University of Montevallo Athletics

2024 (FRESHMAN): Antova had one of the best debut seasons in the Gulf South Conference as she was recognized as the GSC Freshman of the Year and was named to the Second Team All-GSC. She won various weekly awards including GSC Freshman of the Week three times and one GSC Player of the Week. On Sept. 28 against Lee, Antova notched a career-high 25 kills in the win. She had huge games against Lander and No. 22 Augusta as she totaled 21 kills and eight digs against the Bearcats and 17 kills and 11 digs in the Falcons first ranked victory since 2003. Antova recorded a career-high in digs with 16 against Trevecca Nazarene on Sept. 27. To finish the season, Antova was ranked seventh in the GSC in kills with 319, third in kills per set at 3.22, ninth in points at 358.5 and tied for fifth in points per set at 3.62.

ACCOLADES:
2024 GSC Freshman of the Year
2024 All-GSC Second Team
3-Time GSC Freshman of the Week (9/24, 10/1, 10/15)
GSC Player of the Week (10/1) 

HIGH SCHOOL:
Antova attended North Cobb High School and played under Head Coach Stephen Sansing. While at North Cobb, Antova led her team to the 7A State Championship in 2023. She comes to Montevallo with a numerous amount of accolades, including First Team All-State in 2023, First Team All-Metro in 2021, 2022 and 2023, All-Star team appearances in 2021 and 2023, three tournament MVP honors and one team MVP honor. While in high school, she totaled 1,210 kills and 662 digs. 

PERSONAL:
Parents: Mariyan and Anna Antova
Favorite Musical Group: The Neighborhood
Favorite Food: Bulgarian Banitsa
Favorite Movie: 27 Dresses
Favorite Actor: The Rock
Favorite Athlete: Ivan Zaytsev
Favorite Sports Team: Bulgarias National Volleyball Team