Key 2023 Prospects Leading Teams Into DIII Postseason

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='141704' first='Harlee' last='Howard']</strong> - Preble Shawnee<br>Howard has been DIII #19 Preble Shawnee's primary offensive option for a while. With a career average of 3.4 kills per set over four seasons, she is averaging career highs with 4.3 kills per set and .276 hitting efficiency. She is the leading hitter in the WOAC with 283 total kills so far in 2022. The 5'9 senior outside hitter also contributes at the service line with a career high for a season with 48 aces to go along with the 13.4 digs per match she earns on the defensive side. The Arrows are 19-1 overall, 10-0 in league play, with one match left in conference play standing between them and an outright league title. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madie Mays</strong> - Wheelsburg<br>The senior middle has led Wheelsburg offensively this season as the Pirates are 19-1 overall. In league play, they are 13-1 and tied atop the Southern Ohio standings with two conference matches left to play. At 5'10, Mays averages a team high 3.3 kills per set with good efficiency at a .336 clip. She is putting up career best numbers as she has terminated double-digit kills in all but six matches in 2022. She gets a lot of opportunities in this offense and finds good success with an aggressive arm and ability to swing at different attack points across the net. Wheelsburg is currently ranked #12 in the most recent DIII poll.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='197513' first='Mia' last='Niekamp']</strong> - St. Henry<br>Niekamp leads St. Henry offensively at 3.8 kills per set. She has a heavy arm in the air on the left side pin and can get the ball on the defense with good pace and power. She has 210 kills so far this season and is averaging careers highs with 3.8 kills per set and an efficiency of .356. St. Henry is 14-5 overall having competed well through a tough schedule. They are currently ranked #6 in Division III.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='227384' first='Macy' last='Johnson']</strong> &amp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='227383' first='Gabrielle' last='Stober']</strong> - Parkway<br>Johnson and Stober provide big offense for the Panthers as they each average just over four kills per set. A 5'11 middle, Johnson surpassed 1,000 career kills recently as she has a career average of 3.4 kills per set over four seasons. The 5'11 Stober is leading Parkway with 279 kills on the season and has a career efficiency of .311. She can get on the ball well with her arm and has proven to be difficult to slow down this season, which includes a new career high of 20 kills in a 3-1 over Crestview a few weeks ago. Parkway is 16-4 overall and ranked #7 in the most recently DIII Ohio poll.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->