2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Nayelis Cabello
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clermont, Fla.
- High School:
- East Ridge
PRONUNCIATION
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2025: Nayelis was named ACC Setter of the Week four times in 2025. She was voted to the 2025 All-ACC First Team and won 2025 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention recognition. She was voted to the 2025 First Team AVCA All-South Region. She had a career-high 62 assists against Marquette in NCAA Tournament. She was voted to ACC All-Preseason squad and ranked No. 2 in the ACC and No. 24 nationally in assists/set. Her season and career-high was 53 assists vs. Virginia and she added 52 assists versus Illinois. She set a career-high seven blocks against Texas. She was voted Team Captain for 2025. She was the second-leading setter in kills in the ACC. Â In 20 matches, her setting had the Cards hitting .250 or better with a season-high .430 against Virginia Tech, .304 at Stanford and .336 at Georgia Tech. She had nine double-doubles; 21 matches with 35 or more assists and eight matches with double digit digs. She also had seven matches with two or more aces. Â Against Pitt, she hit .900 (9-0-10), and hit .538 vs. Duke (7-0-13). Her setting percentage was .394. She Has UofL hitting .270 as a team and had 18 matches with three or more kills with a season-high nine vs. Pitt and seven at Duke.
2024: Nayelis was named an ACC Freshman of the Year, AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year and ACC Freshman of the Week six times. Nayelis played in 127 sets as one of two setters on the team, playing in all 36 matches and starting in two. She shined as a freshman, recording 716 assists which led the team, and also had 10 kills, 23 blocks and 22 service aces. She tallied a season-high two kills against both Creighton and Nebraska. She recorded a season-high in service aces against Virginia and Purdue with three and added 210 digs as well. She led the team in assists 16 times during the season and recorded a career-high 44 assists in one game against Pittsburgh in the National Semifinal game. She had 20+ assists in 15 games this season and recorded an ace in 15 games as well. Nayelis added to her impressive freshman season by being named to the All-ACC Academic Team.Â
Prep:Â Nayelis Cabello is a 6-0 setter from Clermont, Florida, where she played for East Ridge High School under head coach Mayra Cuebas. Cabello also played club for Top Select Volleyball Academy under coach German Del-Valle and earned All-American status two times and was AAU runner-up in 2023 as a part of both teams. She was named an MVP at the Under Armour Next Selection Camp in 2022.
Personal: Daughter of Mayra Cuebas and Oscar Cabello. Born Sept. 12. Major is Sport Administration.Â
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2025: Nayelis was named ACC Setter of the Week four times in 2025. She was voted to the 2025 All-ACC First Team and won 2025 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention recognition. She was voted to the 2025 First Team AVCA All-South Region. She had a career-high 62 assists against Marquette in NCAA Tournament. She was voted to ACC All-Preseason squad and ranked No. 2 in the ACC and No. 24 nationally in assists/set. Her season and career-high was 53 assists vs. Virginia and she added 52 assists versus Illinois. She set a career-high seven blocks against Texas. She was voted Team Captain for 2025. She was the second-leading setter in kills in the ACC. Â In 20 matches, her setting had the Cards hitting .250 or better with a season-high .430 against Virginia Tech, .304 at Stanford and .336 at Georgia Tech. She had nine double-doubles; 21 matches with 35 or more assists and eight matches with double digit digs. She also had seven matches with two or more aces. Â Against Pitt, she hit .900 (9-0-10), and hit .538 vs. Duke (7-0-13). Her setting percentage was .394. She Has UofL hitting .270 as a team and had 18 matches with three or more kills with a season-high nine vs. Pitt and seven at Duke.
2024: Nayelis was named an ACC Freshman of the Year, AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year and ACC Freshman of the Week six times. Nayelis played in 127 sets as one of two setters on the team, playing in all 36 matches and starting in two. She shined as a freshman, recording 716 assists which led the team, and also had 10 kills, 23 blocks and 22 service aces. She tallied a season-high two kills against both Creighton and Nebraska. She recorded a season-high in service aces against Virginia and Purdue with three and added 210 digs as well. She led the team in assists 16 times during the season and recorded a career-high 44 assists in one game against Pittsburgh in the National Semifinal game. She had 20+ assists in 15 games this season and recorded an ace in 15 games as well. Nayelis added to her impressive freshman season by being named to the All-ACC Academic Team.Â
Prep:Â Nayelis Cabello is a 6-0 setter from Clermont, Florida, where she played for East Ridge High School under head coach Mayra Cuebas. Cabello also played club for Top Select Volleyball Academy under coach German Del-Valle and earned All-American status two times and was AAU runner-up in 2023 as a part of both teams. She was named an MVP at the Under Armour Next Selection Camp in 2022.
Personal: Daughter of Mayra Cuebas and Oscar Cabello. Born Sept. 12. Major is Sport Administration.Â
VB: Dan Meske, Chloe Chicoine, Payton Petersen Postgame vs. Marquette
Sunday, December 07
VB: Highlights vs Marquette
Sunday, December 07
VB: Highlights vs Loyola Chicago
Saturday, December 06
VB: Dan Meske, Cara Cresse, Payton Petersen Postgame Presser vs. Loyola Chicago
Saturday, December 06
