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NLQ 18/17s: Day 1 Show Stoppers And More

January 27, 2023

Despite the gnarly wind chill outside, Day 1 of the Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier 18s and 17s and January Thaw 14-16s tournament started off with straight fire Friday in Minneapolis. There were tons of great teams and athletes on several courts so let’s just jump right in with a few team and athlete spotlights. Iowa Rockets 18R: In 18 Open, this was the team which literally got touches on everything. St. Cloud State commit and outside Shelby Kimm was swinging well along with libero Meg Berkland owning the backline. Another athlete who was fun to watch was setter Allie Barlow, a Northern Michigan signee.  1st Alliance 17 Gold: This was a fun team to watch in 17 Open. You have 4-star Kansas commit Grace Nelson and 4-star Michigan commit Ellie White – the vballrecruiter.com 2022 HS Junior Player of the Year – swinging away on the outside. There is also 3-star recruit Ellery Rees owning the middle and 3-star recruit Calli Kenny dishing and swinging well. Ava Falduto – a 4-star Penn State recruit at L/DS – and Samantha Falk, a 3-star recruit, run the back court. And that’s just to name a few.  Day 1 Show Stoppers Jae Fitting DS Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold: A Loyola Chicago commit, Fitting is an incredible asset to her squad. Don’t get me wrong, Clemson commit Claire Luoma was amazing in the libero jersey but kudos to Fitting for being a lights-out DS on the court.  Calli Kenny S 1st Alliance 17 Gold: The 3-star S/RS Kenny was impressive on Day 1 in 17 Open. She was dishing and swinging with the best of them all the way around.  Bree Messenger OH VC United 171 Elite: Messenger is an undersized and an incredibly scrappy outside hitter. Messenger was fun to watch both offensively and defensively.  Kananihokuao Misipeka OH/Opp Pohaku 17-1: Misipeka, a 3-star athlete, is another undersized hitter who literally flies out there.  Malayah Long S VCNebraska 17 Elite: Long, a Marquette commit, was fun to watch run the show for her VCN squad. She is a fiery setter with great connections.  Mackenzie Dean OH Club Ignit Select 17 Blue: Dean, a Kansas commit, brings the heat on the outside.  Hannah Benjamin OH A5 Jing: Benjamin, a 5-star Kentucky commit, just keeps getting better and more explosive on the court.  Andi Spies S 608 Juniors 18-1: Spies, a Middle Tennessee 2024 commit, is playing on the new 608 Juniors 18s team. She is fiery and has great hands. Stella Swenson S MN Select 18-1: Swenson, a 5-star 2024 Minnesota commit, ran her court with precision. She has a great cast around her along with great decision making skills. Sidenotes With FC Elite 18 Elite 5-star libero Saige Damrow at Wisconsin this spring, make sure to watch 2026 athlete Peyton Carlson filling into the libero role for FC Elite this year. Skyler Pierce was missing from the court today but will be back on Sunday with her Dynasty 17 Black squad. In the meantime, outside Maya Houseworth filled in nicely.  Michigan signee and Nebraska Elite senior Morgan Burke was back dishing on her club team. On her high school squad Skutt Catholic she was the jack of many trades and was an offensive powerhouse at outside hitter.  Anyone else excited for Day 2!?

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Commitment & Signings Week of Jan 20-Jan 26

January 27, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2023 CLARKE UNIVERSITY: OH/Opp Emma Shea-Wopinek (Top Flight) OLIVET NAZARENE: OH/Opp Kennedy Kiger (The Academy) OLIVET NAZARENE: S Molly Riggs (Vantage Volleyball) SALISBURY UNIVERSITY: S Julie Altieri (Triangle) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: S Kasey Schuster NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: S Harley Ludacka (VC Nebraska) NEWBERRY COLLEGE: OH Ally Owens (Carolina One) GRACELAND: OH Reagan Altman (Rancho Valley) LA VERNE: S Malia Capistrano (Rancho Valley) COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT: Opp Brooke Andries (Southwest Minnesota) NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: L Grace Ehlers (Southwest Minnesota) DORDT UNIVERSITY: OH Tarren Spartz (Southwest Minnesota) IOWA WESTERN CC: L Jessi Ritchhart (MAVS KC) AVILA UNIVERSITY: S Daphne Gardner (Pohaku) DREW UNIVERSITY: S Alyssa Rachwal (East Coast Power) MOUNT ST. VINCENT: L Carly Synder (CT Stars) STEVENSON: MB Carlee Darden (Metro) LINDENWOOD: Opp Anna Kraemer (Rockwood Thunder) SPOON RIVER COLLEGE: S Karson Park (Rapid Fire VBC) YAKIMA VALLEY COLLEGE: OH Tori Wolsborn (North Central Washington VBC) MAYVILLE STATE: S Noelle Erickson MAYVILLE STATE: MB Taylor Rath (Chaos) MAYVILLE STATE: Opp Jocelyn Aasen CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE: OH Norah Boggs (Top Notch) CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE: L Riley Passananti (Crossfire Elite South) CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE: MB Faith Hopgood LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE: OH Jade Von Deopp (Marin Juniors) AVERETT UNIVERSITY: OH Hope Parrish (Colonial VBC) AVERETT UNIVERSITY: MB Allie Wilkerson (Carolina Advantage) OLYMPIC COLLEGE: S/DS Holly Clarke (High Country) LYON COLLEGE: OH Abigail Adams (Memphis Metro) BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY: L Ella Young BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY: OH Grace Presswood WHEATON COLLEGE: S Paige Syswerda (Club Fusion) WALSH UNIVERSITY: S Hannah Roddis (Team Detroit) WALSH UNIVERSITY: OH/DS Kendra Courtock (Tandem VBC) WALSH UNIVERSITY: MB Kelli Conder (KIVA) KEYSTONE COLLEGE: OH Kaliyah Brown (Omni VBC) KEYSTONE COLLEGE: OH Kameryn Cortinas KEYSTONE COLLEGE: OH Taylor Hallam UTAH STATE EASTERN: OH Grace Thomsen EASTERN NAZARENE: S Annika Schmitt (Smash) DARTMOUTH: OH Valia Evangeliou MEDAILLE UNIVERSITY: L Lilly Henchen (Hot Shots) WINONA STATE: OH Kenna Kornely (Milwaukee Sting) MARIST: L Katherine Thompson (Milwaukee Sting) OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: OH Makaelyn Perez (Austin Performance) OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: Opp/OH Victoria Urbanczyk (Alamo) OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: S Valeria Ortiz (SA Magic) EASTERN FLORIDA STATE: S Alana Baerga (Oviedo VBA) MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN: OH Sawyer Franz (Oklahoma Peak) SOUTHERN NAZARENE: L Brynlee Birney (Oklahoma Peak) CARDINAL STRITCH: L Nev Dukic (Wisconsin Juniors) OUACHITA: L Kylie Kisgen OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN: OH Claire Duley (Club Texas) SOUTHERN UTAH: Opp/OH Charlotte Wilson (Madfrog) COPPIN STATE: OH Kaliko Schilling (Spike and Serve) MCNEESE STATE: S/Opp Abby Montes (TAV Houston) CENTRAL ARKANSAS: L Jenna DeLaMater (Elite VBA) PRATT CC: OH/DS Emma Hendrickson SUNY ONEONTA: OH Emma Morretta (Downsville State) TEXAS TECH: S Claudia Rossi (Front Range) WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Opp Emma Sanders (MVP Volleyball Club) BLINN COLLEGE: S Chloe Howard (Texas Tornados) ROBERT MORRIS: MB Lindsey Scammell (Jupiter Elite) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON CC: S Apetahi Kua (Pi’opi’o Bears VBC) CAL U PA: S Mandy Altsman (Pittsburgh Elite) AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (IL): OH Lanah Queckboerner (VC United) 2024 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD: MB/OH Brielle Riess (Southwest Minnesota) NORTHEASTERN: OH Jane Nelson (East Coast Power) AKRON: OH/Opp Delaney Gash (Lexington United) TRANSFERS PENN STATE: GR S Mac Podraza (Ohio State/Mintonette Sports) PENN STATE: GR S Ally Van Eekeren (High Point/Creighton/Sports Performance) MINNESOTA: GR L Kylie Murr (Ohio State/Municana) OLIVET NAZARENE: TR MB/S Sydney Marse (Prairie State College) BELMONT: TR S Kam Olson (Central Michigan/VC United) KANSAS WESLEYAN: TR Opp/MB Blondie Penaflor (Hutchinson CC/Next Level) NEWBERRY COLLEGE: TR OH/Opp Emma Christensen (Utah State Eastern) WISCONSIN OSHKOSH: TR L Macie Wieman (Minnesota State Moorhead/Balance VBC) PALM BEACH ATLANTIC: GR L Payton Ahrenstorff (Northern Iowa/Kairos Elite) NEW MEXICO STATE: TR MB Aleka Darko (Ithaca/Woodlands Revolution) LONG BEACH STATE: TR OH Elise Agi (Oregon/Encore VBC) CAL: TR S Paige Morningstar (Louisville/Renaissance VBC) BOISE STATE: GR S Noelani Helm (Portland/Cats VBC) PITT: GR L Logan Mosley (Virginia Tech/Triangle) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: GR L Kelsey Knudsen (BYU/Saint Mary’s College/Legacy CA) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR Opp Leah Miller (Arizona State/Dig This!) WALSH UNIVERSITY: TR DS Kelly Lynch (CalUPenn/AVC Cleveland) BALL STATE: TR L Josie Bloom (Virginia Tech/Michigan State) UTAH STATE: TR MB Kelsey Watson (Loyola Chicago/HPSTL) UTAH STATE: GR OH Jill Schneggenburger (Colorado/A4) SOUTHEASTERN: GR MB Tatyana Lyons (Tampa/Winter Park) NOTRE DAME: TR L Sydney Palazzolo (High Point/Legacy) CENTRAL WASHINGTON: TR MB Morgan Halady (Portland State/Dakine) HAWAII: TR MB Jacyn Bamis (Clemson/CPA Xtreme) ILLINOIS STATE: TR S Sammi Bunch (Tusculum/Lions) WASHINGTON STATE: GR OH Iman Isanovic (Arizona State) NORTHWESTERN: GR OH Julia Sangiacomo (Santa Clara/Absolute) TEXAS A&M: TR MB Morgan Perkins (Oklahoma/Houston Skyline) NORTH TEXAS: GR OH Jayde Harris (Portland/Forza1) SOUTH ALABAMA: GR OH Abryanna Cannon (Northwestern/Michigan Elite) TEXAS WOMANS: L Luna Franca (Panola College/Trinity Valley CC) FRANCIS MARION: TR MB Kaytlin Smart (Northwestern JC/Cache Valley VBC) NORTH CAROLINA: TR OH Emani’ Foster (North Carolina Charlotte/NC Academy) NORTH FLORIDA: GR OH Morgan Wilson (Towson/Paramount) XAVIER (LA): TR L Ruxandra Flueras (Colby CC) BEACH 2024 UT EL PASO: Calliandra Otjen (RPM Sand) MERCER: Kristi Talocka (Sandstorm Beach) BOYS 2023 MERRIMACK: S Blake Taschner (Wave) AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (IL): L Gavan Moua (MN Select)

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Commitment & Signings Week of Jan 13-19

