Mississippi Christian’s Cydney Mitchell named to All-GSC volleyball second team

Mississippi Christian University senior outside hitter Cydney Mitchell was named to the Gulf South Conference Volleyball All-Conference Second Team, with selections determined by the league’s head coaches. Mitchell was Mississippi Christian’s lone honoree among 19 student-athletes from seven programs recognized.

Mitchell played 103 sets in 28 matches, starting 27, during the 2026 campaign. She recorded 227 kills, averaging 2.20 per set, and had a .256 hitting percentage. Her other totals included 23 assists, 13 service aces and 86 digs.

She also recorded 72 blocks, including 39 solo blocks and 33 block assists. Mitchell averaged 0.83 digs and 0.70 blocks per set and scored 295.5 points, an average of 2.87 per set.

The seventh-seeded Lady Choctaws, 11-19 overall and 8-10 in conference play, were scheduled to meet second-seeded West Alabama at 1:30 p.m. CST Thursday in Huntsville for the GSC Volleyball Championship. The tournament is hosted by top seed University of Alabama in Huntsville, which finished atop the regular-season standings.

UAH and West Alabama each had four All-GSC selections. Lee and Montevallo had three apiece, while Trevecca Nazarene and Valdosta State each had two. The conference’s 10 head coaches selected the yearly award winners and All-GSC teams, and were prohibited from voting for athletes from their own institutions.

UAH’s Kayla Ward was named Player of the Year, and Valdosta State’s Eimy Negron Domenech was named Libero of the Year. West Alabama’s Rachele Zanini received Setter of the Year and Freshman of the Year, while UAH’s Jon Moseley was named Coach of the Year.

Source: Mississippi College Athletics.