CANTON, Ga. — The Millsaps volleyball program was tabbed sixth in the 2026 Southern Athletic Association volleyball preseason poll, announced by the SAA league office on Thursday.
Trinity University was selected first among the nine total teams in the conference, earning 69 points and five first-place votes. Berry College finished close behind the Tigers with 68 points and four first-place votes.
Southwestern University claimed the third spot with 58 points, while Millsaps was ranked sixth with 33 points. The Majors will be led by head coach Jaime Fisher, who is entering her 19th year, and first-year assistant coach Anna Capezzera.
The Majors will return sophomore Rachel Zamjahn, who finished the 2025 season ranked second in the conference with 951 total assists, placing her 44th in the NCAA Division III rankings. Joining Zamjahn will be senior standout Sandy Bourgeois, who finished second in the league with 530 digs.
The Millsaps volleyball team will begin the 2026 regular season at Belhaven University on Sept. 1 in Jackson, Miss., before co-hosting the Millsaps/Belhaven Invitational on Sept. 11-12.
2025 SAA VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL
| 1) Trinity |
69 pts (5) |
| 2) Berry |
68 pts (4) |
| 3) Southwestern |
58 pts |
| 4) Centre |
46 pts |
| 5) Sewanee |
43 pts |
| 6) Millsaps |
33 pts |
| 7) Rhodes |
32 pts |
| 8) Maryville |
30 pts |
| 9 Oglethorpe |
17 pts |
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
