Class 4A: The Powerful Servers

<p>Making an impact from the service line is the goal of every high school volleyball program as a good and effective serve is the foundation for any efficient defensive system. Serving also provides tams with the massive opportunity of scoring points with a single action and these five prospects showed they can do that and more during the 2019 season of the Class 4A in Washington.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Bailey Showalter – Outside Hitter – Junior – Mount Si</strong></p> <p>Bailey Showalter is as good on an indoor court as she is playing at the beach and it’s no surprise that she has already verbally committed play on the sand for powerhouse University of Southern California at the collegiate level. One of the points that make her game translate so well from one surface to another is her serving power, which generated 89 points for Mount Si in 2019, to an average of 0.9 per set. The 6’1” outside hitter was an All-State team honorable mention nominee for the Wildcats.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97061" first="Ellina" last="Powell"] – Setter – Junior – Jackson</strong></p> <p>Her six-foot frame is one of the reasons why [player_tooltip player_id="97061" first="Ellina" last="Powell"] stood out for Jackson last year even if the Timberwolves didn’t make it to the State Championships, but it’s certainly not the only. Her serving game also turned some heads across the state as the setter proved lethal from the service line, contributing to her team with 64 aces, to an average of 0.8 per set. She’s part of prepdig.com’s class of 2022 watch list.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Jade Ilaoa – Outside Hitter – Junior – Walla Walla</strong></p> <p>Jade Ilaoa made an impact for Walla Walla from the service line last season as the outside hitter was responsible for 54 of the 156 aces the Blue Devils scored in 2019. Her 1.1 aces per set average were easily the best in the entire roster and were boosted by three matches in which the 5’8” prospect scored seven points from the service line.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97241" first="Eleanor" last="Hayd"] – Outside Hitter – Sophomore – Bothell</strong></p> <p>Being a freshman didn’t stop [player_tooltip player_id="97241" first="Eleanor" last="Hayd"] to take her changes every time she was on the service line for Bothell in 2019. The 6’1” outside hitter used her size to put pressure on the ball and had great results as she led the Cougars in aces with 50 aces (one per set), nine of which against Newport-Bellevue. Her promising first season of high school volleyball earned her a spot at prepdig.com’s class of 2023 watch list.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97126" first="Xayna" last="Peter"] – Defensive Specialist – Junior – Newport-Bellevue</strong></p> <p>As a defensive specialist, [player_tooltip player_id="97126" first="Xayna" last="Peter"]’s main duties with Newport-Bellevue were actually to receive serves, but the 5’3” prospect went above and beyond and became an offensive weapon for the Knights in that aspect. Peter was the team’s best server with 31 aces (0.6 per set) and reached that total with only 149 attempts, scoring straight from the service line almost 21 percent of the times she served. Due to her versatile game, the defensive specialist was included in prepdig.com’s class of 2022 watch list.</p>