January 20, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   2023 UTAH: OH Skylar George (Houston Skyline) CONVERSE UNIVERSITY: OH Ariel Bryant (Palmetto Rage) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON: S Victoria Carrico (Central Jersey VBA) BETHEL COLLEGE: Opp/MB Alayna Vines (Oklahoma Charge) OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN: DS Emma Strong (Rise VBC) OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN: Heather Holland PACIFIC LUTHERAN: S/DS Savanna Colliado (Pilipa’a Na Wahine) HILLSDALE COLLEGE: OH/Opp Greta Wise (FC Elite) UTAH STATE EASTERN: S Agata Makowska WHATCOM CC: DS Brooklynn Thesenvitz (Puget Sound VBA) BLUEFIELD STATE: MB Callesta Styles (Wisconsin Elite) BLUEFIELD STATE: L Karlee Rae Hill (River Valley Juniors) ITHACA COLLEGE: Opp/OH Naomi Clauhs (Club Integrity) ITHACA COLLEGE: OH Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu (Wildfire VBA) DAYTONA STATE: Opp Jaliyah Cohnes (OTVA Tampa) CASE WESTERN RESERVE: OH Katie Yanni (Pittsburgh Elite) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN: OH Grace Moravchik (Minnesota North) TRUMAN STATE: Opp/OH Elise Gibson (HPSTL) STONEHILL COLLEGE: S Maddie Schamaun (Paramount VBC) STONEHILL COLLEGE: S Amaya Parnell (Mill City) KEYSTONE COLEGE: OH Holly Grady (Club Cactus) RIO HONDO COLLEGE: L Keary Godinez (Icon VBC) TRINITY VALLEY CC: MB Jade Rodriquez Silva TRINITY VALLEY CC: MB/Opp Genesis Rodriquez CASTLETON: MB Madison Sheehan (Storm VBC) CASTLETON: S/L Sophia Call (Olympic Premier) CASTLETON: MB Sierra Plummer (FCA Maryland) BRIAR CLIFF: S/OH Reese Strouth (Midwest Power) MINNESOTA MORRIS: MB Tori Scheler (Duke City) LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN: MB Austen Goodgion (TAV) NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY: MB Grace Morrow (Belusa United) ST. LAWRENCE: L Kori Meissner (Evergreen VBA) ST. LAWRENCE: MB Kalina Natcheva (Cape Cod Juniors) ST. LAWRENCE: Opp/MB Araiza Acum-Santos (Husky) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: MB Emma Hickman (Houston Juniors) PRATT CC: S Victoria Coble NORTHWESTERN OHIO: MB Rhema Pernell MONTANA STATE BILLINGS: OH/DS Aubrey Allison (Big Sky VBC)   2024 WISCONSIN: L Maile Chan (Athena VBA) ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM: L Meg Jarrett (United Volleyball) WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE: S Milica Tomic (Milwaukee Sting) AKRON: OH Delaney Gash (Lexington United)   TRANSFERS CHAMINADE: GR L Hula Crisostomo (New Mexico Military Institute/UTEP/Ka Ulukoa) NORTHERN IOWA: TR OH Calia Clubb (Illinois State/Iowa Rockets) NORTHERN IOWA: TR L Erin Powers (Alabama Birmingham/Milwaukee Sting) NORTHERN IOWA: TR MB Kara Oxenknecht (New Hampshire/Sports Performance) HOUSTON: TR OH Katie Corelli (Ole Miss/Club V) NAVARRO COLLEGE: TR S Alessandra Pantoja (Dominican University/Attack VBC) FURMAN: TR S Eva Wheeler (Georgia State/ClevPRIME) WILLIAM CAREY: TR MB Grace Engels (Coastal Alabama CC/United Volleyball) EASTERN MENNONITE: TR Opp Sophia Denby (Christopher Newport/Coastal Area) WICHITA STATE: TR S Izzi Strand (UC San Diego/Vision) SAN FRANCISCO: TR Opp/OH Crystal Galaviz (Georgia State/Sports Performance) NORFOLK STATE: TR OH/DS Alexa Harris (Murray State/Albany/Rockwood Thunder) UT SAN ANTONIO: TR L Aliah Giroux (Southern Mississippi/Alamo) FLAGLER: TR MB Colby Stempkowski (St. Leo/Top Select) SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE: TR MB Hailey Smith (Nova Southeastern/Arete) LEWIS CLARK STATE: TR S Sofie Langer (Central Wyoming/Norfolk State/Aspire) EASTERN KENTUCKY: TR L Lucy Malone (Rutgers/Union) PENN STATE: GR OH Jess Mruzik (Michigan/Legacy) TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI: TR S Rylie Romero (Nevada/SA Juniors) TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI: TR L Kendall Mahaney (Lubbock Christian) TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI: TR OH Rylee Achzehn (Southern Utah/AZ Sky) EASTERN MICHIGAN: TR S Hannah Kivett (Florida Gulf Coast/Evansville United) USC: TR L Ellie Geoghegan (San Diego State/Sunshine) UCONN: TR S Ayva Cebollero (Oregon/Hive) TULANE: TR S Laura Fiabane (Salt Lake CC) TULANE: GR MB Orsula Staka (San Francisco) CINCINATTI: TR S Katelyn Lefler (Illinois State/Motion Volleyball Program) GEORGIA TECH: TR MB DeAndra Pierce (Texas/Austin Juniors) SAINT KATHERINE: TR OH/Opp Daniela Jimenez (Arizona Western College) CREIGHTON: GR MB Ellie Bichelmeyer (Rice/KC MAVS) INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA: TR OH Kat Warpinski (Loyola Chicago/M1) BETHUNE COOKMAN: TR MB Alyssa King (UTEP/Wildfire VBA) MONTCLAIR STATE: TR OH Rachel Curran (Eastern University/Garden State Elite)   BEACH   2024 UTAH: Jayda Van Alfen (Tamarack)   TRANSFERS WILLIAM CAREY: TR Mary Katherine Ashburn (Tusculum/501 Volley)   BOYS   2023 WILLIAM PENN: Luka DeJong (Ohana VBC) RUTGERS NEWARK: S Willy Wang (MVVC)  

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Tour of Texas: First Stop Full Of Fun

January 18, 2023

Sunday in Austin proved to be a wild ride! A ton of great teams were squaring off right from the get go as the Invitational divisions started off the day with a crossover match for Gold.  The 17 Invitational final featured A5 17-Jing against HJV 17 Elite. HJV defeated TAV 17 Black in three the match before squaring off against Houston Skyline 17 Royal in the semis and winning another three-set match. A5 faced Skyline 17 Royal in the first round of the bracket, winning in three, followed by Madfrog 16 Green. A5 captured that match in straight sets. Two athletes that were the heart and soul of their teams in the finals were A5 libero Gabi Cornier and HJV libero Alice Volpe. Of course, we all love to see amazing defense but liberos who are also calm and can control the serve receive leads teams to massive success. A5 ended up winning in two, 25-20, 25-12.   The 16 Invitational division had HJV 16 Elite facing off against A5 16-Gabe. HJV’s path included a first round against Alamo 16 Premier which they won in three. Next was Drive Nation 16 Red, which HJV swept. A5 started off their bracket play against Houston Skyline 16 Royal, which A5 took in three before beating TAV 16 Black. In the final match, HJV ended up defeating A5 in straight sets. HJV was led by middle Jordan Taylor and outside Aaliyah Smith. A5 was led by setter Abigail Li and libero Francesca Popescu.  The 15 Invitational featured Madfrog 15 Green meeting Skyline 15 Royal in the finals. Madfrog’s path to the final included a first-round in-bracket against Austin Skyline 15 Royal, which Madfrog won in three. Madfrog then swept Alamo 15 Premier. Skyline’s road included a first round win in two against TAV 15 Black followed by a sweep over Houston Skyline 15 Royal. The final match was definitely entertaining with a Skyline victory in three. Madfrog was paced by libero Gabi Rodriquez and outside Kennedy Crayton. Skyline was led by the outside duo of Layla Austin and Skylar Jackson and middle Keoni Williams.  In 14 Invitational TAV 14 Black captured the championship over Madfrog 14 Green in straight sets. Madfrog’s path to the championship match included sweeping Houston Skyline 14 Royal in the first round and doing the same to Excel 14 Red in the next round. TAV’s path included a first round win in two against Austin Skyline 14 Royal followed by another sweep over Skyline 14 Royal. The final match ended up with TAV defeating Madfrog, 25-13, 25-13. TAV’s S/OHs Sophee Peterson and Brynn Stephens anchored a loaded squad while Madfrog was led by setter Charlotte Cavin and outside hitter Vanessa Glenn. While the Invitational divisions get a lot of the focus we wanted to give a shout out to the National division winners. In 18 National, Alamo 18 Premier ended up winning the title over Mexico team NLJuvenil Mayo in two. In 17 National, Houston area clubs Houston Stellar 17 Elite faced off against Katy United 17 Adidas, winning in three. Roots 161 Green defeated SA Xtreme 16U in two in the 16 National division. In 15 National, Houston Skyline 15 Black defeated Texas Legacy 15 Elite in two. And in the 14 National division, Premier 14 Black (Texas) defeated SA Elite 141 Navy in straight sets.  Before we share the weekend’s Show Stoppers we must put out that there were many more athletes that could have been featured in this loaded tournament but with tons of divisions I am sharing the athletes who stood out this weekend in their respective age divisions.  Weekend Show Stoppers  Outside/Opposite Hitters Hannah Benjamin, OH, A5 17 Jing Macaria Spears, OH/Opp, TAV 17 Black Suli Davis, OH, Drive Nation 16 Red Taylor Porter, OH/Opp, Houston Skyline 16 Royal Sydnee Peterson, OH/Opp, TAV 16 Black Lauryn Mack, OH, TAV 16 Black Aaliyah Smith, OH, HJV 16 Elite Megan Fitch, OH, Alamo 16 Premier Henley Anderson, OH, AP 15 Adidas Kennedy Crayton, OH, Madfrog 15 Green Skylar Jackson, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Layla Austin, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Ryan Sadler, OH, A5 15-Bob  Arianna Muoneke, OH, HJV 15 Elite Gwenyth Koss, OH, HJV 15 Elite Mya Cheatum, OH, Austin Juniors 15 Adidas Halle Thompson, OH, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Vanessa Glenn, OH, Madfrog 14 Green Kaylie Davis, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Kate Cuppett, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Lexi Martin, OH, Drive Nation 14 Red Jordan Morrow, OH Houston Skyline 14 Royal Lucky Fasavalu, OH, Austin Skyline 14 Royal Riley Koshkin, OH, Excel 14 Red Liberos Gabriela Cornier, L, A5 17 Jing Alice Volpe, L, HJV 17 Elite Gillian Pitts, L, TAV 17  Black Callie Krueger, L, Austin Skyline 16 Royal Gabriella Rodriquez, L, Madfrog 15 Green Francesca Popescu, L, A5 16-Gabe Middle Blockers Logan Wiley, A5 17 Jing Zoe Humphrey, MB, HJV 17 Elite Favor Anyanwu, MB, TAV 17 Black Ayden Ames, MB,  Drive Nation 17 Red Jaela Auguste, MB, Houston Skyline 17 Royal Jordan Taylor, MB, HJV 16 Elite Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, MB, Drive Nation 16 Red Keoni Williams, MB, Skyline 15  Royal Nyla Livings, MB, TAV 14 Black Setters Grace Agolli, S, A5 17-Jing Savannah Skopal, S, Austin Juniors 17 Adidas  Kirra Musgrove, S Houston Skyline 17 Royal Abigail Li, S, A5 16-Gabe Blair Thiebaud, S, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Sophee Peterson, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Brynn Stephens, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Charlotte Cavin, S, Madfrog 14 Green Nafanua Alofipo, S/Opp, Austin Skyline 14 Royal

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Commitment & Signings Week of Jan 7-Jan 12

