TAMPA (Dec. 18, 2025) – The University of South Florida volleyball standout Maria Clara Andrade has earned a spot on the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American Honorable Mention Team for the second straight season. She is the fifth Bull to be named an AVCA All-American.

The award comes on the heels of another dominant season for Andrade, who helped lead the Bulls back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. A two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Andrade has been the Bulls' offensive anchor throughout her career and continues to shine on the sport's biggest stages.

Andrade capped her season as one of the nation's premier attackers, leading the American Conference in kills per set (4.39), total points (519), and points per set (4.99). She will graduate with 1,622 career kills—fourth most in program history—after producing 11 double-doubles and seven performances with 20 or more kills this fall.

USF recently returned to the NCAA Tournament, facing defending national champion Penn State in the opening round. Andrade's nod adds another highlight to a memorable postseason run for the Bulls.

The 2025 All-America selections were made by the AVCA Division I All-America Committee: Matt Ulmer, Kansas (chair); Bre Henry, Ole Miss; Branden Higa, UC Riverside; Kim Lambert, Delaware; Kelli Miller Phillips, Ball State; Rob Neilson, Utah State; Lauren Ramatowski, Tulsa; Jackie Simpson Kirr, Clemson; Erin Virtue, Michigan; Jason Williams, TCU; and Leanne Williamson, South Dakota.

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About USF Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her sixth season at the helm of her alma mater in 2025. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls to a conference championship and the program's last NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. South Florida won the 2024 AAC regular-season title, earning Jolene Shepardson her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the AAC East Division title, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, won three matches, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history. South Florida Volleyball has won eight Player of the Year honors, most recently in Maria Clara Andrade in 2024. The Bulls have also had four Setter of the Year honors, most recently in Caroline Dykes in 2024. South Florida has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since its inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.
 
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