Greater Metro Conference Preview – Part 2
In Part 1 we talked about a couple of teams that we think will stay near the top and a couple teams that will make a push to break into the top 4 this season. Now we are going to take…
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Continue ReadingIn Part 1 we talked about a couple of teams that we think will stay near the top and a couple teams that will make a push to break into the top 4 this season. Now we are going to take a look at some teams that may be closer to the middle of the pack, but don’t count them out because they can still surprise some teams.
DON’T COUNT THEM OUT
#5 – Brookfield East
34-14 Overall Record
7-1 Conference Record
#4 Maxpreps State Rank
By no means do I think East will be out of the mix in this conference, but they will be graduating 6 key contributors and only returning 2 big contributors. This will certainly be a bit of a rebuilding season that may bring East into the middle of the pack for a season.
Seniors Lost:
Makenna Berry Makenna Berry 5'8" | DS/L Brookfield East | 2018 State WI – 5’8 – Libero/Defensive Specialist
1st Team All-Conference
WVCA Honorable Mention All-State
Led team with 689 digs (Career 1,609 digs)
Gretchen Bruhn Gretchen Bruhn 5'9" | OH Brookfield East | 2018 State WI – 5’10 – Outside Hitter
2nd Team All-Conference
WVCA Honorable Mention All-State
Led team with 337 kills (Career 867 kills)
Mackenzie Schmirler Mackenzie Schmirler 5'11" | RS Brookfield East | 2018 State WI – 5’10 – Pin Hitter
2nd Team All-Conference
Career 490 kills, 95 digs, 85 blocks, and 14 aces
Victoria Berry Victoria Berry 5'8" | S Brookfield East | 2018 State WI – 5’8 – Setter
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Led team with 582 assists and 50 aces (Career 1,248 assists and 122 aces)
Emma Kiekhofer – 5’9 – Setter – UW-Oshkosh
Career 1,067 assists, 564 digs, 156 aces, and 11 kills
Ella Mortensen – 5’9 – Outside Hitter
Career 545 kills, 381 digs, 96 aces, and 57 blocks
Returnees:
Hannah Maney – 2019 – 5’8 – Setter
Contributed 72 digs, 49 aces, and 40 assists
Riley Kindt Riley Kindt MB Brookfield East | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’9 – Middle Blocker
Led team with 57 blocks
#5 – DSHA #3
37-15 Overall Record
5-3 Conference Record
#3 Maxpreps State Rank
DSHA may not have won the regular season conference title, but they were peaking when they should, won the conference tournament, and made yet another trip to the Resch center. They are losing some really big contributors, but they are also returning some playmakers to carry a long standing tradition.
Seniors Lost:
Grace Novotny Grace Novotny 5'9" | DS/L DSHA | 2018 State WI – 5’9 – Libero – Michigan Tech
1st team All-Conference
WVCA 2nd Team All-State
Led team with 643 digs and 113 aces (Career 1,599 digs and 234 aces)
Haley Multerer Haley Multerer 6'1" | OPP DSHA | 2018 State WI – 6’1 – Middle Blocker – Western Carolina
2nd Team All-Conference
WVCA 3rd Team All-State
Led team with 393 kills and 115 blocks (Career 663 kills and 237 blocks)
Tess Murphy Tess Murphy 5'7" | S DSHA | 2018 State WI – 5’7 – Setter
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Led team with 788 assists (Career 1,238 assists)
Caroline Draver Caroline Draver 5'11" | RS DSHA | 2018 State WI – 5’11 – Right Side
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Career 419 kills, 136 blocks, and 93 digs
Remy Ziolkowski – 5’10 – Outside Hitter
Career 348 kills, 178 digs, 33 blocks, and 27 aces
Returnees:
Jalie Shemanski – 2020 – 5’0 – Defensive Specialist
Contributed 228 digs and 22 aces
Elizabeth Organ Elizabeth Organ 5'7" | S DSHA | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 5’7 – Setter
Contributed 301 assists, 148 digs, 20 aces, and 15 kills
Aly Larcheid Aly Larcheid 6'1" | MB DSHA | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker
Contributed 130 kills and 67 blocks
#5 – Wauwatosa East
17-17 Overall Record
1-7 Conference Record
East struggled in conference play last year, but had an OK overall season. They lost 4 to graduation, but they have some really key pieces returning, as well as a solid group to step into bigger roles. I think this team will be able to rise up into the middle of the pack this season.