January 16, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   2023 KANSAS STATE: OH Lauren Schneider (Skyline) IOWA STATE: OH/MB Reaghan Larkin (Alliance VBC) OLIVET NAZARENE: OH Kennedy Kiger (The Academy VBC) LOYOLA CHICAGO: L Jordan Bruckner (Shockwave VBA) TEMPLE: OH Christiana Greene (A5) EASTERN KENTUCKY: Opp Gabriella Armitage (Gamepoint) OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY: DS Kenzie Schellenberger (AVC Cleveland) CASTLETON: DS Grace Mosco (Olympic Premier) CASTLETON: MB Kaitlyn Chapman (603 United) ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE: OH Leilani (Spike and Serve) WILLIAM CAREY: OH/DS Rachel Stegall (Infinity VBA) COLLEGE OF ST ROSE: Opp/S Taylor Grady (Xtreme VBA) WHEATON COLLEGE: Opp Paris Griffin (Vision) WHEATON COLLEGE: MB Sadie Orange (Illinois Performance) ELMIRA COLLEGE: L Myia Murphy (Sportime VBC) MONTCLAIR STATE: S Gianna Cefalu (Coast) POINT LOMA: MB Kate Sullivan (Rancho Valley) HOPE INTERNATIONAL: MB Milan Nimeh HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY: S Lauren Ross MILLIGAN UNIVERSITY: OH/MB Addison Varney (Phoenix Rising VBC) YAKIMA VALLEY COLLEGE: OH/MB Mckenna Steiner (Hive Volleyball) IOWA WESLEYAN: OH Reece Toner NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: Cadence Goebel (The Arena Club) NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: MB Ella Peterson (The Arena Club) YOUNG HARRIS: Opp Faith Kelly (Jacksonville Juniors) MILLSAPS COLLEGE: S Caroline Russo (Krewe of Maggie) WHEATON COLLEGE MA: MB Kirsten Reeley (Oviedo VBA) SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: OH Joy Aburto (Elevation CO) SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: S Ellison Spencer (Puyallup Juniors) UTICA UNIVERSITY: OH Naima Walsh (Downstate Juniors) UTICA UNIVERSITY: Katie Mattes (Saratoga VBC) BRESCIA: S Amanda Monk WHATCOM CC: S Sydney Walker (Apex NW) ST FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: MB Laney Wilson (Renaissance VBC) QUINCY: L Lilly Marth (JNVBC) NORTHWESTEN OHIO: OH/Opp Kearstyn Maxon-Honaker SALISBURY: S Julie Altieri (Triangle) GEORGETOWN COLLEGE: MB Giara Ferrari (Central Jersey VBA) MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECH: S Cassie Dahl ARIZONA: MB Journey Tucker (Spiral) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: OH/MB Eileen Sadati (A4) REGIS COLLEGE: Opp Lily DiRico (Mill City) CAL LUTHERAN: Opp Gianna Bava (Rage VBC) PRATT CC: MB Katy Beeman (Air Capital Aces) WAYLAND BAPTIST: OH/Opp Sloane Light WAYLAND BAPTIST: S Kaitlyn Gunn (NM Cactus) COWLEY COLLEGE: DS/OH Kara Martin COWLEY COLLEGE: MB Val Luna (Fight Club BUENA VISTA COLLEGE: Opp/OH Eternity Haaf (Arena VBC) STONEHILL COLLEGE: MB Abby Farrell (Mass Impact) LIFE UNIVERSITY: Opp Victoria Davenport (A5 Gwinnett) SEMINOLE STATE: L Jaylee Morrison BETHEL UNIVERSITY: S Peyton Howie (MN Select) HOPE COLLEGE: MB Kam Burbridge (Michigan VBA) NEBRASKA KEARNEY: S Allison Davis (VCNebraska) AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: Celestine Hayes AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: OH Jasmin Silva (Delta Valley) AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: MB Adrienne Vite AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: OH/DS Cady Hatch (SynergyForce) AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: S Sofia MacPherson TRINITY VALLEY CC: MB Emma Bednarek UT TYLER: S Lauren Greene (TAV Houston) DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY IL: MB Kathryn Ksiezak (Ultimate VBC) ALBRIGHT COLLEGE: S Ryenn Mamrosch (Highline VBC) ILLINOIS WESLEYAN: L Olivia DeGuzman (Milwaukee Sting) VILLANOVA: MB Sophia Stalcup (Mizuno Long Beach) AURORA UNIVERSITY: L Lyndsey Austin (Chicago Elite) FROSTBURG STATE: OH Alyssa Stanton (Mill City) HOLY FAMILY: L Keira Rogan (Princeton VBC) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: OH Molly Ramirez (Platform Elite)   2024 COASTAL CAROLINA: S/Opp Aisha Keric (Florida Gulfside) RUTGERS: L Alleigh Dutton (Circle City) COLUMBIA: MB Charlotte Gravlee (Gainesville Juniors) GEORGETOWN: L Avery Baughman (Drive Nation) NORTH ALABAMA: MB Amelia Keating (MidTN) JAMESTOWN: S Ava Bertsch (Northern Lights) BRYANT: OH Katelyn Rossini (Sky High) TCU: MB Bryn Shankle (Mizuno Long Beach)   TRANSFERS SMU: TR L Brooke Frazier (Texas A&M/Houston Skyline) KENT STATE: TR S Kendall White (Liberty/Elite Training Center) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: TR Opp Kayla Craft (Southern Utah/805 Elite) RUTGERS: TR MB/Opp Rikki Williams (Penn State/Houston Juniors) UCLA: TR OH Carly Hendrickson (Florida/Elevation) CLEMSON: TR S Katie Hurta (Penn State/Adversity) UT EL PASO: TR OH Deanna Almaguer (Pima CC/Diamondback VBC) FORT LEWIS COLLEGE: TR OH/DS Chloe Ruhl (UC Riverside/Rocky Select) HOPE COLLEGE: TR OH Addie VanderWeide (Iowa/Michigan VBA) ALABAMA: TR L Francesca Bertucci (Northern Illinois/Adversity) SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE: TR S Gabi Theut (Coppin State/Coastal Bend College) CENTRAL MICHIGAN: TR MB Abby Olin (Michigan State/Inside Out) CENTRAL MICHIGAN: TR L Alina Anderson (Ferris State/Michigan VBA) GRAND VALLEY STATE: GR S Madison Gates (Purdue Fort Wayne) GRAND VALLEY STATE: TR MB Elena Vaara (Muskegon CC/Trinity Christian College/Team Angle) GRAND VALLEY STATE: TR OH/Opp Jaden Rice (Rutgers/Legacy) PAUL QUINN COLLEGE: TR OH LaTaysha Morgan (Mountain View College/360) MEDAILLE UNIVERSITY: TR OH Natalie Perl (Genesee CC) FLORIDA STATE: TR MB Kiari Robey (Oregon/Atlanta Performance) TENNESSEE: GR L Yelianiz Torres (Bowling Green State) MISSISSIPPI STATE: TR Opp Amina Shackelford (Butler/OTVA Orlando) TULSA: TR OH Beth Bayless (Oklahoma/Oklahoma Peak) NORTH ALABAMA: TR Opp Brenna Tietz (West Virginia) CHARLESTON SOUTHERN: TR OH Emmy Rollins (South Carolina/SC Midlands) TARLETON STATE: TR OH/Opp Rylie Morrison (Evangel University/AZ Sky) TARLETON STATE: GR OH Rajini Fitzmaurce (Liberty/Top Select) VALPARAISO: TR MB/Opp Maddie Moan (Milwaukee/Sky High) RICE: TR MB Kaitlyn Knobbe (SMU/Nebraska Elite) TCU: TR OH Melanie Parra (Texas) FLORIDA GULF COAST: GR S Lily Tessier (FSU/Iowa/USA South) FAYETTEVILLE STATE: TR MB Sariah Sumpter (Coffeyville CC) WEBER STATE: TR OH Mia Peterson (New Mexico State) RHODE ISLAND: GR OH Maddie Norris (North Florida Beach/Smash) FRANCIS MARION: TR L Hadley Prince (Chowan University/Timberlake Volleyball Club) WAYLAND BAPTIST: TR OH Selma Sutaj (Trinity Valley CC) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: TR OH Hannah Rowe (Albany) AUBURN: TR MB Bella Bell (Kentucky/Team MVP) UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS: TR Opp Mya Williams (Seminole State) TREVECCA NAZARENE: TR OH Elizabeth Wells (Terra State CC) MEMPHIS: TR MB/Opp Clara Bednarek (Georgia State/Aspire) UT SAN ANTONIO: TR Opp Mia Soerensen (Kent State/Club Ashtabula) SMU: TR Opp Anllelivis Fernandez (State of Florida College/Miami Dade College) SMU: TR OH Naya Shime (Wyoming) IDAHO STATE: TR OH/Opp Sophia Anderson (Utah State Eastern) IDAHO STATE: TR S Lauren Mena (Utah Tech/Seal Beach) SETON HALL: TR L Hadlee Ackerman (Furman/A5) VIRGINIA: TR L Saskia Hernandez (NC State/Miami Elite) ARKANSAS: TR MB Sania Petties (Mississippi State/Houston Skyline) EAST CAROLINA: TR Francesca McBride (Mississippi State/Michigan Elite) TENNESSEE MARTIN: TR OH/OPP Jenna Vallée (Indian Hills CC) TENNESSEE MARTIN: TR OH Halle Everett (ParklandCC/Memphis/HPSTL) WEST VIRGINIA: TR OH/OPP Hailey Green (Denver/Elevation) UTAH TECH: TR OH/Opp Patricia Tua’one (Snow College/Club 801) WRIGHT STATE: TR L Jennifer Wessling (High Point/KIVA) MISSISSIPPI STATE: TR OH

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Tour of Texas Off To Electric Start

January 15, 2023

The 2023 Tour of Texas Austin Stop DEFINITELY started the year with a BANG. This year A5, Premier Nebraska, and Oklahoma Charge added an interesting twists to an already strong tournament series. Let’s start this off with a bang. The 17 Invitational pools featured A5 17 Jing, Drive Nation 17 Red, TAV 17 Black and AJV 17 Adidas in the same pool. AND the first matchup of the day happened to be TAV facing A5. Someone might want to chime in with ‘IT’S JANUARY,’ but that being said TAV defeated A5 in three. There was tons of big blocks, loaded swings and amazing ups happening on both sides. In other 17s action Houston Skyline 17 Royal and HJV 17 Elite went 3-0 in their power pools.  In 16 Invitational pools the day started off with another great match with HJV 16 Elite squaring off against Austin Skyline 16 Royal. HJV features a great group of athletes which includes 5-star recruit Jordan Taylor, 4-star recruit Sydney Bryant, 4-star recruit Aaliyah Smith. Austin Skyline returns a great group of athletes that includes 4-star recruit Callie Krueger, 4-star recruit Addison Gaido and 4-star recruit Lily Dee Davis. HJV ended up winning the match in three. By the end of the pool HJV swept their pool 3-0. In other 16s action Drive Nation 16 Red swept their pool 3-0 while Madfrog 16 Green ended up winning their pool after the three-way tie. Excel 16 National Red ended up second while Skyline 16 Royal ended up third.  In 15 Invitational the first pool was a slugfest with Houston Skyline 15 Royal coming out as the top seed. Skyline 15 Royal and HJV 15 Elite captured the other pools 3-0. Lots of great new names emerged from this group of athletes. Loads of high-flying hitters in this age with Austin Performance outside Henley Anderson, Houston Skyline outside Halle Thompson, Skyline outside Layla Austin and Madfrog outside Kennedy Crayton leading the way.  In 14 Invitational, TAV 14 Black, Skyline 14 Royal and Austin Skyline 14 Royal all swept their pools respectively. There is lots of size, athleticism and talent in this division.  Fun Fact: Two of the vballrecruiter.com HS Player of the Year athletes were swinging with ferocity in the gym in 2025 OH/Opp Macaria Spears and 2026 OH Henley Anderson as they helped lead their teams. Sometimes it’s all about matchups and Sunday is a new day. Anyone else excited to see how this weekend ends up?!?  Day 1 Standouts Macaria Spears, OH/Opp, TAV 17 Black Gillian Pitts, L, TAV 17 Black Ayden Ames, MB,  Drive Nation 17 Red Savannah Skopal, S, Austin Juniors 17 Adidas  Hannah Benjamin, OH, A5 17 Jing Gabriela Cornier, L, A5 17 Jing Akunna Cos-Okpalla, L, Madfrog 17 Green  Jaela Auguste, MB, Houston Skyline 17 Royal Kirra Musgrove, S/Opp, Houston Skyline 17 Royal Alice Volpe, L, HJV 17 Elite Suli Davis, OH, Drive Nation 16 Red Sarah Mendoza, L Drive Nation 16 Red Taylor Porter, OH/Opp, Houston Skyline 16 Royal Sydnee Peterson, OH/Opp, TAV 16 Black Jordan Taylor, MB, HJV 16 Elite Aaliyah Smith, OH, HJV 16 Elite Megan Fitch, OH, Alamo 16 Premier Callie Krueger, L, Austin Skyline 16 Royal Halle Thompson, OH, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Lacy Tinnell, MB, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Kennedy Crayton, OH, Madfrog 15 Green Gabriella Rodriquez, L, Madfrog 15 Green Skylar Jackson, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Layla Austin, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Riley Malloy, OH, Austin Skyline 15 Royal Karsen O’Keefe, OH, Drive Nation 15 Red Ryan Sadler, OH, A5 15-Bob  Arianna Muoneke, OH, HJV 15 Elite Gwenyth Koss, OH, HJV 15 Elite Mya Cheatum, OH, Austin Juniors 15 Adidas Henley Anderson, OH, AP 15 Adidas Malia Miller, OH, Integrity 15 Intense Blue  Sophee Peterson, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Brynn Stephens, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Vanessa Glenn, OH, Madfrog 14 Green Kaylie Davis, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Kate Cuppett, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Lexi Martin, OH, Drive Nation 14 Red Jordan Morrow, OH Houston Skyline 14 Royal Nafanua Alofipo, S/Opp, Austin Skyline 14 Royal Lucky Fasavalu, OH, Austin Skyline 14 Royal

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Commitment & Signings Week of Dec 30-Jan 5

