Where the AU Pro Volleyball Championship Stars Went to College

AU Pro Volleyball players and their college teams

The best professional volleyball players from across the globe come together to compete in the AU Pro Volleyball tournament over four exciting weeks.

Athletes Unlimited and USA Volleyball teamed together in 2021 to introduce the sport’s top professional destination, a league that serves as an all-star showcase. Each week, the 44 top athletes are divided into four teams, which compete in Madison, Wisconsin, and Omaha, Nebraska, until a team and individual champion are determined.

Discover which colleges the top returning stars and newcomers represented during their collegiate careers before the season begins on Friday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Full list of stars from AU Pro Volleyball:

Athlete	Position	College
Brittany Abercrombie	Opposite	Southern California
Khat Bell	Opposite	Texas
Bella Bergmark	Middle	Texas
Gabby Blosson	Setter	San Diego
Madi Bugg	Setter	Stanford
Kayla Caffey	Middle	Texas
Claire Chaussee	Outside	Louisville
Reagan Cooper	Outside	Kansas
Tori Dixon	Middle	Minnesota
Dani Drews	Outside	Utah
Skylar Fields	Outside	Southern California
Sophie Fischer	Middle	Georgia
Elise Goetzinger	Middle	Creighton
Carly Graham	Setter	Rice
Alexa Gray	Outside	BYU
Serena Gray	Middle	Pitt
Tessa Grubbs	Opposite	Tennessee
Micha Hancock	Setter	Penn State
Maddie Haynes	Outside	UC Berkeley
Morgan Hentz	Libero	Stanford
Sydney Hilley	Setter	Wisconsin
Claire Hoffman	Outside	Washington
Madi Kingdon Rishel	Outside	Arizona
Annayka Legros	Middle	Coast Carolina
Marlie Monserez	Setter	Florida
Molly McCage	Middle	Texas
Brooke Nuneviller	Outside	Oregon
Onye Ofoegbu	Middle	Oregon
Sarah Parsons	Outside	Minnesota
Taylor Sanbothe	Middle	Ohio State
Emily Thater	Middle	Missouri
Temi Thomas-Ailara	Opposite	Wisconsin
Jordan Thompson	Opposite	Cincinnati
Natalia Valentin-Anderson	Setter	Florida International
McKenna Vicini	Middle	Stanford
Jaali Winters	Outside	Creighton
Justine Wong-Orantes	Libero	Nebraska

Brittany Abercrombie, Southern California

After logging 4.87 kills and 3.07 digs per set over 15 games, the 2024 AU Pro Volleyball Champion is returning to the field for her second season.

Brittany Abercrombie’s Southern California upbringing prepared her for her impressive professional career. Between 2014 and 2017, she recorded 1,037 kills on a.268 career clip, 274 digs, and 268 blocks as a Trojan and two-time All Pac-12 player.

Morgan Hentz, Stanford

Morgan Hentz is well-known going into the 2025 season as the three-time AU Pro Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year. During the first week of play, she will captain one of the four teams.

Sophie Fischer, Georgia

Sophie Fischer, welcome to AU Pro Volleyball!

Fischer was a Dawg before joining the Salt Lake City team of Love One Volleyball this past season.

She was voted the 2023 SEC Player of the Year and was named to the All-SEC First-team three times, making her Georgia’s golden girl. One of the league’s most anticipated newcomers going into the season, Fischer concluded her college career as the Dawgs’ all-time leader in block assists and blocks per set.

Nuneviller, Brooke, Oregon

Brooke Nuneviller, who had a stellar 2023 and 2024 season with 3.68 kills and 3.49 digs per set in 30 games, is back in AU Pro Volleyball.

Her time as an Oregon Duck from 2018 to 22 is a good indicator of her adaptability. Nuneviller became the first player in Pac-12 Conference history to surpass 1,500 career kills and 2,000 career digs, and he was the first player from Oregon to earn three AVCA All-American honors with 1,530 kills, 128.0 blocks, and 135 service aces.

Molly McCage, Texas

During the first season of Athletes Unlimited in 2021, Molly McCage joined. With 2.35 kills and.69 blocks per set over 56 games, the seasoned player has won two AU Pro Volleyball Blocker of the Year awards.

From 2012 to 2015, McCage excelled as a middle blocker for Texas, winning three AVCA All-American selections. With the third-highest career blocks (459) and fourth-highest overall blocks (498) in program history, she made history as the Longhorns’ two-time team captain.

Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin

Sydney Hilley’s statistics and collegiate record explain why she is one of the league’s coveted setters.

After 30 games in her second season with AU Pro Volleyball, she has amassed eight picks for Match MVP, with an average of 11.31 assists and 2.54 digs per set.

From 2017 to 21, Hilley led the Badgers with a program-high 6,138 assists and 349 blocks. She received five AVCA All-American choices and three Big Ten Setter of the Year awards.

Skylar Fields, California’s south

Skylar Fields will make her AU Pro Volleyball debut in the 2025 season. However, she started playing professionally in 2023 while playing abroad, and she most recently played for League One Volleyball’s Salt Lake Team in the 2025 season.

After transferring from Texas, where she won the 2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year award, Fields spent the most of her time in college at Southern California. As a Trojan, she won three AVCA All-American awards and continues to hold the record for the most kills per set in her career (5.13).

Louisville’s Claire Chaussee

In 2023, Claire Chaussee made her debut in the AU Pro Volleyball scene by tying the single-match record with 27 kills.

During her time as a college student at Louisville, the strong outside recorded 1,232 kills, 565 digs, and 124 blocks. She was named the 2022 ACC Player of the Year and a first-team AVCA All American for her 452 kills on a.304 clip.