The Atlanta Vibe expanded their roster for the 2026 season, signing seven additional players during the free agency period.
Re-signing with the Vibe are middle blocker Taya Beller, outside hitters Taylor Head, Pia Timmer and Maddie Isringhausen along with three new arrivals - setter Shannon Shields, outside hitter Lexie Almodovar and middle blocker Raven Colvin.
Beller returns to Atlanta for her second season after making league history as the first Division II signee, hailing from Wayne State College. The Nebraska native appeared in eight matches during her rookie year, posting a career-high 10 kills on 19 swings against the Grand Rapids Rise on February 13, 2025.
Head has re-signed with the Atlanta Vibe for her second season. In her rookie campaign, she appeared in 27 matches and posted a .314 kill percentage while averaging 1.24 digs. She recorded a career-high 12 kills on 26 attempts against the Vegas Thrill on January 23. During her collegiate career at Florida State and Arkansas, Head was a two-time AVCA All-American, three-time AVCA All-South Region honoree and two-time All-SEC Team selection.
Timmer will also be back for her second season with the Vibe. In her debut year, she posted a .231 hitting efficiency and recorded eight double-doubles. Timmer totaled 204 kills and collected 24 aces on the season, finishing with 0.26 per set. Prior to the Vibe, she was a four-time Pac-12 all-conference first team choice (2020-23) and finished her career at Washington State as one of the program’s most dominant hitters, ranking third all-time in career kills with 1,704.
In her rookie season, Isringhausen appeared in five matches. She competed at Tennessee Tech prior to the Vibe, earning several honors, including 2024 AVCA Division I Women’s All-South Region Team, 2024 OVC Player of the Year, and being named Female Athlete of the Year at Tennessee Tech in her final college season.
Shields will be entering her first season in a Vibe uniform. Graduating from Arizona State University, she was garnered AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, AVCA All-Region honors, and Pac-12 Honorable Mention in 2023. In her fifth year, the Phoenix native totaled 1,239 assists and 39 aces on the season. Following her collegiate career, Shields played professionally overseas, competing in Portugal with SL Benfica during the 2023–24 season before joining Infomaniak Genève Volley in Switzerland for the 2024-25 campaign.
Almodovar joins the team after competing with Bahçelievler Belediyespor in Turkey during the 2025 season. She played her college career at the University of Dayton, where she was a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. She earned AVCA All-America Third Team honors in 2024 and was named AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year in 2023.
Colvin signs with the Atlanta Vibe after competing with the Grand Rapids Rise in 2025. She posted a .456 kill percentage in her rookie campaign, recording a career-high 11 kills and 3 blocks against the Columbus Fury on February 20. Competing at Purdue during her collegiate career, Colvin was a two-time AVCA All-American and earned All-Big Ten First Team honors in both 2023 and 2024.