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Major
League Volleyball Announces All-League Teams
May
5, 2026.- Ten players who will compete in the Major League
Volleyball Championship this weekend are among the 14 named to the
2026 MLV All-League Teams.
Seven standouts were recognized on each squad. The teams include
four middle blockers, four outside hitters, two liberos, two
opposite hitters and two setters. Three of the 14 honorees were also
all-league selections in 2025 while one also earned honors in 2024.
The Dallas Pulse and Indy Ignite lead all MLV squads with four
players each, followed by the San Diego Mojo and Columbus Fury with
two apiece followed by the Atlanta Vibe and Grand Rapids Rise each
boasting one honoree.
First Team
Dallas outside hitter Mimi Colyer was the league leader in points
(523) and kills (466). She is joined on the first team by teammate
Sofia Maldonado-Diaz, who finished second behind Colyer in both
points (484) and kills (420) while also placing third in service
aces (21).
Indy middle blocker Lydia Martyn earned a first-team nod after
finishing second in MLV kill percentage (49.8) and fourth in
efficiency (.355) for the Ignite. Teammates Elena Scott, Azhani
Tealer and Mia Tuaniga join Martyn on the first team. Scott posted
360 digs from her libero position to rank fourth in the league this
season. Tealer was fifth in league kill percentage (45.1), ninth in
points (338) and 10th in total kills (302). Tuaniga finished third
in assists from her setter position with 1,115 and second in service
aces (25).
San Diego middle blocker Marin Grote rounds out the all-league first
team after tying for third in the league with 51 total blocks in
2026.
Second Team
Atlanta’s Leah Edmond headlines the All-MLV Second Team as she was
tabbed for league honors for the third time. She is the only player
to earn all-league recognition in each of MLV’s three seasons.
Edmond finished fourth in points with 436, fifth in kills (382) and
tied for fifth in service aces (20).
Regan Pittman-Nelson and Raina Terry of the Columbus Fury, Natalia
Valentin-Anderson and Layne Van Buskirk from Dallas, Grand Rapids’
Paige Briggs-Romine (Grand Rapids) and San Diego’s Shara Venegas
round out the second team. Valentin-Anderson is the third repeat
selection from 2025 on this year’s squad.
The Major League Volleyball Championship will take place this week
at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. Tickets are on sale now and
can be purchased for all sessions, semifinal Thursday only or the
championship “Match For A Million” on Saturday.
2026 Major League Volleyball All-League Teams
First Team
Mimi Colyer, Dallas Pulse, OH**
Sofia Maldonado-Diaz, Dallas Pulse, OH
Lydia Martyn, Indy Ignite, MB
Elena Scott, Indy Ignite, L
Azhani Tealer, Indy Ignite, OPP
Mia Tuaniga, Indy Ignite, S**
Marin Grote, San Diego Mojo, MB
** - Unanimous Selection |
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