The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Volleyball's Halter and Stafford named to Preseason All-SEC Team
07.08.2025 | Volleyball
Longhorns picked to finish second in the conference in second season in league.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Volleyball landed two student-athletes on the 2025 Preseason All-SEC Team, the conference announced Tuesday morning.
Torrey Stafford and Emma Halter were the two Longhorns represented on the Preseason Team, tied for the second-most selections with LSU and Texas A&M. Kentucky led the field with four selections.
Stafford, the AVCA First Team All-American and All-ACC First Team honoree was selected to her first SEC Preseason Team. Stafford is one of two First-Team All-Americans on Tuesday's list, joining Brooklyn Deleye of Kentucky. Stafford led Pitt during the 2024 season with a .358 hitting percentage, was an AVCA National Player of the Year semifinalist and was second on the team in points (457.5) and kills (400).
Halter, a two-time Preseason All-SEC Team honoree, led the Longhorns last year with 344 digs and 30 service aces. The senior libero also recorded the third-most assists with 1.10 per set.
Texas was also picked to finish second in the SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll. Kentucky was the preseason favorites earning nine of the 16 first-place votes and 218 points, while the Longhorns claimed six first-place votes and 216 points. Texas A&M earned one first-place vote and 195 points to take third in the poll.
The season will begin on Aug. 29 against Creighton at the Opening Spike Classic at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc. SEC conference play will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 24 prior to the SEC Volleyball Tournament making its return from Nov. 21-15 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Ga.