January 8, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2023 PITT: OH Caroline Knight (No Name VBC) MONTANA WESTERN: S Sophie Worden (Athena VBA) MONTANA WESTERN: L Madisyn Frazier (Montana Northwest) QUINCY: OH/DS Olivia Endris (Team Indiana) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST: MB Layla Lenex (Tulsa Power) CASTLETON: OH Jocelyn Ray (Fusion VBC) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: OH Peyton Brown (Colorado Momentum) WARNER UNIVERSITY: OH/Opp Leonelis Lopez (Club Volleyball Humacao) PACE: L Sarah Eldredge (Husky VBC) NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO: OH/Opp Lauren Janosy (AVC Cleveland) INDIANA PURDUE COLUMBUS: OH Logan Branstetter (Indy United) PASADENA CC: S/Opp Shaylee Ungos AQUINAS: OPP Angelia Cutts (Attack VBC) EASTERN OREGON: OH Madie Vaughn (North Pacific Juniors) ADRIAN COLLEGE: OH/Opp Apryl Kruse (MiElite) RIO GRANDE: OH/MB Anne Murphy UWASH ST LOUIS: L Eliana Ross (Madtown Juniors) CAIRN UNIVERSITY: MB Georgie Thorpe SAINT JOSEPHS: L Jessica Christman (Beach Elite) CONVERSE COLLEGE: DS Landon Garbade SIERRA COLLEGE: MB Skyla Graham (SynergyForce) SIERRA COLLEGE: S Jordyn Deter SIERRA COLLEGE: DS Shea Troncao SIERRA COLLEGE: DS Sofia Guerrero (SynergyForce) WALSH UNIVERSITY: S Hannah Roddis (Team Detroit) MISSOURI BAPTIST: S Ella Nikodym (Rockwood Thunder) MORGAN STATE: S Mya Karrick (Northern Lights) PRATT CC: OH Kiara Aristy KANSAS WESLEYAN: MB Kylie Vu (Austin Juniors) JACKSON STATE: L Maya Reeves (Chesapeake Elite) WESTMONT: L Malia De Jesus (A4) KEYSTONE COLLEGE: S Tobi West (Stateline Pride) NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN: L Hailey Davenport (Eastern Elite) TRINITY COLLEGE FL: S Olivia Alba (Quest VBA) DELAWARE VALLEY: L Sam Wilton (Central Jersey VBA) SOUTHERN OREGON: OH/DS Emily Anderson (Club Gold) EDMONDS COLLEGE: OH Jorja Williams (Maunalani VBC) MASTERS UNIVERSITY: S Kaysa Brown (Legacy CA) 2024 NORTHERN ARIZONA: OH Masina Perez (Club V) TRANSFERS MORGAN STATE: TR L Ellis Spencer (Mississippi Valley State/Front Range) HIGH POINT: TR L Jordyn Schilling (West Virginia/Mizuno Long Beach) HIGH POINT: TR S Allie Gray (Arizona State/Nebraska Elite) PEPPERDINE: TR OH/S Birdie Hendrickson (Florida/Springfield Juniors) HAWAII: TR L Mandi Morioka (Penn State/Mizuno Long Beach) INDIANA: TR S Natalia Hagopian (Northeastern/Mizuno Long Beach) DAYTON: GR L Anna McDonald (Wisconsin/A5) UNLV: TR L Maya Sands (UNLV/Sports Performance) SANTA CLARA: TR S Lauren Lietzke (Marist/Austin Juniors) CAL BAPTIST: GR OH/Opp Catherine Krieger (Sam Houston State/Houston Skyline) WICHITA STATE: TR OH/Opp Brooklyn Leggett (Colorado Mesa/Club V) IOWA: TR OH Caitlan Buettner (Texas State/915 United) VIRGINIA UNION: TR OH/Opp Ga’Leisha Miller (Hillsborough CC) LSU: TR OH Jade Demps (Wisconsin/NC Academy) LONG BEACH STATE: GR OH Hanna Lesiak (Northwestern/Sports Performance) CAL U PENN: TR MB Bella Buwawa (Penn State Fayette/360) SACRAMENTO STATE: TR S Hailey Plugge (Wichita State/Bakersfield) PRATT CC: TR OH Alyssa Hunter (Neosho CC) MINNESOTA STATE MOREHEAD: TR L McKenna Crews (McCook CC/Rocky Elite) OKLAHOMA: TR Opp Daleigh Ellison (Texas State/TAV) LOUISVILLE: TR OH Charitie Luper (UCLA/TAV) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: TR OH Sydni Schetnan (Louisville/Kairos Elite) COASTAL GEORGIA: TR L Julia Neveu (Pensacola State/TAV Houston) PENN STATE: TR S Ella Snyder (Arizona State/Tstreet) UTAH: TR MB Emrie Satuala (Idaho State) SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: TR OH Jenna Curtis (Western Nebraska CC/Mid Nebraska VBC) BEACH 2023 ARIZONA CHRISTIAN: Eliyah Pilgrim (ACE Volleyball Academy) 2024 FLORIDA GULF COAST: Brianna Luoma (Sports Edge Beach) BOYS LAWERENCE TECH: OH Tyler Reitz (HPSTL) 2023 CONCORDIA IRVINE: OH Sergio Garcia (Team Rockstar)

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Commitment & Signings Week of Dec 23-Dec 29

December 29, 2022

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   2023 STANFORD: OH İpar Kurt KEUKA COLLEGE: S Kyra Bishop (Colorado Springs Altitude) BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY: OH Hailey Jessen (Colorado Juniors) WESTERN COLORADO: S Addison Lynn (Washington VBA) MOUNT ST. JOSEPH: L Jordan Birdsong (Cincinnati Arsenal) FISK UNIVERSITY: OH Gabrielle Huntley (Memphis Metro) PACIFIC LUTHERAN: MB/Opp Alexis Eggert (Montana VBA) MISERICORDIA: OH/Opp Cassandra Genduso (Sportime VBC) COLUMBIA COLLEGE: S Aniya Louden (Club South) UTICA UNIVERSITY: OH Megan Wright (Kansas Volleyball Club) AQUINAS COLLEGE: MB/OH Tess Griffith (Attack Volleyball) KANSAS WESLEYAN: OH/Opp Annabelle Cacho KANSAS WESLEYAN: MB Kyla Moore (SCI Aces) GRACE CHRISTIAN: MB Leah Buller (Midnight Sun) SALT LAKE CITY CC: OH/Opp Fuka Kikuchi SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE: OH Cydney Anderson (Sports Performance) JOHN HOPKINS: MB Elysa Pulliam (Paramount VBC) NORFOLK STATE: MB Grace Smith (Metro VBC) PENN STATE HARRISBURG: MB/OH Brianna Ondishin (Central Jersey VBA) SOUTHERN MAINE: OH Grace Wells (Fusion VBC) HILLSDALE COLLEGE: MB Marcelina Górny (1st Alliance) VIRGINIA WISE: OH Emma Edwards (The St. James VBC) RANGER COLLEGE: S Katie Riemer (Dallas Arsenal) SNOW COLLEGE: OH Maggie Larsen (Mountain Peak) WARNER UNIVERSITY: OH Sofia Pabón MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD: OH Audrey Rosenbaum (FC Elite) SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: S Jessica Rodriguez (Tribe VBC) SOUTHEASTERN: OH/Opp Alexandra Marshall (St. Pete VBC) EVERGREEN STATE: L Raygan Mack (Spokane Renovators) REGIS COLLEGE: Opp Grace Fabiano (603 United) MAYVILLE STATE: S Ashley Cadwell (Otero Junior College/Elite Alliance VBC) COFFEYVILLE: S Olivia Murphy SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: MB Madison Green (Aspire AZ) WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE: L Elli Amjadi (Sky High) COLBY COLLEGE: MB Olivia Drayden (Houston Skyline)   2024 OHIO UNIVERSITY: S Lexi Grissett (Mintonette Sports) COLUMBIA: S Clara Yu (Paramount VBC) FORDHAM: OH/Opp Mila Micunovic (Tribe VBC)   TRANSFERS TEXAS: TR OH Jenna Wenaas (Minnesota/TAV) WISCONSIN: TR MB Carter Booth (Minnesota/Colorado Jrs) WEST TEXAS A&M: TR OH Kelsey Carpenter (UTSA/Texas Image) OREGON: GR MB Kara McGhee (Baylor/SA Magic) NEBRASKA: TR Opp/OH Merritt Beason (Florida/Alabama Performance) JACKSONVILLE STATE: TR L Grace Danziger (Michigan State/MiElite) JACKSONVILLE STATE: TR S Jessica Dunn (West Virginia/Excel) FLORIDA: GR OH Anna Dixon (Missouri/Kansas State/KC Power) FLORIDA: GR S Kennedy Muff (Flager/Sky High) AUBURN: TR S Peyton Dunn (Oklahoma/Colorado Jrs) AUBURN: GR MB Kyla Swanson (Illinois/Club Nebraska) BENEDICTINE MESA: TR MB Anna Brytkowska (Western Texas College) LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE: TR Opp Anna Merrill (Colorado Christian/The OC Volleyball Club) LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE: TR OH Taylin Rowley (North Idaho College/Southern Oregon/T3) LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE: TR S Abbey Neff (North Idaho College) MARYLAND: TR Opp Samantha Schnitta (Maryland/MAVS KC) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON: TR L Jaden Reasor (Marist/Paramount VBC) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL: TR S Savannah Cook (North Florida/Triangle) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: GR L Anna Nelson (Jacksonville State/Memphis Metro) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: GR MB Marisa Guisti (La Salle/Butler/UNO) AQUINAS COLLEGE: TR S Shannon Russell (Grand Rapids CC) COASTAL GEORGIA: TR L Kira Matthias (Iowa Central CC) GRAND CANYON: TR MB/OH Trista Strasser (Missouri/Austin Juniors) WICHITA STATE: TR L Gabi Maas (TCU/Front Range) WICHITA STATE: TR OH Megan Reilly (Arizona State/M1) ILLINOIS STATE: TR S/DS Samantha Bunch (Tusculum/Lions) NORTH CAROLINA STATE: TR L Sydney Daniels (Elon/Triangle) WARNER UNIVERSITY: OH Kaitlyn Helinsky (St. Johns River State/Jacksonville Skyline)   BEACH   2023 ECKERD: Brooke Hand (Colorado Springs Altitude)   TRANSFERS UCLA: TR Reagan Hope (AZ Storm) UCLA: GR Haley Hallgren (Beach 10K) LSU: TR Aubrey O’Gorman (Michigan State/Far Out)   BOYS   2023 ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: OH Landon Brinkley (Coastal VA) ARIZONA CHRISTIAN: AJ Scott (Club GSL) GEORGE MASON: Opp Jackson Herbert (The St. James VBC) LEWIS: OH/L Quin Zilch (The St. James VBC) CARDINAL STRITCH: L Dennis Ancheta (Front Range) CARDINAL STRITCH: OH Seth Aiello (Motion Volleyball Club) CARDINAL STRITCH: Opp SJ Nelson (Ultimate VBC)      

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Early Signing Period (Class of 2023)

December 19, 2022

(Updated 12/22) This is a running list of the Class of 2023 Early Signings. Who are we missing? And we know some colleges have not “officially” announced yet too. Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   501 Volley   608 Juniors   1st Alliance   1United   A5   Absolute   Adversity   Alamo   Alabama Performance   Alliance VBC   Apex NW   Arete   Arizona East Valley   Arizona Storm   Aspire   Austin Juniors   Austin Performance   Austin Skyline   AVC Cleveland   AZ Club One   Bakersfield VBC   Balboa Bay   Ballyhoo VBC   Baymeadows Volleyball Academy   Boilers   Capital Volleyball Academy   Carolina Juniors   Carolina Union   Carolina Rogue   Chicago Elite   Circle City   Club Fusion   Club Ignit Select   Club Iowa   Club Savannah   Club V   Coast   Colorado Juniors   Cville Area Volleyball Club   DaKine VBC   Dallas Summit   Desert Sports VBC   Drive Nation   Dynasty   East Coast Power   Eastside Cleveland   East Texas Juniors   Elevation   Elite VBA   Empowered VBA   Excel   Excel NW   FaR Out Volleyball   FC Elite   Flight Volleyball Club   Florida Gulfside   Fox Valley Heat   Front Range   Gainesville Juniors   Gamepoint   Grand Strand Juniors   High Tide VBC   Houston Juniors   HPSTL   Houston Skyline   Houston Stellar   Idaho Crush   Illini Elite   Impact Sports Academy   Impact VBC   Infinity VBA   Invasion   Iowa Rockets   Jacksonville Juniors   Kandi Elite   Kairos Elite   Ka Ulukoa   KC Power   KIVA   Kokoro   Ku’ikahi Volleyball Club   L2   LAVA West   Legacy   Legacy CA   Louisiana VBC   M1   Madfrog   Madison Volleyball   Marin Juniors   MAVS KC   Memphis VBA   Metro VBC   Metro Elite   Miami Elite   Michigan Elite   Milwaukee Sting   Minnesota North   Mintonette Sports   Mississippi Matrix   Mizuno Long Beach   MN Select   Mountain Peak Munciana   NC Academy     NASA Volleyball   Nebraska Elite   Net Force   New Mexico Cactus   New Wave   Niagara Frontier   NKYVC   No Name VBC   NorCal VBC   Norco   Northern Lights   NPJ   NRG   NYC Juniors   Ocala Power United   Ohio Valley VBC   Ohio Valley Volleyball Company   OTVA Jacksonville   OTVA Orlando   Ozark Juniors   P3R Volleyball   Pagan Vallejo   Paradigm   Paramount VBC   Pittsburgh Elite   Premier Nebraska   PVA   Red Storm   Renaissance VBC   REV   Revolution Volleyball Club   Revolution Volleyball Academy (AZ)   Richmond VBC   Ridgetop VBC   Rio VBC   Rockwood Thunder   SA Empire   SA Force   SA Juniors   SA Magic   SA Warriors   Seal Beach   Shockwave VBC   Sky Elite   Sky High   Skyline Juniors   SoCal VBC   Spike and Serve   Sports Performance   ST7 Volleyball   Sudden Impact   Sunshine   Surfside   SW Minnesota   T3   TAV   TAV Houston   TAV West   Team Colorado   Team Kiwi   Team Momentum   Team One   Team Pineapple   Tennessee Performance   Texas Fury   Texas Image   Texas Regulators   The Academy   The Diff   Topeka Impact   Top Select   Triangle   Tribe   Tri-State Elite   Tstreet   Tstreet IE   Tstreet LV   Tsunami   Twin City VBA   Union   Untouchables EPA   Upward Stars   USA South   VCNebraska   VC United   Viper   Virginia Elite   Vital VBC   Wave   West Florida Waves   Wildfire (Florida)   Willowbrook   Non/Unknown Club   INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES       Beach   Beach South   Elite Beach   Carolina Union   Madsand   Mizuno Long Beach   Optimum Beach   Team One   TRANSFERS Louisiana Monroe Beach: GR Taylor Shelton (Indiana State)     Boy’s 949 Volleyball   Aspire   Balboa Bay   MB Surf   Team Kiwi   Triangle

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NLQ 18/17s: Day 1 Show Stoppers And More

