A third Kentucky volleyball transfer has found a new home.
Over the weekend, Wildcats setter Ava Sarafa announced that she has transferred to SMU for the 2026 season. A 6-foot redshirt sophomore, the Michigan native will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Mustangs. Sarafa began the 2025 campaign as Kentucky’s starting setter before being passed on the depth chart by true freshman Kassie O’Brien, who went on to win National Freshman of the Year.
During Kentucky’s run to the national championship match, Sarafa appeared in 80 sets across 27 matches for head coach Craig Skinner, logging 136 assists, 57 digs, and 10 aces.