University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vol Trio Garner All-Region Recognition
December 09, 2025 | Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee volleyball's Gülce Güçtekin, Caroline Kerr, and Hayden Kubik each earned recognition for their play this season by being named to the AVCA South All-Region Team, the organization announced on Tuesday.
In her lone season on Rocky Top, Güçtekin was an important piece to the team's defensive success. The senior libero finished the season leading the team with 408 digs. Güçtekin finished the 2025 campaign ranking top fin in the SEC in both digs and digs per set. She had 23 matches with double-digit digs, including six with 20 or more. She set a career high with 30 digs against Kentucky on Nov. 9. This marked the first time a Tennessee player reached 30 or more digs since Yelianiz Torres had 30 against Arkansas back on Oct. 20, 2022.
Güçtekin eclipsed the 1,000 career digs threshold during the season, and finishes her collegiate career with 1,293 digs. An all-around player for her entire collegiate career, Güçtekin also finished with 423 assists and 117 aces.
This marks the third year in a row that Kerr has been nominated All-Region by the AVCA. The First Team All-SEC setter led the Lady Vols once again with 945 assists. Kerr was a key force for a Tennessee attack that finished the season top 15 in both hitting percentage and kills per set. Kerr had 20 matches with 30 or more assists, including tying her career high with 57 against Florida on Oct. 15.
One of the top setters in Tennessee volleyball history, Kerr ranks sixth all-time in assists at 3,259 in her three years. Kerr also ranks sixth all-time in career assists per set at 10.65. Kerr becomes the third Lady Vol to be named AVCA All-Region three consecutive years, the first since Morgahn Fingall from 2021-23.
One of the top attackers in the SEC, Kubik saved her best offensive season for her senior campaign. Kubik was the top offensive option for the Lady Vols in 2025, leading the team in kills (390), kills per set (4.19), points (431.0), and points per set (4.63). She finished with double figure kills in 24 matches, eclipsing the 20-kill mark four times. She set a career best in a reverse sweep win at LSU, with 27 kills on an impressive .449 hitting percentage.
The West Des Moines, Iowa native ranked in the top ten in the conference in both kills per set and points per set in 2025. Also known for her ability defensively, Kubik finished third on the team with 209 digs. The First Team All-SEC honoree had seven double-doubles on the campaign, all coming against SEC opposition. She finishes her collegiate career with 610 kills, 468 digs, 51 blocks, and 41 aces.
This is the fourth time in which the Lady Vols have boasted three All-Region selections under head coach Eve Rackham Watt. In her eight years at the helm in Knoxville, there have been 17 All-Region reflections total.
In her lone season on Rocky Top, Güçtekin was an important piece to the team's defensive success. The senior libero finished the season leading the team with 408 digs. Güçtekin finished the 2025 campaign ranking top fin in the SEC in both digs and digs per set. She had 23 matches with double-digit digs, including six with 20 or more. She set a career high with 30 digs against Kentucky on Nov. 9. This marked the first time a Tennessee player reached 30 or more digs since Yelianiz Torres had 30 against Arkansas back on Oct. 20, 2022.
Güçtekin eclipsed the 1,000 career digs threshold during the season, and finishes her collegiate career with 1,293 digs. An all-around player for her entire collegiate career, Güçtekin also finished with 423 assists and 117 aces.
This marks the third year in a row that Kerr has been nominated All-Region by the AVCA. The First Team All-SEC setter led the Lady Vols once again with 945 assists. Kerr was a key force for a Tennessee attack that finished the season top 15 in both hitting percentage and kills per set. Kerr had 20 matches with 30 or more assists, including tying her career high with 57 against Florida on Oct. 15.
One of the top setters in Tennessee volleyball history, Kerr ranks sixth all-time in assists at 3,259 in her three years. Kerr also ranks sixth all-time in career assists per set at 10.65. Kerr becomes the third Lady Vol to be named AVCA All-Region three consecutive years, the first since Morgahn Fingall from 2021-23.
One of the top attackers in the SEC, Kubik saved her best offensive season for her senior campaign. Kubik was the top offensive option for the Lady Vols in 2025, leading the team in kills (390), kills per set (4.19), points (431.0), and points per set (4.63). She finished with double figure kills in 24 matches, eclipsing the 20-kill mark four times. She set a career best in a reverse sweep win at LSU, with 27 kills on an impressive .449 hitting percentage.
The West Des Moines, Iowa native ranked in the top ten in the conference in both kills per set and points per set in 2025. Also known for her ability defensively, Kubik finished third on the team with 209 digs. The First Team All-SEC honoree had seven double-doubles on the campaign, all coming against SEC opposition. She finishes her collegiate career with 610 kills, 468 digs, 51 blocks, and 41 aces.
This is the fourth time in which the Lady Vols have boasted three All-Region selections under head coach Eve Rackham Watt. In her eight years at the helm in Knoxville, there have been 17 All-Region reflections total.
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