2023: The Stock Risers

New Rank: 7   Previous Rank: 14    Lukovich has shown rapid improvement over the last four years and has consistently moved up the ranks each year. She has become such a dominant outside hitter in the state of Oregon that she has inched her way into the top 10 recruits coming out of the state for the class of 2023. A four year varsity starter, she has proven unstoppable for the Nelson Hawks and has been a huge factor in this teams success this season, earning the Mt. Hood Conference title and getting a top seed in the 6A State tournament. Committed to Eastern Washington University, she will play her final club season prior to heading up to Cheney, WA.   As a freshman and sophomore Lukovich held steady at #25, before moving up to #14 this past year. However, given the improvement she has displayed, she has jumped into the top 10 and is sitting at a well-deserved #7.    New Rank: 15   Previous Rank: 39   Patterson is an insanely talented and athletic libero/defensive specialist. Her athleticism has always been there however over the past season she has become a more refined and disciplined back row player. She sees the court and anticipates the plays at a high level. Last club season she trained with Athena 17-1 and took on a larger role than in seasons prior, not splitting libero duties 50/50 and taking on the role of primary libero. I am eager to see her compete in her final club season prior to heading down Los Angeles to play Division 1 volleyball at Loyola Marymount University.   As a freshman, Patterson was ranked #48 and moved up to an admirable #39 at the last update. However, with her improvement this past year being quite significant, she moved into the top 20 for the State of Oregon and is sitting at #15.    New Rank: 16   Previous Rank: 26   O'Loughlin went from flying under the radar on elite high school and club teams to being an offensive weapon and a vital aspect of line-ups. Her junior high school season she played on the outside for Jesuit High School and was a major contributor in getting to the 6A State finals. Over club season, competing with Athena 17-1, she honed in on her attacking on the right pin and became an absolute weapon for this team. She also made drastic improvements to her game across the back row, helping her become a much more well-rounded and sought-after six-rotation pin hitter. O'Loughlin committed to Colorado State, Pueblo earlier this year but will play her final club season prior to heading to Colorado.   As a freshman, O'Loughlin was ranked at a respectable #44 and steadily made her way up the rankings. This past year she was seeded at #26 but given her improvement over the past season she has jumped into the top 20 at #16.     New Rank: 19   Previous Rank: 34   Maulding jumped 15 spots over the past season as she showcased an insanely rapid amount of improvement over her junior club season. She was faster, stronger, more dynamic, and overall a more complete player coming into her senior high school season. It is clear she put in some major work over the past year and it has paid off. She recently committed to play Division 1 volleyball at the University of Notre Dame. However, given the substantial strides made to her game this last season, it is anticipated that Maulding will make some serious headway to her game prior to heading to South Bend, Indiana.   As a freshman Maulding was ranked at an admirable #44 and steadily made her way up the rankings. This past year she was seeded at #34 but given her improvement over the past season she has jumped into the top 20 at #19.    New Rank: 36   Previous Rank: 82   Abraham jumped an impressive 46 spots since the last update. This was for a variety of reasons, for starters, she somehow missed my initial search and was late to my radar, and secondly because of how much she improved over a year. She went from being on the court to being a threat on the court. She has honed in on her blocking and improved on her ability to move laterally quickly. She has also put in some serious work on her slide attack which has proved deadly to even the toughest of opponents this high school season.    Abraham was not included in the initial class of 2023 rankings back when this group were freshmen in high school. She was a freshman on the Corbett High School team before transferring to Clackamas High School, which is when she got on my radar. After being seeded at #82 this past year, she has moved up to #36.