time CUSA All-Academic Team member, Overcash carries a 4.0 GPA while majoring in public health: pre-clinical. She was named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and is a two-time member of the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Overcash has had a sensational junior season, leading the team with 3.37 kills per set while hitting .272 overall. She ranks second in CUSA with 3.88 kills per set in conference play, hitting .321 against CUSA opponents. After being named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week three times last season, she was voted CUSA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26 this year. The junior has posted a team-leading 20 double-digit kill matches this season, including a season-high 19 kills at a .378 pace against Sam Houston. Twice this year (at FIU, at Western Kentucky), Overcash scored 17 kills in a three-set match.
Liberty finishes its regular-season schedule today at 3 p.m. against Delaware. Seeding and matchups for the 2026 CUSA Volleyball Championship will be finalized tomorrow evening.
2026 Conference USA
All-Academic Team
Asia Murray, Delaware
Marta Lazzarin, FIU
Rayne Williams, FIU
Izzy Whittaker, Jax State
Ashlynn Anderson, Kennesaw State
Paige Overcash, Liberty
Michaela Dlouha, Middle Tennessee
Hannah Gardner, Missouri State
Katrina Catalan, New Mexico State
Chloe Monson, Sam Houston
Faith Young, Western Kentucky
Players Mentioned
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