DANBURY, Conn. – Coppin State's
TaKenya Stafford and
Coco Figueroa were named to the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Volleyball Team, it was announced by the organization on Friday morning. Stafford was a First Team selection while Figueroa received Second Team honors.
A redshirt senior from Los Angeles, Calif., Stafford led the Eagles to their second MEAC Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament appearance this season. Stafford was the MEAC Player of the Year and Tournament's Most Outstanding Performer and went on to receive AVCA All-East Coast Region accolades. In her final collegiate season, Stafford led the MEAC with 22 double-doubles while breaking CSU single-season records in kills (491) and points (550.0). Stafford hit .220 for the season while adding 355 digs (2.63/set), 44 blocks (0.33/set) and 35 aces (0.26/set).
Figueroa became just the second Eagles player to record 500 digs in a season and finished with a career-high 599 (4.54/set) to lead the MEAC this year. A junior from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Figueroa was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and also earned First Team All-Conference honors for the second-straight season. Figueroa also tallied career highs with 173 assists and 46 aces while recording three double-doubles.
The Eagles finished the 2025 season at 23-12 overall while winning the MEAC Regular Season crown with a 13-1 mark in conference play. Coppin also set single-season records for kills, assists, digs, points, home wins and conference wins while matching the longest winning streak with ten consecutive victories from September 26 to October 26.
ECAC Division I Women's Volleyball All-ECAC First Team
TaKenya Stafford – Coppin State, R-Sr., OH
Kiannisha Santiago – Rider University, Sr., OPP
Korrin Burns – Saint Francis University, Sr., OH
Kennedy Louisell – James Madison University, Jr., OH
Izadora Stedile – Hofstra University, Sr., OH
Alexandra Sappia – Saint Francis University, Rs-Sr., S
Jessie Golden – Brown University, Sr., L
ECAC Division I Women's Volleyball All-ECAC Second Team
Kali Moore – Stony Brook University, Sr., OH
Arianna Ugolini – Bryant University, Sr., OH
Maya Walker – Fairfield University, Sr., MB
Ava Poinsett – Yale University, Fr., OH
Sydney Draper – Princeton University, Jr., S
Coco Figueroa – Coppin State, Jr., L
ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC is an eighty-six year old intercollegiate athletics organization with roughly 200 member schools for traditional sports across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III - that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in NCAA sports, and provide great value for universities, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program, with over 300 schools, 4,000 teams and 10,000-plus participants in twenty-four different games titles.