Seniors Lost:
Tara O’Donnell – 5’7 – Setter
Led team with 450 assists and 39 aces (Career 912 assists and 89 aces)
Allie Kuhn – 5’10 – Right Side
Career 380 digs, 213 kills, 34 aces, and 22 blocks
Hannah Brooks – 5’9 – Libero/Defensive Specialist
Career 444 digs, 76 aces, and 10 kills
Hannah Wilhelm – 6’0 – Setter
Career 772 assists, 216 digs, 55 aces, and 15 kills
Big Returners:
Chloe Tome Chloe Tome 5'9" | OH Wauwatosa East | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter
1st Team All-Conference
WVCA Honorable Mention All-State
Led team with 421 digs and 383 kills
Anna Rossner –2019 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Led team with 42 blocks
Notable Returnees:
Emily Muetze – 2020 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker
Contributed 65 kills and 35 blocks
Eva Presser-Dudley – 2020 – 5’10 – Right Side
Contributed 60 kills, 38 digs, and 10 blocks
Sophia Wilhelm Sophia Wilhelm 5'9" Wauwatosa East | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter
Contributed 103 kills, 74 digs, and 19 aces
Addison Devine – 2019 – 5’7 – Libero/Defensive Specialist
Contributed 195 digs and 23 aces
#8 – West Allis Hale
29-14 Overall Record
4-4 Conference Record
Hale finished in the middle of the pack last year. With graduating 5 big contributors and only 3 key pieces returning, this could be a rebuilding season for Hale.
Seniors Lost:
Abby Arena Abby Arena 5'10" | OH West Allis Hale | 2018 State WI – 5’10 – Outside Hitter – UW-Oshkosh
1st Team All-Conference
WVCA Honorable Mention All-State
Led team with 494 kills (Career 1,588 kills)
KellyAnn Sotiros KellyAnn Sotiros 5'8" | S West Allis Hale | 2018 State WI – 5’8 – Setter/Right Side – UW-Whitewater
2nd Team All-Conference
Led team with 930 assists and 65 aces (Career 3,532 assists and 172 aces)
Maddie Lawson Maddie Lawson 5'11" | OH West Allis Hale | 2018 State WI – 5’11 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter – UW-Stevens Point
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Career 848 kills, 272 blocks, and 144 aces
Zoe Burczyk – 5’5 – Libero/Defensive Specialist
Led team with 424 digs
Emma Dostalek – 5’7 – Defensive Specialist/Libero
Career 268 digs, 28 aces, and 10 kills
Returnees:
Serina Pehowski – 2020 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker/Right Side
Led team with 100 blocks
Abi Stevens – 2019 – 5’8 – Pin Hitter
Contributed 70 kills, 44 digs, and 37 blocks
Olivia McClure – 2020 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker
Contributed 41 blocks and 15 kills
#9 – Wauwatosa West
19-21 Overall Record
2-6 Conference Record
West graduated 6 big contributors from 2017, but it does have 4 returning contributors that they could build around.
Seniors Lost:
Emily Wagy – 5’9 – Outside Hitter
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Led team with 236 kills (Career 610 kills)
Ericha Stuberg – 5’4 – Defensive Specialist
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Led team with 353 digs and 76 aces (Career 1,301 digs and 242 aces)
Margaret Radske – 5’5 – Defensive Specialist
Career 695 digs, 187 aces, and 12 kills
Hailey Wilson – 5’10 – Middle Blocker
Led team with 42 blocks (Career 134 blocks)
Emma Elliott – 5’7 – Setter
Led team with 549 assists (Career 1,182 assists)
Bree Weigmen – 5’7 – Outside Hitter
Career 254 kills, 53 digs, and 35 blocks
Returnees:
Breyonna Jackson Breyonna Jackson DS/L Wauwatosa West | 2020 State WI – 2020 – Outside Hitter
Contributed 201 kills, 90 digs, and 20 blocks
Cloe Belongia – 2019 – 5’9 – Middle Blocker
Contributed 54 kills and 31 blocks
Sarah Kenwood – 2019 – 5’4 – Setter
Contributed 84 digs and 10 aces
Erica Klatt – 2020 – 5’9 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter
Contributed 113 kills and 11 blocks
GMC MATCHES TO WATCH
September 5th – Brookfield Central at Menomonee Falls
- Sussex Hamilton at Germantown
- Wauwatosa West at Wauwatosa East
September 11th – Wauwatosa East at West Allis Hale
September 18th – Brookfield Central at Brookfield East
- Wauwatosa West at Germantown
September 25th – Menomonee Falls at DSHA
- Germantown at West Allis Hale
October 2nd – Wauwatosa West at Sussex Hamilton
October 4th – Brookfield East at DSHA
- Hamilton at West Allis Hale
October 11th – Brookfield East at Menomonee Falls
- Brookfield Central at DSHA
- Wauwatosa West at West Allis Hale