First Weekend Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kirsten Bomholt</strong> - Versaille<br>The 5'10 senior had a big weekend and was deservedly recognized by one resource as the Ohio Player of the Week. With 49 kills on the weekend she terminated at a rate of 6.13 kills per set. She also added 19 digs. She had 20, 18, and 11 kills in each of their 2-1 victories. Bomholt is an athletic hitter with good elevation and arm control can generate power and movement around the opponent's court. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='114516' first='Brooke' last='Bultema']</strong> - Ursuline<br>The Kentucky commit provided some big numbers as she totaled 21 kills and hit at a .553 efficiency to help Ursuline defeat Bishop Watterson 3-1. Bultema is a huge factor to Ursuline's success and has good versatility to score in front and behind the setter. Ursuline had two others in double figure kills as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='176087' first='Katie' last='Gielas']</strong> recorded 19 and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='195856' first='Lindy' last='Radaszewski']</strong> had 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kylee Urban</strong> - Olmstead Falls<br>Urban averaged 6.3 kills per set as Olmstead Falls won three matches by set scores of 2-0. Urban is one of the better well-rounded athletes in the Cleveland area and is committed to Ashland University. She can generate good power but relies a lot on her savvy decision-making to keep defenses off balance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='169129' first='Chloe' last='Gels']</strong> - St. Henry<br>Gels averaged 5.4 kills per set as St. Henry opened the weekend 2-1. She also collected 5.3 digs per match to expand her production for her team. Gels is explosive off the floor and takes aggressive swings at the top of her jump. This weekend was a glimpse of the high volume point scoring she can create. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Addyson Bellman</strong> - Ottawa-Glandorf<br>The 5'4 first-year setter averaged 9.6 assists per set over three matches for the Titans. With a 2-1 record on the weekend, Bellman's best output was 36 assists in a 2-1 win over Coldwater. She also added 23 digs over the three contests. Her biggest target was senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='114506' first='Miya' last='Ellerbrock']</strong> as she terminated 34 kills total, averaging 4.3 kills per set while also assuming the state lead in total service aces as she now has 15 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='718906' first='Kailee' last='Rank']</strong> - Lehman Catholic<br>Although dropping their first match 3-1 to Fairlawn, Rank opened her sophomore season with big offensive production. She had 20 kills, averaging 5.0 per set, with a kill percentage of 54.1. She also contributed three service aces and nine total digs. Senior setter <strong>Caroline Wesner </strong>totaled 45 assists as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->