BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Before the start of the Gulf South Conference Volleyball Championship, the conference announced its All-GSC selections and major award winners for the 2025 regular season. All awards were determined via vote by the conference’s 11 head coaches.
West Florida claimed four of the five individual accolades, headlined by Gabi Moulton who received both GSC Player and Setter of the Year honors for second consecutive season. Teammate Madalyn Mire was recognized as Libero of the Year, while Melissa Wolter was named Coach of the Year. In addition, UAH’s Sydney Durban was voted Freshman of the Year.
The All-GSC selections represented eight programs across the two squads, with a total of 18 student-athletes recognized. West Florida had a conference-high four honorees, while UAH, Trevecca Nazarene, and Lee followed with three apiece. Montevallo had two selections, with one each for Christian Brothers, Mississippi College and Valdosta State.
Moulton led the conference with 1,123 assists, while averaging 10.5 assists per match. The junior also logged a .312 hitting percentage, finishing fifth among GSC leaders, while notching 146 kills on 375 attempts. Moulton is the first player in 10 years to earn GSC Player of the Year honors in consecutive seasons and is the second Argonaut to claim back-to-back Setter of the Year accolades since Taylor Vaneekeren won in 2021 and 2022.
Mire topped the league in digs per set (5.37) and was second overall in total digs (564). Appearing 105 sets, the junior had 25 or more digs in a match seven times, including a season-high 32. Mire is the first Argonaut to win the award since 2021 (Ashton Marshall).
Durban had a strong debut season finishing fourth among GSC leaders with 41 service aces. She was also one of the conference’s top liberos racking up 450 digs, good for eighth-overall, while her 4.37 digs per set was sixth-best on the GSC charts. As a result, Durban is the first Charger to garner top freshman honors in over two decades, last accomplished by Emily Miller in 2002.
Wolter captured her fifth consecutive Coach of the Year award as she led West Florida to its eighth consecutive conference regular season title, going 18-2 league play, while posting a 25-5 record overall. Under her direction, the Argonauts led the GSC in hitting percentage (.237), kills (1,537), kills per set (14.36), total digs (1,851), and opponent hitting percentage (.143).
First serve of the 2025 GSC Volleyball Championship is slated for tonight (November 18) with first round action as No. 5 Montevallo hosts No. 8 Mississippi College at 6 pm CT, while No. 6 Valdosta State welcomes No. 7 Christian Brothers at 6 pm ET. Thirteen-time tournament champion West Florida will be the No. 1-seed and host the second round (Nov. 21), semifinals (Nov. 22) and championship match (Nov. 23), at the UWF Field House in Pensacola, Fla. All the action will be streamed live on FloCollege. For information about tickets, matchups, times and more visit Championship Central at gscsports.org/vbchamp25.
Player of the Year: Gabi Moulton, Jr., S, West Florida
Setter of the Year: Gabi Moulton, Jr., West Florida
Libero of the Year: Madalyn Mire, Jr., West Florida
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Durban, L, UAH
Coach of the Year: Melissa Wolter, West Florida
First Team All-GSC
Gabi Moulton, Jr., S, West Florida*
Addison Cunnagin, So., RS, Trevecca
Kumara Flanagain, Jr., OH, West Florida
Caroline Moyer, Sr., OH, UAH
Danielle Greene, Sr., MB, Montevallo
Skias Hainline, Sr., S, Trevecca^
Katilyn Grant, Jr., MB, Trevecca
Zoe Smith, Sr., OH, UAH
Madalyn Mire, Jr., L, West Florida
Second Team All-GSC
Esthefany Rabit, Jr., MB, Lee
Eimy Negron Domenech, Jr., L, Valdosta State
Magdalena Vongkasemsiri, So., MB/RS, West Florida
Ella Schumacher, So., OH/OPP, Christian Brothers^
Sophia Lippert, R-Jr., RS, Lee
Sara Palumbo, So., OH, Lee^
Ava Wind, So., L, Montevallo
Rhaia Davey, Jr., MB, Mississippi College
Sydney Durban, Fr., L, UAH
* 2024 First Team All-GSC
^ 2024 Second Team All-GSC