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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Volleyball Receives Two Major Awards, Four Named All-Ivy League
November 20, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
Ivy League Release
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League announced its postseason awards for women's volleyball Thursday afternoon, and the Princeton University women's volleyball team were recipients of Coaching Staff and Player of the Year honors while four players were named All-Ivy.
Sydney Draper was named Player of the Year, while Sabrina King, Dominique Mason and Daniel Ford were named Coaching Staff of the Year. Draper and Valerie Nutakor were named First Team All-Ivy, with Draper being named unanimously. Lucia Scalamandre and Erin McNair were named Second Team. In addition, Ella Bunde was named Academic All-Ivy League.
With Draper's Player of the Year honor, a Tiger has now won the award 10 times and for two consecutive seasons. King has also coached an Ivy Player of the Year honoree six times. Draper also earns All-Ivy honors for the third time in her career after being named Second Team in 2024 and 2023. The 2023 Ivy Rookie of the Year, Draper ranks No. 8 nationally and leads the Ivy League in assists-per-set (10.81). In addition, Draper ranks No. 12 among active career leaders in assists-per-set (10.21).
King receives the Ivy League's top coaching honor for the third time in her career, after being named Coach of the Year in 2019, 2016 and 2015. Mason and Ford earn Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the first time. The Tigers' staff guided Princeton to an outright Ivy League title after going 11-3 in league along with and the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. The Ivy title was the Tigers' second straight.
Nutakor was named First Team All-Ivy honors for the first time in her career. Valerie Nutakor ranks third in the Ivy League in kills-per-set (3.41) and fifth in points (3.67). In addition to being a career-high, Nutakor's 25 kills on Oct. 17 against Cornell are tied for the most kills in a match by an Ivy League player in 2025.
Scalamandre earns her fourth All-Ivy honor, after being named to the Second Team in 2024 and the First Team in 2023 and 2022. She currently ranks No. 6 among active career leaders in hitting percentage (.391). In 2025, she ranks No. 17 in the nation and No. 3 in the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.424), No. 5 in blocks-per-set (1.04) and No. 9 in points (3.49).
McNair was named All-Ivy League for the first time in her career. She's averaging 3.14 points-per-set, 2.75 kills and 2.19 digs. McNair was also named All-Tournament Team at the LD&B Insurance Invitational during non-conference play.
Bunde, a politics major, averages 1.05 digs-per-set and has recorded 10 service aces on the season.
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League announced its postseason awards for women's volleyball Thursday afternoon, and the Princeton University women's volleyball team were recipients of Coaching Staff and Player of the Year honors while four players were named All-Ivy.
Sydney Draper was named Player of the Year, while Sabrina King, Dominique Mason and Daniel Ford were named Coaching Staff of the Year. Draper and Valerie Nutakor were named First Team All-Ivy, with Draper being named unanimously. Lucia Scalamandre and Erin McNair were named Second Team. In addition, Ella Bunde was named Academic All-Ivy League.
With Draper's Player of the Year honor, a Tiger has now won the award 10 times and for two consecutive seasons. King has also coached an Ivy Player of the Year honoree six times. Draper also earns All-Ivy honors for the third time in her career after being named Second Team in 2024 and 2023. The 2023 Ivy Rookie of the Year, Draper ranks No. 8 nationally and leads the Ivy League in assists-per-set (10.81). In addition, Draper ranks No. 12 among active career leaders in assists-per-set (10.21).
King receives the Ivy League's top coaching honor for the third time in her career, after being named Coach of the Year in 2019, 2016 and 2015. Mason and Ford earn Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the first time. The Tigers' staff guided Princeton to an outright Ivy League title after going 11-3 in league along with and the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. The Ivy title was the Tigers' second straight.
Nutakor was named First Team All-Ivy honors for the first time in her career. Valerie Nutakor ranks third in the Ivy League in kills-per-set (3.41) and fifth in points (3.67). In addition to being a career-high, Nutakor's 25 kills on Oct. 17 against Cornell are tied for the most kills in a match by an Ivy League player in 2025.
Scalamandre earns her fourth All-Ivy honor, after being named to the Second Team in 2024 and the First Team in 2023 and 2022. She currently ranks No. 6 among active career leaders in hitting percentage (.391). In 2025, she ranks No. 17 in the nation and No. 3 in the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.424), No. 5 in blocks-per-set (1.04) and No. 9 in points (3.49).
McNair was named All-Ivy League for the first time in her career. She's averaging 3.14 points-per-set, 2.75 kills and 2.19 digs. McNair was also named All-Tournament Team at the LD&B Insurance Invitational during non-conference play.
Bunde, a politics major, averages 1.05 digs-per-set and has recorded 10 service aces on the season.
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