January 27, 2023

Despite the gnarly wind chill outside, Day 1 of the Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier 18s and 17s and January Thaw 14-16s tournament started off with straight fire Friday in Minneapolis. There were tons of great teams and athletes on several courts so let’s just jump right in with a few team and athlete spotlights. Iowa Rockets 18R: In 18 Open, this was the team which literally got touches on everything. St. Cloud State commit and outside Shelby Kimm was swinging well along with libero Meg Berkland owning the backline. Another athlete who was fun to watch was setter Allie Barlow, a Northern Michigan signee.  1st Alliance 17 Gold: This was a fun team to watch in 17 Open. You have 4-star Kansas commit Grace Nelson and 4-star Michigan commit Ellie White – the vballrecruiter.com 2022 HS Junior Player of the Year – swinging away on the outside. There is also 3-star recruit Ellery Rees owning the middle and 3-star recruit Calli Kenny dishing and swinging well. Ava Falduto – a 4-star Penn State recruit at L/DS – and Samantha Falk, a 3-star recruit, run the back court. And that’s just to name a few.  Day 1 Show Stoppers Jae Fitting DS Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold: A Loyola Chicago commit, Fitting is an incredible asset to her squad. Don’t get me wrong, Clemson commit Claire Luoma was amazing in the libero jersey but kudos to Fitting for being a lights-out DS on the court.  Calli Kenny S 1st Alliance 17 Gold: The 3-star S/RS Kenny was impressive on Day 1 in 17 Open. She was dishing and swinging with the best of them all the way around.  Bree Messenger OH VC United 171 Elite: Messenger is an undersized and an incredibly scrappy outside hitter. Messenger was fun to watch both offensively and defensively.  Kananihokuao Misipeka OH/Opp Pohaku 17-1: Misipeka, a 3-star athlete, is another undersized hitter who literally flies out there.  Malayah Long S VCNebraska 17 Elite: Long, a Marquette commit, was fun to watch run the show for her VCN squad. She is a fiery setter with great connections.  Mackenzie Dean OH Club Ignit Select 17 Blue: Dean, a Kansas commit, brings the heat on the outside.  Hannah Benjamin OH A5 Jing: Benjamin, a 5-star Kentucky commit, just keeps getting better and more explosive on the court.  Andi Spies S 608 Juniors 18-1: Spies, a Middle Tennessee 2024 commit, is playing on the new 608 Juniors 18s team. She is fiery and has great hands. Stella Swenson S MN Select 18-1: Swenson, a 5-star 2024 Minnesota commit, ran her court with precision. She has a great cast around her along with great decision making skills. Sidenotes With FC Elite 18 Elite 5-star libero Saige Damrow at Wisconsin this spring, make sure to watch 2026 athlete Peyton Carlson filling into the libero role for FC Elite this year. Skyler Pierce was missing from the court today but will be back on Sunday with her Dynasty 17 Black squad. In the meantime, outside Maya Houseworth filled in nicely.  Michigan signee and Nebraska Elite senior Morgan Burke was back dishing on her club team. On her high school squad Skutt Catholic she was the jack of many trades and was an offensive powerhouse at outside hitter.  Anyone else excited for Day 2!?

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Commitment & Signings Week of Jan 20-Jan 26

January 27, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2023 CLARKE UNIVERSITY: OH/Opp Emma Shea-Wopinek (Top Flight) OLIVET NAZARENE: OH/Opp Kennedy Kiger (The Academy) OLIVET NAZARENE: S Molly Riggs (Vantage Volleyball) SALISBURY UNIVERSITY: S Julie Altieri (Triangle) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: S Kasey Schuster NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: S Harley Ludacka (VC Nebraska) NEWBERRY COLLEGE: OH Ally Owens (Carolina One) GRACELAND: OH Reagan Altman (Rancho Valley) LA VERNE: S Malia Capistrano (Rancho Valley) COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT: Opp Brooke Andries (Southwest Minnesota) NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: L Grace Ehlers (Southwest Minnesota) DORDT UNIVERSITY: OH Tarren Spartz (Southwest Minnesota) IOWA WESTERN CC: L Jessi Ritchhart (MAVS KC) AVILA UNIVERSITY: S Daphne Gardner (Pohaku) DREW UNIVERSITY: S Alyssa Rachwal (East Coast Power) MOUNT ST. VINCENT: L Carly Synder (CT Stars) STEVENSON: MB Carlee Darden (Metro) LINDENWOOD: Opp Anna Kraemer (Rockwood Thunder) SPOON RIVER COLLEGE: S Karson Park (Rapid Fire VBC) YAKIMA VALLEY COLLEGE: OH Tori Wolsborn (North Central Washington VBC) MAYVILLE STATE: S Noelle Erickson MAYVILLE STATE: MB Taylor Rath (Chaos) MAYVILLE STATE: Opp Jocelyn Aasen CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE: OH Norah Boggs (Top Notch) CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE: L Riley Passananti (Crossfire Elite South) CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE: MB Faith Hopgood LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE: OH Jade Von Deopp (Marin Juniors) AVERETT UNIVERSITY: OH Hope Parrish (Colonial VBC) AVERETT UNIVERSITY: MB Allie Wilkerson (Carolina Advantage) OLYMPIC COLLEGE: S/DS Holly Clarke (High Country) LYON COLLEGE: OH Abigail Adams (Memphis Metro) BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY: L Ella Young BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY: OH Grace Presswood WHEATON COLLEGE: S Paige Syswerda (Club Fusion) WALSH UNIVERSITY: S Hannah Roddis (Team Detroit) WALSH UNIVERSITY: OH/DS Kendra Courtock (Tandem VBC) WALSH UNIVERSITY: MB Kelli Conder (KIVA) KEYSTONE COLLEGE: OH Kaliyah Brown (Omni VBC) KEYSTONE COLLEGE: OH Kameryn Cortinas KEYSTONE COLLEGE: OH Taylor Hallam UTAH STATE EASTERN: OH Grace Thomsen EASTERN NAZARENE: S Annika Schmitt (Smash) DARTMOUTH: OH Valia Evangeliou MEDAILLE UNIVERSITY: L Lilly Henchen (Hot Shots) WINONA STATE: OH Kenna Kornely (Milwaukee Sting) MARIST: L Katherine Thompson (Milwaukee Sting) OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: OH Makaelyn Perez (Austin Performance) OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: Opp/OH Victoria Urbanczyk (Alamo) OUR LADY OF THE LAKE: S Valeria Ortiz (SA Magic) EASTERN FLORIDA STATE: S Alana Baerga (Oviedo VBA) MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN: OH Sawyer Franz (Oklahoma Peak) SOUTHERN NAZARENE: L Brynlee Birney (Oklahoma Peak) CARDINAL STRITCH: L Nev Dukic (Wisconsin Juniors) OUACHITA: L Kylie Kisgen OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN: OH Claire Duley (Club Texas) SOUTHERN UTAH: Opp/OH Charlotte Wilson (Madfrog) COPPIN STATE: OH Kaliko Schilling (Spike and Serve) MCNEESE STATE: S/Opp Abby Montes (TAV Houston) CENTRAL ARKANSAS: L Jenna DeLaMater (Elite VBA) PRATT CC: OH/DS Emma Hendrickson SUNY ONEONTA: OH Emma Morretta (Downsville State) TEXAS TECH: S Claudia Rossi (Front Range) WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Opp Emma Sanders (MVP Volleyball Club) BLINN COLLEGE: S Chloe Howard (Texas Tornados) ROBERT MORRIS: MB Lindsey Scammell (Jupiter Elite) SOUTHWESTERN OREGON CC: S Apetahi Kua (Pi’opi’o Bears VBC) CAL U PA: S Mandy Altsman (Pittsburgh Elite) AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (IL): OH Lanah Queckboerner (VC United) 2024 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD: MB/OH Brielle Riess (Southwest Minnesota) NORTHEASTERN: OH Jane Nelson (East Coast Power) AKRON: OH/Opp Delaney Gash (Lexington United) TRANSFERS PENN STATE: GR S Mac Podraza (Ohio State/Mintonette Sports) PENN STATE: GR S Ally Van Eekeren (High Point/Creighton/Sports Performance) MINNESOTA: GR L Kylie Murr (Ohio State/Municana) OLIVET NAZARENE: TR MB/S Sydney Marse (Prairie State College) BELMONT: TR S Kam Olson (Central Michigan/VC United) KANSAS WESLEYAN: TR Opp/MB Blondie Penaflor (Hutchinson CC/Next Level) NEWBERRY COLLEGE: TR OH/Opp Emma Christensen (Utah State Eastern) WISCONSIN OSHKOSH: TR L Macie Wieman (Minnesota State Moorhead/Balance VBC) PALM BEACH ATLANTIC: GR L Payton Ahrenstorff (Northern Iowa/Kairos Elite) NEW MEXICO STATE: TR MB Aleka Darko (Ithaca/Woodlands Revolution) LONG BEACH STATE: TR OH Elise Agi (Oregon/Encore VBC) CAL: TR S Paige Morningstar (Louisville/Renaissance VBC) BOISE STATE: GR S Noelani Helm (Portland/Cats VBC) PITT: GR L Logan Mosley (Virginia Tech/Triangle) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: GR L Kelsey Knudsen (BYU/Saint Mary’s College/Legacy CA) CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: TR Opp Leah Miller (Arizona State/Dig This!) WALSH UNIVERSITY: TR DS Kelly Lynch (CalUPenn/AVC Cleveland) BALL STATE: TR L Josie Bloom (Virginia Tech/Michigan State) UTAH STATE: TR MB Kelsey Watson (Loyola Chicago/HPSTL) UTAH STATE: GR OH Jill Schneggenburger (Colorado/A4) SOUTHEASTERN: GR MB Tatyana Lyons (Tampa/Winter Park) NOTRE DAME: TR L Sydney Palazzolo (High Point/Legacy) CENTRAL WASHINGTON: TR MB Morgan Halady (Portland State/Dakine) HAWAII: TR MB Jacyn Bamis (Clemson/CPA Xtreme) ILLINOIS STATE: TR S Sammi Bunch (Tusculum/Lions) WASHINGTON STATE: GR OH Iman Isanovic (Arizona State) NORTHWESTERN: GR OH Julia Sangiacomo (Santa Clara/Absolute) TEXAS A&M: TR MB Morgan Perkins (Oklahoma/Houston Skyline) NORTH TEXAS: GR OH Jayde Harris (Portland/Forza1) SOUTH ALABAMA: GR OH Abryanna Cannon (Northwestern/Michigan Elite) TEXAS WOMANS: L Luna Franca (Panola College/Trinity Valley CC) FRANCIS MARION: TR MB Kaytlin Smart (Northwestern JC/Cache Valley VBC) NORTH CAROLINA: TR OH Emani’ Foster (North Carolina Charlotte/NC Academy) NORTH FLORIDA: GR OH Morgan Wilson (Towson/Paramount) XAVIER (LA): TR L Ruxandra Flueras (Colby CC) BEACH 2024 UT EL PASO: Calliandra Otjen (RPM Sand) MERCER: Kristi Talocka (Sandstorm Beach) BOYS 2023 MERRIMACK: S Blake Taschner (Wave) AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (IL): L Gavan Moua (MN Select)

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Commitment & Signings Week of Jan 13-19

