Wisconsin Class of 2019 Has Sights Set On Warm Temps, Beaches, and Coastal Views

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Class of 2019 is full of athletes heading to colleges all over the country.  <strong>Gabby Murray</strong> of Xavier/One Wisconsin is heading to Marist, which is a Division 1 school just north of New York City while <strong>Caroline Dragani</strong> of Catholic Memorial/Milwaukee Sting is heading West to Portland State in Utah.  Wisconsin girls with big dreams. Some will be staying close to home like <strong>Tiffany Plaaman</strong> of Appleton East and <strong>Kayla Lass</strong> of Stevens Point heading down the road to Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee picking up <strong>Ari Miller</strong> of Kettle Moraine Lutheran, <strong>Morgan Thiel</strong> of Oshkosh Lourdes, and <strong>Matison Jakscht</strong> of East Troy.  However, there is a mad rush to head south for the hardcourt and the beach. </span></p> <p><strong>The SEC</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Committed to the Cats ????<br /> <br /> Welcome to the <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UKVB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UKVB</a> family, <a href="https://x.com/maddieberez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@maddieberez</a>!<br /> ???? Three-time first-team all-area (2016-18)<br /> ???? Racine County Player of the Year in 2018<br /> ???? Second team all-state in 2018 and an honorable mention honoree in 2017<br /> ???? Two-time Wisconsin state champion (2017, 2018) <a href="https://t.co/U0TDb9ch9X">pic.x.com/U0TDb9ch9X</a></p> — Kentucky Volleyball (@KentuckyVB) <a href="https://x.com/KentuckyVB/status/1063145425165787136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The SEC is definitely gaining some momentum in volleyball with the surge of Kentucky and Florida, but the rest of the conference is picking up steam as well.  <strong>Maddie Berezowitz</strong> of Burlington/Milwaukee Sting is definitely a blue blood with family ties to Kentucky through the football program and will be heading to Lexington next year to play for the defending SEC Champions.  <strong>Maggie Cartwright</strong> of Kimberly/FC Elite will be going to Fayetteville to play for Arkansas. Cartwright is a six rotation outside hitter who squared off against Berezowitz in the D1 quarterfinals with Burlington coming out with a win in five.  Cartwright is quite the shotmaker, but is also a huge block on the rightside with a ton of athleticism she can bring to the table. </span></p> <p><strong>Tornado Alley</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not quite the South, but will be warmer than the winters of Wisconsin with <strong>Kayce Litzau</strong> and <strong>Shea Lauria</strong> of Milwaukee Sting heading to Wichita State and <strong>Laura Shoopman</strong> of Westosha Central/Milwaukee Sting heading to Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Litzau is the all around setter who led Greendale to four state tournament appearances while Lauria is a gritty libero who will be playing for Milwaukee Sting this year. Shoopman is an all around player that can play six rotations with a cannon of a swing from the left or right side, she has been a huge part of the success of the senior class at Westosha Central. </span></p> <p><strong>The Beach</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Chloe Thome</strong> of Wauwatosa East will be heading to play beach at Missouri State while a few others will be heading further South to take their game to the beach.  <strong>Grace Mans</strong> of Fort Atkinson will be going to St. Leo’s in the Tampa area while <strong>Kennedy Muff</strong> of Westosha Central will be playing beach and indoor for Flagler which chances are she will literally be within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean being in St. Augustine, Florida.  <strong>Kampbell Hehr</strong> of Big Foot will be going to Georgia State which is a Division 1 program for indoor and beach volleyball. </span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome to the High Point Family Sopheea Mink! <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/OnPoint?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnPoint</a> <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/GoHPU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoHPU</a> <a href="https://t.co/XxauZPi08w">pic.x.com/XxauZPi08w</a></p> — HPUvolleyball (@HPUVB) <a href="https://x.com/HPUVB/status/1062803420862652418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2018</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><strong>From the Gulf to the The Atlantic Coast</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px;">Emma Syzpszak</strong><span style="font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px;"> will be heading to Florida Gulf Coast which is in the Fort Myers, FL while </span><strong>Ashley Guenveur</strong> of Menomonee Falls will be heading to Troy University in Alabama.  The 5’10 outside hitter has been a long time Sting player and will be joining the Trojans which are part of the Sun Belt Conference.  <strong>Sopheea Mink</strong> of DeForest/Capital Volleyball Academy has been a major up and comer the past two seasons and will follow the pipeline of talented Wisconsin preps to High Point University in North Carolina which has been an NCAA tournament team the past few years.  Molly Livingston who also played for Capital just finished her career at High Point while Haley Barnes, a star outside hitter for Neenah graduated from High Point in 2017.  Both left with all conference honors, with Livingston being named Player of the Year in the confernece.  Mink is also state caliber high jumper. <strong>Ayona Johnson</strong> of One Wisconsin (Dane) and Madison LaFollette will be heading to Hampton University which is on the Atlantic Coast in Hampton, Virginia. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>