MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2025 SSAC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
Loyola’s Alexa Palmer was named 2025 SSAC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The junior nursing major posted a 3.94 GPA in the classroom. On the court, she earned First-Team All-Conference honors and was selected to the SSAC All-Tournament Team after helping guide the Wolf Pack to the tournament title. 
 
Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Team
Alexa Palmer, Loyola
Paige Lowe, Point
Emma McPherson, Mobile
Emily Osborne, Mobile
Kala Emanuelli, Loyola
Kora Wilson, Blue Mountain Christian
Ashlee Kraft, UT Southern
Natalie Bartholomew, William Carey
 
Additional Notes

• Other top GPAs on the squad are McPherson (3.88), Osborne (3.88) and Kraft (3.85)
• Every student-athlete on the team earned All-Conference recognition. Kraft was named SSAC Newcomer of the Year
• To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
• Graduate students and transfers must have completed one semester at the school