January 20, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   2023 UTAH: OH Skylar George (Houston Skyline) CONVERSE UNIVERSITY: OH Ariel Bryant (Palmetto Rage) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON: S Victoria Carrico (Central Jersey VBA) BETHEL COLLEGE: Opp/MB Alayna Vines (Oklahoma Charge) OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN: DS Emma Strong (Rise VBC) OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN: Heather Holland PACIFIC LUTHERAN: S/DS Savanna Colliado (Pilipa’a Na Wahine) HILLSDALE COLLEGE: OH/Opp Greta Wise (FC Elite) UTAH STATE EASTERN: S Agata Makowska WHATCOM CC: DS Brooklynn Thesenvitz (Puget Sound VBA) BLUEFIELD STATE: MB Callesta Styles (Wisconsin Elite) BLUEFIELD STATE: L Karlee Rae Hill (River Valley Juniors) ITHACA COLLEGE: Opp/OH Naomi Clauhs (Club Integrity) ITHACA COLLEGE: OH Gabriela Gonzalez-Abreu (Wildfire VBA) DAYTONA STATE: Opp Jaliyah Cohnes (OTVA Tampa) CASE WESTERN RESERVE: OH Katie Yanni (Pittsburgh Elite) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN: OH Grace Moravchik (Minnesota North) TRUMAN STATE: Opp/OH Elise Gibson (HPSTL) STONEHILL COLLEGE: S Maddie Schamaun (Paramount VBC) STONEHILL COLLEGE: S Amaya Parnell (Mill City) KEYSTONE COLEGE: OH Holly Grady (Club Cactus) RIO HONDO COLLEGE: L Keary Godinez (Icon VBC) TRINITY VALLEY CC: MB Jade Rodriquez Silva TRINITY VALLEY CC: MB/Opp Genesis Rodriquez CASTLETON: MB Madison Sheehan (Storm VBC) CASTLETON: S/L Sophia Call (Olympic Premier) CASTLETON: MB Sierra Plummer (FCA Maryland) BRIAR CLIFF: S/OH Reese Strouth (Midwest Power) MINNESOTA MORRIS: MB Tori Scheler (Duke City) LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN: MB Austen Goodgion (TAV) NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY: MB Grace Morrow (Belusa United) ST. LAWRENCE: L Kori Meissner (Evergreen VBA) ST. LAWRENCE: MB Kalina Natcheva (Cape Cod Juniors) ST. LAWRENCE: Opp/MB Araiza Acum-Santos (Husky) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: MB Emma Hickman (Houston Juniors) PRATT CC: S Victoria Coble NORTHWESTERN OHIO: MB Rhema Pernell MONTANA STATE BILLINGS: OH/DS Aubrey Allison (Big Sky VBC)   2024 WISCONSIN: L Maile Chan (Athena VBA) ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM: L Meg Jarrett (United Volleyball) WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE: S Milica Tomic (Milwaukee Sting) AKRON: OH Delaney Gash (Lexington United)   TRANSFERS CHAMINADE: GR L Hula Crisostomo (New Mexico Military Institute/UTEP/Ka Ulukoa) NORTHERN IOWA: TR OH Calia Clubb (Illinois State/Iowa Rockets) NORTHERN IOWA: TR L Erin Powers (Alabama Birmingham/Milwaukee Sting) NORTHERN IOWA: TR MB Kara Oxenknecht (New Hampshire/Sports Performance) HOUSTON: TR OH Katie Corelli (Ole Miss/Club V) NAVARRO COLLEGE: TR S Alessandra Pantoja (Dominican University/Attack VBC) FURMAN: TR S Eva Wheeler (Georgia State/ClevPRIME) WILLIAM CAREY: TR MB Grace Engels (Coastal Alabama CC/United Volleyball) EASTERN MENNONITE: TR Opp Sophia Denby (Christopher Newport/Coastal Area) WICHITA STATE: TR S Izzi Strand (UC San Diego/Vision) SAN FRANCISCO: TR Opp/OH Crystal Galaviz (Georgia State/Sports Performance) NORFOLK STATE: TR OH/DS Alexa Harris (Murray State/Albany/Rockwood Thunder) UT SAN ANTONIO: TR L Aliah Giroux (Southern Mississippi/Alamo) FLAGLER: TR MB Colby Stempkowski (St. Leo/Top Select) SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE: TR MB Hailey Smith (Nova Southeastern/Arete) LEWIS CLARK STATE: TR S Sofie Langer (Central Wyoming/Norfolk State/Aspire) EASTERN KENTUCKY: TR L Lucy Malone (Rutgers/Union) PENN STATE: GR OH Jess Mruzik (Michigan/Legacy) TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI: TR S Rylie Romero (Nevada/SA Juniors) TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI: TR L Kendall Mahaney (Lubbock Christian) TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI: TR OH Rylee Achzehn (Southern Utah/AZ Sky) EASTERN MICHIGAN: TR S Hannah Kivett (Florida Gulf Coast/Evansville United) USC: TR L Ellie Geoghegan (San Diego State/Sunshine) UCONN: TR S Ayva Cebollero (Oregon/Hive) TULANE: TR S Laura Fiabane (Salt Lake CC) TULANE: GR MB Orsula Staka (San Francisco) CINCINATTI: TR S Katelyn Lefler (Illinois State/Motion Volleyball Program) GEORGIA TECH: TR MB DeAndra Pierce (Texas/Austin Juniors) SAINT KATHERINE: TR OH/Opp Daniela Jimenez (Arizona Western College) CREIGHTON: GR MB Ellie Bichelmeyer (Rice/KC MAVS) INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA: TR OH Kat Warpinski (Loyola Chicago/M1) BETHUNE COOKMAN: TR MB Alyssa King (UTEP/Wildfire VBA) MONTCLAIR STATE: TR OH Rachel Curran (Eastern University/Garden State Elite)   BEACH   2024 UTAH: Jayda Van Alfen (Tamarack)   TRANSFERS WILLIAM CAREY: TR Mary Katherine Ashburn (Tusculum/501 Volley)   BOYS   2023 WILLIAM PENN: Luka DeJong (Ohana VBC) RUTGERS NEWARK: S Willy Wang (MVVC)  

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Tour of Texas: First Stop Full Of Fun

January 18, 2023

Sunday in Austin proved to be a wild ride! A ton of great teams were squaring off right from the get go as the Invitational divisions started off the day with a crossover match for Gold.  The 17 Invitational final featured A5 17-Jing against HJV 17 Elite. HJV defeated TAV 17 Black in three the match before squaring off against Houston Skyline 17 Royal in the semis and winning another three-set match. A5 faced Skyline 17 Royal in the first round of the bracket, winning in three, followed by Madfrog 16 Green. A5 captured that match in straight sets. Two athletes that were the heart and soul of their teams in the finals were A5 libero Gabi Cornier and HJV libero Alice Volpe. Of course, we all love to see amazing defense but liberos who are also calm and can control the serve receive leads teams to massive success. A5 ended up winning in two, 25-20, 25-12.   The 16 Invitational division had HJV 16 Elite facing off against A5 16-Gabe. HJV’s path included a first round against Alamo 16 Premier which they won in three. Next was Drive Nation 16 Red, which HJV swept. A5 started off their bracket play against Houston Skyline 16 Royal, which A5 took in three before beating TAV 16 Black. In the final match, HJV ended up defeating A5 in straight sets. HJV was led by middle Jordan Taylor and outside Aaliyah Smith. A5 was led by setter Abigail Li and libero Francesca Popescu.  The 15 Invitational featured Madfrog 15 Green meeting Skyline 15 Royal in the finals. Madfrog’s path to the final included a first-round in-bracket against Austin Skyline 15 Royal, which Madfrog won in three. Madfrog then swept Alamo 15 Premier. Skyline’s road included a first round win in two against TAV 15 Black followed by a sweep over Houston Skyline 15 Royal. The final match was definitely entertaining with a Skyline victory in three. Madfrog was paced by libero Gabi Rodriquez and outside Kennedy Crayton. Skyline was led by the outside duo of Layla Austin and Skylar Jackson and middle Keoni Williams.  In 14 Invitational TAV 14 Black captured the championship over Madfrog 14 Green in straight sets. Madfrog’s path to the championship match included sweeping Houston Skyline 14 Royal in the first round and doing the same to Excel 14 Red in the next round. TAV’s path included a first round win in two against Austin Skyline 14 Royal followed by another sweep over Skyline 14 Royal. The final match ended up with TAV defeating Madfrog, 25-13, 25-13. TAV’s S/OHs Sophee Peterson and Brynn Stephens anchored a loaded squad while Madfrog was led by setter Charlotte Cavin and outside hitter Vanessa Glenn. While the Invitational divisions get a lot of the focus we wanted to give a shout out to the National division winners. In 18 National, Alamo 18 Premier ended up winning the title over Mexico team NLJuvenil Mayo in two. In 17 National, Houston area clubs Houston Stellar 17 Elite faced off against Katy United 17 Adidas, winning in three. Roots 161 Green defeated SA Xtreme 16U in two in the 16 National division. In 15 National, Houston Skyline 15 Black defeated Texas Legacy 15 Elite in two. And in the 14 National division, Premier 14 Black (Texas) defeated SA Elite 141 Navy in straight sets.  Before we share the weekend’s Show Stoppers we must put out that there were many more athletes that could have been featured in this loaded tournament but with tons of divisions I am sharing the athletes who stood out this weekend in their respective age divisions.  Weekend Show Stoppers  Outside/Opposite Hitters Hannah Benjamin, OH, A5 17 Jing Macaria Spears, OH/Opp, TAV 17 Black Suli Davis, OH, Drive Nation 16 Red Taylor Porter, OH/Opp, Houston Skyline 16 Royal Sydnee Peterson, OH/Opp, TAV 16 Black Lauryn Mack, OH, TAV 16 Black Aaliyah Smith, OH, HJV 16 Elite Megan Fitch, OH, Alamo 16 Premier Henley Anderson, OH, AP 15 Adidas Kennedy Crayton, OH, Madfrog 15 Green Skylar Jackson, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Layla Austin, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Ryan Sadler, OH, A5 15-Bob  Arianna Muoneke, OH, HJV 15 Elite Gwenyth Koss, OH, HJV 15 Elite Mya Cheatum, OH, Austin Juniors 15 Adidas Halle Thompson, OH, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Vanessa Glenn, OH, Madfrog 14 Green Kaylie Davis, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Kate Cuppett, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Lexi Martin, OH, Drive Nation 14 Red Jordan Morrow, OH Houston Skyline 14 Royal Lucky Fasavalu, OH, Austin Skyline 14 Royal Riley Koshkin, OH, Excel 14 Red Liberos Gabriela Cornier, L, A5 17 Jing Alice Volpe, L, HJV 17 Elite Gillian Pitts, L, TAV 17  Black Callie Krueger, L, Austin Skyline 16 Royal Gabriella Rodriquez, L, Madfrog 15 Green Francesca Popescu, L, A5 16-Gabe Middle Blockers Logan Wiley, A5 17 Jing Zoe Humphrey, MB, HJV 17 Elite Favor Anyanwu, MB, TAV 17 Black Ayden Ames, MB,  Drive Nation 17 Red Jaela Auguste, MB, Houston Skyline 17 Royal Jordan Taylor, MB, HJV 16 Elite Zoe Gillen-Malveaux, MB, Drive Nation 16 Red Keoni Williams, MB, Skyline 15  Royal Nyla Livings, MB, TAV 14 Black Setters Grace Agolli, S, A5 17-Jing Savannah Skopal, S, Austin Juniors 17 Adidas  Kirra Musgrove, S Houston Skyline 17 Royal Abigail Li, S, A5 16-Gabe Blair Thiebaud, S, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Sophee Peterson, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Brynn Stephens, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Charlotte Cavin, S, Madfrog 14 Green Nafanua Alofipo, S/Opp, Austin Skyline 14 Royal

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Commitment & Signings Week of Jan 7-Jan 12

