Volleyball | 8/17/2026 1:05:16 PM

NORFOLK, Va. — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced First Serve, a virtual volleyball media day, featuring the conference’s head coaches and select student-athletes as they preview the upcoming 2026 season. The inaugural event will air Saturday, Aug. 22 at noon on the MEAC Network.

First Serve will provide a preview of the upcoming volleyball season, featuring conversations with coaches and student-athletes from across the conference and highlighting the teams, players and storylines to watch heading into the 2026 campaign.

MEAC First Serve: Need to Know
When: Saturday, Aug. 22 at 12 p.m.
Where: MEAC Network
Format: Virtual event featuring MEAC volleyball coaches and student-athletes

Participants

• Coppin State
  • Head Coach – Tim Walsh
  • Coco Figueroa  
  • Kayden Cupid
• Delaware State
  • Head Coach – David Brooks
  • Aaliyah Mitchell
  • Hannah Sanders
• Howard
  • Head Coach – Shaun Kupferberg
  • Gabby Allen
  • Zenai Jethroe
• Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Head Coach – Vannessa Faircloth
  • Karielys Melendez
  • Jayda Hutchins
• Morgan State
  • Head Coach – Xiomara Ortiz
  • Jada Williams
  • Tameary Wardlaw
• Norfolk State
  • Head Coach – Kathy Bullock
  • Gabby Gilbert
  • Reagan Chisholm
• North Carolina Central
  • Head Coach – Jonathan Paulk
  • Allyson Rouse 
  • Talia Emmen
• South Carolina State
  • Interim Head Coach – Chymaine Guinyard
  • Macey McCoy
  • Arianna James

 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 56th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2026–27 academic year. Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, the MEAC is comprised of eight distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) along the Atlantic seaboard: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University, and South Carolina State University. Since its founding in 1970, the MEAC has been dedicated to promoting academic excellence, sportsmanship, and the personal growth of student athletes. For more information, visit www.MEACSports.com.