SEC Makes July Splash With 2024 Commits

Ok SEC…we see you!  The SEC has been rising in the ranks as far as picking up some of the top prep volleyball players in the country.  The Class of 2024 follows suit with some of the best from the Prep Dig National Rankings and plenty of other high quality athletes making their verbal this past month.  Who is on the rise?  What names do people need to know?  And who is going to be ones to watch coming into the SEC when they welcome the likes of Oklahoma and Texas in two seasons.     Auburn's July Jump   Coach Brent Crouch and his staff have plenty to celebrate at the end of the month with a camp series that eventually landed commits from near and far. Emma Moore is a middle blocker from in state McGill-Toolen Catholic in Mobile while they were able to get a commit from one of the top players in the Pacific Northwest in [player_tooltip player_id='201023' first='Lauren' last='Dreves'] who is extremely dynamic with her style of play. Dreves has played club for Oregon Juniors out of Portland and has quite a whip on her swing to go along with a high contact point. A pure point scorer. Bella Humphrey comes from a program of success with Boiler Juniors and a state championship squad with her high school team in McCutcheon outside of West Lafayette, IN. She will be able to contribute in multiple ways in the Tiger's gym. Auburn has started a pipeline into Missouri, specifically the St. Louis area and [player_tooltip player_id='187840' first='Kalei' last='Edson'] who has played club for HPSTL is an absolutely electric athlete. She can set, she can swing on the right, she can do it all. After seeing her play live at MEQ, it was easy to see how she was going to be a big time pick up at the next level.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/PrepDigChris/status/1507771462224072710?s=20&t=glvRNwFlR5jcdFRNp42kFg </div></figure>   Auburn   Emma Moore - McGill-Toolen (AL) - Lower Alabama Volleyball - Middle Blocker   Bella Humphrey - McCutcheon (IN) - Boiler Juniors - Outside/DS    [player_tooltip player_id='187840' first='Kalei' last='Edson'] - Centralia (IL) - HPSTL - Right Side/Setter   [player_tooltip player_id='201023' first='Lauren' last='Dreves'] - Columbia River (WA) - Oregon Juniors - Outside/Pin Hitter   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/dreves_lauren/status/1550306268455153664?s=20&t=zjENHLwn_PpYYvTL2SLtsQ </div></figure>   The Texas Effect   This will be an interesting pattern to track over the next few years with the SEC, but also other conferences who are “realigning”. With Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC in 2023-2024, will that create new recruiting opportunities for the SEC in these states? LSU and new head coach Tonya Johnson, who was previously the recruiting coordinator at Texas, has made a splash picking up [player_tooltip player_id='178685' first='Jessica' last='Jones'] and Lainee Pyle, who are both high impact attackers out of Texas. They are accustomed to winning along with winning and training at a high level.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/2024vbcommits/status/1550596034837024768?s=20&t=zjENHLwn_PpYYvTL2SLtsQ </div></figure>   Ashby Daniel (Alabama), Jaela Auguste (Florida), [player_tooltip player_id='124139' first='Cayley' last='Hanson'] (Mississippi State), and Carson Eickenioff (Ole Miss). These athletes aren't secrets in the state of Texas either.  They've been competing against each other in big time open competitions and have been competing for club national titles.  College programs want athletes like this who have the size, athleticism, and training that will translate smoothly to the next level.     Kentucky 2024's Combine Well With 2023 Class   Kentucky has a very dynamic class with their 2023s that include Ava Sarafa (Michigan Elite), Brooke Bultema (Elevation), Brooklyn DeLeye (Topeka Impact), Molly Tuozzo (Houston Skyline), and Jordyn Dailey (CHAVC).  Sarafa is one of the top setters in the Class of 2023 and middle blockers in Bultema and Dailey are extremely fast and dynamic.  The two outside hitters they are bringing in 2024 will be quite the package with DeLeye out of Kansas where they can score from anywhere on the court.  [player_tooltip player_id='201017' first='Asia' last='Thigpen'] was lightning in a bottle for Triangle out of North Carolina all season where she has a violent arm, but is also a rock solid defender and consistent in serve receive. Hannah Benjamin comes from one of the top clubs in the Southeast with A5.  Benjamin can hit multiple tempos and knows how to mix in a variety of shots along with using the block to her advantage. With these combination of athletes, the Wildcats will definitely be running a fast tempo offense with this group where they will be touch to defend.    Alabama   Ashby Daniel - Plano East (TX) - TAV - Middle Blocker   Florida   Jaela Auguste - Grand Oaks (TX) - Houston Skyline - Middle Blocker   Kentucky   [player_tooltip player_id='201017' first='Asia' last='Thigpen'] - Northwood (NC) - Triangle - Outside Hitter   Hannah Benjamin - Homeschool (GA) - A5 - Outside Hitter   LSU   [player_tooltip player_id='178685' first='Jessica' last='Jones'] - Wakeland (TX) - Drive Nation - Middle Blocker   [player_tooltip player_id='171362' first='Aly' last='Kirkhoff'] - Roncalli (IN) - Team Indiana - Libero    [player_tooltip player_id='124144' first='Lainee' last='Pyles'] - Fossil Ridge (TX) - Madfrog - Outside Hitter   Mississippi State   McKenna Yates - Trinity Catholic (FL) - Max Performance - Libero    [player_tooltip player_id='124139' first='Cayley' last='Hanson'] - Deer Park South (TX) - Houston Skyline - Setter   Missouri   [player_tooltip player_id='124216' first='Claire' last='Morrissey'] - St. Josephs (MO) - Rockwood Thunder - Outside Hitter   Ole Miss   [player_tooltip player_id='142203' first='Carson' last='Eickenloff'] - Boyd (TX) - Drive Nation - Setter   Tennessee   [player_tooltip player_id='150065' first='Camdyn' last='Stucky'] - Maize South (KS) - Shockwave - Setter

Ok SEC…we see you! The SEC has been rising in the ranks as far as picking up some of the top prep volleyball players in the country. The Class of 2024 follows suit with some of the best from the Prep Dig National Rankings and plenty of other high quality athletes making their verbal this past month. Who is on the rise? What names do people need to know? And who is going to be ones to watch coming into the SEC when they welcome the likes of Oklahoma and Texas in two seasons.