January 16, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   2023 KANSAS STATE: OH Lauren Schneider (Skyline) IOWA STATE: OH/MB Reaghan Larkin (Alliance VBC) OLIVET NAZARENE: OH Kennedy Kiger (The Academy VBC) LOYOLA CHICAGO: L Jordan Bruckner (Shockwave VBA) TEMPLE: OH Christiana Greene (A5) EASTERN KENTUCKY: Opp Gabriella Armitage (Gamepoint) OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY: DS Kenzie Schellenberger (AVC Cleveland) CASTLETON: DS Grace Mosco (Olympic Premier) CASTLETON: MB Kaitlyn Chapman (603 United) ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE: OH Leilani (Spike and Serve) WILLIAM CAREY: OH/DS Rachel Stegall (Infinity VBA) COLLEGE OF ST ROSE: Opp/S Taylor Grady (Xtreme VBA) WHEATON COLLEGE: Opp Paris Griffin (Vision) WHEATON COLLEGE: MB Sadie Orange (Illinois Performance) ELMIRA COLLEGE: L Myia Murphy (Sportime VBC) MONTCLAIR STATE: S Gianna Cefalu (Coast) POINT LOMA: MB Kate Sullivan (Rancho Valley) HOPE INTERNATIONAL: MB Milan Nimeh HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY: S Lauren Ross MILLIGAN UNIVERSITY: OH/MB Addison Varney (Phoenix Rising VBC) YAKIMA VALLEY COLLEGE: OH/MB Mckenna Steiner (Hive Volleyball) IOWA WESLEYAN: OH Reece Toner NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: Cadence Goebel (The Arena Club) NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: MB Ella Peterson (The Arena Club) YOUNG HARRIS: Opp Faith Kelly (Jacksonville Juniors) MILLSAPS COLLEGE: S Caroline Russo (Krewe of Maggie) WHEATON COLLEGE MA: MB Kirsten Reeley (Oviedo VBA) SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: OH Joy Aburto (Elevation CO) SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: S Ellison Spencer (Puyallup Juniors) UTICA UNIVERSITY: OH Naima Walsh (Downstate Juniors) UTICA UNIVERSITY: Katie Mattes (Saratoga VBC) BRESCIA: S Amanda Monk WHATCOM CC: S Sydney Walker (Apex NW) ST FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: MB Laney Wilson (Renaissance VBC) QUINCY: L Lilly Marth (JNVBC) NORTHWESTEN OHIO: OH/Opp Kearstyn Maxon-Honaker SALISBURY: S Julie Altieri (Triangle) GEORGETOWN COLLEGE: MB Giara Ferrari (Central Jersey VBA) MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY AND TECH: S Cassie Dahl ARIZONA: MB Journey Tucker (Spiral) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: OH/MB Eileen Sadati (A4) REGIS COLLEGE: Opp Lily DiRico (Mill City) CAL LUTHERAN: Opp Gianna Bava (Rage VBC) PRATT CC: MB Katy Beeman (Air Capital Aces) WAYLAND BAPTIST: OH/Opp Sloane Light WAYLAND BAPTIST: S Kaitlyn Gunn (NM Cactus) COWLEY COLLEGE: DS/OH Kara Martin COWLEY COLLEGE: MB Val Luna (Fight Club BUENA VISTA COLLEGE: Opp/OH Eternity Haaf (Arena VBC) STONEHILL COLLEGE: MB Abby Farrell (Mass Impact) LIFE UNIVERSITY: Opp Victoria Davenport (A5 Gwinnett) SEMINOLE STATE: L Jaylee Morrison BETHEL UNIVERSITY: S Peyton Howie (MN Select) HOPE COLLEGE: MB Kam Burbridge (Michigan VBA) NEBRASKA KEARNEY: S Allison Davis (VCNebraska) AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: Celestine Hayes AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: OH Jasmin Silva (Delta Valley) AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: MB Adrienne Vite AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: OH/DS Cady Hatch (SynergyForce) AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE: S Sofia MacPherson TRINITY VALLEY CC: MB Emma Bednarek UT TYLER: S Lauren Greene (TAV Houston) DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY IL: MB Kathryn Ksiezak (Ultimate VBC) ALBRIGHT COLLEGE: S Ryenn Mamrosch (Highline VBC) ILLINOIS WESLEYAN: L Olivia DeGuzman (Milwaukee Sting) VILLANOVA: MB Sophia Stalcup (Mizuno Long Beach) AURORA UNIVERSITY: L Lyndsey Austin (Chicago Elite) FROSTBURG STATE: OH Alyssa Stanton (Mill City) HOLY FAMILY: L Keira Rogan (Princeton VBC) NEBRASKA WESLEYAN: OH Molly Ramirez (Platform Elite)   2024 COASTAL CAROLINA: S/Opp Aisha Keric (Florida Gulfside) RUTGERS: L Alleigh Dutton (Circle City) COLUMBIA: MB Charlotte Gravlee (Gainesville Juniors) GEORGETOWN: L Avery Baughman (Drive Nation) NORTH ALABAMA: MB Amelia Keating (MidTN) JAMESTOWN: S Ava Bertsch (Northern Lights) BRYANT: OH Katelyn Rossini (Sky High) TCU: MB Bryn Shankle (Mizuno Long Beach)   TRANSFERS SMU: TR L Brooke Frazier (Texas A&M/Houston Skyline) KENT STATE: TR S Kendall White (Liberty/Elite Training Center) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: TR Opp Kayla Craft (Southern Utah/805 Elite) RUTGERS: TR MB/Opp Rikki Williams (Penn State/Houston Juniors) UCLA: TR OH Carly Hendrickson (Florida/Elevation) CLEMSON: TR S Katie Hurta (Penn State/Adversity) UT EL PASO: TR OH Deanna Almaguer (Pima CC/Diamondback VBC) FORT LEWIS COLLEGE: TR OH/DS Chloe Ruhl (UC Riverside/Rocky Select) HOPE COLLEGE: TR OH Addie VanderWeide (Iowa/Michigan VBA) ALABAMA: TR L Francesca Bertucci (Northern Illinois/Adversity) SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE: TR S Gabi Theut (Coppin State/Coastal Bend College) CENTRAL MICHIGAN: TR MB Abby Olin (Michigan State/Inside Out) CENTRAL MICHIGAN: TR L Alina Anderson (Ferris State/Michigan VBA) GRAND VALLEY STATE: GR S Madison Gates (Purdue Fort Wayne) GRAND VALLEY STATE: TR MB Elena Vaara (Muskegon CC/Trinity Christian College/Team Angle) GRAND VALLEY STATE: TR OH/Opp Jaden Rice (Rutgers/Legacy) PAUL QUINN COLLEGE: TR OH LaTaysha Morgan (Mountain View College/360) MEDAILLE UNIVERSITY: TR OH Natalie Perl (Genesee CC) FLORIDA STATE: TR MB Kiari Robey (Oregon/Atlanta Performance) TENNESSEE: GR L Yelianiz Torres (Bowling Green State) MISSISSIPPI STATE: TR Opp Amina Shackelford (Butler/OTVA Orlando) TULSA: TR OH Beth Bayless (Oklahoma/Oklahoma Peak) NORTH ALABAMA: TR Opp Brenna Tietz (West Virginia) CHARLESTON SOUTHERN: TR OH Emmy Rollins (South Carolina/SC Midlands) TARLETON STATE: TR OH/Opp Rylie Morrison (Evangel University/AZ Sky) TARLETON STATE: GR OH Rajini Fitzmaurce (Liberty/Top Select) VALPARAISO: TR MB/Opp Maddie Moan (Milwaukee/Sky High) RICE: TR MB Kaitlyn Knobbe (SMU/Nebraska Elite) TCU: TR OH Melanie Parra (Texas) FLORIDA GULF COAST: GR S Lily Tessier (FSU/Iowa/USA South) FAYETTEVILLE STATE: TR MB Sariah Sumpter (Coffeyville CC) WEBER STATE: TR OH Mia Peterson (New Mexico State) RHODE ISLAND: GR OH Maddie Norris (North Florida Beach/Smash) FRANCIS MARION: TR L Hadley Prince (Chowan University/Timberlake Volleyball Club) WAYLAND BAPTIST: TR OH Selma Sutaj (Trinity Valley CC) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: TR OH Hannah Rowe (Albany) AUBURN: TR MB Bella Bell (Kentucky/Team MVP) UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS: TR Opp Mya Williams (Seminole State) TREVECCA NAZARENE: TR OH Elizabeth Wells (Terra State CC) MEMPHIS: TR MB/Opp Clara Bednarek (Georgia State/Aspire) UT SAN ANTONIO: TR Opp Mia Soerensen (Kent State/Club Ashtabula) SMU: TR Opp Anllelivis Fernandez (State of Florida College/Miami Dade College) SMU: TR OH Naya Shime (Wyoming) IDAHO STATE: TR OH/Opp Sophia Anderson (Utah State Eastern) IDAHO STATE: TR S Lauren Mena (Utah Tech/Seal Beach) SETON HALL: TR L Hadlee Ackerman (Furman/A5) VIRGINIA: TR L Saskia Hernandez (NC State/Miami Elite) ARKANSAS: TR MB Sania Petties (Mississippi State/Houston Skyline) EAST CAROLINA: TR Francesca McBride (Mississippi State/Michigan Elite) TENNESSEE MARTIN: TR OH/OPP Jenna Vallée (Indian Hills CC) TENNESSEE MARTIN: TR OH Halle Everett (ParklandCC/Memphis/HPSTL) WEST VIRGINIA: TR OH/OPP Hailey Green (Denver/Elevation) UTAH TECH: TR OH/Opp Patricia Tua’one (Snow College/Club 801) WRIGHT STATE: TR L Jennifer Wessling (High Point/KIVA) MISSISSIPPI STATE: TR OH

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Tour of Texas Off To Electric Start

January 15, 2023

The 2023 Tour of Texas Austin Stop DEFINITELY started the year with a BANG. This year A5, Premier Nebraska, and Oklahoma Charge added an interesting twists to an already strong tournament series. Let’s start this off with a bang. The 17 Invitational pools featured A5 17 Jing, Drive Nation 17 Red, TAV 17 Black and AJV 17 Adidas in the same pool. AND the first matchup of the day happened to be TAV facing A5. Someone might want to chime in with ‘IT’S JANUARY,’ but that being said TAV defeated A5 in three. There was tons of big blocks, loaded swings and amazing ups happening on both sides. In other 17s action Houston Skyline 17 Royal and HJV 17 Elite went 3-0 in their power pools.  In 16 Invitational pools the day started off with another great match with HJV 16 Elite squaring off against Austin Skyline 16 Royal. HJV features a great group of athletes which includes 5-star recruit Jordan Taylor, 4-star recruit Sydney Bryant, 4-star recruit Aaliyah Smith. Austin Skyline returns a great group of athletes that includes 4-star recruit Callie Krueger, 4-star recruit Addison Gaido and 4-star recruit Lily Dee Davis. HJV ended up winning the match in three. By the end of the pool HJV swept their pool 3-0. In other 16s action Drive Nation 16 Red swept their pool 3-0 while Madfrog 16 Green ended up winning their pool after the three-way tie. Excel 16 National Red ended up second while Skyline 16 Royal ended up third.  In 15 Invitational the first pool was a slugfest with Houston Skyline 15 Royal coming out as the top seed. Skyline 15 Royal and HJV 15 Elite captured the other pools 3-0. Lots of great new names emerged from this group of athletes. Loads of high-flying hitters in this age with Austin Performance outside Henley Anderson, Houston Skyline outside Halle Thompson, Skyline outside Layla Austin and Madfrog outside Kennedy Crayton leading the way.  In 14 Invitational, TAV 14 Black, Skyline 14 Royal and Austin Skyline 14 Royal all swept their pools respectively. There is lots of size, athleticism and talent in this division.  Fun Fact: Two of the vballrecruiter.com HS Player of the Year athletes were swinging with ferocity in the gym in 2025 OH/Opp Macaria Spears and 2026 OH Henley Anderson as they helped lead their teams. Sometimes it’s all about matchups and Sunday is a new day. Anyone else excited to see how this weekend ends up?!?  Day 1 Standouts Macaria Spears, OH/Opp, TAV 17 Black Gillian Pitts, L, TAV 17 Black Ayden Ames, MB,  Drive Nation 17 Red Savannah Skopal, S, Austin Juniors 17 Adidas  Hannah Benjamin, OH, A5 17 Jing Gabriela Cornier, L, A5 17 Jing Akunna Cos-Okpalla, L, Madfrog 17 Green  Jaela Auguste, MB, Houston Skyline 17 Royal Kirra Musgrove, S/Opp, Houston Skyline 17 Royal Alice Volpe, L, HJV 17 Elite Suli Davis, OH, Drive Nation 16 Red Sarah Mendoza, L Drive Nation 16 Red Taylor Porter, OH/Opp, Houston Skyline 16 Royal Sydnee Peterson, OH/Opp, TAV 16 Black Jordan Taylor, MB, HJV 16 Elite Aaliyah Smith, OH, HJV 16 Elite Megan Fitch, OH, Alamo 16 Premier Callie Krueger, L, Austin Skyline 16 Royal Halle Thompson, OH, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Lacy Tinnell, MB, Houston Skyline 15 Royal Kennedy Crayton, OH, Madfrog 15 Green Gabriella Rodriquez, L, Madfrog 15 Green Skylar Jackson, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Layla Austin, OH, Skyline 15  Royal Riley Malloy, OH, Austin Skyline 15 Royal Karsen O’Keefe, OH, Drive Nation 15 Red Ryan Sadler, OH, A5 15-Bob  Arianna Muoneke, OH, HJV 15 Elite Gwenyth Koss, OH, HJV 15 Elite Mya Cheatum, OH, Austin Juniors 15 Adidas Henley Anderson, OH, AP 15 Adidas Malia Miller, OH, Integrity 15 Intense Blue  Sophee Peterson, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Brynn Stephens, S/OH, TAV 14 Black Vanessa Glenn, OH, Madfrog 14 Green Kaylie Davis, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Kate Cuppett, OH, Skyline 14 Royal Lexi Martin, OH, Drive Nation 14 Red Jordan Morrow, OH Houston Skyline 14 Royal Nafanua Alofipo, S/Opp, Austin Skyline 14 Royal Lucky Fasavalu, OH, Austin Skyline 14 Royal

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Commitment & Signings Week of Dec 30-Jan 5

