THIBODAUX, La. – Nicholls State University outside hitter Tamara Chavez was selected to the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers' Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Second Team as the organization announced its all-state superlatives on Thursday.

This accolade comes after the Lima, Peru native became the first Colonel to be named All-Southland since 2021. All-Louisiana honorees were nominated and voted on by the state's volleyball athletics communications directors. All collegiate volleyball players at Louisiana institutions are eligible.

Chavez joined the Colonels this season after transferring and made an immediate impact. This season, she saw action in 95 sets across 29 matches and recorded totals of 420 kills, 179 digs, and 34 blocks. Her 420 kills are the 10th most in program history and is the most in a single season since 2006.

Chavez recorded a season high of 29 kills in a win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff and had seven double-doubles this season. Additionally, earlier this season, she tallied her 1,000 career kills during a win over Grambling. She was one of the most dominant offensive players in the nation as she led the SLC in kills per set (4.45) which ranked 26th nationally. Chavez was named SLC Offensive Player of the Week twice including the final week of the season where she recorded 47 kills (6.7k/s) while hitting .324 as the team split contests against Southeastern and UNO.
 

2025 LSWA All-Louisiana Women's College Volleyball Team

Player of the Year: Jurnee Robinson, LSU
Libero of the Year: Kala Emanuelli, Loyola New Orleans
Newcomer of the Year: Nia Washington, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Isis Harink, Loyola New Orleans
Coach of the Year: Robert Pitre, Loyola New Orleans
 

First Team
OH – Jurnee Robinson, LSU
OH – Avery Burks, Tulane
OH – Kyra McKelvey, Southeastern Louisiana
MB – India Bennett, Southeastern Louisiana
OH – Cailin Demps, Louisiana-Lafayette
S – Jordan Felix, Southern
Libero – Kala Emanuelli, Loyola New Orleans
 

Second Team
OH – Tamara Chavez, Nicholls
OH – Ariana Brown, Southern
MB – Isis Harink, Loyola New Orleans
OH – Nia Washington, LSU
MB – Jessica Jones, LSU
S – Ryleigh Garis, Louisiana-Layayette
Libero – Dayla Ortiz, Tulane