SAN DIEGO – San Diego State volleyball sophomore Talea Mitchell (Goodyear, Ariz.) was named to the all-tournament team following the conclusion of the 2025 Mountain West Championship on Nov. 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In two matches last week, Mitchell led the Scarlet and Black with a .432 hitting percentage, launching 18 kills with just two errors in 37 attempts to help the sixth-seeded Aztecs advance to the conference semifinals for the second straight season.

Mitchell’s 18 kills (2.57/set) ranked second on the squad, as the SDSU middle blocker contributed three digs, two block assists and one setting assist.

In the Aztecs’ quarterfinal matchup vs. No. 3 seed Wyoming, Mitchell blasted a season-high 11 kills without an error in 18 attempts for a sparkling .611 efficiency while adding a pair of digs. The Goodyear, Arizona, native helped set the tone against the Cowgirls with four put-aways and a block assist in the opening frame, propelling San Diego State to a three-set sweep.

Two days later against second-seeded Colorado State, Mitchell totaled seven additional kills to go with one block assist, one dig and one setting assist, though the Aztecs dropped a hard-fought decision in four sets.

Mitchell started 18 of 25 matches during her sophomore campaign in 2025, posting a career-high 63 blocks (0.72/set), which ranked third on squad. She was also slotted sixth on the team with 128 kills (1.47/set) while contributing 17 digs.

Mitchell started the final 14 matches of the season, leading the Scarlet and Black with 48 blocks (0.86/set), including nine solo stops, while her 93 kills (1.66/set) was slotted fourth. She totaled at least one block in each of those starts and launched five or more kills on 12 occasions. In addition, her .254 hitting percentage during that span was 52 points higher than her season clip of .202.

San Diego State finished the 2025 campaign with a 15-16 record and a 9-9 mark in conference play, advancing to the semifinal round of the Mountain West Championship for the second straight year and third time overall since the tournament was revived in the fall of 2021.

2025 MW VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Talea Mitchell, San Diego State
Arianna Bilby, Boise State
Erin Debiec, Colorado State
Kekua Richards, Colorado State
Loryn Helgesen, Utah State
Kaylie Kofe, Utah State
Mara Štiglic, Utah State
Andrea Simovski, Utah State (MVP)