January 8, 2023

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2023 PITT: OH Caroline Knight (No Name VBC) MONTANA WESTERN: S Sophie Worden (Athena VBA) MONTANA WESTERN: L Madisyn Frazier (Montana Northwest) QUINCY: OH/DS Olivia Endris (Team Indiana) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST: MB Layla Lenex (Tulsa Power) CASTLETON: OH Jocelyn Ray (Fusion VBC) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: OH Peyton Brown (Colorado Momentum) WARNER UNIVERSITY: OH/Opp Leonelis Lopez (Club Volleyball Humacao) PACE: L Sarah Eldredge (Husky VBC) NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO: OH/Opp Lauren Janosy (AVC Cleveland) INDIANA PURDUE COLUMBUS: OH Logan Branstetter (Indy United) PASADENA CC: S/Opp Shaylee Ungos AQUINAS: OPP Angelia Cutts (Attack VBC) EASTERN OREGON: OH Madie Vaughn (North Pacific Juniors) ADRIAN COLLEGE: OH/Opp Apryl Kruse (MiElite) RIO GRANDE: OH/MB Anne Murphy UWASH ST LOUIS: L Eliana Ross (Madtown Juniors) CAIRN UNIVERSITY: MB Georgie Thorpe SAINT JOSEPHS: L Jessica Christman (Beach Elite) CONVERSE COLLEGE: DS Landon Garbade SIERRA COLLEGE: MB Skyla Graham (SynergyForce) SIERRA COLLEGE: S Jordyn Deter SIERRA COLLEGE: DS Shea Troncao SIERRA COLLEGE: DS Sofia Guerrero (SynergyForce) WALSH UNIVERSITY: S Hannah Roddis (Team Detroit) MISSOURI BAPTIST: S Ella Nikodym (Rockwood Thunder) MORGAN STATE: S Mya Karrick (Northern Lights) PRATT CC: OH Kiara Aristy KANSAS WESLEYAN: MB Kylie Vu (Austin Juniors) JACKSON STATE: L Maya Reeves (Chesapeake Elite) WESTMONT: L Malia De Jesus (A4) KEYSTONE COLLEGE: S Tobi West (Stateline Pride) NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN: L Hailey Davenport (Eastern Elite) TRINITY COLLEGE FL: S Olivia Alba (Quest VBA) DELAWARE VALLEY: L Sam Wilton (Central Jersey VBA) SOUTHERN OREGON: OH/DS Emily Anderson (Club Gold) EDMONDS COLLEGE: OH Jorja Williams (Maunalani VBC) MASTERS UNIVERSITY: S Kaysa Brown (Legacy CA) 2024 NORTHERN ARIZONA: OH Masina Perez (Club V) TRANSFERS MORGAN STATE: TR L Ellis Spencer (Mississippi Valley State/Front Range) HIGH POINT: TR L Jordyn Schilling (West Virginia/Mizuno Long Beach) HIGH POINT: TR S Allie Gray (Arizona State/Nebraska Elite) PEPPERDINE: TR OH/S Birdie Hendrickson (Florida/Springfield Juniors) HAWAII: TR L Mandi Morioka (Penn State/Mizuno Long Beach) INDIANA: TR S Natalia Hagopian (Northeastern/Mizuno Long Beach) DAYTON: GR L Anna McDonald (Wisconsin/A5) UNLV: TR L Maya Sands (UNLV/Sports Performance) SANTA CLARA: TR S Lauren Lietzke (Marist/Austin Juniors) CAL BAPTIST: GR OH/Opp Catherine Krieger (Sam Houston State/Houston Skyline) WICHITA STATE: TR OH/Opp Brooklyn Leggett (Colorado Mesa/Club V) IOWA: TR OH Caitlan Buettner (Texas State/915 United) VIRGINIA UNION: TR OH/Opp Ga’Leisha Miller (Hillsborough CC) LSU: TR OH Jade Demps (Wisconsin/NC Academy) LONG BEACH STATE: GR OH Hanna Lesiak (Northwestern/Sports Performance) CAL U PENN: TR MB Bella Buwawa (Penn State Fayette/360) SACRAMENTO STATE: TR S Hailey Plugge (Wichita State/Bakersfield) PRATT CC: TR OH Alyssa Hunter (Neosho CC) MINNESOTA STATE MOREHEAD: TR L McKenna Crews (McCook CC/Rocky Elite) OKLAHOMA: TR Opp Daleigh Ellison (Texas State/TAV) LOUISVILLE: TR OH Charitie Luper (UCLA/TAV) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: TR OH Sydni Schetnan (Louisville/Kairos Elite) COASTAL GEORGIA: TR L Julia Neveu (Pensacola State/TAV Houston) PENN STATE: TR S Ella Snyder (Arizona State/Tstreet) UTAH: TR MB Emrie Satuala (Idaho State) SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: TR OH Jenna Curtis (Western Nebraska CC/Mid Nebraska VBC) BEACH 2023 ARIZONA CHRISTIAN: Eliyah Pilgrim (ACE Volleyball Academy) 2024 FLORIDA GULF COAST: Brianna Luoma (Sports Edge Beach) BOYS LAWERENCE TECH: OH Tyler Reitz (HPSTL) 2023 CONCORDIA IRVINE: OH Sergio Garcia (Team Rockstar)

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Commitment & Signings Week of Dec 23-Dec 29

December 29, 2022

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   2023 STANFORD: OH İpar Kurt KEUKA COLLEGE: S Kyra Bishop (Colorado Springs Altitude) BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY: OH Hailey Jessen (Colorado Juniors) WESTERN COLORADO: S Addison Lynn (Washington VBA) MOUNT ST. JOSEPH: L Jordan Birdsong (Cincinnati Arsenal) FISK UNIVERSITY: OH Gabrielle Huntley (Memphis Metro) PACIFIC LUTHERAN: MB/Opp Alexis Eggert (Montana VBA) MISERICORDIA: OH/Opp Cassandra Genduso (Sportime VBC) COLUMBIA COLLEGE: S Aniya Louden (Club South) UTICA UNIVERSITY: OH Megan Wright (Kansas Volleyball Club) AQUINAS COLLEGE: MB/OH Tess Griffith (Attack Volleyball) KANSAS WESLEYAN: OH/Opp Annabelle Cacho KANSAS WESLEYAN: MB Kyla Moore (SCI Aces) GRACE CHRISTIAN: MB Leah Buller (Midnight Sun) SALT LAKE CITY CC: OH/Opp Fuka Kikuchi SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE: OH Cydney Anderson (Sports Performance) JOHN HOPKINS: MB Elysa Pulliam (Paramount VBC) NORFOLK STATE: MB Grace Smith (Metro VBC) PENN STATE HARRISBURG: MB/OH Brianna Ondishin (Central Jersey VBA) SOUTHERN MAINE: OH Grace Wells (Fusion VBC) HILLSDALE COLLEGE: MB Marcelina Górny (1st Alliance) VIRGINIA WISE: OH Emma Edwards (The St. James VBC) RANGER COLLEGE: S Katie Riemer (Dallas Arsenal) SNOW COLLEGE: OH Maggie Larsen (Mountain Peak) WARNER UNIVERSITY: OH Sofia Pabón MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD: OH Audrey Rosenbaum (FC Elite) SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: S Jessica Rodriguez (Tribe VBC) SOUTHEASTERN: OH/Opp Alexandra Marshall (St. Pete VBC) EVERGREEN STATE: L Raygan Mack (Spokane Renovators) REGIS COLLEGE: Opp Grace Fabiano (603 United) MAYVILLE STATE: S Ashley Cadwell (Otero Junior College/Elite Alliance VBC) COFFEYVILLE: S Olivia Murphy SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: MB Madison Green (Aspire AZ) WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE: L Elli Amjadi (Sky High) COLBY COLLEGE: MB Olivia Drayden (Houston Skyline)   2024 OHIO UNIVERSITY: S Lexi Grissett (Mintonette Sports) COLUMBIA: S Clara Yu (Paramount VBC) FORDHAM: OH/Opp Mila Micunovic (Tribe VBC)   TRANSFERS TEXAS: TR OH Jenna Wenaas (Minnesota/TAV) WISCONSIN: TR MB Carter Booth (Minnesota/Colorado Jrs) WEST TEXAS A&M: TR OH Kelsey Carpenter (UTSA/Texas Image) OREGON: GR MB Kara McGhee (Baylor/SA Magic) NEBRASKA: TR Opp/OH Merritt Beason (Florida/Alabama Performance) JACKSONVILLE STATE: TR L Grace Danziger (Michigan State/MiElite) JACKSONVILLE STATE: TR S Jessica Dunn (West Virginia/Excel) FLORIDA: GR OH Anna Dixon (Missouri/Kansas State/KC Power) FLORIDA: GR S Kennedy Muff (Flager/Sky High) AUBURN: TR S Peyton Dunn (Oklahoma/Colorado Jrs) AUBURN: GR MB Kyla Swanson (Illinois/Club Nebraska) BENEDICTINE MESA: TR MB Anna Brytkowska (Western Texas College) LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE: TR Opp Anna Merrill (Colorado Christian/The OC Volleyball Club) LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE: TR OH Taylin Rowley (North Idaho College/Southern Oregon/T3) LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE: TR S Abbey Neff (North Idaho College) MARYLAND: TR Opp Samantha Schnitta (Maryland/MAVS KC) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON: TR L Jaden Reasor (Marist/Paramount VBC) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL: TR S Savannah Cook (North Florida/Triangle) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: GR L Anna Nelson (Jacksonville State/Memphis Metro) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: GR MB Marisa Guisti (La Salle/Butler/UNO) AQUINAS COLLEGE: TR S Shannon Russell (Grand Rapids CC) COASTAL GEORGIA: TR L Kira Matthias (Iowa Central CC) GRAND CANYON: TR MB/OH Trista Strasser (Missouri/Austin Juniors) WICHITA STATE: TR L Gabi Maas (TCU/Front Range) WICHITA STATE: TR OH Megan Reilly (Arizona State/M1) ILLINOIS STATE: TR S/DS Samantha Bunch (Tusculum/Lions) NORTH CAROLINA STATE: TR L Sydney Daniels (Elon/Triangle) WARNER UNIVERSITY: OH Kaitlyn Helinsky (St. Johns River State/Jacksonville Skyline)   BEACH   2023 ECKERD: Brooke Hand (Colorado Springs Altitude)   TRANSFERS UCLA: TR Reagan Hope (AZ Storm) UCLA: GR Haley Hallgren (Beach 10K) LSU: TR Aubrey O’Gorman (Michigan State/Far Out)   BOYS   2023 ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: OH Landon Brinkley (Coastal VA) ARIZONA CHRISTIAN: AJ Scott (Club GSL) GEORGE MASON: Opp Jackson Herbert (The St. James VBC) LEWIS: OH/L Quin Zilch (The St. James VBC) CARDINAL STRITCH: L Dennis Ancheta (Front Range) CARDINAL STRITCH: OH Seth Aiello (Motion Volleyball Club) CARDINAL STRITCH: Opp SJ Nelson (Ultimate VBC)      

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Early Signing Period (Class of 2023)

December 19, 2022

(Updated 12/22) This is a running list of the Class of 2023 Early Signings. Who are we missing? And we know some colleges have not “officially” announced yet too. Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil   501 Volley   608 Juniors   1st Alliance   1United   A5   Absolute   Adversity   Alamo   Alabama Performance   Alliance VBC   Apex NW   Arete   Arizona East Valley   Arizona Storm   Aspire   Austin Juniors   Austin Performance   Austin Skyline   AVC Cleveland   AZ Club One   Bakersfield VBC   Balboa Bay   Ballyhoo VBC   Baymeadows Volleyball Academy   Boilers   Capital Volleyball Academy   Carolina Juniors   Carolina Union   Carolina Rogue   Chicago Elite   Circle City   Club Fusion   Club Ignit Select   Club Iowa   Club Savannah   Club V   Coast   Colorado Juniors   Cville Area Volleyball Club   DaKine VBC   Dallas Summit   Desert Sports VBC   Drive Nation   Dynasty   East Coast Power   Eastside Cleveland   East Texas Juniors   Elevation   Elite VBA   Empowered VBA   Excel   Excel NW   FaR Out Volleyball   FC Elite   Flight Volleyball Club   Florida Gulfside   Fox Valley Heat   Front Range   Gainesville Juniors   Gamepoint   Grand Strand Juniors   High Tide VBC   Houston Juniors   HPSTL   Houston Skyline   Houston Stellar   Idaho Crush   Illini Elite   Impact Sports Academy   Impact VBC   Infinity VBA   Invasion   Iowa Rockets   Jacksonville Juniors   Kandi Elite   Kairos Elite   Ka Ulukoa   KC Power   KIVA   Kokoro   Ku’ikahi Volleyball Club   L2   LAVA West   Legacy   Legacy CA   Louisiana VBC   M1   Madfrog   Madison Volleyball   Marin Juniors   MAVS KC   Memphis VBA   Metro VBC   Metro Elite   Miami Elite   Michigan Elite   Milwaukee Sting   Minnesota North   Mintonette Sports   Mississippi Matrix   Mizuno Long Beach   MN Select   Mountain Peak Munciana   NC Academy     NASA Volleyball   Nebraska Elite   Net Force   New Mexico Cactus   New Wave   Niagara Frontier   NKYVC   No Name VBC   NorCal VBC   Norco   Northern Lights   NPJ   NRG   NYC Juniors   Ocala Power United   Ohio Valley VBC   Ohio Valley Volleyball Company   OTVA Jacksonville   OTVA Orlando   Ozark Juniors   P3R Volleyball   Pagan Vallejo   Paradigm   Paramount VBC   Pittsburgh Elite   Premier Nebraska   PVA   Red Storm   Renaissance VBC   REV   Revolution Volleyball Club   Revolution Volleyball Academy (AZ)   Richmond VBC   Ridgetop VBC   Rio VBC   Rockwood Thunder   SA Empire   SA Force   SA Juniors   SA Magic   SA Warriors   Seal Beach   Shockwave VBC   Sky Elite   Sky High   Skyline Juniors   SoCal VBC   Spike and Serve   Sports Performance   ST7 Volleyball   Sudden Impact   Sunshine   Surfside   SW Minnesota   T3   TAV   TAV Houston   TAV West   Team Colorado   Team Kiwi   Team Momentum   Team One   Team Pineapple   Tennessee Performance   Texas Fury   Texas Image   Texas Regulators   The Academy   The Diff   Topeka Impact   Top Select   Triangle   Tribe   Tri-State Elite   Tstreet   Tstreet IE   Tstreet LV   Tsunami   Twin City VBA   Union   Untouchables EPA   Upward Stars   USA South   VCNebraska   VC United   Viper   Virginia Elite   Vital VBC   Wave   West Florida Waves   Wildfire (Florida)   Willowbrook   Non/Unknown Club   INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES       Beach   Beach South   Elite Beach   Carolina Union   Madsand   Mizuno Long Beach   Optimum Beach   Team One   TRANSFERS Louisiana Monroe Beach: GR Taylor Shelton (Indiana State)     Boy’s 949 Volleyball   Aspire   Balboa Bay   MB Surf   Team Kiwi   Triangle

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