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Greensboro College Volleyball's Bozarth, Mayfield Honored by USA South Along with Leo, Shiflet, and Young

Greensboro, NC (11/12/2026) — The USA South Conference announced their 2026 volleyball all-conference awards on Wednesday. Head Coach Dan Bozarth was named the USA South Coach of the Year for the second straight season, while Morgan Mayfield was named Libero of the Year for the third consecutive year. Abigail Leo was named First Team All-Conference, while Payton Shiflet earned Second Team honors. Grace Young was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team for the third straight year.

Bozarth has now won two Coach of the Year awards in just his first two seasons leading the Pride volleyball program. Bozarth led the team to a 25-4 regular season record in route to a second consecutive USA South Regular Season Championship. In his two seasons at the helm, Bozarth has put together a 54-7 record and a 33-3 record in conference play.

Mayfield is the second ever USA South libero to be named Libero of the Year three straight seasons, and the first in school history. She is also the only player in conference history to win Rookie of the Year and three consecutive Libero of the Year honors. Mayfield averaged 5.57 digs and 1.08 assists per set to go along with a USA South-leading 74 service aces. Against conference opponents, Mayfield led the league in total digs (413), digs per set (5.99), service aces 51, and service aces per set (0.74). Mayfield was named All-Conference for the fourth straight season, the second consecutive first team honor, and was also selected USA South Defensive Player of the Week three times. Mayfield broke the program record for digs in a career earlier this season.

Leo, a junior transfer in her first season with the Pride, made her presence known right away helping anchor the front line. Leo totaled 190 kills, 1.79 kills/set, and a team-high 96 blocks. Leo led the conference in hitting percentage at .335, and her 96 blocks were second in the league.

Shiflet caps off her legendary career with a Second Team All-Conference nod. Shiflet is a two-time USA South Player of the Year along with being named Rookie of the Year in 2022. In 2026, Shiflet totaled a team-high 246 kills, 2.86 kills/set, and had 112 digs. She surpassed the 1,000 career dig mark in her career earlier this year.

Grace Young was been named All-Sportsmanship for the third consecutive season. Young helped anchor a stellar back line for the Pride while totaling 259 digs, 2.56 digs/set, and 51 service aces.

For the full all-conference announcement, head to usasouth.net.

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