RICHMOND, Ky. – The 2026 United Athletic Conference regular season champion EKU volleyball program announced the signing of two players for the 2027 season – setter Emily Blevins and defensive specialist/libero Vivian Stevenson.
 
Blevins earned all-conference honors this season at Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana.  She totaled 1,623 career assists and 603 career digs while helping her team capture back-to-back sectional and regional championships.
 
Stevenson joins the program from Yorktown High School in Yorktown, Indiana – the same school that produced current EKU setter Emilee Hill.  Stevenson helped Yorktown to a 30-3 record this year, and sectional and regional championships, while averaging 2.7 digs per set.  In 2025 she averaged 1.6 digs per set while the Tigers won sectional and regional titles.
 
"We are extremely excited to welcome Emily and Vivian to the EKU volleyball family," head coach Johnna Bazzani said.  "Both young women bring a competitive mindset, strong work ethic and a passion for the game that aligns with the culture we have built.  We believe they will make an immediate impact on our program and are so excited for them to get to campus.  Go Colonels!"
 
The Colonels, who have already clinched the regular season conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, are 24-2 overall, 14-0 in the United Athletic Conference and ranked No. 35 in the NCAA Volleyball RPI.  EKU will close out the regular season with a pair of road matches this week at Tarleton State on Thursday and Abilene Christian on Saturday.