Diana Akopova had another outstanding year at the net for the volleyball team in 2024, earning First-Team All-Sunshine State ConferenceSSC Player of the Year and First-Team All-America honors. She wins the award for the third straight year, becoming the first Buccaneer in history to win the award three times. The senior capped off her final season with a 31-kill performance that boosted her to the top of the leaderboard all-time for kills by a Buccaneer, at 1,685. She is also the top attacker in Barry history, leading in kills per set (5.33), attack attempts (4,011), and points per set (6.04). Akopova has also been named AVCA All-South Region First-Team, AVCA South Region Player of the Year, D2CCA All-South Region First-Team, All-Sunshine State Conference First-Team, and Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year. While in the regular season being named SSC Offensive Player of the Week six times, for a record 11-career times, and AVCA National Player of the Week once.
